Directory

Work Experience

2023 – Present Associate Professor of Social Science
Wor-Wic Community College — Salisbury, MD

2010 – 2011 Adjunct Professor of Sociology and Psychology (PT) to
2011 – 2013 Sociology, Psychology, and Criminology Faculty (FT) to
2013 – 2023 Social Sciences Program Coordinator
Trident Technical College — Charleston, SC

2010 – 2011 Adjunct Professor of Sociology & Criminology
The Citadel: The Military College of South Carolina – Charleston, SC

2009 — 2010 Clinical Manager, Forensic Clinic for Criminal Disability
Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System (ELMHS) – New Orleans, LA

2009 – 2011 Adjunct Professor of Sociology and Criminology
Tulane University – New Orleans, LA

2009 — 2011 Adjunct Professor of Sociology and Psychology
University of New Orleans – New Orleans, LA

2008 – 2009 Child Protection Investigator (CPI)
Louisiana Department of Child and Family Services – New Orleans, LA

2007 – 2009 Adjunct Professor of Sociology
Tallahassee Community College – Tallahassee, FL

2006 – 2010 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology
Florida State University – Tallahassee, FL

2004 – 2006 Editorial Columnist to Senior Editor: Opinion, Letters, and Editorial
The Daily Beacon – Knoxville, TN

Committees

Honors Committee
Section I Working Group – Middle States Accreditation
EOC Committee
WWCC Faculty Association Recruitment Committee Chair
WWCCFA Communications Committee

Community Service

Gaming Club Advisor

Awards

2017 SKIP Award (Strategy, Knowledge, & Innovation Prize)
Project: “Motivating Faculty Expertise Beyond the Classroom”
The Trident Technical College Foundation

2015 — 2023 Leadership Cabinet
Office of the President, Trident Technical College

2011 Innovation in Louisiana Government Fellowship
Project: “Reducing Burnout and Attrition Among Child Protection Professionals”
Governor of the State of Louisiana

2009 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
Division A – Instructor of Record
Center for Teaching and Learning, Florida State University

2008 Graduate Assistant Course Development Grant
Course: Sociology of Popular Culture
College of Social Sciences, Florida State University

2008 Phi Kappa Phi Inductee
Florida State University

2007 – 2011 Graduate Assistantship
Department of Sociology, Florida State University

2006 Phi Beta Kappa Inductee
Epsilon of Tennessee, The University of Tennessee

2005 Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Grant
Project: “Gender Integration in Boy Scouting: A Summer Camp Case Study.”
Office of the Chancellor, The University of Tennessee

2005 Escar Thompson Award for Outstanding Journalism
Dean of the College of Communications, The University of Tennessee

2005 Clifton M. Jones Student Leadership Award
The University of Tennessee

2002 – 2006 Dean’s List
College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tennessee

2001 – 2006 Trustee’s Scholarship
The University of Tennessee

2000 Criminal Justice Student Internship
Circuit Court of Knox County, Tennessee

1999 Eagle Scout
Boy Scouts of America

Publications

Fish, J. T., & Fish, J. (2013). Crime Scene Investigation Case Studies: Step by Step from the Crime Scene to the Courtroom. Cincinnati, OH: Anderson. Reprinted: 2014 by Elsevier; 2015, 2017 by Routledge.

Fish, J. (2007, 2011, 2015). “What the Scene Tells Us about the Offender: An Introduction to Forensic
Psychology.” In Fish, J. T., Braswell, M. C., & Miller, L.S. (Eds.), Crime Scene Investigation (1st,
2nd, & 3rd eds.), (Online Supplement). Cincinnati, OH: Anderson.

Film

Rosen, S. & Fish, J. (Producers), and Rosen, S. & Smith, R. (Directors). (2008). A World of Imagination:
Fantasy and Reality in Live Action Role Playing (LARP) [Motion Picture Short]. United States: Independent Film Channel.

Presentations

Fish, J. (2018). “Faculty Advisory Committees (FACs): A Blueprint for Harnessing Faculty Expertise Beyond the Classroom” South Carolina Technical Education Association Annual Conference (SCTEA). Myrtle Beach, SC. 13 Feb. 2018

Fish, J. (2017). “An Overview of the Dual Enrollment Faculty Advisory Committee (DE-FAC) – A Faculty-led Initiative to Improve the Dual Enrollment Experience at Trident Tech.” Various forums at Trident Technical College. Charleston, SC. Various Dates.

Fish, J. (2015). “Integrating Revel into the Classroom.” Revel Leadership Conference. Tucson, AZ. 16
Feb. 2017.

Fish, J. (2013). “Meeting Students ‘At Their Level’ – Making Course Material Relevant in the Era of High Technology & Popular Culture.” Trident Technical College Professional Development Series. Charleston, SC. 12 Mar. 2014.

Fish, J. (2012). “Meeting Students ‘At Their Level’ – Making Course Material Relevant in the Era of High Technology & Popular Culture.” The Citadel: The Military College of South Carolina CASTLE Faculty Lecture Series. Charleston, SC. 13 Aug. 2012.

Fish, J. (2011). “Meeting Students ‘At Their Level’ – Making Course Material Relevant in the Era of High Technology & Popular Culture.” University of New Orleans “Teaching Excellence” Series. New Orleans, LA. 17 Sept. 2011.

Fish, J. (2011). “The Self in Negotiation: Situational and Contextual Effects on the Self-Concept – A
Theoretical Framework for the Reconciliation of Self-Enhancement Theory and Self-Verification Theory.” American Sociological Association (ASA) Annual Meeting. Las Vegas, NV. 21 Aug. 2011.

Fish, J. (2010). “Meeting Students ‘At Their Level’ – Making Course Material Relevant in the Era of High Technology & Popular Culture.” United Teachers of New Orleans (UTNO) Professional Development Workshop. New Orleans, LA. 25 Aug. 2010.

Fish, J. (2010). “Reconciling Self-Enhancement Theory and Self-Verification Theory.” Society for the
Study of Symbolic Interaction (SSSI) Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA. 16 Aug. 2010.

Fish, J. (2010). “Meeting Students ‘At Their Level’ – Making Course Material Relevant in the Era of High Technology & Popular Culture.” Tulane University Faculty Lecture Series. New Orleans, LA. 3 Apr. 2010.

Fish, J. (2009). “Improvised Drama: Live Action Roleplaying (LARP) and Small Group Culture.” Southern
Sociological Society (SSS) Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. 2 Apr. 2009.

Fish, J. (2008). “‘Down Low’ Discourses: Identity Negotiation and Stigma Management Among African
American Men who have Sex with Men (MSM).” American Sociological Association (ASA) Annual Meeting. Boston, MA. 4 Aug. 2008.

Fish, J. (2008). “‘Them’ and ‘Us’: How African American Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) Define ‘The Down Low’”. Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting. Richmond, VA. 12 Apr. 2008.

Fish, J. (2007). “The Dual Identity Crisis: Identity Formation in African American Men who have Sex with
Men.” Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA. 14 Apr. 2007.

Interests

Teaching, Reading, Writing, Social Psychology, Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, Mythology, Postmodernity, Media Literacy