See a list of recent partners on the OSU Youth Violence Prevention Advisory Board page
Recent Presentations to the Community
- Wilkinson, D.L. Violence Prevention and Living Beyond the U.S. Prison Process. Research Roundtable and Community Discussion. OSU’s Frank W. Hale Black Cultural Center. Columbus, OH. February 3, 2009.
- Wilkinson, D.L. Understanding and Preventing Youth Violence: How every voice matters. Presentation to the East Columbus community hosted by the African and African-American AAAS Community Extension Center. Columbus, OH. March 4, 2009.
- Wilkinson, D.L. Moving beyond poverty: My personal story. Presented to the Bridges out of Poverty Circles Initiative. Broad Street Presbyterian. Columbus, OH. March 5, 2009.
- Wilkinson, D.L. Developing effective violence prevention and reduction strategies a focused discussion of the Chicago-CeaseFire model. Presented to the Guiding Coalition of the Bridges Out of Poverty Circles Initiative. Columbus, OH. April 1, 2009.
- Wilkinson, D.L. CeaseFire-Chicago: An evidence-based model of violence prevention. Presentation to OSU YVPAB. Columbus, OH. April 22, 2009.
- Wilkinson, D.L. Understanding and Preventing Urban Youth Violence: Lessons from Interviews with Violent Offenders. Presentation to the Southside Community Settlement House brown bag series. Columbus, OH. May 15, 2009.
- Wilkinson, D.L. CeaseFire-Chicago: An evidence-based model of violence prevention. Presentation to Bridges Out of Poverty Circles Initiative Big View Community Forum. Columbus, OH. May 21, 2009.
- Wilkinson, D.L. Understanding and Preventing Urban Youth Violence: Lessons from Interviews with Violent Offenders. Presentation to the staff of the Department of Youth Services Regional office of Parole and Probation in Franklin County, OH. May 27, 2009.
- Wilkinson, D.L. Understanding and Preventing Urban Youth Violence: Lessons from Interviews with Violent Offenders. Presentation to the OSU Kirwan Institute for Race and Ethnicity brown bag series. Columbus, OH. June 5, 2009.
- Wilkinson, D.L. Understanding and Preventing Urban Youth Violence: Lessons from Interviews with Violent Offenders. Conference Promoting Community Safety and Preventing Violence: Integrating Lessons from Research and Practice. Columbus, OH. June 26, 2009.
- Wilkinson, D.L. Understanding and Preventing Urban Youth Violence: Lessons from Interviews with Violent Offenders. Presentation to the University District Organization 5th Monday Lecture Series. Columbus, OH. June 30, 2009.
Poster Presentations from the NYCYVS data:
- Influences and Perspectives on High-School Retention among Crime-Involved Males (Sarah Cummings). Conference Promoting Community Safety and Preventing Violence: Integrating Lessons from Research and Practice. Columbus, Ohio. June 26, 2009.
- Local Social Ties and Willingness to Intervene: Textured Views among Violent Urban Youth of Neighborhood Social Control Dynamics and Situations. Conference Promoting Community Safety and Preventing Violence: Integrating Lessons from Research and Practice. Columbus, Ohio. June 26, 2009.
- Respect and Anderson’s “Code of the Street” Theory: A Nuanced Look at the Experiences of African American and Latino Youth (Paul Miglin & Deanna Wilkinson). Conference Promoting Community Safety and Preventing Violence: Integrating Lessons from Research and Practice. Columbus, Ohio. June 26, 2009.
- Violent Youths’ Responses to High Levels of Exposure to Community Violence: What Violent Events Reveal about Youth Violence (Deanna Wilkinson & Patrick Carr). Conference Promoting Community Safety and Preventing Violence: Integrating Lessons from Research and Practice. Columbus, Ohio. June 26, 2009.
- Youth Violence-Crime or Self-Help?: Marginalized Urban Males Perspectives on the Limited Efficacy of the Criminal Justice System to Stop Youth Violence (Deanna Wilkinson, Chauncey Beaty, & Regina Lurry). Conference Promoting Community Safety and Preventing Violence: Integrating Lessons from Research and Practice. Columbus, Ohio. June 26, 2009.
Other Service to the Community
- Feb. 2008-pres. Advisor, The United Way of Ohio, Community Impact Measurement Committee.
- Nov. 2007-2008 Member, Safety Focus Group, Columbus 2012 Bicentennial Commission, prepared concept paper with recommendations for creating the Community Safety Institute
- May 2007-pres. Founder and Chair, The OSU Youth Violence Prevention Advisory Board.
- July 2007-8/08 Member, Mayor Coleman’s Neighborhood Safety Working Group
- July 2007-8/08 Member, Mayor Coleman’s Neighborhood Safety Working Group Social Service subcommittee
- April 2007-pres. Advisor, Collective Action for Youth and Neighborhood Development’ (CAYND) ambassadors’ program.
- April 2006-present – Member, Board of Directors, Strategies Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE), Columbus, Ohio http://www.saveforyouth.org/
- Served as Keynote speaker: SAVE sponsored “Columbus Unites to Stop Violence.” February 1, 2007 SAVE_Winternewsletter2007.pdf
- June 1999-2001 – Member, Board of Directors, Institute for the Development of African American Youth (IDAAY), Philadelphia, PA. http://www.idaay.org/
- 2002-2005 – Advisor, IDAAY, Philadelphia, PA. http://www.idaay.org/
- 1999-2005 – Advisor, Community Advisory Board, Women’s Christian Alliance, Philadelphia, PA. http://www.wcafamily.org/
- 1994-1996 – Mentor & Tutor, Friends of Island Academy, New York, NY
Service to the Academic Community
- Peer Reviewer
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- National Science Foundation
- 1999 – Ad Hoc Reviewer, The Prison Journal
- 1999 – Ad Hoc Reviewer, National Institute of Justice
- 2000-present – Reviewer, Social Problems
- 2000-present – Reviewer, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
- 2001-present – Reviewer, Criminal Justice Review
- 2001-present – Reviewer, Criminology
- 2002-present – Reviewer, Law and Society Review
- 2002-present – Reviewer, Criminology and Public Policy
- 2003-present – Reviewer, Justice Quarterly
- 2004 – Member, American Society of Criminology Program Committee
- 2004 – Reviewer, University of Chicago Press
- 2004 – Reviewer, Injury Prevention
Professional Association Service
- 2001-2003 – Session Chair, American Society of Criminology
- 2003-2005 – Member, Academy of Criminal Justice Science Program Committee
- 2004-2006 – Member, American Society of Criminology Program Committee
- 2007 – Area Chair, American Society of Criminology Program Committee
Professional Memberships
- 2006-present – Member, National Council on Family Relations
- 1993-present – Member, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
- 1994-present – Member, American Society of Criminology
- 1997-present – Member, American Sociological Association
- 2000-present – Member, Alpha Phi Sigma, National Criminal Justice Honor Society
- 1998-2000 – Member, The Homicide Working Group