About Your Instructor
Introduction
I am Professor Mary Lia Reiter. I've been a full-time faculty member at CSCC for 19 years. I am the distance learning/technology lead instructor for the Social Sciences Department at CSCC. Prior to starting my teaching career, I worked for the Columbus City Prosecutor's office where I supervised and trained criminal mediators, assisted members of the public with filing criminal complaints, mediated criminal disputes, and worked as a liaison between prosecutors and intake officers.
When I was a graduate student, I was a member of the Ohio State Synchronized Skating Team and participated in the first ever collegiate level synchronized skating competition held in the United States. I enjoy listening to music, especially darkwave, black metal, and goth music. I also like classical period music and play the flute, piccolo, clarinet, and saxophone. My favorite TV shows are currently The Expanse and Doctor Who, and my favorite movie, I think, is probably The Red Violin. I also have two small dogs, Hannah the Chihuahua and Lola the Pomapoo, that love bacon and belly scratches.
Teaching Background
I've taught a wide variety of classes at CSCC, including:
CRJ 1115: Criminal Procedure
CRJ 1145: Juvenile Delinquency
CRJ 2020: Constitutional Law
LEGL 2018: Probate Law
LEGL 2024: Business Organizations
LEGL 2064: The Legal Environment of Business
Sociology 1101: Introduction to Sociology
Sociology 2202: Social Problems
Sociology 2209: Criminal Justice
Sociology 2210: Sociology of Deviant Behavior
Sociology 2309: Law and Society
Sociology 2410: Criminology
Sociology 1194: Serial Murder
Sociology 1194: Multiple Homicide
Sociology 1194: Criminal Profiling
Sociology 1194: Forensic Criminology
Anthropology 1194: Making the Dead Speak
And at OSU, including:
Sociology 1101: Introduction to Sociology
Sociology 2209: The Criminal Justice System
Sociology 2210: Sociology of Deviant Behavior
Sociology 2309: Law and Society
Sociology 3410: Criminology
Sociology 3487: Social Research Methods
Sociology 3488: Social Theory
Sociology 4507: The Criminal Justice System
Sociology 4509: Sociology of Law
Sociology 4510: Gender, Crime, and the Criminal Justice System
Sociology 4511: Juvenile Delinquency
Sociology 4611: Prisons, Jails, and Community Corrections
Educational Background
B.B.A. in International Marketing from Texas A&M University
M.A. in Criminology, The Ohio State University - Thesis Title: "The Determinants of Victim Injury and Crime Completion for Victims of Violent Crime"
Ph.D. Candidate in Criminology, The Ohio State University - Areas of Expertise: Crime Theory, Communities and Justice, and Urban Sociology
J.D. The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law - Area of specialty: Constitutional Law & Comparative/International Law
I also studied abroad at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and took courses focusing on International Business and Marketing.
I've taken a lot of classes over the years. Here is a graphic representing all the courses I took for my degrees.
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