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NAWAL H. Ammar: Curriculum Vita

Updated August, 2014 1

Office Address Faculty of Social Science and Humanities

2000 Simcoe Street North

Oshawa, Ontario L1H 7K4

Canada

[email protected]

Office Phone

(905) 721.3159

Date of Hire: July, 2007 (renewed for a second term July, 2013)

Rank: Full Professor and Dean

Education

B.Sc., (Honours Degree) June, 1980 University of Salford, Greater

Manchester University, U.K.

Major: Pure Sociology

M.Sc., June, 1982 University of Salford, Greater

Manchester University, U.K.

Major: Urban Studies/Sociology

Ph.D., August 1988 University of Florida, Gainesville, U.S.A.

Professional Experience

Dean, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities (originally Criminology, Justice and

Policy Studies until July 2010), University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT),

Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, July 2007- ongoing.

Professor, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities (originally Criminology, Justice and

Policy Studies until July 2010), University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT),


Member of the Graduate Faculty, University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT),


Consultant/Evaluator to the Women of Color Network Expanding Leadership

Opportunities for Members of Underrepresented Groups. The Women of Color Network

(WOCN), National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV). Project by: U.S.

Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration on Children, Youth and

Families’ Violence Prevention and Services Program (Grant # 90EV0402)

Professor, Justice Studies, Kent State University, Kent-Ohio, USA, August 2005-July

2007.

The EUROMED Role of Women in Economic Life project one of the 15 members in the

expert group. 2006-ongoing.

mailto:[email protected]



Professional Experience Cont.

Director of the Kent State Geneva Program, Geneva, Switzerland, August-December

2006.

Research Fellow at the Justice Volunteer Center, Kent State University, Ohio, USA,

2006-ongoing.

Director, Women Studies, Kent State University, Ohio, USA, September 2004-May

2006.

Graduate Coordinator, Justice Studies, Department, Kent State University, Ohio, USA,

May 2005- December 2006.

Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, USA, August

2000-August 2003.

Associate and Assistant Professor of Justice Studies, Kent State University, Ohio, USA,

August 1993- May 2005.

Director (Chair), Women Studies, Kent State University, Ohio, USA, September-

December 2002.

Affiliate Member of Department of Pan African Studies, Kent State University, Ohio,

USA, 2000-2007.

Affiliate Member of the Women Studies Program, Kent State University, Ohio, USA,

2000-2007.

Affiliate Member of Department of Anthropology, Kent State University, Ohio, USA,

1999-ongoing.

Full Member of Graduate Faculty (F4), Kent State University, Ohio, USA 1994-2010.

Consultant to the United Nations Commission for Social Development, New York, New

York, October 1998-March 1999.

Consultant to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, New York, New

York, USA, January 1999-April 1999.

Coordinator of the Criminal Justice Studies Program, Kent State University-Trumbull,

Warren, Ohio, USA, January 1994-August 2000.

Coordinator of the Associate Degree Legal Assisting Technology Program, Kent State

University-Trumbull, Warren, Ohio, USA, January 1995- August 2000.



Professional Experience Cont.

Consultant Criminal Justice, Liberty Township Police Department, Liberty, Ohio, USA,

February 1993-June 1997.

Consultant Criminal Justice, Mayor of Girard City, Ohio, USA, June 1993-1999.

Director Research and Development, Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office, Youngstown,

Ohio, USA, August 1991- August 1993.

Adjunct Professor, Sociology Department, Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio, USA,

January 1991-May 1991.

Instructor, Philosophy and Religious Studies Department, Youngstown State University,

Youngstown, Ohio, USA, January 1991-June 1993.

Principal Investigator, Joint Statistical Agreement with the Census Bureau, Washington,

D.C., USA, March 1989-June 1991.

Educational Assistant and Evaluator, Institute for Community Research, Hartford, CT,

USA, and May 1989- July 1990.

Research Associate, Institute for Community Research, Hartford, CT, USA,

July 1988-July 1990.

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Anthropology, the University of Florida,

Gainesville, FL, USA, July 1984- June 1986; August 1987-July 1988.

Research Assistant Arab Women Studies Center, American Lebanese University, (Beirut

University College), Beirut-Lebanon, September 1981- June 1982.

Research Assistant at the Arab Unity Studies Center, Beirut-Lebanon, September 1981-

March 1982.

Publications Books and Edited Volumes

Ammar, N. (forthcoming, November 2014) Muslims in U.S. prisons. Boulder, Co: Lynne

Rienner Publishers and First Forum Press.

Ammar, N. & Zaidi, Arshia (forthcoming) (editors: Special Edition). Violence Against

Immigrant Women: Global Perspective. Arts and Social Science Journal

Ammar, Nawal (with Akpinar, A. & Hamdan, S.) (editors: Special Editions) (2010)

Middle Eastern Women: Issues, Debates and Priorities. Feminist Formations.

Volume 22, Issue 3.



Books and Edited Volumes Cont.

Ammar, N. (2005) Homeland Security: Controversies, Strategies and Impact.

[Electronic publication] http://upress.kent.edu/books/Ammar.htm Kent, Ohio:

Kent State University Press.}]

Lynd, A., Ammar, N., Lynd, S. (1991) Yusrieh: oral history. Binghamton, NY: Institute

for Development Anthropology.

Refereed Articles & Book Chapters

Ammar, N. (2014) Wife Battery in Islamic Societies: A Socio-Legal

Examination. In (Adeney-Risakotta. B.) Dealing with Diversity: Religion,

Globalization, Violence, Gender and Disaster in Indonesia. Geneva:

Globethics.net/Yogyakarta: Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies

Yogyakarta, Indonesia: Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies.

Kusha, H. & Ammar, N. (2014) Stoning Women in the Islamic Republic of

Iran: Is it Holy Law or Gender Violence. Arts and Social Sciences Journal(Open

Access Journal), 5, 1:063. http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2151-6200.1000063

Ammar, N, Alvi, S., Couture, A and San-Antonio, J. (2013) Experiences of

Muslim and Non-Muslim Battered Immigrant Women with the Police in the

United States: A Closer Understanding of Commonalities and Differences.

Violence Against Women. 19:1449-71

Ammar, N.; L. Orloff, M.A. Dutton & G. Hass (2012) Battered Immigrant Women in the

United States and Protection Orders: An Exploratory Research Criminal Justice

Review. 37: 337-359.

Alvi, S., Zaidi, A. & Ammar, N. and L. Colbert (2011). A Comparative Analysis of

Socio-Cultural Factors and Immigrant Women’s Mental Health within a Canadian

Context. Journal of Immigration and Minority Health, pp.1-13.

Ammar, N., Akpinar, A. & Hamdan, S. (2010) Introduction. Middle Eastern Women:

Issues, Debates and Priorities. Feminist Formations. Volume 22, Issue 3, 1-11.

Ammar, N. (2010) Restorative Justice and Islam. In (Chong, H. C., ed.) Crime, Victims

and Victimisation, Open University Press.

Mkandawire-Valhmu, L.; Rodriguez, R.; Ammar, N., Nemoto, K. (2009). Surviving

Life as a Woman: A Critical Ethnography of Violence in the Lives of Female

Domestic Workers in Malawi. Health Care for Women International, 30:9,783-

801.

http://upress.kent.edu/books/Ammar.htm

http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2151-6200.1000063



Refereed Articles & Book Chapters Cont.

Ammar, N. (2009) Arab Women in their State’s Constitutions. In (Reichel, P.

Dammer, H.; Winterdyke, J, Eds.) A Guided Reader to Research in Comparative

Criminology/Criminal Justice. Universitatsverlag Brockmeyer, Bochum –

Germany.

Ammar, N. (2009) The Relationship Between Street Children and the Justice System in

Egypt: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology.

53, 5,556-573.

Ammar, N.; Kessler, D and Kratcoski, P. (2008) The Interaction Between

Neighborhood’s Racial Composition and Officer race in Community Policing: A

Case Study from the Residential Area Policing Program (RAPP), Cleveland,

Ohio. Journal of International Police Science and Management, 10, 313-325.

