Curriculum Vitae Ashley Nicole Hewitt, Ph.D. School of Criminal Justice Phone: (512) 245-3218 Texas State University E-mail: a_h737@txstate.edu 601 University Drive San Marcos, TX 78666 CURRENT POSITIONS AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: Assistant Professor, School of Criminal Justice, Texas State University Research Associate, Institute for Canadian Urban Research Studies, Simon Fraser University Editor, The Western Criminologist, Western Society of Criminology Executive Board EDUCATION: 2012 2017 Ph.D. (Criminology), School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University Thesis title: Identifying risky places for sexual violence: A spatiotemporal analysis of sexual crime and its stability over time Senior Supervisor: Eric Beauregard, Ph.D. Supervisor: Martin Andresen, Ph.D. 2010 2012 M.A. (Criminology), School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University Thesis title: Catch and release : Predicting encounter and victim release location choice in serial rape Senior Supervisor: Eric Beauregard, Ph.D. Supervisor: Garth Davies, Ph.D. 2005 2010 B.A.Sc. (Sociology & Psychology), University of Lethbridge Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso Valparaíso, Chile (Full-semester exchange program March December 2008) PREVIOUS POSITIONS AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: 2016 2017 Course Supervisor, Centre for Online and Distance Education, Simon Fraser University 2014 2017 Research Assistant, Institute for Canadian Urban Research Studies, Simon Fraser University 2010 2017 Graduate Student Member, Centre for Research on Sexual Violence, Simon Fraser University 2015 2016 Student Counselor-at-Large, Western Society of Criminology Executive Board 2015 2016 Sessional Instructor, Nights or Weekends Program, Simon Fraser University 2010 2015 Teaching Assistant, School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University 2010 2015 Tutor-Marker, Centre for Online and Distance Education, Simon Fraser
University 2012 Research Assistant, D. Kim Rossmo, Ph.D., Texas State University, San Marcos 2009 Research Assistant, Martin Lalumière, Ph.D., University of Lethbridge Psychology Department RESEARCH FIELDS: Sexual violence; environmental criminology; crime and place; offender and geographic profiling; victim/target selection; crime site selection; offender decision-making; typologies; criminal investigations; situational crime prevention; policing and mental health. TEACHING FIELDS: Introduction to criminal justice; serial murder; criminal profiling; sexual offenders and sexual offences; environmental criminology; quantitative research methods. PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES: 10. Hewitt, A. N., Beauregard, E., Andresen, M. A., & Brantingham, P. L. (revise and resubmit). Dangerous places: Examining the spatial distribution and stability of sexual crime over time. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment. 9. Vaughan, A. D., Hewitt, A. N., Andresen, M. A., Verdun-Jones, S. N., & Brantingham, P. L. (in press). The importance of gender in the spatial distribution of police interactions involving emotionally disturbed persons: An examination of call types. Policing and Society. 8. Vaughan, A. D., Wuschke, K. E., Hewitt, A. N., Hodgkinson, T., Andresen, M. A., Brantingham, P. L., & Verdun-Jones, S. (in press). Variations in Mental Health Act calls to police: An analysis of hourly and intra-week patterns. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management. 7. Beauregard, E., Delisi, M., & Hewitt, A. (in press). Sexual murderer: Sex offender, murderer, or both? Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment. 6. Hewitt, A. N., Beauregard, E., & Davies, G. (in press). An empirical examination of the victim-search methods utilized by serial stranger sexual offenders: A classification approach. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 5. Hewitt, A., & Beauregard, E. (2017). Offender mobility during the crime: Investigating the variability of crime event contexts and associated outcomes in stranger sexual assaults. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 29(4), 313-341. doi: 10.1177/1079063215594377 4. Vaughan, A. D., Hewitt, A. N., Andresen, M.A. & Brantingham, P. L. (2016). Exploring the role of the environmental context in the spatial distribution of calls-for-service associated Page 2 of 8
