Overview
Dr. Jodie Hertzog is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at Wichita State University. She has a long history with the Liberal Arts & Sciences reaching back to her own undergraduate training and is an advocate for promoting interdisciplinary perspectives and applied learning experiences.
Dr. Hertzog received her doctorate in Child Development and Family Studies from Purdue University. She is an alumni of WSU’s Leadership Academy, has previously served in the roles of both Department Chair and Undergraduate Coordinator (2012-2021), has been a nominee for both the LAS John R. Barrier Distinguished Teaching Award and the Academy of Effective Teaching Award at WSU, and is co-founder and faculty co-advisor to two registered student organizations (FOCUS: Feminists on Campus and Shocker Sociology Club). In addition, she is co-founder and co-organizer of the annual Gender & Sexuality in Kansas state-wide interdisciplinary conference. She currently serves as a member of WSU’s Prevention Advisory Board and as a member of WSU's Campus/Community Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, and Stalking Coordinated Response Team.
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Dr. Hertzog’s teaching and research specialties revolve around the areas of intimate relationships and families across the life course, intimate violence prevention strategies, gender issues (such as women’s health and reproductive labor), and qualitative research methods. Based on previous experiences in various student affairs roles, Dr. Hertzog is particularly interested in promoting student engagement by bridging course concepts with the world around us.
Courses in Teaching Rotation:
- Soc 308: Relationship Problems
- Soc 315: Marriage & Families
- Soc 337: Young Women's Health
- Soc 399Y: Social Perspectives on Intimate Partner Violence
- Soc 481: Cooperative Education Experience
- Soc 514: Sociology Capstone
- Soc 515: Family Diversity
- Soc/Woms 516: Sociology of Gender
- Soc 812: Advanced Research - Qualitative Methods
- Soc 815: Seminar on Families
- Soc 847: Seminar on Recent Developments in Sociology [with a focus on Addressing Intimate Partner Violence]
- LASI 800: Research Goals & Strategies - Feminist Methods
Select Research Publications & Presentations:
Intimate Violence Related:
Hertzog, J. (2022, April 14). How far have we come to Institutionalizing Healthy Relationship
Education for Youth? Poster presented at the Midwest Sociological Society Annual Conference,
Chicago, IL.
Wiesner, S., & Hertzog, J. (2022). Building Connections for Addressing DVSAS on Campus
through Service Learning and Curriculum Infusion. Paper presented at the 2022 virtual Gender &
Sexuality in Kansas Conference (March 11) and poster presented at the Midwest Sociological
Society Annual Conference, Chicago, IL (April 14).
Hertzog, J. (2020). Evidence-based Practice in Prevention: An intro to Social Norming & Bystander
Engagement Strategies. Zoom training for WSU student Prevention Ambassadors.
Hertzog, J. (2020). Institutionalizing prevention: A regional & national exploration of teen dating
violence legislation. [Sabbatical research project. Manuscript in progress.]
Hertzog, J. (2018). Exploring IPV within a Policy Context: the Case of Kansas’ Domestic
Violence Designation Tag. Poster presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Society,
Minneapolis, MN. [Research funded through Summer ARC Grant].
Quinn, K., & Hertzog, J. (2017). Title IX Policy: A reflection on the framing of sexual
misconduct on college campuses. Paper presented at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Midwest
Sociological Society, Milwaukee, WI.
Hertzog, J. (2017). Using Social Norms in Prevention. Webinar sponsored by WSU’s
Community Empowerment Institute. {Invited Speaker}
Hertzog, J., Rowley, R., & Harpel, T. (2016). Is it bullying, teen dating violence or both?
Student, school staff & parent perceptions. Children & Schools, 38, 21-29.
Rowley, R. L., & Hertzog, J. L. (2016). From holding hands to having a thing to hooking up:
Framing heterosexual youth relationships. Marriage & Family Review, 52(6), 548-562.
Simon, J., & Hertzog, J. (2016). Not the handsome prince: Constructions of the Trafficker/Hero in
the dark erotic romance. Poster presented at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Midwest
Sociological Society, Chicago, IL.
Niblack, J. & Hertzog, J. (2015). Factors that Influence Bystander Behavior in the Cyberbully
Context, in S. Blair, P. Claster, & S. Claster (Eds.) Technology and Youth (Sociological Studies of
Children and Youth, Volume 19). Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp. 47-72.
Hertzog, J., Simon, J., & Harpel, T. (2015, November). Blurred lines: The construction and
romanticization of sex trafficking in popular dark erotic romance novels. Paper presented at the
2015 Annual Conference of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Albuquerque, New
Mexico.
Hertzog, J., & Rowley, R. (2014). My Beliefs of My Peers Beliefs: Exploring the Gendered Nature of
Social Norms in Adolescent Romantic Relationships. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 29(2),
348-368.
Gendered Issues Related:
Simon, J., Small, S., & Hertzog, J. (2021, March 24). (Re)presentation of Women in Sport Media.
Facebook Live presentation. Presented as part of WSU CHAMPS/Department of Sport
Management’s first annual Women in Sports week programming. {Invited talk, authors listed in
order of presentation}.
Pettis, P., & Hertzog, J. (2019). Strategies of Embodiment and Resistance: An Intersectional
Approach to Gay Men’s Body Image Development. Paper presented at the 2019 Annual Meeting of
the Midwest Society, Chicago, IL. {Manuscript in progress}
Goen, C., & Hertzog, J. (2016). That’s what she pinned: Gender stereotypes and Pinterest.
Poster presented at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago, IL.
Hertzog, J., & Simon, J. (2015). Battle of the book boyfriends: Constructions of masculinity in
popular romance novels. Paper presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Sociological
Society, Kansas City, KS.
Gallardo, R., & Hertzog, J. (2015). Perceptions of the “cougar” constructed on public internet
forums. Poster presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society, Kansas
City, KS.