Ammar, N. and Weaver, R. (2007) The Meaning of Crime and Punishment to

Muslim Inmates and Its Policy Implications. The African Journal of Criminology

and Justice Studies, 2:84-100.

Ammar, N. (2007) Wife Battery in Islam: A Comprehensive Understanding of

Interpretations. Violence Against Women, 13: 516-526.

Perella, A. and Ammar, N. (2007). The Consequences of Co-Payments on

Women’s Access to Health Care Services in Prison: The Experiences of Women

In Two Ohio Prisons. Corrections Compendium, Journal of the Correctional

Association of America, 32:6-10,32-33.

Ammar, N. and L. Orloff, (2007) Battered Immigrant Women’s Domestic Violence

Dynamics and Legal Protections. In Muraskin, R. (ed.) It’s a Crime: Women and

Justice, pp. 430-443.

Ammar, N. (2006) Wife-Abuse and Gender-Base Violence in Egyptian

Films: A View from the Third Millennium. Pakistan Journal of Women's Studies:

Alam-e-Niswan. 13:, 83-94.

Ammar, N (2006). Beyond the Shadows: Domestic Spousal Violence in a

“Democratizing” Egypt. Trauma, Violence and Abuse: A Review Journal, Vol. 7,

no. 4. , 244-259.

Hass, G. A., Ammar, N., Orloff, L. (2006) Battered Immigrants and U.S. Citizen

Spouses.” Washington, D.C. Legal Momentum, Immigrant Women Program.

http://legalmomentum.org/legalmomentum/files/dvusc.pdf, 10 pages

Ammar, N. & R. Weaver (2006) Restrained Voices: Female Inmates and Services in Two

Ohio Women Prisons. Women in Criminal Justice Vol. 16, no. 3, 67-89.

http://legalmomentum.org/legalmomentum/files/dvusc.pdf




Ammar, N. (2006) Islam’s Approach towards the Moral Dilemma of Protecting the

Environment. Massey College Journal. Walter Massey Symposia, Fourteenth

Lecture, 29-33.

Ammar, N. (2005) Islam and Ecojustice, In Taylor, B. The Encyclopedia of Religion

and Nature, London: Thoemmes Continuum, 862-866.

Ammar, N, L. Orloff, M.A. Dutton and G. Aguilar Hass (2005) Calls to Police and

Police Response: A Case Study from the Latina Immigrant Women in the U.S.

Journal of International Police Science and Management. Vol. 7 No. 4, pp.

230–244.

Ammar, N. (2005) “Introduction.” In Ammar, N. Homeland Security: Controversies,

Strategies and Impact. [electronic publication] Kent, Ohio: Kent State University

Press.

http://upress.kent.edu/books/Ammar.htm 19 pages

Ammar, N. (2004). Exploring Elements of Restorative Justice in Islamic Legal

Systems. In Safty, A. (Ed.) Value Leadership and Capacity Building. Boca

Raton, FL; Universal Publishers, pp. 147-171.

Kratcoski, P., Ammar, N. , D. Dahlgren. (2004). Police Diversion of Delinquent Youths:

An Assessment of Programs. In Kratcoski, P. (Ed.) Correctional Counseling &

Treatment. Colorado: Waveland Press, pp. 156-184.

Ammar, N.; R. Weaver; S. Saxon (2004) Muslims in Ohio Prisons.

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol.

48, No. 4, pp. 414-428.

Ammar, N. (2004) An Islamic Response to the Manifest Ecological Crisis: Issues of

Justice. In Gottlieb, R.S. (Ed.) This Sacred Earth: Religion, Nature and

Environment, pp. 285-299. London: Routledge. Reprinted.


Justice. In Foltz, R. (Ed.) Worldviews and the Environment: a Global Anthology.

Albany, Wadsworth Thomson, pp. 200-217. Reprinted

Ammar, N. (2003) The Future of Freedom Summary of Keynote Address by Fareed

Zakaria, Section 2. In Nieman, C. (Ed.), Democracy and Globalization. Kent,

Ohio: Kent State University Press.

http://upress.kent.edu/Nieman/title_files/section2.htm 5 pages

http://upress.kent.edu/books/Ammar.htm

http://upress.kent.edu/Nieman%20/about_the_author_files/about_the_author_Zakaria.htm

http://upress.kent.edu/Nieman%20/about_the_author_files/about_the_author_Zakaria.htm

http://upress.kent.edu/Nieman/title_files/section2.htm




Orloff L., M. A. Dutton, G. Aguilar Hass and N. Ammar, (2003) Battered Immigrant

Women’s Willingness to Call for Help and Police Response. UCLA Women’s

Law Journal, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 43-100.

Ammar, N. (2003). Is There Restorative Justice in Islam? In Safty, A. (Ed.)

Leadership, Islam and Globalization. Istanbul: Bahcesehir Universitesi

Yayinlari, pp. 30-48.

Ammar, N. (2003). Ecological Justice and Human Rights for Women in Islam. In Foltz,

R.; F. Denny &A. Baharuddin (Eds.) Islam and Ecology: A Bestowed Trust.

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, pp. 377-392.

Ammar, N. (2003) To Object or Not to Object: The Question of Women Judges in

Egypt. International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice,

Vol. 27, Edition 1, pp. 69-83.

Ammar, N. (2003) Islam, Justice and Deep Ecology. In. Gottlieb, R. (Ed.) Liberating

Faith: Religious Voices for Justice, Peace, and Ecological Wisdom.

Evanston, IL: Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc., pp. 285-300. Reprinted

Ammar, N. and Leila Lababidy (2002) Women’s Grassroots Movements and

Democratization in Egypt. In Bystydzienski, J. and J. Sekhton (Eds.). New

Delhi, Kali for Women, 130-142..

Ammar, N. (2001) Islam, Justice and Deep Ecology. In Barnhill, D. (Ed.) Deep

Ecology and World Religions. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press

(SUNY), pp. 193-212.

Ammar, N. (2001) Restorative Justice in Islam: Theory and Practice. In Hadley, M.

(Ed.) The Spiritual Roots of Restorative Justice. Albany, NY: State University of

New York Press, pp. 161-180.

Ammar, N. (2000) In the Shadow of the Pyramids: Domestic Violence in Egypt.

International Review of Victimology, Vol.7,No.1/2/3/, pp.29-66.

Ammar, N. (2000) Simplistic Stereotyping and Complex Reality of Arab-

American Immigrant Identity: Consequences and Future Strategies in Policing

Wife Battery. Journal of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, Vol. 11, no.1,

pp. 51-70.

Kessler, D., N. Ammar, P. Kratcoski (2000) Police Officer Adaptation of Community

Policing to Field Work: The Cleveland Residential Area Policing Program

(RAPP). The Journal of Community Policing, No. 2, Vol. I., pp. 25-37.




Ammar, N. (2000) Ecofeminism In the Egyptian Context. Civil Society, Winter,

Volume 20, Number 4, pp.1-7.


Justice. In Coward, H. and D. Maguire (Eds.) Visions of a New Earth: New

Vision on Population, Consumption and Ecology. New York: SUNY Press, pp.

230-26.

Ammar, N. (2000) Domestic Violence in Egypt. In Erez, Edna (Ed.) Domestic Violence:

Global Responses. Bicester: A. B. Academic Press p. 30-44.

Ammar, N. (1999) On Being A Muslim Woman in the U.S. Civil Society, Spring,

Volume 18, 6, pp. 9-14.

Ammar, N., L. Lababidy (1999) Women's Grassroots Movements in Egypt: Legal and

Social Democratization. In Bystyzienski, J.; J. Sekhon. (Eds.) Democratization

And Women's Grassroots Movements. Bloomington: Indiana University Press,

pp. 11-129.

Ammar, N. (1999) Discrimination Against Women Under the Nationality Laws: Case

Studies From Egypt and Lebanon. In Muraskin, R. (Ed.) Women and Justice:

Policy Implications-Domestic and International, Amsterdam: Gordon & Breach;

Abingdon: Marston1, pp. 115-134.