with emotionally disturbed persons. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice, 10(2), 121-133. doi: 10.1093/police/pav040 3. Hewitt, A., & Beauregard, E. (2014). Offending patterns of serial sex offenders: Escalation, de-escalation, and consistency of sexually intrusive and violent behaviours. Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling, 11(1), 57-80. doi: 10.1002/jip.1407 2. Hewitt, A., & Beauregard, E. (2014). Sexual crime and place: The impact of the environmental context on sexual assault outcomes. Journal of Criminal Justice, 42(5), 375-383. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2014.05.003 1. *Hewitt, A., Beauregard, E., & Davies, G. (2012). Catch and release : Predicting encounter and victim release location choice in serial rape events. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, 35(4), 835-856. doi: 10.1108/13639511211275814 *This article was chosen as the 2013 Highly Commended Award Winner at the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence. BOOK CHAPTERS OR SEGMENTS OF A BOOK: 1. Hewitt, A., Beauregard, E., & Martineau, M. (2016). Can body disposal pathways help the investigation of sexual homicide? In E. Beauregard & M. Martineau, The sexual murderer: Offender behavior and implications for practice (pp. 206-237). UK: Routledge. RESEARCH REPORTS: 1. Vaughan, A. D., Campbell, A., Hewitt, A. N., Hodgkinson, T., & Ly, M. (2016). Hidden in plain sight: An exploratory analysis of police interactions with emotionally disturbed persons. Institute for Canadian Urban Research Studies: Simon Fraser University. OTHER PUBLICATIONS: 1. Hewitt, A., & Noga, H. (2016). The art of writing scientific papers for criminology journals: Thoughts from a brown bag seminar at Simon Fraser University. The Western Criminologist, Spring 2016, 10-11. CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION: 2017 Hewitt, A., Beauregard, E., Andresen, M. A., & Brantingham, P. (2016). Dangerous times?: An examination of the temporal patterns of sexual assault calls over time. Western Society of Criminology 44 th Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV, USA, February. Page 3 of 8
2016 Hewitt, A., Beauregard, E., Andresen, M. A., & Brantingham, P. (2016). Dangerous places: Examining the spatial distribution and stability of sexual crime over time. The 68 th American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, USA, November. Hewitt, A., Beauregard, E., Andresen, M. A., & Brantingham, P. (2016). Dangerous places: Examining the spatial distribution and stability of sexual crime over time. The 35 th Annual Research and Treatment Conference of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, Orlando, FL, USA, November. Hewitt, A., & Beauregard, E. (2016). Body disposal pathways in Canadian sexual homicides: An investigative approach. 17 th Conference of the International Academy of Investigative Psychology, New York City, NY, USA, May. Hewitt, A., & Beauregard, E. (2016). Body disposal pathways in Canadian sexual homicides: An investigative approach. Western Society of Criminology 43 rd Annual Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada, February. 2015 Hewitt, A., Beauregard, E., & Martineau, M. (2015). Body disposal pathways in sexual homicide. The 67 th American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, USA, November. Vaughan, A., Hewitt, A., Andresen, M. A., & Brantingham, P. L. (2015). Exploring the role of the environmental context in the spatial distribution of calls-for-service associated with emotionally disturbed persons. The 67 th American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, USA, November. Role: Co-presenter. Vaughan, A., Hewitt, A., Andresen, M. A., & Brantingham, P. L. (2015). Exploring the role of the environmental context in the spatial distribution of calls-for-service associated with emotionally disturbed persons. The Canadian Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada, June. Vaughan, A., Hewitt, A., Andresen, M. A., & Brantingham, P. L. (2015). Exploring the role of the environmental context in the spatial distribution of calls-for-service associated with emotionally disturbed persons. The Summit on the Economics of Policing and Community Safety: Innovation and Partnerships (Public Safety Canada), Ottawa, ON, Canada, Page 4 of 8
March. Role: Co-presenter. Hewitt, A., & Beauregard, E. (2015). Mobility during the crime: Investigating the motives behind offender movement during sexual assaults. Western Society of Criminology 42 nd Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ, USA, February. Roles: Lead presenter and panel chair Spatial analysis of criminal activity. 2014 Hewitt, A., Beauregard, E., & Davies, G. (2014). Serial stranger sex offenders mobility patterns and consistency across series. The 66 th American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA, November. Hewitt, A., Beauregard, E., & Davies, G. (2014). Criminal mobility patterns and sex offender characteristics: An integrated profiling approach. Western Society of Criminology 41 st Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI, USA, February. Roles: Lead presenter and panel chair Sex crimes: Victims, offenders, and profiling. 