COURSES TAUGHT:

Introduction to Sociology, Social Problems, Introduction to Crime and Justice, Criminology, Sociology of Deviance, Juvenile Delinquency, Introduction to Corrections, and Environmental Sociology

EDUCATION

1998 Ph.D., Sociology.  Oklahoma State University.  Stillwater, OK.

Dissertation Title:  “A Sociological Analysis of Poaching: Techniques of Neutralization used by Deer Poachers in the Western United States”

1992 M.A., Sociology.  Utah State University.  Logan, UT.Thesis Title: “Community Attachment in Utah: A Replication”

1990 B.A., Sociology.  Utah State University.  Logan, UT.

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Eliason, Stephen L. (in press). “A Statewide Examination of Hunting and Trophy Nonhuman Animals: Perspectives of Montana Hunters.” Society and Animals

Eliason, Stephen L. (in press). “The Publish or Perish Imperative: Some Polemical Observations on the Sociological Research Enterprise.” Sociological Viewpoints

Eliason, Stephen L. 2008. “Wildlife Crime: Conservation Officers’ Perceptions of Elusive Poachers.” Deviant Behavior 29(2):111-128.

Eliason, Stephen L. 2007. “From Wildlife Specialist to Police Generalist? The Scope of Nonwildlife Violations Encountered by Conservation Officers.” Southwest Journal of Criminal Justice 4(2):120-132.

Eliason, Stephen L. 2007. “Motivations for Becoming a State Conservation Officer.” Police Forum 16(3):1-11.

Eliason, Stephen L. 2006. “A Dangerous Job? An Examination of Violence Against Conservation Officers.” The Police Journal 79(4):359-370.

Eliason, Stephen L. 2006. “Factors Influencing Job Satisfaction Among State Conservation Officers.” Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management 29(1):6-18.

Eliason, Stephen L. 2005. “Who Poaches? Conservation Officers’ Perceptions of the Social Class of Poachers.” Sociological Imagination 41(2):105-118.

Eliason, Stephen L. 2005. “Language and the Social Construction of Reality: Spinning Social Reality with Euphemisms.” Great Plains Sociologist 17(2):61-80.

Eliason, Stephen L. 2004. “Accounts of Wildlife Law Violators: Motivations and Rationalizations.” Human Dimensions of Wildlife 9(2):119-131.

Eliason, Stephen L. 2003. “Illegal Hunting and Angling: The Neutralization of Wildlife Law Violations.” Society and Animals 11(3):225-243.

Eliason, Stephen L. 2003. “Throwing the Book Versus Cutting Some Slack: Factors Influencing the Use of Discretion by Game Wardens in Kentucky.” Deviant Behavior 24(2):129-152.

Eliason, Stephen L. 2001. “Structural Foundations, Triggering Events, and Ballot Initiatives: The Case of Proposition Five.” Wildlife Society Bulletin 29(1):207-210.

Eliason, Stephen L. and Richard A. Dodder. 2000. “Neutralization Among Deer Poachers.” The Journal of Social Psychology 140(4):536-538.

Eliason, Stephen L. 2000. “Some Polemical Observations on Utah’s Cooperative Wildlife Management Unit Program.” Wildlife Society Bulletin 28(1):264-267.

Eliason, Stephen L. 1999. “The Illegal Taking of Wildlife: Toward a Theoretical Understanding of Poaching.” Human Dimensions of Wildlife 4(2):27-39.

Eliason, Stephen L. and Richard A. Dodder. 1999. “Techniques of Neutralization used by Deer Poachers in the Western U.S.: A Research Note.” Deviant Behavior 20(3):233-252.

(Reprinted in Readings in Deviant Behavior, 2/e, 2001, edited by Alex Thio and Thomas Calhoun; Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon)

Eliason, Stephen L. 1998. “Social Integration and Satisfaction Among Individuals With Developmental Disabilities: A Sociological Perspective.” Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities 33(2):162-167.