Sierra L. Nelson
Department of Sociology
Mississippi State University
206 Bowen Hall
Starkville, MS 39762
(662) 910-6268(cell)
Education:
2014Mississippi State University
Pursuing: Masters of Science in Sociology
Concentration: Criminology
2014Delta State University
Bachelor of Science in Social Justice and Criminology
Concentration: Psychology
Geospatial Information Technology Certificate
ResearchExperience:
Manuscripts in Progress:
None
2011 to 2012Delta State’s Center for Interdisciplinary Geospatial Information Technologies (Delta State University) Cleveland, MS
Geospatial Information Technologies Tech/Project Manager
- Utilized aerial imagery
- Developed maps of Louisiana coastal wetlands that exposed land loss and land gain for USGS
- Organized and coordinated Wetlands project
- Prepared reports for USGS officials
- Assisted with the creation of maps used by emergency officials during hurricane relief
- Created address maps for Bolivar county’s 911 emergency department
Presentations at professional conferences:
Nelson, Sierra. “Melting the Iron Curtain while standing on the bricks of a fallen wall.” Mississippi Political Science Association Conference. Cleveland, MS.2012.
This conference was held on the Delta State campus and student involvement was greatly encouraged. I was taking a Women, Politics and Policy class. My paper described the many barriers the women of Russia and Germany face when trying to achieve political mobility.
Trinh, Maria and Nelson, Sierra. “Exploratory Study of Rape Rates in the United States.” Southern Sociological Society Conference. New Orleans, LA. 2015.
This paper used exploratory methods to discern patterns in rape rates across US counties. Subsequently, the paper also focused on characteristics of social and physical environment that may correlate with higher rape rates.
May, David, Nelson, Sierra and Elrod, Preston. “Examining the Effectiveness of Mentoring At-risk Youths by College Students.” Southern Criminal Justice Association Conference. Charleston, SC. 2015.
This paper focused on examining the effectiveness of mentoring at creating positive outcomes and changes in At-risk youth. The paper also focused on highlighting positive outcomes college mentors received from the mentoring process.
Research Interests
I am interested in deviance, specifically violence and violent crimes such as spree murder, mass murder and serial murder.
Teaching Experience
Teaching Assistant, Sociology of Sports, Fall 2014
Teaching Assistant, Sociology of Gender, Spring 2015
Teaching Assistant, Social Research Practice, Spring 2014
Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Social Research,Fall 2015
Teaching Assistant, Marriage & Family, Fall 2015
University Service:
2011 to 2012 Delta Center for Culture and Learning (Delta State University)Cleveland, MS Reading Volunteers
- Assisted with the processing of paperwork for major summer workshops
- Organizing and prepared a portfolio of Delta Center media releases
- Managed the flow of visitors
- Facilitated the sale of Delta Center paraphernalia
- Expedited communications from outside sources to management staff
References
Dr. Leroy Brown
Associate Dean, DRD/Dir/Prof
Delta State University
132 Ewing
Cleveland, MS 38733
332-846-4311
Talbot Brooks
Director of the Interdisciplinary Center for GIS
Delta State University
DSU Box 3325
Cleveland, MS 38733
662-846-4520
Lynn Pazzani
Professor of Social Justice/Crime
Delta State University
215 Kethley
Cleveland, MS 38733
Office: 662-846-4359
Cell: 949-300-4692
Gavin Lee
Prof of Social Justice/Crime
Delta State University
210 Kethley
Cleveland, MS 38733
662-846-4065
November 2015