Ammar, N. H. (1998) Motherhood and Womanhood in Islam.

Research Resource Center For Human Rights Pages, Cairo, Egypt. (http:///

WWW.Geocities. Com/lrrc.goe/women/nawal2.html)

Ammar, N. (1996) The Status of Childless Women in Islam: Issues of Social and Legal

Construction. Humanity and Society, 20:77-89.

Ammar, N. (1995) On Being A Muslim Woman: Laws and Practices.

http://WWW.religiousconsultation.org/Ammar..htm.15 pages.

Ammar, N. (1995) Islam and the Environment: A Legalistic and Textual View. In

Coward, H. (Ed.) Population and the Environment: Population Pressures,

Resource Consumption, Religions and Ethics. New York: SUNY Press, 123-

136.

Ammar, N. (1994) Through a Daughter's Eyes: An Egyptian Village Restudied. In

Malikah, D. (Ed) (also translator) Contemporary Psychological Research in

Egypt. Alexandria: Alexandria University Press, 15-42.

http://www.geocities/

http://www.religiousconsultation.org/Ammar_on_being_a_muslim_woman.htm




Ammar, N. (1994) Islam and Fertility Control: a Legalistic and Textual View. (in

German) In Brasen and Zweifel (Eds.) Environmental Issues of 1990s. Bread For

All, Bern: Switzerland, 88-93.

Ammar, N., R. Weaver (1992) A Collaborative Approach to Applied Survey

Research: The Interview Process. Sociological Practice Review, 3, 32-36.

Ammar, N. (1992) Women in Islam: the Paradox of Unity and Diversity. Chicago

Seminary Journal, IL, Summer, 21-38.

Weaver, R., N. Ammar (1991) A Collaborative Approach to Applied Survey

Research. Sociological Practice Review, 2, 275-280.

Ammar, N. (1991) Islam's Attitude towards War. Leadership Conference of Women

Religious, Occasional Papers, summer 1991, 2-4.

United Nations Reports Drafted the United Nation’s document on the Basic Principles of Restorative Justice for

review by Member States (October 2001, Ottawa, Canada). It was approved by

unanimous vote and adopted in April 2002 in Austria. (2002) U.N. November 2001

Report on the Basic Principles on Restorative Justice that was successfully voted on and

adopted by the U.N. Commission on Crime in Vienna, Austria in the 12th regular

session, April 18-22. E/2000/INF/2/Add.2.

Ammar, N. et al. (1999) Expert Workshop on Innovations in the Delivery and

Financing of Social Services. United Nations Commission for Social Development,

Thirty Seventh Session, Item 3 (a) of the provisional agenda, Follow-Up to the World

Summit for Social Development Priority Themes. E/CN.5/1999/1

Ammar, N. et al. (1999) Framework for Further Actions and Initiatives that Might Be

Considered During the Special Session: Women 2000 Gender Equality, Development

and Peace for the Twenty First Century. Report of the Secretary –General (1999) United

Nations Economic and Social Council E.CN.6/1999/Pc/2.

Encyclopedic Entries

Couture, A. & Ammar, N. (Forthcoming). Battered Woman Syndrome. In Nasheri, H.

Criminal law volume of the new Encyclopedia of Criminology & Criminal

Justice. Wiley-Blackwell.

Ammar, N., Associate Editor, Dilip K. Das, Editor-in-Chief (2005) The World Police

Encyclopedia. New York, NY: Routledge/Taylor & Francis Books, Inc.

Ammar, N. (2002) Islam and Crime. In Levinson, D., Encyclopedia of Crime and

Punishment, Section II. Boston, Mass: Berkshire Publishing, 931-937.



Encyclopedic Entries Cont.

Ammar, N., E. Erez (2001) The Anthropology of Rape. In Davis, N. and G. Geis,

Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior, Section three. Virginia:

Taylor and Francis, pp. 285-288.

Ammar, N. (2001) Health Care Delivery in Ohio’s Prison. Bureau of Health

Promotion and Risk reduction, Women’s Health Section, Update, Ohio

Department of Health. Reprinted

Ammar, N. (1999) Health Care Delivery in Ohio Women's Prisons. Fellow

Observer, Spring 1999, Volume II, Number II.

http:// www.soros.org/individual_fellows/internalpages/ 5 pages

Ammar, N. (1998) "Islam," In Mankiller, W., G. Mink, M. Navarro, B. Smith and G.

Steinem (eds.) The Reader's Companion to U.S. Women's History. Boston,

Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company, 283-284.

Ammar, N. (1995) "The Nubians," In Middleton, J.; A. Rassam (eds.) Encyclopedia

of World Cultures. Human Relations Area Files, Inc. Yale: GK. Hall-Macmillan,

245-249.

Manuals, Reports and Other Writings

Ammar, N. and Zaidi, A. (June, 2014). Report to Reh’ma Social Services, Toronto

Ontario. Research Conducted with Elderly Participants within the South Asian

Community.

Ammar, N. (2014, May) First Workshop for LEADERS and ALLIES of the Second Round

Leadership -Evaluation Report on the Women of Color Network’s Project: Expanding

Leadership Opportunism within the Domestic Violence Field for Members of

Underrepresented Groups. A Project of the Pennsylvania Coalition against Domestic

Violence (PCADV) and National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV).

Funded BY: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration on

Children, Youth and Families’ Violence Prevention and Services Program (Grant #

90EV0402) [60 pages]

Ammar, N. (2014, April) Second Round Leadership Pre-Evaluation Report on the

Women of Color Network’s Project: Expanding Leadership Opportunism within the

Domestic Violence Field for Members of Underrepresented Groups. A Project of the

Pennsylvania Coalition against Domestic Violence (PCADV) and National Resource

Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV). Funded BY: U.S. Department of Health and

Human Services’ Administration on Children, Youth and Families’ Violence Prevention

and Services Program (Grant # 90EV0402). [30 pages].

http://www.soros.org/individual_fellows/internalpages/



Manuals, Reports and Other Writings Cont.

Ammar, N. (2013, June) First Round Leadership Post-Evaluation Report on the Women

of Color Network’s Project: Expanding Leadership Opportunism within the Domestic

Violence Field for Members of Underrepresented Groups. A Project Of the Pennsylvania

Coalition Against Domestic Violence (PCADV) and National Resource Center on

Domestic Violence (NRCDV). Funded BY: U.S. Department of Health and Human

Services’ Administration on Children, Youth and Families’ Violence Prevention and

Services Program (Grant # 90EV0402).

Ammar, N. (2012, December) First Round Leadership Pre-Evaluation Report on the

Women of Color Network’s Project: Expanding Leadership Opportunism within the

Domestic Violence Field for Members of Underrepresented Groups. A Project Of the

Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence (PCADV) and National Resource

Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV). Funded BY: U.S. Department of Health and

Human Services’ Administration on Children, Youth and Families’ Violence Prevention

and Services Program (Grant # 90EV0402).

Leslye Orloff, Nawal Ammar, Helene Berman, Jacquelyn Campbell, Anindita Dasgupta

, Mary Ann Dutton, Gissel Hass, Stephanie J. Nawyn , Antia Raj, Rachel Rodriguez,

Evan Stark , Jay G. Silverman, Cris M. Sullivan (2012, May). A sign on research

supported letter to Committee on the Judiciary regarding the provisions in HR 4970 roll

back and eviscerate protections the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).

Dutton, MA, Ammar, N. , Orloff, L. and Terrell, D. (2007) "Use and Outcomes of

Protection Orders by Battered Immigrant Women.” A report submitted to the National

Institute of Justice, Washington DC. National Institute of Justice Office of Justice

Program U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. grant #. 2003-WG-BX-1004

Ammar, N. (2005) “Evaluation of the HHS funded grant entitled: ‘Preventing Family

Violence in Underserved and Diverse Communities’.” Submitted to the Administration

for Children and Families/U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Gran #

90EV0253.

Ammar, N., N. al-Alawi, (2004) “Kutayb liWarshat al-A’mal: Al Huquq al Qanuniah

min Manthur Jandari lil Mara’ah fi Mamlakat al Bahrain” [a workshop manual for legal

rights of women in the Kingdom of Bahrain from a gendered perspective]. Manama,

Bahrain: Bahrain Women Society.

