Carol Zimmermann, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Criminal Justice
Michigan State University
560 Baker Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824-1118
E-mail: zimme136@msu.edu
Voice: 517.432.3609

Carol Anne Zimmermann, Ph.D., is a Visiting Assistant Professor. She received her Ph.D. from Michigan State University in 2006. Her research interests are juvenile justice, risk analysis, and public policies and organizations. Previously, she received her Masters in Public Policy from Ohio State University, and a her BA from University of Michigan. From 1991 to 2002 served as the Assistant Cabinet Director for the Ohio Department of Youth Services. In 2006, Zimmermann was awarded an Excellence in Teaching Citation at MSU.
 


Education

Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
Doctor of Philosophy in Criminal Justice, Cognate in Political Science (Spring 2006)
Dissertation: Federal Incentives to Address Gun Violence: A Model of Success and Failure
Committee Members: Edmund McGarrell, Ph.D. (Chair), Christina DeJong, Ph.D., Steve Dow, J.D., Ph.D., &
William Jacoby, Ph.D., Department of Political Science

Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Master of Arts in Public Policy and Management

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Radio, TV, Film

Professional and Academic Career Experience

September 2006 to present
Michigan State University
Visiting Assistant Professor and
Researcher on National Research Team for Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN)

2002 to 2006
Michigan State University
Instructor
Criminal Justice 355 Juvenile Systems
Criminal Justice 421 Minorities, Crime, and Social Policy
Co-Instructor
Criminal Justice 365 Corrections Process
Teaching Assistant
Criminal Justice 812 Adult and Juvenile Corrections
Criminal Justice 866 Criminal Justice Management
Research Assistant
Project Safe Neighborhoods
Project Manager Juvenile Reentry Desktop Guide Project, OJJDP grant

1992 to 2002
Assistant Director, Ohio Department of Youth Services (ODYS)
51 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215
Duties:
• administer and oversee the department’s operations, including ten institutions, seven parole regions, approximately 2,500 employees, 2,000 institutionalize youth and 2,200 parole youth,
• directly supervise Deputy Directors of the Divisions of Institutions, Parole, Program Services, Finance and Planning, Legal, Human Resources, and Quality,
• create and continually improve the market-driven fiscal strategy of the Department (RECLAIM Ohio),
• develop and oversee the $250 million annual budget,
• initiate and advocate for legislative change (including oversight of the Office of Communications and Legislation),
• frame the vision for the agency and facilitate the development of policy, long- and short-term goals and measurable objectives,
• manage crises, lead critical incident command, and review use of force,
• act as the Department’s representative on various task forces, commissions, and committees,
• act in place of the director in his absence.

1991 to 1992
Deputy Director of Information, Research, and Legislation
Ohio Department of Youth Services
Duties:
• frame and recommend to the Director the vision and policies for the statewide computer systems, research, communication, public relations and legislation,
• develop, implement, and evaluate the goals and objectives for the division,
• administer the operation of and the budget for the above areas,
• act as the principle spokesperson for the department,
• serve as a member of the significant incident response team,
• as senior deputy, act for the director in his absence.

Other Professional Experience
Posts including Assistant to the Director, Ohio Department of Youth Services; Public Information Officer, Ohio Department of Youth Services; and Statehouse and Political Reporter.


Publications

Journal Articles

McGarrell, E. F., Zimmermann, C., Hipple, N. K., Corsaro, N., & Perez, H. (2005). The roles of police in the offender reentry process. International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice. 29 (1), 52-78.

Zimmermann, C. (2005). Always in Custody? An Agenda for Juvenile Reentry. International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justie, 29 (1), (33-51).

Natalucci-Persichetti, G., & Zimmermann, C. R. (1997). Managing multidimensional change: A perspective on changing juvenile corrections in Ohio. Corrections Management Quarterly, 1(3), 15-21.

Zimmermann, C. R. (1998). RECLAIM Ohio: The business of reclaiming youthful offenders and public peace. Journal for Juvenile Justice and Detention Services, 13(1), 32-41.

Other Publications

Zimmermann, C. R. (2004). Chapter 6: Marketing reentry: Agenda setting and the media. In C. R. Zimmermann, G. Hendrix, J. Moeser & D. W. Roush (Eds.), Desktop Guide to Reentry for Juvenile Confinement Facilities (pp. 59-72). East Lansing, MI: CRDP-NJDA.

