Jessica S. Klein

Diplomas/Degrees

Diplomas/Degrees

PHD: SOCIOLOGY, CUNY GRADUATE CENTER, New York, NY (2002)

MSW, YESHIVA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, NEW YORK, NY (1995)

M.ED. , UNIVERSITY OF MASS/AMHERST; Amherst, MA (1989)

Licenses and Certifications

Licenses and Certifications

Facilitator Course and 80 hours toward certification: Non-violent Communication (NVC), 2008 to present.

Conflict resolution and mediation, 1989-1990
Conflict Resolution Certification from: Brooklyn Mediation Center (1989); Children’s Aid Society (1989); Victim Services Agency, Project SMART (1989).

Personal Statement

Personal Statement

My goal is to inspire students love ideas. I aim to help students find the study of sociology and criminal justice fascinating and relevant to their lives.

Among other topics, I write and teach about the contemporary "culture of misery"--high rates of social isolation, depression, and anxiety; and low rates of emapthy and trust. I also discuss school shootings and the role of gender, including how these massacres magnify the daily gay-bashing, sexual harassment, racial harassment, dating violence, and other forms of bullying students experience everyday across the nation.

I help students examine and practice empathy-building skills that enage compassion, and a confidence in their abilities to constructively impact themselves, their relationships, and society.

I often share my own long-term work experience with these issues in New York City public schools where I served for eleven years as a conflict resolution coordinator, college advisor, social worker, teacher, and Acting Assistant Princial of Guidance.

I wrote two books on bullying, The Bully Society: School Shootings and the Crisis of Bullying in America's Schools (NYU Press 2012) and Bullying: A Reference Handbook (ABC-CLIO 2019). I also founded and direct Creating Compassionate Communities, a bullying prevention/intervention K-12/college program that operates in three NYC public schools.

Recent Courses

Recent Courses

First Year Seminar: Building A Culture Of Empathy

Constructions Of Genders And Sexualities

Contemporary Sociological Theories

Sexuality And School Violence

Sociology Of Violence

Courses Previously Taught

Courses Previously Taught

I am currently teaching Contemporary Sociological Theories, Sociology of Violence, Sexuality and School Violence, Gender Issues in Criminal Justice, and FYS: Building a Culture of Empathy. I am creating an online course, Empathy: Healing Self, Schools and Society, in weekly meetings with an FCPE representative.

Specialization/Interests

Specialization/Interests

Empathy; School Violence; Gender; Contemporary sociological theories; "Deviance;" School Shootings; Girls, Violence, and Sexuality; Masculinities; Gender, Race, Class, and Crime; Alternative education; Depression, anxiety, social isolation, trust--the "culture of misery."

Teaching Philosophy

Teaching Philosophy

My pedagogy prioritizes experiential and online learning. I aim to make sociology/criminal justice, personal. Assignments ask students to comment on how the insights gleaned from our work together relate to their lives, including from peer-review and popular texts, documentary and docudrama films, in-class discussions, speakers, group work, research projects, and student and professor-led presentations. Experiential learning also includes small group-focused activities and dyad/triad exercises. Most of my classes are hybrid: I have found that students are often more willing to relate sociological/criminal justice concepts and related themes to their self in society in an online, more anonymous, setting. In response to prompt-focused Forums, for instance, students discuss academic material and its relationship to their lives. They ask each other questions about their extensive Forum statements, and they respond to one another’s questions –citing texts that are relevant to the discussion. I find the online and experiential aspect of my courses contribute a depth to students’ learning of, and enthusiasm for, the course content. Critical thinking, information literacy, global awareness/citizenship, and scholarly oral and writing skills guide my courses. Other than my Freshman classes, my courses give General Education credit in Information Literacy and/or Communication Writing.   

Research Interests

Research Interests

My second book, Bullying: A Reference Handbook, (ABC-CLIO 2019) culminates a four-year study of school bullying, including roots in what I call a “culture of misery,” manifesting in an epidemic of social isolation, depression, and anxiety, and dangerously low rates of trust and empathy, at increasingly younger ages and across demographics. Other causes include the role of “authoritarian parenting;” emotional abuse/frequent yelling in schools and families; technologically mediated relationships; hyper-masculinity and self-reliance pressures; bigotry and prejudice related to a history of U.S. slavery and Nazi-influenced school social systems; systemic and “invisible” violence manifesting in places such as the food industry and mass incarceration/solitary confinement; and the role of hierarchy, economic inequality, and retribution/punitive discipline. Evidenced-based solutions for prevention and intervention tend to focus on building empathy and compassion, and helping people connect with one another with authenticity and vulnerability, including via restorative justice, trauma-sensitive schools, and social-emotional learning. Following the release of Bullying: A Reference Handbook (2019), I plan to focus my research more exclusively on the efficacy and applications of restorative (criminal) justice in schools and societies.

