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Dr. Mary Atwell |
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Office: 307 Adams, Room 3D Phone: (540) 831-6339 E-Mail: matwell@radford.edu |
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| Dr. Atwell came to Radford University in 1988 as Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. She joined the Criminal Justice Department in 1993. | ||
Spring 2012 Schedule
Dr. Atwell is on research leave for the Spring 2012 semester.
Interests
Dr. Atwell's research interests include gender and legal issues and capital punishment. Her personal interests include dogs, Jane Austen, yoga, and other escapist entertainment, and her personal goal is to live at the beach.
Recent Professional Activities
Dr. Atwell has published a book chapter titled, "Performing Monstrous Violence: Aileen Wuornos, Murder, Abuse, and Exploitation," in Performances of Violence, edited by Austin Sarat (University of Massachusetts Press, 2011).
Dr. Atwell's previous books include Wretched Sisters: Gender and Capital Punishment (2007: Peter Lang Publishing), Equal Protection of the Law? Gender and Justice in the United States (2002: Peter Lang Publishing) and Evolving Standards of Decency: Popular Culture and Capital Punishment (2004: Peter Lang Publishing).
Dr. Atwell was selected for the 2002 Supreme Court Historical Society Seminar and recently received the 2004 Radford University Foundation Creative Scholarship Award.
