Office:   461 Strong Hall

Phone:   417-836-4890

E-Mail:   AidaHass@MissouriState.edu  

Spring '08 Office Hours:    11:00-12:00 MWF; 1:00-2:00 MWF; or by appointment

Aida Hass received her PhD from George Washington University in Sociology in 1996. Her major areas of interest are in Criminology, Deviance and Corrections. She taught for a number of years as an Adjunct Faculty at George Washington University, Catholic University and American University. She was also a full time Assistant Professor at Fairmont State College for three years. Aida has also worked for the U.S. Department of Justice Federal Probation/Parole Agency in the Office of Research and Evaluation, conducting program evaluation, policy implementation, and research development. Before joining Missouri State University, Aida was conducting qualitative research for the Applied Research Center at California State University in Bakersfield, CA, on programmatic initiatives of the First 5 Kern Commission. 

Aida’s teaching interests are mainly in criminal justice. She has taught Introduction to Criminal Justice, Analysis of Corrections, Community Based Corrections, Criminology, Deviance and Control, and Youth and Delinquency.  Her teaching style is interactive, focusing on incorporating her field experiences working within the community, involving community speakers/leaders, employing visual aids and technology to support lectures, and visiting relevant sites such as correctional institutions, crime labs, and community correctional facilities.

Aida’s research interests include an examination of the social organization of the modern penal institution, with a focus on the impact of the changing dynamics of sentencing and corrections on the structural operation and interaction between inmates, correctional officers and prison functions. She is also interested in studying the effect of prisoner re-entry programs on successful integration of offenders into the community after a period of extended incarceration, with a specific focus on faith based initiatives which center on collaborative efforts at bridging the gap in community resources available to offenders.