Ammar, N. (2004) Evaluation of the "Training the Trainers" Workshop Conducted by the

Bahrain Women Society, October 7-9, 2003, Manama, Bahrain.

PHASES I & II. Submitted to National Endowment For Democracy. Report for, Grant

#BWS 2003-085.

Ammar, N. (2003) Curriculum for “Training the Trainers” on Legal Rights of Women in

the Kingdom of Bahrain from a Gendered Perspective. Arab Women Alliance: Cairo,

Egypt.



Manuals, Reports and Other Writings Cont. Erez, E, and Ammar N., (2003). Violence Against Immigrant Women and Systemic

Responses: An Exploratory Study. A report submitted to the National Institute of Justice,

Washington DC. Grant #98-WT-VX-0030 from the National Institute of Justice. Report

Ammar, N. (2002) A Draft of Omani Women’s Legal Status, Preliminary Analysis for the

“Omani Women 5-Year Development Strategy.” In Arabic.

Kratcoski P., N. Ammar, D. Dahlgren (2000) “Police Juvenile Diversion Programs.”

Final Report submitted to the Governor’s Office of Criminal Justice. Report for Grant #.

97DGG027272.

Ammar, N. (1992) "Why We Don't Count: Behavioral Causes for the 1990 Census

Undercount in an African-American Community in Hartford, Ct.” United States

Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census: Center for Survey Research, Joint

Statistical Agreement # 89-35, summer

1992.http://www.census.gov/srd/www/byyear.html 25 pages

Berg, M; Weaver, R., and Ammar, N. (1996) Hartford Neighborhood Profiles [44 pp.

each] each profile includes a brief, well-documented history of a specific Connecticut

neighborhood with map, data and commentary on the population. Profiles were compiled

using data collected in 1989–1990 from the Rapid Socio-demographic Assessment

(ROSA) Project–a community-based project involving over 80 neighborhood groups. ___

Asylum Hill ___ Barry Square ___ Blue Hills ___ Charter Oak Zion ___ Clay Arsenal

___ Frog Hollow ___ Northeast ___ Parkville ___ Sheldon Charter Oak ___ South end

___ South Green ___ Southwest ___ Upper Albany ___ West End.

Berg, M., Ammar, N. and Weaver R. (1994).Hartford Profile [36 pp.] Provides an

overview of social and economic conditions. (Data collected in 1989-1990 from RSA

Project)

Ammar, N. (1992) Coverage Difference in a Mixed Neighborhood in Hartford, Ct. Final

Research Report submitted to the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau

of the Census: Center for Survey Research, Joint Statistical Agreement # 89-35, and

Summer 1992, 1-25. Publication #Ev 92/21.

Book Reviews and Essays

Ammar, N. (2005) The Sacred Law of Islam: A Case Study of Women’s Treatment in

the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Criminal Justice System, a review 2002, 314 pp.

Burlington, VT: Ashgate. Author: Kusha, Hamid R. Reviewed for International

Criminal Justice Review. 15: 75-77

Ammar, N. (2004) Islam, Crime and Criminal Justice, 2002, 148 pp. Cullompton,

Devon: Willan Publishing. Author: Spalek, Basia (ed.). Reviewed for

International Journal of Comparative Criminology. 4, 2:289-300.



Book Reviews and Essays Cont.

Ammar, N. (1997) Domestic Violence: A Move Away from Silence Towards Systematic

Studies: A Review of Abd El Wahhab's Book, Domestic Violence In Egypt. Book

Review Essay. Women and Criminal Justice, 9: 87-99.

Grants: Awarded

Social Science and Humanities Council (SSHRC) Community Partnership

Development Grants (2012-2014—extended to 2015). Understanding the missing link of

intimate partner violence (IPV) and immigrant racialized women in Ontario through

Community Research Partnership. (with Drs. Arshia Zaidi (PI) and Shanti

Fernando). (C$80,000).

Social Science and Humanities Council (SSHRC) Insight Grant (2011-2013—

extended to 2014) Behind the veil: Detecting deception of concealed witnesses. Insight

Grant (with Dr. Amy Leach, PI). (C$54,000)

Public Works and Government Services Canada (2011): Community Impact Study,

UOIT’s move downtown Oshawa. (with Barbara Perry). (C$25,000)

NATO Science For PEACE and SECURITY PROGRAMME. (2009-2010).

Advanced Research Workshop (with Turkish National Police). Developing prevention

strategies and tactics in countering radicalization. (40,000 EUR).

United States Department of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women(2009-2010).

Exploring the data from VAWA grantees. (with Leslye Orloff and Dr. Giselle Hass).

(US $50,000)

United States Department of Health and Human Services (2005) Reframing Child

Safety and Domestic Violence in Battered Immigrant Women’s Families. Co-PI with

National Network to End Violence Against Immigrant Women (with Leslye Orloff,

Immigrant Women Program: NOW legal Defense Fund, Washington, D.C.; Gail

Pendleton, National Immigration Guild, Boston-Mass.; and Leni Marin, Family

Violence Fund, San Francisco-CA). (US $50,000).

United States National Institute of Justice (NIJ), Office of Research and Evaluation

Broadening Our Understanding of Violence Against Women from Diverse Communities

(2003-2007). Use and Outcomes of Protection Orders by Battered Immigrant Women.

(with Mary Ann Dutton, Professor (PI), Georgetown University; and Leslye Orloff Senior Staff Attorney and Program Director, Immigrant Program,

NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund. (US $250,000).

National Endowment on Democracy, Washington D.C., 2003-2004. Legal and

Political Awareness of Women in Bahrain. (with Bahraini Women Society) (US

$28,000).



Grants: Awarded Cont.

Kent State University Retention and Enrollment Strategies, 2001. Belonging and

Retention: Issues and patterns within and across campuses. (With Pamela

Tontodonato) (US$10,490).

U.S. State Department "Expert Grant" to travel to Oman and participate in developing

the first five year strategic plan for women with the Ministry of Social Affairs, March

2002, (US $8,000).

United States Human and Health Services, 2002.Organizing with resources for

violence against immigrant women. (with L. Orloff.) (US $300,000).

Kent State University Retention and Enrollment Strategies, 2000-2001.Improving

recruitment and retention from Regional Campuses to Kent Campus.(with Pamela

Tontodonato). (US $11,000).

Kent State University, Research and Graduate Studies, 2000. Muslim Inmates in

Prison. (US $450).

Ohio Governor's Office of Criminal Justice,1999-2000. An Assessment of Juvenile

Diversion Programs in Ohio. (With P. Kratcoski as project director and Ammar PI).

(US $39,000)

National Institute of Justice, 1998-2003.Violence Against Women and Systematic

Responses: An Exploratory Study. (with E. Erez, PI). (US $184,527).

Cleveland Police Department, 1998-2000. Evaluate the Residential Association Police

Program (RAPP). (Co-principal Investigator With P. Kratcoski and D. Kessler) (US

$50,000).

Open Society Institute, 1998-2000. Health Status of Incarcerated Women. (Fellowship

Status). (US $56,000).

Light Center, Columbus, Ohio. The Ohio Department of Health to conduct

Seminars in Mahoning and Trumbull County of Sexual Assault Awareness.

(Partner and facilitator, 10% effort; 1996-1997, US $40,000).

Ohio Department of Education for a before and after program for needy children.

(Evaluator of program and grant writer, 1995-1996). (US $15,000)

Ohio Governor's Office of Criminal Justice "Youth Diversion Program for Liberty

Youth."(Evaluator and grant writer, 1995-1998), (US $45,000 for the first two years

and step down funding of US $10,000 for the rest of the period).



Grants: Awarded Cont.

Attorney General's Office to "expand the D.A.R.E. program at Liberty Police

Department." (Grant writer and evaluator, 1994-1999), (US $45,000 for first year, and

step down funding of $15,000 for five years).