Books

Books

Jessie Klein (2012). The Bully Society: shootings and the crisis of bullying in America's schools (U.S. School Shootings data, 1979-2011, www.nyupress.org/bullysociety/dataonschoolshootings.pdf). New York, NY: NYU Press.

Chapters

Chapters

Jessie Klein (2010). School shooters share a common profile. In L.S. Friedman (Eds.). School Shootings: Writing the Critical Essay. (pp. 41-49). NY, NY: Greenhaven Press.

Jessie Klein and Lynn Chancer (2006). Normalized Masculinity: the Ontology of Violence Rooted in Everyday Life. In B.A. Arrigo and C.R. Williams, (Eds.). Philosophy, Crime, and Criminology (Critical Perspectives in Criminology). (pp. 74-102;). Il: University of Illinois Press.

Jessie Klein (2005). Masculinity and School Shootings. In A. Giddens, M. Duneier, and R. Applebaum (Eds.). Introduction to Sociology. (pp. 294-295). NY, NY: W.W. Norton.

Jessie Klein (2003). Mass Violence in Schools. In S.L.A. Straussner and N.K. Phillips (Eds.). Mass Violence and Social Work Practice. (pp. 71-86). Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.

Jessie Klein and Lynn Chancer; (2000). Masculinity Matters: The Role of Gender in High-Profile School Violence Cases. In S. Spina (Eds.). Smoke and Mirrors: The Hidden Context of Violence in Schools and Society. (pp. 129-162). Oxford, United Kingdom: Rowman and Littlefield.

Articles

Articles

Jessie Klein (2015), American Misery: capitalism's culpability and our new opiates. Situations, 6:1.

Jessie Klein (2012), The Mask of Masculinity: Underreported Declines in Male Friendship and Happiness in the United States. Masculinities and Social Change, 2:1.

Jessie Klein; (2006), "Cultural Capital and High School Bullies,". Men & Masculinities;, 9:1;, 53-75;.

Jessie Klein; (2006), “An Invisible Problem: Daily Violence Against Girls in School,”. Theoretical Criminology;, 10:2;, 147-177;.

Jessie Klein, (2006), "Sexuality and School Shootings: What Role Does Teasing Play in School Massacres.". Journal of Homosexuality, 51.

Jessie Klein; (2005), “America is from Mars; Europe is from Venus: How the U.S. Can Learn from Europe’s Social Work Response to School Shootings,”. School Social Work;, 30:1;, 1-24.

Jessie Klein; (2005), “Teaching Her A Lesson: Media Misses Boys’ Rage Relating to Girls in School Shootings,”. Crime, Media, Culture: An International Journal;, 10:2;, 147-177;.

Conference Presentations

Conference Presentations

Jessie Klein (2015). Bullying and Public Policy for "Gender, Work, Family and Sexualities". In Eastern Sociological Society. New York, NY.

Jessie Klein (2012). Cultures of Intimidation and Bullying. In Cultural Studies Association (pp. 20). University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA.

Jessie Klein (2012). “American Misery: A Marxist Analysis,”. In Eastern Sociological Society. New York, NY.

Jessie Klein (2011). Visualizing Contemporary Sociological Theories. In Eastern Sociological Society (ESS) (pp. 35). Philadelphia, PA.

Jessie Klein (2008). The Role of Whiteness in School Shootings. In Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA),. New York, NY.

Jessie Klein (2006). Comparing zero tolerance with community action in schools. In The Status of Boys: Crisis or Not? An Institute sponsored by The New York Times Company Foundation, The Carter Center and The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Columbia University, New York.

Jessie Klein (2006). America is from Mars, Europe is from Venus. In Eastern Sociological Association. Boston, MA.

Jessie Klein (2005). America is From Mars; Europe is From Venus—What Can We Do To Respond to School Shooting Here on Earth? In 13th National Conference,” American Men’s Studies Association (AMSA),. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.

Jessie Klein (2005). Cultural Capital and High School Bullies: How Masculinity Pressures on Young Boys Create Dangerous Social Inequalities. In 13th National Conference,” American Men’s Studies Association (AMSA). Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.

Jessie Klein (2004). Teaching School Violence Prevention Across the Atlantic. In New York State Social Work Education Association (NYSSWEA). Syracuse, New York, NY.

Jessie Klein (2004). Making Masculinity Ideology Visible. In Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA),. San Diego, California.

Jessie Klein (2003). The omission of gender in the discourse on violence. In American Educational Research Association (AERA). Chicago, IL..

