Hardy Chair Lecture
Hartwick's Department of Sociology, Criminology, and Human Services presents the 53rd Anniversary Hardy Chair Lecture. The lecture brings notable scholars in the world of sociology or criminal justice to campus to share their expertise and address current topics and issues.
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2026 Hardy Chair Lecture
“I Wish I Could Hold Your Hand’’: Inconsistent Interactions Between Pregnant Women and Prison Officers.
Presented by Alicia Suarez, Otto L. Sonder Professor of Sociology at DePauw University
April 2 at 5:00 p.m. in Shineman Chapel House
In this lecture, Dr. Suarez explores how incarcerated pregnant women experience interactions with prison officers during pregnancy, labor and birth.
The public is invited to join.
Alicia Suarez
Dr. Alicia Suarez earned her BA, MA and PhD in Sociology from Indiana University Bloomington. She currently serves as the Otto L. Sonder Professor of Sociology at DePauw University. Her teaching and research interests include feminist criminology, the sociology of birth and harm reduction.
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Department of Sociology, Criminology & Human Services
Past Hardy Lectures
In addition to past speakers Immanuel Wallerstein, Kai Erikson, John Kitsuse, the most recent include:
Tim Slack, professor of sociology at Louisiana State University and author of Rural and Small-Town America: Context, Composition, and Complexities.
Walter Dunn, criminal justice advocate and author of Through Innocent Eyes and How to Navigate Through the Criminal Justice System.
Tim Daly, director of the Joyce Foundation’s Gun Violence Prevention & Justice Reform Program, “Preventing School Violence”.
Cheryl Jonson, associate professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at Xavier University, “Preventing School Violence”.
Tom Brindley ’99, P’19 is the Superintendent of Schools for the Oneonta City School District, “Preventing School Violence Panel Discussion”.
Chief Christopher Witzenburg is a 25-year veteran police officer and the current police chief for the City of Oneonta Police Department, “Preventing School Violence Panel Discussion”.
Joel Best, professor of sociology and criminal justice at the University of Delaware, “Facts, Fake, and Other F-Words: Critical Thinking in Contentious Times”.
Amy Fitzgerald, associate professor of criminology from the University of Windsor (Canada), “The Co-occurrence of Animal Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence: Why it Matters”.
Gary LaFree, professor of criminology and criminal justice from the University of Maryland and director of the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence headquartered at the University of Maryland, “Countering Terrorism: No Simple Solutions” .
Contact
For more information, contact Zachary McKenney, Assistant Professor of Sociology, [email protected].