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Dr. Daisy Ball

Associate Professor, Henry H & Trudye H Fowler Associate Professor Public Affairs

Department:
Public Affairs
Location:
323 Francis T. West Hall
Phone:
(540)375-5413

Degrees

  • Ph.D. in Sociology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • M.S. in Sociology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • B.A. in Sociology, Roanoke College

Research & Teaching Interests

  • Criminal Justice
  • Race
  • Re-entry/Returning Citizens
  • Campus Climate
  • Asian American Studies
  • Research Methods
  • Culture

Books

  • 2021. Hartlep, Nicholas, Daisy Ball, and Kevin Wells, eds. Asian/American Scholars of Education: 21st Century Pedagogies, Perspectives, and Experiences, 2nd Ed. Oxford, UK: Peter Lang.
  • 2020. Hartlep, Nicholas and Daisy Ball, eds. Racial Battle Fatigue in Faculty: Perspectives and Lessons from Higher Education. New York: Routledge.
  • 2018. Hartlep, Nicholas, Amardeep Kahlon, and Daisy Ball, eds. Asian/American Scholars of Education: 21st Century Pedagogies, Perspectives, and Experiences. Oxford, UK: Peter Lang.
  • 2017. Ball, Daisy and Nicholas Hartlep, eds. Asian/Americans, Education, and Crime: The Model Minority as Victim and Perpetrator. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.

Publications

  • (Selected) 2024. Ball, Daisy and James Suleyman. “Criminalization by Proxy? Stigmatizing the Romantic Partners of Returning Citizens.” In The Changing Directions of Crime Policy in America: Dynamics of Criminalization and Decriminalization, C. Coates and S. Shahidullah, eds. Hauppauge, NY: NOVA. [forthcoming]
  • 2024. Ball, Daisy and James Suleyman. “Criminalization by Proxy? Stigmatizing the Romantic Partners of Returning Citizens.” In The Changing Directions of Crime Policy in America: Dynamics of Criminalization and Decriminalization, C. Coates and S. Shahidullah, eds. Hauppauge, NY: NOVA. [forthcoming]
  • 2023. Hartlep, Nicholas, Katherine Robershaw, Daisy Ball, and Brandon Hensley. "An Exploratory Analysis of Executive Compensation in 2020: A Retrospective Analysis of a Chronicle of Higher Education Data Set." Journal of Minority Achievement, Creativity, and Leadership. [forthcoming]
  • 2022. Ball, Daisy. "'Everybody Must Get Stoned': Marijuana and the Beats." In Marijuana in America: Cultural, Political, and Medical Controversies, edited by James Hawdon, Matthew Costello, and Bryan Miller. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO.
  • 2022. Ball, Daisy. "Silent Witness: Tracing Campus Climate at Virginia Tech via Unobtrusive Measures, 2003-2017." In Impact of School Shootings on Classroom Culture, Curriculum, and Learning, edited by Gordon Crews. Hershey, PA: IGI-Global.
  • 2021. Hartlep, Nicholas, Daisy Ball, Kevin Wells, Hannah Wilk, and Brandon Hensley. "An Exploratory Analysis of Scripps Spelling Bee Winners: Are Asian/Americans Overrepresented Model Minorities?" Journal of Minority Achievement, Creativity, and Leadership. DOI: 10.1007/s43545-020-00014-4.
  • 2019. Ball, Daisy. "America's 'Whiz Kids'? Ambivalence and the Model Minority Stereotype." Sociological Spectrum 39(2): 116-130. DOI: 10.1080/02732173.2019.1608339.
  • 2019. Ball, Daisy. "The Writing on the...Desk: Desktop Graffiti as Unobtrusive Measure of Campus Climate following the Virginia Tech Massacre." Deviant Behavior 41(3): 366-377. DOI: 10.10180/01639625.2019.1565525.
  • 2017. Hartlep, Nicholas, Brandon Hensley, Kevin Wells, Timothy Brewer, Daisy Ball, and Peter McLaren. “Homophily in Higher Education: Historicizing the AERA Member-to-Fellow Pipeline Using Theories of Social Reproduction and Social Networks.” Policy Futures in Education 15(3): 1-25.
  • 2016. Hartlep, Nicholas, Daisy Ball, Kendra Theodosopoulos, Kevin Wells, and Grant B. Morgan. “A National Analysis of Endowed Chairs and Distinguished Professors in the Field of Education." Educational Studies 52(2): 119-138.

Available as a Media resource for the following topics

  • Criminal Justice and Race
  • Re-entry/Returning Citizens
  • Prison Education
  • School Shootings
  • Campus Climate
  • Asian American Studies

Willing to speak to professional, social or civic groups on

  • Criminal Justice and Race
  • Re-entry/Returning Citizens
  • Prison Education
  • School Shootings
  • Campus Climate
  • Asian American Studies

Recent Presentations

  • (Selected) March 2024. “The Covenant School Shooting: Media Coverage and Backlash Against the Transgender Community.” Paper Presentation. Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Chicago, IL (w/ J. Suleyman).
  • November 2023 “Criminalization by Association: Challenges and Triumphs of the Partners of Returning Citizens.” Paper Presentation. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA.
  • November 2023. “Navigating Inside and Out: Communications, Expectations, and Transformations between a Campus and County Jail.” Presentation. A Global Mosaic: Celebrating 25+ Years of Transformation from the Inside-Out, Philadelphia, PA (w/ B. Flannagan, E. Orange, and M. Trexler) .
  • September 2023. “Criminalization by Proxy? Stigmatizing the New Romantic Partners of Returning Citizens.” Paper Presentation. EuroCrim: Annual Meeting of the European Society of Criminology, Florence, ITLY.
  • March 2023. "'The Conversation': Returning Citizens, Stigma Management, and Prospective Romantic Partners." Paper Presentation. Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, National Harbor, MD (w/ J. Suleyman).
  • March 2022. "An Exploration of Asian American Women in Law Enforcement." Paper Presentation. Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Las Vegas, NV. March 2019. "The Experiences of Asian/American Endowed Professors/Distinguished Chairs in Higher Education." Book Talk. Friday Evening Lecture Series, Asian American/Asian Research Institute, City University of New York (w/ N. Hartlep).
  • March 2019. "The Experiences of Asian/American Endowed Professors/Distinguished Chairs in Higher Education." Book Talk. Friday Evening Lecture Series, Asian American/Asian Research Institute, City University of New York (w/ N. Hartlep).
  • September 2018. "'Dear Virginia': Letters from South Korean Schoolchildren in Response to the Deadliest School Shooting in Modern U.S. History." Paper Presentation. Annual Meeting of the Southern Criminal Justice Association, Pensacola Beach, FL (w/ A. Ford).
  • February 2018. "The Writing on the...Desk: Desktop Graffiti as Unobtrusive Measure of Campus Climate following Horrific Crimes." Paper Presentation. Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New Orleans, LA.
  • September 2017. "Asian Americans and Collegiate Crime: Innovative Methodological Approaches to Studying Crimes on Campus." Paper Presentation. Annual Meeting of the Southern Criminal Justice Association, New Orleans, LA.
  • March 2017. "'Model Minority' or 'Criminal Threat'? Asian Americans at Virginia Tech following Horrific Crimes." Paper Presentation. Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, Boston, MA.
  • March 2017. "Asian/Americans, Education, and Crime: The Model Minority as Victim and Perpetrator." Book Talk. Friday Evening Lecture Series, Asian American/Asian Research Institute, City University of New York (w/ N. Hartlep).