Invited Presentations

Invited Presentations

Jessie Klein (2014, April). The Bully Society. Norwalk Community College, Norwalk, CT.

Jessie Klein (2012, November). The Bully Society. Hampshire College, Amherst, MA.

Jessie Klein (2012, October). The Bully Society. SUNY/Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY.

Jessie Klein (2011, December). The Bully Society. CUNY/John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Forensic Psychology Doctoral Program, Colloquium Talk.

Jessie Klein (2011, November). Bullying—Information, Education and Interventions. Touro College Graduate School of Social Work.

Jessie Klein (2011, January). Anti-bullying Prevention Strategies for School Clinicians. Sewanhaka Central High School District Staff Development.

Jessie Klein (2010, June). Cyber-bullying Prevention Strategies for Girl Scouts. Girl Scouts of Nassau County.

Jessie Klein (2010, May). Face-to-Face and Cyber-bullying policy recommendations. State Senators Hannon and Johnson's Roundtable Discussion on Cyber-bullying.

Jessie Klein (2009, April). School status conflicts in a bully economy. Princeton University, Princeton, NJ.

Jessie Klein (2009, April). Status conflicts in America:. The New Left Forum, New York, NY.

Jessie Klein (2008, October). Masculinity Matters: The Role of Gender in High-profile School Violence Cases. CUNY Graduate Center and Labyrinth Bookstore, New York, NY.

Jessie Klein (2008, August). The Bully Society. Demos: A network for action and ideas.

Jessie Klein (2008, May). PBAT Defense: Success Stories of Formerly Truant Students. Commissioner Mills’ BlueRibbon Panel, New York, NY.

Jessie Klein (2008, April). Internet Bullying in Schools. The Connecticut Association of Independent Schools. Mystic, Connecticut.

Jessie Klein (2008, March). School Shootings magnify everyday violence in schools including dating violence, gay-bashing, and white supremacy. Wagner College, Staten Island, New York.

Jessie Klein (2008, February). Co-organized and presented paper at Anti-impeachment conference for Former President Clinton. Columbia University Law School, New York, NY.

Jessie Klein (2007, October). Language of Leadership Conference. Adelphi University, Long Island, NY.

Jessie Klein (1997, April). The Privatization of Higher Education. CUNY Graduate Center Roundtable, New York, NY.

Jessie Klein (1996, January). Pornography & the Politics of Sexuality. National Conference for a Union of Democratic Intellectuals, New York, NY.

Jessie Klein (1994, March). Feminism: Past, Present, Future. New Attitudes for Feminism, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY.

Jessie Klein (1993, April). Sadomasochism, Science, and Power. Eleventh Annual Socialist Scholars Conference, New York, NY.

Other Work

Other Work

Jessie Klein, Book Review: 2012: Gun Crusaders, by Scott Melzer,” Gender & Society.

Jessie Klein, Book Review: 2006: Deadly Lessons: by Katherine S. Newman et al., Men and Masculinities, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 535-537.

Creative Scholarship

Creative Scholarship

"Reimagined fairy tale films reflect decreased love in the U.S.". By Jessie Klein and Meredith Finnerty, in Psychology Today, www.psychologytoday.com/blog/creating-compassionate-communities/reimagined-fairy-tale-films-reflect-decreased-love-in-us. July 2014.

"How America’s Bully Economy Leads to a ‘Bully Society'". NYU Press. http://www.alternet.org/books/americas-bully-society-creates-bully-economy. June 2013.

"Letter: The Bully Society". New York Times, www.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/books/review/the-bully-society.html. May 2012.

"Holding Dharun Ravi accountable, From the NYU Square". From the NYU Square, NYU Press Blog; and psychologytoday.com http://www.fromthesquare.org/?p=2601; psychologytoday.com. May 2012.

"My View: Another suicide could have been prevented". CNN.com; Psychologytoday.com; schoolsofthought.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/23/my-view-another-suicide-could-have-been-prevented/; psychologytoday.com. March 2012.

"Girls Get Called 'Slut' Every day". psychologytoday.com and Women’s Media Center, www.psychologytoday.com/blog/make-our-schools-safe/201203/girls-get-called-slut-everyday; www.womensmediacenter.com/feature. March 2012.

"My View: It’s time to change schools’ culture of misery". CNN.com. schoolsofthought.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/05/my-view-its-time-to-change-schools-culture-of-misery/. March 2012.

"Gender Is Key to the Bullying Culture". Women’s Media Center, www.womensmediacenter.com/feature/entry/gender-is-key-to-the-bullying-culture. March 2012.

"Taken to Extremes: Serial killings are the horrifying end of a societal spectrum that punishes women for being 'too sexual'". Newsday and newsday.com op-ed. A41. April 2011.