Department of Justice funds to hire two Police Officers to move the Liberty Police

Department into a Problem Solving Policing Style and Evaluate the Process. (Grant

writer and evaluator, 1995-1999, US $138,000).

Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services A D.A.R.E. Program for

the Mahoning County Schools in the unincorporated areas and to Evaluate it. (Grant

writer, partnership leader and evaluator, 1993-1994, US $27,000).

Ohio Department of Highway Safety Experienced Driver's Improvement Program (E-

DIP). (Grant writer and Principal Investigator, 1992-199, US $9,000).

Ohio Commission on Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management, to establish a

Community Center for conflict management, in the Mahoning Valley. (Grant writer,

1992-1993, US. $15,000).

Census Bureau, Center for Survey Research to conduct research on behavioral

causes for census undercount among African American and Puerto-Ricans in Hartford,

CT. (Principal Investigator, 1989-1992, US $18,000).

Ford Foundation, small grants for dissertation research. (1986-1987, US $10,000)

Awards and Honors

Elected Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, Youngstown State University

Chapter

Trumbull County Women of Achievement Nominee 1997

Open Society Institute Fellow 1997-1999

Included in the Who is Who Among Egyptian Women (#556, p. 122)

YWCA Portage County: Women of Professional Excellence Award for the Year

2003 (Nomination from President of Kent State, Dr. Cartwright)

Distinguished Woman Award, Kent State University, 2007.

Selected Academic Presentations (R, refereed; I, invited)

Ammar, N. (Nov. 2014) Author meet critic. A discussion of Mark Hamm’s The Spectacular Few:

Prisoner Radicalization and the Evolving Terrorist Threat. New York: New York University Press. 2013,

237 pp. $24.00 paper (978 0 8147 2396 8). I

Ammar, N, Zaidi, A. & Fernando S. (Nov. 2014). Methodological challengeds in doing collaborative

“community parternship” advocacy research on intimate partner violence immigrant survivors in

Canada. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, November 19 - 22, 2014, San

Francisco, California, U.S.A. R



Selected Academic Presentations (R, refereed; I, invited) Cont.

Ammar, N. & Brar, A. (Nov., 2013). Preferred Qualities of Muslim Imams in American Prisons: Inmates’

Perspective. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, November 20 - 23, 2013,

Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. R

Ammar, N. and Leach, A. (Nov., 2013) Veiling in the Courtroom: Muslim Women's Credibility and

Perceptions. Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference 2013, Doha-Qatar. R

Vatandoost, N.& Ammar, N.(Oct., 2013) Honour Killings, Media and Discourses of Belonging in Canada.

Canadian Association of Transforming Citizenship: Ethnicity, Transnationalism, and Belonging in

Canada, the 4th Annual Conference. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. R

Ammar, N. (June, 2013) Doing Leadership with Women of Color and Aspiring Allies:

An Evaluation. the Women of Color Netwrok’s Project: Expanding Leadership Opportuties

within the Domestic Violence Field for Memebers of Underrepresented Groups. A Project Of the

Pennsylvaia Coalition Against Doemstic Violence (PCADV) and National Resource Center on

Domestic Violence (NRCDV). Funded BY: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’

Administration on Children, Youth and Families’ Violence Prevention and Services Program,

Washington, D.C., U.S.A. (Grant # 90EV0402). I

Ammar, N. (June, 2013) Strategic Planning for Doing Leadership with Women of Color

and Aspiring Allies. Expanding Leadership Opportuties within the Domestic Violence Field for

Memebers of Underrepresented Groups. A Project Of the Pennsylvaia Coalition Against Doemstic

Violence (PCADV) and National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV). Funded BY:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration on Children, Youth and

Families’ Violence Prevention and Services Program, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. (Grant #

90EV0402).I

Ammar, N. (April, 2012). Gender-Base Violence Discourse and Egyptian Cinema in the First Decade of the

21st Century. Violence International Conference 4-6 April 2012 - Izmir University, Turkey. I

Ammar, N., Couture, A. &Alvi. (March 2012) Battered Immigrant Women’s Experiences with Courts in

the U.S.A.: An Exploratory Study. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New York City, New

York, U.S.A. R

Vatandoost, N. and Ammar, N. (March, 2012). Honour Killings: An Examination of Online Debates in

Canada. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New York City, New York, U.S.A. R

Ammar, N. (September, 2011). The Identity of Muslim Women and Girl-Children In Canada: A Look

Beyond Orientalism. Violence in the Lives of Muslim Girls and Women: An Invitational

Symposium ,September 22-24, London, Ontario, Canada. R

Ammar, N.. Couture, A., Alvi, S. & San Antonio, J. (March, 2011). Policing Muslim and Non-Muslim

Battered Immigrant Women in the United States: A Closer Understanding of Commonalities and

Differences Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March 2-5, 2011, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. R

Ammar, N. (December, 2010) Placing Restorative Justice On the Solution Agenda of Terrorism and

Radicalization. Developing Prevention Strategies and Tactics in Countering Radicalization.

NATO Advanced Research Workshop Antalya, Turkey.I

Ammar, N. (November, 2010) Organizer/presenter of the Inaugural Session for Feminist Formation Journal

on Women in the Middle East. National Women Studies Association, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A. I




Ammar, N. (November, 2010) Moderator ,Women’s Studies In/And the United Arab Emirates:

Pioneering Voices. National Women Studies Association Conference, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A. I

Couture, A. , Ammar, N. ( November, 2010) Immigrant women and psychological violence by intimate

partners: a case study from the U.S. American Society of Criminology. San Francisco , CA, U.S.A.

R

Hass, G; Ammar, N., Orloff , L. (July, 2010) Barriers and Successes in U-visas for Immigrant Victims

International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference. Family Research

Laboratory and Crime Against Children Centre, Sheraton Harbor side Hotel and Conference

Center Portsmouth, New Hampshire. R

Ammar, N. (Nov., 2009) Author meets critic session on Kusha H. (2009) book on Islam in American

Prisons: Black Muslims’ Challenge to American Penology. Burlington, VT: Ashgate. American

Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA. R

Ammar, N. (Nov. 2008) Chair, session on Immigration and Crime. American Society of Criminology. St.

Louis, Mo. I

Ammar, N. (Nov., 2008) Collaborative Research with Battered Immigrant Women. American Society of

Criminology. St. Louis, Mo. R. .

Ammar, N. (October, 2008) Policing Intimate Partner Violence in the U.S.: Immigrant Women's Opinions. Centre of Criminology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada . I

Ammar, N. (Sept. 2008) Terrorism, Violence and the Environment. The United Nations Conference on the

60th Anniversary of the Human Rights Declaration. The United Nations, New York City, New

York. I

Ammar, N. and Sanantonio, J. (June, 2008) Battered Immigrant Muslim Women and

Access to Criminal Justice Services in the U.S. National Women Studies Association, Cincinnati,

Ohio. R

Ammar, N., Orloff, L, Dutton, M.A. ( May, 2008) Use and Outcome of Civil Protection

Orders by Battered Immigrant Women in the U.S. Law and Society Association Meeting, Montreal,

Canada. R

Ammar, N. (March, 2008) Working in the Middle East with Women: Service, and

Change. Marmara University, Istanbul. I

Ammar, N. (November, 2007) Wife-Abuse and Gender-Base Violence in Egyptian Films: A Popular

Culture View. American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, Georgia. R

Ammar, N. (January, 2008) On Being a Muslim Woman. Massey College, University of Toronto, Toronto,

Ontario, Canada. I

Ammar, N. (January, 2007) Are Ecojustice and Feminism Compatible with Islamic

Sharia? Jesuit University, Jakarta, Indonesia. I

Ammar, N. (January, 2007) Social Transformation and non-Patriarchal Interpretations of Violence

Against Women in Islam Law, University of Gadjah Mata (UGM), Department of Interreligious

Studies Yogyakarta, Indonesia. I




Ammar, N. (January, 2007). Women, the Environment and Justice in Islamic Sharia. University of Gadjah

Mata (UGM), Center for Cross-Cultural Studies, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. I

Ammar, N. (November, 2006) After Disengagement and the Lebanon War: Is the Middle East Closer or

Further from Peace? Kent State University Geneva Program, Moderator for a talk by David

Newman, Professor of Political Science at Ben Gurion University, Geneva, Switzerland. I

Ammar, N. (November, 2005) “Domestic Violence in Egypt: Research Needs.” Part of a panel on Violence

Against Women: A Human Security Perspective Sponsored by The Women’s Learning

Partnership for Rights, Development, and Peace and the Association for Middle East Women’s

Studies Middle Eastern Studies Association. Washington, D.C. I

Ammar, N. and Weaver R. ( November, 2005) The Meaning of Justice for Muslim Inmates: A Study of

Inmates in Ohio Correctional Facilities. Annual Meeting of American Society of Criminology.