Zimmermann, C. R., Moeser, J., McDonald, S., Walsh, T. B., & Hendrix, G. M. (2004). Chapter 1: The roots of reentry: What we can learn from history, research and theory. In C. R. Zimmermann, G. Hendrix, J. Moeser & D. W. Roush (Eds.), Desktop Guide to Reentry for Juvenile Confinement Facilities (pp. 4-14). East Lansing, MI: CRDP-NJDA.

Zimmermann, G., & Zimmermann, C. (2003). Ohio: Off the beaten path (9th ed.). Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot Press.

Zimmermann, C. R. (1996). The cost of reclamation. Corrections Today, 58(3), 28-30.

Publications in Progress

McGarrell, E. F., & Zimmermann, C. The effect of race on observer perceptions of remorse in delinquent youth: A comparison of survey and observation data.

Zimmermann, C. Felony Disenfranchisement: Historic Racism or Issue Framing?

Zimmermann, C. Republican Motherhood and the Construction of the Illinois Juvenile Court Act

Presentations

Law & Society Association
2006 “Suppressing Black Suffrage: The Case for Historic Racism and Current Framing of Racial Threats in Felony Disenfranchisement” (Las Vegas, NV, June 2-5)

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
2006 “Federal Incentives to End Gun Violence: A Model of Success and Failure” (Baltimore, MA., February 28-March 4)
2005 “The Effects of Family Group and Family Bonding on Delinquency Desistance” (Chicago, IL, March 15-19)

American Society of Criminology
2005 “Why Imported Justice and Corrections Policies Fail: A Model of Risks, Costs, and Benefits” (Toronto, Ontario, Canada, November 15-19)
2004 “Family Group Conferencing: Intimate Handling and Attitude Change on
Delinquency Desistance” (Nashville, TN, November 7-20)

American Correctional Association: Congress on Corrections
2006 “Struggles and Successes in Collaborative Policy Implementation: Lessons Learned from Programs in Justice and Corrections” (Charlotte, NC,
August 12-17)
2001 “Follow the Money: Linking Dollars to Your Vision”
1995 “State vs. Local Responsibility in Juvenile Corrections: Who Pays the Bill” (discussant)
1995 “The Juvenile Justice System: Where Have All Our Children Gone?” (moderator)

American Inns of Courts: Ohio Chapter (Columbus, OH, March 2)
2000 “Sentencing Juveniles as Adults: Defining the Costs and Benefits”

North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention: First Annual Conference (Winston-Salem, NC, November 1-3)
2000 “RECLAIM Ohio”

National Institute of Justice, Professional Conference Series: National Workshop II on Sentencing and Corrections Challenges (Palm Springs, CA, June 10-11)
1999 “Implementing State Sentencing Policies”

National Governor’s Association Executive Policy Forum in cooperation with the National Institute of Justice (Dearborn, MI, May 18)
1999 “Dealing with Violent Juvenile Offenders”

National Victims’ Rights Week Kickoff Ceremony (Columbus, OH, April 25)
1999 “A Look Toward the Future – Juvenile Justice”

Two Days in May: A Conference on Victim Assistance (Columbus, OH, May 23-24)
1999 “Rehabilitation and Recidivism: Hope and Reality in the Juvenile System”

Ohio Board of Regents (Columbus, OH, May 5)
1999 “Strategic Planning in Public Sector Organizations”

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) National Conference (Washington, DC, December 10-12)
1998 “An Innovative System of Graduated Sanctions”

University of Cincinnati: Juvenile Justice Seminar (Cincinnati, OH, October 16)
1998 “Juvenile Correctional Options”

Ohio’s Governor’s Juvenile Crime Summit (Columbus, OH, June 10-12)
1998 Moderator- Closing Session

Louisiana’s 19th Annual Governor’s Conference on Juvenile Justice (New Orleans, LA, August 26-28)
1997 “Putting a Price Tag on Juvenile Corrections”

Stopping Youth Violence: The Ocean State’s Response to the Crisis Facing Rhode Island (Providence, RI, December 11-12)
1997 “One State’s Success at Building a Graduated Sanctions Model for Serious,
Violent, and Chronic Offenders”

Office of Criminal Justice Services - National Justice Services Training Institute: National Conference (Indianapolis, IN, June 8-11)
1997 “Know your Customer - Know your Product”

North Carolina Governor’s Commission on Juvenile Crime (Raleigh, NC, December 5)
1996 “Juvenile Justice in Ohio”

Joint Conference on Juvenile Detention and Correctional Services (Lexington, KY, October 24)
1995 “RECLAIM Ohio”

