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Tiffany Jenson is an Associate Instructional Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law and an Affiliate Faculty, Center for European Studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Florida (UF). Although she arrived at UF in 2017, Tiffany has worked in higher education full-time for over 20 years (as faculty and staff) since 2001.
She completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology and a Master of Liberal Arts degree in Social Sciences from Southern Methodist University. She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Oklahoma with an emphasis in Criminology. She also received a second Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Louisville.
Her professional experiences include working as a researcher/statistician for the Oklahoma Department of Corrections as well as for the Department of Health and Human Services. She currently teaches mostly upper-division courses on criminology, corrections, terrorism, research methods, and applied statistical analysis. She has been awarded $3.78 million in several state and federal grants and served as a statistician, researcher, evaluator, and consultant on many others which served various populations such as foster children, inmates, high-risk juveniles, tribes, and the elderly. Her research and publications are focused on topics of social justice and sexual victimization.
Before arriving at the University of Florida, she has taught at Southern Methodist University, University of Oklahoma, Brigham Young University-Provo, and Brigham Young University-Idaho. Dr. Jenson has also served as Faculty Association President-Elect and Staff Association President at two of these universities. She achieved the rank of Associate Professor at BYU-Idaho in 2014 and she was recently promoted to Associate Instructional Professor at the University of Florida in 2021. Dr. Jenson is a full-time faculty member primarily contributing to the University of Florida Online program and resides with her husband Jeff and daughter Stormy.
Degree
- B.S. Sociology, Southern Methodist University
- M.L.A. Social Sciences, Southern Methodist University
- M.S.W. Alcohol & Drug Addiction, University of Louisville
- Ph.D. Sociology, University of Oklahoma
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Teaching
Undergraduate Courses
- CCJ 3701: Research Methods in Criminology
- CCJ 4934: Media & Crime
- CCJ 4934: Terrorism
Research
Areas of Specialization
- Statistics and Research Methods
- Terrorism Studies
- IPV/Sexual Assault
- Social Work – Addiction Recovery & Juvenile Justice
- Social Justice
Recent Publications
- Sanford-Jenson, Tiffany D. and Marla Kohlman. (2017) “Part IV: Forums, Targets, and Tactics of Women’s Activism: The U.S. Military – Female Empowerment and the Chain of Command: Women in the U.S. Military.” Pp. 544-560 in The Oxford Handbook of U.S. Women’s Social Movement Activism, edited by Holly J. McCammon, Lee Ann Banaszak, Verta Taylor, and Jo Reger. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
- Sanford-Jenson, Tiffany. (2011). “Religiosity, Delinquency, and the Deterrent Effects of Informal Sanctions.” Deviant Behavior, 32(8): 677-711.
- Sanford-Jenson, Tiffany. (2011). “Soldier Rape, Our Own Worst Enemy: The Effects of Deployment, Sex Ratios, and Military Branch on the Sexual Assault of Active Duty Women in the US Military.”Saarbrücken, Germany: Lap Lambert Academic Publishing.
Contact
Tiffany Jenson, Ph.D.
Associate Instructional Professor and Online Undergraduate Advisor of Criminology, Law & Society
Office: Turlington Hall, Room 3108
Email: jensont@ufl.edu
PO Box 117330
Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611