Toronto, Canada. R

Ammar, N. (August, 2005) “Wife Beating in Islam.” 14th World Congress of Criminology. Philadelphia,

PA. R

Ammar, N. and Orloff, L. (August, 2005) “Violence Against Women ACT (VAWA) and Battered

immigrant Women: A social, legal and historical perspective.” 14th World Congress of

Criminology. Philadelphia, PA. R

Ammar, N. (June, 2005) “Battered Immigrant Women: An extra-legal perspective.” Jewish Family

Services Seminar on Immigrant Women. Beachwood, Ohio. I

Ammar, N. (May, 2005) WORKSHOPS 18 and 24 “Providing Culturally Appropriate

Services to End Violence Against Immigrant Women (Parts 1 and 2). The Ohio Attorney

General’s 2005 Conference on Victim Assistance, Columbus, Ohio. I

Ammar, N. (May, 2005) “ The Role of Mediation in Islamic Jurisprudence.” Fourth Biennial

International Conference on Intercultural Research, Conflict, Negotiation and Mediation Across

Cultures. Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. R

Ammar, N. (March, 2005) “ Caring for the Environment: A Challenge of Justice for Muslims”. Eco-

Nightmare Culpability, Responsibility and the Environmental Crisis, Massey College the 2005

Walter Gordon Massey symposium, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. I

Ammar, N. (February, 2005) “Islam, human rights and public health issues.” School of Public Health,

Tulane University, LA. I

Ammar, N. (November, 2004). “Policing Battered Immigrant Women: What We Know and What We

Need to Know.” The Alliance for Abused and Battered International Women, (ABAIW) Annual

Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio. I

Orloff, L., N. Ammar (September, 2004) “Boarder Patrol and Battered Immigrant Women.” San Diego

Border Patrol, San Diego,California. R

Ammar, N., L. Orloff, M. A. Dutton and G. Aguilar Hass. (September, 2004) “Children of Battered

Immigrant Women: An Assessment of the Cumulative Effects of Violence, Access to Services and

Immigrant Status.” International Family Violence Conference, September 19-25,

San Diego, CA. R



Selected Academic Presentations (R, refereed; I, invited)Cont.

Ammar, N. (September, 2004). Invited to attend the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against

Women Learning from the Past, Shaping the Future as a member of a team speaking on battered

immigrant women and families. A symposium honoring the 10th anniversary of the Violence

Against Women Act (1994). Washington, D.C. I

Ammar, N. (May, 2004) “Helping to Serve Battered Immigrant Women in Ohio.” Ohio Caucus for Women

of Color, Liaison to Ohio Domestic Violence Network, Columbus, Ohio. I

Warrier, S. and N. Ammar (May, 2004) “Cultural Competency and Battered Immigrant Women in the

United States.” Southern Region Conference of the National Network to Prevent Violence Against

Immigrant Women, Miami, Florida. I

Ammar, N., L. Marin, L. Orloff (May, 2004) “Advocacy and Funding for Battered Immigrant Women.”

Southern Region Conference of the National Network to Prevent Violence Against Immigrant

Women, Miami, Florida. I

Ammar, N. (April, 2004) " The Intersection of Gender and Immigration in American Academic

Administration: A Personal Journey." Central Anthropological Association, St. Paul, Minnesota.

R

Ammar, N. (March, 2004) "Arab Women in their Constitutions." Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences,

Las Vegas, Nevada. R

Ammar, N. (October, 2003) " Policing Battered Arab-American Women prior to September 11: A Police

Perspective". International Executive Police, Manama, Bahrain. I

Ammar, N. (June, 2003) “Can Islam be Restorative.” The Second International Global Meeting, University

of Bahcesehir, Istanbul, Turkey. I

Ammar, N. (May, 2003) “Restorative Justice and Islam.” Balanced and Restorative Justice Conference,

Michigan Family Independence Agency Bureau of Juvenile Justice, Harbor springs, Michigan. I

Ammar, N. and R. Weaver (March, 2003) “Muslims in Ohio Prison: Characteristics and Religious Needs.”

North Central Sociological Association, Cincinnati, Ohio. R

Ammar, N. and R. Weaver (March, 2003) “Muslims in Ohio Prisons: A Case Study from Ohio.” Academy

of Criminal Justice Sciences, Boston, Mass. R

Ammar, N. (Nov., 2002) “Introduction… Battered Immigrant Women Against the General Picture of

Violence.” Women’s Resource Center Domestic Violence/Dating Violence Workshop, Kent

Kent State University, Ohio. I

Ammar, N. (October, 2002) “Domestic Violence in Egypt: The Debate of Etiology and Meaning.” Africa in

the 21 Century, The Kent State University Africa Initiative, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio I

Ammar, N. (October, 2002) “On Being a Muslim-American Woman in Post September 11, 2001.” Muslim

Women in America: Contributing to Community Development. Kent State University, Kent,

Ohio. I

Ammar, N. (September, 2002) “Are Muslim Prisoners Different: A Case Study from Ohio.” at the Ohio

Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections Annual Research Conference, Columbus, Ohio. R




Ammar, N. (March, 2002) “Societal Violence and Domestic Violence in the Islamic Context.” University

of Bahrain, Manama, Bahrain. I

Ammar, N. (March, 2002) “Women and the Law Under Islamic Shari’ a.” College of Shari’ a and Law,

Muscat, Oman I

Ammar, N. (March, 2002) “Omani Women and Legislative Rights.” National Strategy of Omani Women,

the Omani Ministry of Social Development, Muscat, Oman. I

Dahlgren, D. C., P. C. Kratcoski, and N. Ammar (October, 2001) “Assessing Drug Courts: Factors

Influencing Outcome.” Midwest Criminal Justice Association conference, Chicago, Illinois. R

Dahlgren, D. C., P. C. Kratcoski, and N. H. Ammar (October, 2001) “Police Diversion of

Delinquent Youth: An Assessment of Programs.” Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and

Corrections Annual Research Conference, Columbus, Ohio. R

Tontodonato, P., N. Ammar (October, 2001) “Retention Strategies for Minority and Non-Traditional

Students: What Works?” American Council on Education, Cincinnati, Ohio. R Ammar, N. (June,

2001) “Restorative Justice and Jails.” The National Convocation of Jail and Prison Ministry,

Cleveland, Ohio. I

Dahlgren, D, P. Kratcoski, and N. Ammar (April, 2001) “Police Diversion of Delinquent Youth: An

Assessment of Programs.” Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Washington, D.C. R

Tontodonato, P., N. Ammar (April, 2001) “Retention of Justice Studies Students in a Multi-Campus

System.” Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Washington, D.C. R

Ammar, N. (March, 2001) “Restorative Justice in Islam, Active Peacemaking, Sixth Annual Symposium on

Violence, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. I

Ammar, N (January, 2001) the Western Asia Report on Women at Beijing 10+ (in Arabic), Alliance for

Arab Women, Cairo, Egypt. I

Dahlgren, Daniel C., Peter C. Kratcoski, and Nawal H. Ammar (November, 2000) “Police Diversion of

Delinquent Youth: An Assessment of Programs.” 52nd annual American Society of Criminology

Conference; San Francisco, CA R


Students: What Works?” American Council on Education, Cincinnati, Ohio. R

Ammar, N.; P. Kratcoski. and D. Dahlgren (March, 2000) "A Rapid Socio-Demographic Assessment of

Juvenile Diversion Programs in Northeast Ohio." Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New

Orleans, LA. R

Ammar, N. (June, 2000) “The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations in Stopping Violence Against

Women: Case Examples from the U.S. and Egypt.” The Lawyers Guild, The Women and Child

Organization of Bahrain, Manama, Bahrain. I

Ammar, N. (June, 2000) “Eco-Justice, Islam and Muslims.” Gulf Hotel, A Lecture Sponsored by the U.S.

