Dr. Marian Whitson is a native of West Tennessee. She received a B.A. degree in Biology from Dillard University in New Orleans, LA and a Master's Degree in Zoology with emphasis in Reproductive Physiology from Tennessee State University. She holds a Juris Doctorate from Miles Law School in Birmingham, AL and a Doctor of Philosophy in Criminology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Whitson's research focus is in the areas of Social Problems and Religion, Race, Gender and Crime and Social Problems and Cultural Diversity. She is active in the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Southern Criminal Justice Association and the American Society of Criminology. Dr. Whitson has publications in the areas of Sexism, Sexual Harassment and the African American Church. She has co-authored a book chapter on 19th Century Women and the Criminal Justice System. Dr. Whitson is currently developing an anthology on African American Women of the 19th Century and the Criminal Justice System. She teaches Criminal Law, White Collar Crime, Ethics, Race, Gender and Crime, Family Violence and Women and Crime. She is the advisor of the Criminal Justice Honor Society, (Alpha Phi Sigma) and the Graduate Criminal Justice Society.

Contact Information:
Office: 201A Rogers-Stout Hall Email: whitsonm@etsu.edu  Personal Homepage	Phone: (423) 439-6810 Fax: (423) 439-6810

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