Dr. Wayne Gillespie received his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from The College of William and Mary in 1993 and his Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice and Criminology from East Tennessee State University in 1998. Dr. Gillespie holds a doctorate in Sociology from the University of Kentucky (2001). For his dissertation, he surveyed over 1,000 male inmates in 30 prisons across three states to develop a contextual (multilevel) model of inmate adaptation. Dr. Gillespie's dissertation was published by LFB Scholarly Publishing.

Included among Dr. Gillespie's research interests are the following: corrections, domestic violence,  criminological theory, drug and alcohol abuse, race and crime, sexuality and the law (LGBT issues), and health services. His recent publications have appeared in The Journal of Homosexuality, The Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, The American Journal of Criminal Justice, The Journal of Drug Issues, International Criminal Justice Review, and The Prison Journal.

Dr. Gillespie enjoys teaching graduate seminars including CJCR5000: Criminological Theory, CJCR5010: The American System of Justice, CJCR5070: Juvenile Delinquency, CJCR5850: Research Design, and CJCR5040: Law & Society as well as undergraduate courses such as CJCR3010: Research Methods, CJCR3310: Criminology, and CJCR3500: Juvenile Justice. He also teaches the innovative new course, CJCR4957/5957: Sexuality and the Law, which will be offered again in Fall 2009.

 

gillespf@etsu.edu

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