Associate Professor
Director, Undergraduate Program in Criminal Justice
University of Colorado Denver
School of Public Affairs
P.O. Box 173364 - Campus Box 142
Denver, CO 80217 - 3364
Phone: (303) 315 - 2474
Fax: (303) 315 - 2229
E-mail: Angela.Gover@ucdenver.edu
Link to Curriculum Vitae
Areas of Interest: Violence Against Women, Gender and Crime, Policy Relevant Family Violence Issues, and Evaluation Research.
Bio: Angela R. Gover is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado Denver. She is also the Director of the Undergraduate Program in Criminal Justice. Dr. Gover received her B.S. in Criminal Justice from New Mexico State University and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland. Her research interests include policy relevant family violence issues, violence against women, gender and crime, and evaluation research. Some of her published work has appeared in Violence and Victims, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, and Violence Against Women. Dr. Gover was the 2010 recipient of the campus-wide UCD Excellence in Teaching Award and the 2008 recipient of the campus-wide UCD Excellence in Research Award. Dr. Gover remains active in her profession by serving on the Executive Board for the Victimology Section of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and the Executive Board of the Division of Women and Crime of the American Society of Criminology. She also serves on Editorial Boards for Justice Quarterly, Women and Criminal Justice, and the American Journal of Criminal Justice.
Recent Publications:
2011 Gover, Angela R. New Directions for Domestic Violence Offender Treatment Standards: Colorado’s Innovative Approach to Differentiated Treatment. Partner Abuse, 2, 95-120.
2011 Angela R. Gover, Dagmar Paul, & Mary Dodge. Law Enforcement Officer’ Attitudes about Domestic Violence. Violence Against Women, 17, 619-636.
2011 Angela R. Gover, Wesley G. Jennings, Cheryl Davis, Elizabeth A. Tomsich, & Richard Tewksbury. Factors Related to the Completion Domestic Violence Offender Treatment: The Colorado Experience. Victims and Offenders, 6, 137-156.
2011 Angela R. Gover, MiRang Park, Elizabeth A. Tomsich, & Wesley G, Jennings. Dating Violence Perpetration and Victimization among South Korean College Students: A Focus on Gender and Childhood Maltreatment. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 26, 1232-1263.
2011 Angela R. Gover, Elizabeth A. Tomsich, Wesley Jennings, & George Higgins. Perceptions of Safety, Fear of Crime, and Victimization Experiences among Faculty and Staff at an Urban University: A Focus on Gender. Criminal Justice Studies, 24, 37-55.
2011 Elizabeth A. Tomsich, Angela R. Gover, & Wesley G. Jennings. Examining the Role of Gender in the Prevalence of Campus Victimization, Perceptions of Fear and Risk of Crime, and the Use of Constrained Behaviors among College Students Attending a Large Urban University. Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 22, 181-202
Forthcoming Publications:
Angela R. Gover, Wesley G, Jennings, Elizabeth A. Tomsich, MiRang Park, & Callie M. Rennison. The Influence of Childhood Maltreatment and Self Control on Dating Violence: A Comparison of College Students in the United States and Korea. Violence and Victims, in press.
Callie Rennison, Angela R. Gover, Stacey Bosick, & Mary Dodge. Reporting Violent Victimization to the Police: Focus on Black, White, Asian and Hispanic Adolescent Victims. The Open Family Studies Journal, in press.
Anne DePrince, Joanne Belknap, Jennifer Labus, Susan Buckingham, & Angela Gover. The Impact of Intimate Partner Abuse Victim-Focused Outreach on Criminal Legal System Outcomes. Violence Against Women, in press.
Wesley Jennings, Angela R. Gover, & Alex Piquero. Integration of Criminal Justice and Mental Health Service Systems for Crime Victims. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, in press.