Ohio United Way: Ohio Citizens’ Council (Columbus, OH, March 3)
1994 “Juvenile Law and Juvenile Delinquency”

County Commissioners’ Association of Ohio: Winter Conference (Columbus, OH, December 14)
1994 “RECLAIM Ohio: State and Local Partnerships”

Supreme Court of Ohio: Ohio Judicial College (Cleveland, OH July 8, 1994)
1994 “Planning for the Future”

County Commissioners’ Association of Ohio: Summer Conference (Cleveland, OH, June 1993)
1993 “Strategic Funding Strategies: The State-Local Partnership”

Mental Health Ohio (Cleveland, OH, August 19, 1993)
1993 “Our Children, Ohio’s Children”

Ohio General Assembly
1990-2001 Routine Testimony
To the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, Children and Youth Sub-committees, Sentencing Commission, Budget Committees and Subcommittees

Workshops on Strategic Planning and Fiscal Incentive Systems:
Ohio Board of Regents, Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services, Ohio Department of Transportation, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, County Commissioners’ Association of Ohio, Ohio Office of Quality, Ohio’s Governor’s Office (including training on performance evaluations for cabinet members and internal control procedures).

Numerous other speeches and workshop presentations to ODYS, other state and local agencies, legislative bodies, and constituent groups.

Awards

Academic

University Distinguished Fellowship, Michigan State University
Excellence in Teaching Citation, Michigan State University
Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities, Michigan State University
Phi Kappa Phi, Michigan State University
Phi Kappa Phi, Ohio State University
Phi Beta Kappa, University of Michigan
National Merit Scholarship Winner, University of Michigan
Angell Scholar, University of Michigan

Professional

Innovations in American Government 1996
• for RECLAIM Ohio
• semi-finalist (cited as one of the 25 most innovation programs nationally)
• awarded by the Kennedy School at Harvard and the Ford Foundation
Governor’s Quality Contributor Award 1998
• for the development and implementation of the S.T.A.R. team, a novel strategic management approach, partnering management with three labor unions
• awarded by the Governor of Ohio
The Living Faith Award 1994
• for RECLAIM Ohio
• Cited for redesigning the juvenile correctional system in Ohio
• Awarded by Metropolitan Area Church Board, central Ohio
Best in the Business
• American Correctional Association, in Corrections Compendium July 2000.
ACA Best Practice
• for RECLAIM Ohio, July 1998
• published by ACA in Best Practices: Excellence in Corrections.


Grants Submitted and Awarded

McGarrell, E., & Zimmermann, C. (2005). Federal Incentives to Address Gun Violence: A Model of Success and Failure. Graduate Research Fellowship: 2005, National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice. ($20,000 requested)
DeJong, C., Zimmermann, C, McGarrell, E., Oberle, S., & Harvey, L. (2004). Using Technology to Reduce Repeat Domestic Violence: Tracking People and Places. National Institute of Justice: Using Technology to Combat Violence Against Women. ($453,736 requested)
Ohio Department of Youth Services. (1996-1998) RECLAIM Ohio Academy. Innovations in American Government Replication Grant, Ford Foundation. ($100,000 awarded)

Professional Memberships

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences

American Correctional Association
Elected Delegate Assembly Member representing Institutions of Higher Education (2004 - 2006) and (2006-2008)

American Society of Criminology

Law and Society Association

MSU Faculty and Professional Women’s Association
Board Member (2004-2006)


Related Experiences and Skills

• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) training in multi-level modeling.
• Consulted and presented on correctional strategies and budgetary incentive systems to the National Association of Attorneys General and juvenile justice commissions and departments in North Carolina, Maryland, Georgia, Colorado, New Jersey, and Texas.
• Presented RECLAIM Ohio as an Innovation in American Government Course (through a grant from the Ford Foundation) to delegations from Colorado, Texas, Idaho, Kentucky, Oregon, Nevada, California, and the Virgin Islands.
• Lectured for continuing legal education classes (Ohio Judicial College) and public management/strategic planning, criminal justice, and journalism classes at the Ohio State University, and graduate studies at the University of Cincinnati.
• Faculty member for Criminal Justice Master Program at University of Bucharest, Romania.
• Consultant, trainer, and facilitator on Total Quality Management and strategic planning,
• Consultant and trainer on communications, marketing, and public relations.
• Skilled in computer tools including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and desktop publishing.
• Continuing education and training in hostage negotiation, cognitive behavioral strategies, dynamic risk instruments, program evaluation, and leadership.