Ambassador, Manama, Bahrain I

Ammar, N. (June, 2000) “Muslim Women in America: Seeking Justice Between Eastern Traditions and

Western Liberation.” The Dubai Press Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates I




Ammar, N. (October, 1999) Invited "Arab American Women Beyond Victimization and Invisibility." Arab

American University Graduates Annual Convention, New York City, New York. R

Ammar, N. (April, 1999) Invited "Domestic Violence, Immigration and Identity: A Case Study from the

Arab-American Community." Center for Arab Studies, Georgetown University,

Washington, D.C. I

Ammar, N. (March, 1999) Invited Colloquium “Muslim Women’s Legal Rights in Shari ‘a.” Wittenberg

University, Springfield, Ohio. I

Tontodonato, P., N, Ammar. (March, 2002) “Retention Strategies for Minority Students”, Academy of

Criminal Justice Sciences, Anaheim, California. R

Dahlgren, D. C., P. C. Kratcoski, and N. Ammar (October, 2001) “Assessing Drug Courts: Factors

Influencing Outcome.” Midwest Criminal Justice Association conference, Chicago, Illinois. R

Dahlgren, D. C., P. C. Kratcoski, and N. H. Ammar (October, 2001) “Police Diversion of Delinquent

Youth: An Assessment of Programs.” Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections

Annual Research Conference, Columbus, Ohio. R


Students: What Works?” American Council on Education, Cincinnati, Ohio. R

Dahlgren, D, P. Kratcoski, and N. Ammar (April, 2001) “Police Diversion of Delinquent Youth: An

Assessment of Programs.” Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Washington, D.C. R

Tontodonato, P., N. Ammar (April, 2001) “Retention of Justice Studies Students in a Multi-Campus

System.” Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Washington, D.C. R

Ammar, N. (March, 2001) “Restorative Justice in Islam, Active Peacemaking, Sixth Annual Symposium on

Violence, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. I

Ammar, N (January, 2001) the Western Asia Report on Women at Beijing 10+ (in Arabic), Alliance for

Arab Women, Cairo, Egypt. I

Dahlgren, Daniel C., Peter C. Kratcoski, and Nawal H. Ammar (November, 2000) “Police Diversion of

Delinquent Youth: An Assessment of Programs.” 52nd annual American Society of Criminology

Conference; San Francisco, CA. R

Ammar, N.; P. Kratcoski. and D. Dahlgren (March, 2000) "A Rapid Socio-Demographic Assessment of

Juvenile Diversion Programs in Northeast Ohio." Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New

Orleans, LA. R

Ammar, N. (June, 2000) “The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations in Stopping Violence Against

Women: Case Examples from the U.S. and Egypt.” The Lawyers Guild, The Women and Child

Organization of Bahrain, Manama, Bahrain. I

Ammar, N. (June, 2000) “Eco-Justice, Islam and Muslims.” Gulf Hotel, A Lecture Sponsored by the U.S.

Ambassador, Manama, Bahrain. I

Ammar, N. (June, 2000) “Muslim Women in America: Seeking Justice Between Eastern Traditions and

Western Liberation.” The Dubai Press Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. I




Ammar N. And S. Wolf (November, 1999) "County Worker's Attitudes Towards Private

Prisons in the Mahoning Valley." American Society of Criminology, Toronto, Canada. I

Ammar, N., E. Erez, and C. Gregory (March, 1999) "Health Care Delivery Strategies in

Ohio's Women State Prisons." Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Orlando, Florida. R

Ammar, N. (February, 1999) Prioritizing Of Social Needs, Delivery of Social Services And Gender Gap.

The Commission for Social Development, United Nations Headquarters, New York, New York. I

Selected Journals and Other Venues Asking for Manuscript Peer Reviews

African Journal of Criminology& Justice Studies.

-Medical Central-Open Access Publisher.

Criminology.

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Free Inquiry in Critical Sociology.

International Review of Victimology.

International Studies Perspective.

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National Women Studies Association Journal.

Public Policy

Social Science and Humanities Research Council (Canada)

Qatar Foundation (Qatar)

Department of Justice (USA)

Soros Foundation (USA)

National Institute of Justice (USA)

Present Editorial Boards Service

International Research Journal of Humanities, Engineering and Pharmaceutical

Sciences(20014-ongoing).

Arts and Social Science Journal (2013-ongoing), Editor-in-Chief.

Feminist Formations[previously National Women Studies Associaton Journal] (2007-

present), editorial board member.

African Journal Of Criminal Justice (2010-ongoing)

Pakistan Journal of Women's Studies: Alam-e-Niswan (2006-ongoing)

Turkish Journal of Police Studies(2005-ongoing)



Selected University Service Conduct duties of an academic Dean (2007-ongoing).

Chaired over 10 3rd-year review committees.

Chaired 10 tenure and promotion committees.

Chaired over 30 search committees for faculty.

Served on search committees for Dean Searches (2009, 2011).

Served on the Selection Committee of Associate Provost of Research (2009).

Serve on the Board of University-Community Link Unit at UOIT (2009).

Serve on the Board of the Centre for Evaluation and Survey Research at UOIT (2008-

ongoing).

Represent UOIT at the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences,

(2012-ongoing).

Serve on the Board of Professional Development Centre (Faculty of Social Science and

Humanities).

Serve on the Board of the Durham Regional Police and UOIT’s Diversity and Leadershi.

Serve on the UOIT Committee to measure socio-economic impact of the University on

the Durham Region Community (2011-ongoing).

Developed Five new programs in the Faculty (2007-2009): Community Development,

Forensic Psychology, Legal Studies, Communication and Public Policy and MA in

Criminology.

Developed the Cybercrime concentration of the MA in Criminology (2007).

Developed the 3 year strategic plan for the Faculty of Criminology, Justice and Policy

Studies (2007).

Board member for the National Women Studies Association Journal(2005-ongoing)

Board member of the Turkish Journal of Policing (2004-ongoing).

Member of the Search Committee for the 11th President of Kent State University. (2006-

2007).

Member of the Political Science Graduate Faculty Committee @Kent State University

(2004-2009).

(2004-2005) Consultant to Kent State Sixth Annual Democracy Symposium Planning

Committee.

(2003-2004) Chair, Kent State Fifth Annual Democracy Symposium Planning

Committee.

(2003-2007) Faculty Advisor to the Muslim Student Association.

(2003-2007) Faculty Advisor to the Arab Student Association.

(2002-2003) Member of Kent State Fourth Annual Democracy Symposium Planning

Committee.

(2003-2004) Member of the Faculty Search Committee for Pan-African Studies.

(2003-ongoing) Member of the International Program Review Committee.

(2001-2006) Member of the Women Resource Center Committee Advisory Board

(2002) Member of Kent State Third Annual Democracy Symposium Planning

Committee.



Selected University Service Cont.

(2000-2002) Member of the Selection and Formation Committee for Diversity Vice

President (eventually renamed Vice-Provost for Diversity and Academic Initiatives)..

(2000-2001) Planning Committee for Kent State’s Symposium on Violence

(2000, 2001, 2003, 2003 and 2004) Member of the Selection Committee for the

Distinguished Women Award.

(2000-2003) Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences.

(1999-2000) Member of the Diversity Conference Planning Committee for the year 2000

(1999-2000) College Advisory Committee.

(1998-1999) Strategic Planning Committee, College of Arts and Sciences, Social

Sciences Cluster.

(1994-2000) Faculty Advisory Committee for the Justice Studies Department.

(1994-1997) Curriculum Committee for the Criminal Justice Studies Department.