2013 Hewitt, A., & Beauregard, E. (2013). Sexual crime and place: The impact of the environment and context on sexual crimes. The 65 th American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, USA, November. Hewitt, A., & Beauregard, E. (2013). Polymorphism and serial rape: A close look at sexually intrusive and violent behaviors. The 50 th Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, USA, March. 2012 Hewitt, A., & Beauregard, E. (2012). Offending patterns of serial sex offenders: A close look at specialization, escalation, and de-escalation of sexually intrusive and violent behaviors. The 64 th American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA, November. Hewitt, A., Beauregard, E., & Davies, G. (2012). Catch and release : Predicting encounter and victim release location choice in serial rape. Western Society of Criminology 39 th Annual Conference, Newport Beach, CA, USA, February. 2011 Page 5 of 8
Hewitt, A., Beauregard, E., & Davies, G. (2011). Catch and release : Predicting encounter and victim release location choice in serial rape. The 63 rd American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, USA, November. INVITED PRESENTATIONS: Hewitt, A. (2013). Catch and release : Predicting encounter and victim release location choice in serial rape. The Calgary Police Service, Calgary, AB, Canada, June. TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Certificates 2014 Instructional Skills Workshop Certificate of Completion Texas State University 2017 2018 Introduction to Criminal Justice 2018 Serial Murder Simon Fraser University Instructor 2016 2017 Qualitative Research Methods in Criminology 2016 Sexual Offenders and Sexual Offences 2015 Criminal Profiling Simon Fraser University Teaching Assistant 2012, 2014-15 Sexual Offenders and Sexual Offences 2013 2014 Quantitative Research Methods in Criminology 2012 Introduction to Research Approaches in the Social Sciences 2012 Introduction to Criminology 2012 Gender in the Courts and the Legal Profession 2011 Sociology of Law 2010 2011 Qualitative Research Methods in Criminology HONORS AND AWARDS: Dean s Honour List 2010 (Spring) University of Lethbridge 2009 (Fall) University of Lethbridge 2009 (Spring) University of Lethbridge Page 6 of 8
Research Grants and Scholarships 2016 Simon Fraser University, Travel and Minor Research Award: $500 2016 Simon Fraser University, Graduate Fellowship: $6500 2016 Simon Fraser University, Travel and Minor Research Award: $500 2015 Simon Fraser University, Travel and Minor Research Award: $875 2014 Simon Fraser University, Graduate Fellowship: $6250 2014 2017 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Doctoral Fellowship: $60 000 2013 Graduate Student Society, Professional Development Grant: $500 2013 Simon Fraser University, Travel and Minor Research Award: $694 2013 Simon Fraser University, Graduate Fellowship: $6250 2013 Alberta Completion Incentive Grant: $2000 2013 School of Criminology, Graduate Caucus Travel Grant: $250 2012 Graduate Student Society, Professional Development Grant: $500 2012 Simon Fraser University, Travel and Minor Research Award: $566 2011 Simon Fraser University, Travel and Minor Research Award: $400 2010 Alberta Scholarship Programs, Jason Lang Scholarship: $1000 2009 University of Lethbridge, University of Lethbridge Scholarship: $700 2008 University of Lethbridge, Province of Alberta Scholastic Activity Fund: $500 2008 University of Lethbridge, Students Union Quality Initiatives Bursary: $1000 2007 University of Lethbridge, Students Union Quality Initiatives Bursary: $1000 2005 Alberta Heritage Scholarship Fund, Alexander Rutherford Scholarship: $1200 2005 University of Lethbridge, Board of Governors Relocation Scholarship: $1000 PROFESSIONAL SERVICE: Manuscript Reviewer 2016 Criminal Justice and Behavior 2014 2017 Journal of Criminal Justice 2015 2017 Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment Appointments 2016 2018 Editor, The Western Criminologist, Official Newsletter of the Western Society of Criminology 2016 2017 Ph.D. Representative, Graduate Programs Committee, School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University 2016 2017 Appointed Counsellor-at-Large, Western Society of Criminology Executive Board 2015 2016 Student Representative/ Counsellor at Large, Western Society of Criminology Executive Board PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: Page 7 of 8
American Society of Criminology (ASC) Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) International Academy of Investigative Psychology (IAIP) Western Society of Criminology (WSC) Page 8 of 8