(1994-1995) Member of Faculty Search Committee for the Criminal Justice Studies

Department.

(1995-1996) Member of Faculty Search for the Criminal Justice Studies Department.

(1996-1997) Member of Faculty Search Committee for the Criminal Justice Studies

Department.

(1996-1997) Member of Department Name Change Committee.

Selected Community Service (2014-ongoing) Board Member of Durham Community Foundation.

(2012- ongoing) Board Member of the Bethesda House (for battered women),

Bowmanville, Ontario.

(2011-ongoing) Vice President of the National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project

(NIWAP), American University’s Washington College of Law (WCL), Washington,

D.C., U.S.A.

(2011-ongoing) Representing UOIT on the Mayor of Oshawa’s initiative on One-Site

Service for the Homeless. Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.

(2011-ongoing) Representing UOIT with the City of Oshawa’s safety initiative, Safety

Oshawa Committee. Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

(2008-ongoing) Representing UOIT with Board of Academics for Higher Education and

Development (AHED – UPESED), Montreal, Canada.

(2008-ongoing) Invited to lead the research group of the Business and Professional

Women of Durham, Oshawa, Ontario.

(2004- 2006 ) Invited to serve on the Board of Ohio Coalition against Domestic Violence

Network Newly Reconstituted Board. Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.

(2004- on going) Invited to serve on the Board of Ohio Women of Color Caucus on

Violence against Women. Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.

(2000-2001) Board member of the Mayor's Taskforce on Violence against Minority

Women, City of Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.A.

(2000-2009) Board Member of the National Network to Prevent Violence Against

Immigrant Women. Headquarters, Washington, D.C.; Boston, Mass., and San Francisco,

CA., U.S.A.



Selected Community Service Cont.

(1999-2003) Board member of the Campaign on Justice and Restorative Justice Web-list

(1998-2003) Invited by the president of the University of Victoria to become a Member

of the Advisory Board of the Centre for Religion and Society at the University of

Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

(1997-present) Board Member of the Youngstown Police Department Advisory Network

for the Crisis Intervention Unit on Domestic Violence and Rape, Youngstown, Ohio,

U.S.A.

(1994-2000) Board Member of the Religious Consultation on Population, Reproductive

Selected Community Service. Health and Ethics; Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

(1993-1994) Member of an Ohio State-Wide Team Planning a Curriculum for Women Supervisors on the Police Force; Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A.

(1993-2000) Board Chairperson of the Steering Committee, Immigrant Women's

Institute, Mahoning Valley, Warren, Ohio, U.S.A.

(1993) Founding Member, Coalition for Diversity-Youngstown State University,

Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.A.

(1992-1996) Member, Mahoning County Highway Safety Task Force, Youngstown, OH.

(1992-2001) Founding and Board Member, Mahoning Valley Dispute Resolution

Services, Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.A..

(1986-2000) Board Member and Founder of the Non-Governmental Women's

Organization, Alliance for Arab Women, Cairo, Egypt.

(2000-ongoing) Member of the Non-Governmental Women's Organization, Alliance for

Arab Women, Cairo, Egypt.

Professional Development

(1993) Certified by the Ohio Association for Chiefs of Police to teach

Human Diversity to Police Officers.

(1994) Certified by the State of Ohio Peace Officer Training Council to

teach the Cultural Diversity 24 hour Unit.

(1996) 5 hours of Continuing Education Credit from the State of Ohio

Department of Health and the Light Center, Inc., Columbus, Ohio, for

participating in Incarcerated Women: The Cycle-The Healing.

(1997) 5.5 hours of Continuing Professional Education Credit from the

Burdman Group, Inc., Youngstown, Ohio, for participating in Women in

the Judicial System.

(1998) 5 hours of Continuing Professional Education Credit from the

Burdman Group, Inc., Youngstown, Ohio, for participating in Domestic

Violence and the Religious Community.

(1999) Completed 21 hours of General Mediation Training.

(2001) Completed Colleges of Arts and Sciences Associations Training

for Deans and Associate Deans.

(2005) Completed a Women’s Leadership Workshop offered to Board

Members of the National Network to Prevent Violence Against

Immigrant Women.



Professional Development Cont. (2007, June) Completed Senior University Administrators Course

(SUAC). The Centre for Higher Education Research and Development.

(University of Manitoba). Held in Banff, Alberta.

(2011). The Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences, A United States

Organization of Deans. Held in Montreal, Canada.

(2013) How to Supervise People, Learn Effective Leadership Skills to

Maximize Employee Performance. Oshawa, Ontario. Fred Pryor

Seminars, Division of Park University Enterprises.

Professional Affiliations

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences; 1994-present,

Alliance for Arab Women, Cairo, Egypt; founding member 1986,

American Society of Criminology; 1994-present,

American Anthropological Association; 1987-present,

Association of Arab-American University Graduates; 1988-present,

Canadian Council of Deans of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, 2011,

Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences, U.S. A., 2010,

Council of Ontario Deans of Arts & Science, 2010,

Midwestern Criminal Justice Association; 1993-2007,

National Association of Muslim Lawyers; 1999-present,

National Network to Prevent Violence against Immigrant Women; 1998-2011,

Ohio Domestic Violence Network; 2004-2007,

Society for Applied Anthropologists; 1986-present.

Courses Taught

(Undergraduate courses)

Basic Interviewing,

Law and Society (honors),

Minorities in Criminal Justice ,

Women in Crime and Justice,

Women, Islam and Justice,

Corrections.

(Graduate courses) Comparative Criminal Justice,

Islam and the Criminal Justice System,

Justice Administration,

Pro-seminar in Justice Studies,

Qualitative Methods,

Victimology.



Other Significant Contributions

Board member of the Planning Committee for the 4th Family Violence Among the

South Asian Community in Ontario. (2013-2014).

Chief planner for a conference on Racialized Minorities and the Canadian Criminal

Justice System, UOIT, Oshawa, Ontario (2010-2011).

Chief planner for a conference on Women and the Canadian Criminal Justice

System, UOIT, Oshawa, Ontario (2009-2010).

Testified as an expert witness in immigration cases, and written affidavits to Battered

Immigrant Visa Petitions. In all Cases I was considered an Expert Witness on issues

of Violence, Women and the Muslim Arab- Middle East.

Planned for and conducted second State Capacity Building Summit to Improve

Services to Women Immigrant Victims of Violence, Wisconsin July 17-19, 2003.

Funded by the Violence against Women Office, Department of Justice.

Planned and conducted third State Capacity Building Summit to Improve Services to

Women Immigrant Victims of Violence, Miami, Florida May 16-19. 2004. Funded by

the Violence Against Women Office, Department of Justice and Presided by the

Immigrant Program of Legal Momentum, Washington, D.C.

Participated in the discussions of the first five year strategic plan on women's

issues conducted by the Omani Government, in Muscat, Oman; March 2002.

Conducted first State Capacity Building Summit to Improve Services to

Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence Workshop organized by the American

Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence and NOW Legal Defense and

Education Fund Immigrant Women Program. St. John’s College, Santa Fe, New

Mexico, July 30th-August 2, 2000. Funded by the American Bar Association and

Violence Against Women, Department of Justice.

Conducted the Evaluation for the first State Capacity Building Summit to

Improve Services to Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence Workshop

organized by the American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence and

NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund Immigrant Women Program. St. John’s

College, Santa Fe, New Mexico, July 30th-August 2, 2000.

Reviewed Soros Grants 1999-2000.



Other Significant Contributions Cont.

Attended United Nations 44th session of the Commission on the Status of

Women as part of the Beijing 5+ follow-up, March 2000, New York. Attended as

representative of the Alliance for Arab Women, Egyptian non-governmental

Organization.

Served as contact for the PEW Global Stewardship Initiative, 1995-1997.

Attended as a member of a non-governmental organization the United Nations

42nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women as part of a follow-up on

the Beijing Platform on violence against women and girl-children.

March 1998, New York. Invited to attend by the Commission on the Status of

Women Secretariat as an Expert.

Attended United Nations fourth Conference on Women, Beijing, China, 1995.

Documents

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