"Victim or Bully? Students need to create more choices". Newsday and newsday.com op-ed. A40. April 2010.

"Need cash? In hard times…". Newsday and newsday.com, op-ed. A44. October 2008.

"If Cho had not been bullied…The Virginia Tech shootings remind us that troubled students need help and support building relationships". Newsday, op-ed, A43. April 2007.

"Bully rage: common school shooting misery". Huffington Post, featured column. April 2007.

"Shootings reflect bully culture: Ambushes in schools will stop when we repair violence that permeates all of society". Newsday, A42. October 2006.

"A whole town can be in denial". Newsday, A37. April 2006.

"Violence against girls in school shootings". Women’s Studies Review, CUNY/Lehman, 25-27. April 2004.

"Teen killers feel trapped by masculine stereotypes". USA Today, 13A. November 2003.

"An Atmosphere Charged with Anger and Fear; Ways of Fighting". New York Times. September 2001.

Grants

Grants

Individual:

2015: Adelphi University, Center for Health Innovation (CHI) to support creating compassionate communities program, Garden City, NY.

2006: Adelphi Faculty Development Grant. $4,500 or America is from Mars,
Europe is From Venus; Examining School Shooting Responses. Adelphi
University, Garden City, NY.

2004: PSC-CUNY, $4,000 for America is From Mars: Why Some Alienated Boys
Commit School Shootings—gender, violence, and homophobia. CUNY/Lehman, Bronx, NY

2003: PSC-CUNY, $4,000 for “The Roots of School Shootings: Exploring Sexual and Gay Harassment in Schools,” CUNY/Lehman, Bronx, NY.

1991-2002: New York City Board of Education BASE Grants, $1,000-$2,000 annual grants for HIV/AIDS/STI Peer Education Team prevention projects at H.S. for the Humanities, Stuyvesant, Humanities Prep, New York, NY, (excluding 1995-1996).

1999: New Visions for Public Schools Center for School Success Best Practices, $1,000 for submitting article and materials regarding creating and managing the
Opportunity program, helping truant/at-risk students, Humanities Preparatory Academy, NYC.

Multiple:

1999: New Visions for Public Schools, $20,000 to Humanities Preparatory Academy for work in creating and managing the Model College Advising program, New York, NY.

2001: New Visions for Public Schools Center for School Success Best Practices (renewed funding) to Humanities Preparatory Academy, College Advising program, NYC.

Honors and Accomplishments

Honors and Accomplishments

HONORS:

The Bully Society by Jessie Klein is listed in Choice’s Outstanding Academic Titles for 2013. The Bully Society was featured in Choice Magazine; as part of this recognition The Bully Society was on display at the American Library Association’s Midwinter Meeting (2013) and at the Association of College and Research Libraries conference (2013). Choice Magazine annually features the best academic books; awarded books have been nominated and awarded by distinguished scholars

The Bully Society by Jessie Klein was selected for Public and Secondary School Libraries by University Press for 2013, http://www.aaupnet.org/librarybooks/300-399Social.html

The Bully Society by Jessie Klein was selected By Feminists for Choice, Book Suggestions, December 28, 2012 by Elin and Hennie Weiss. http://feministsforchoice.com/book-suggestions-for-the-new-year.htm

BOOK BLURBS FROM PEERS/SCHOLARS:

2012, The Bully Society Book Blurb: Michael Kimmel, author of Guyland (Distinguished Professor of Sociology SUNY Stony Book).

2012, The Bully Society Book Blurb: -David Lipsky, author of Absolutely American (website only). (Graduate Faculty, New York Univeristy Creative Writing Program).

2012, The Bully Society Book Blurb: James W. Messerschmidt, author: Hegemonic Masculinities and Camouflaged Politics. (Professor of Sociology and Women's and Gender Studies; Chair of the Criminology Department, at the University of Southern Maine).

2012, The Bully Society Book Blurb: Andrew Solomon, author of The Noonday Demon (Lecturer in Psychiatry at Cornell Medical School; PHD candidate, Cambridge University Social and Political Sciences).

MEDIA TELEVISION: (SAMPLES)

2013 May 5: Jessie Klein invited by Adelphi University President Robert Scott to be interviewed for his television show: “Exploring Critical Issues: Violence in America” ECI#058: Jessie Klein Interviewed by President Scott with Dean of College of Arts & Sciences with Sam Grogg, Paul Thaler, and Michael Lacombe. I was invited by President Scott to be interviewed with my colleagues listed above for his one hour television show on Channels 29, 55, and 137; the show is seen by over seven million households in the Long Island/New York Metropolitan/Connecticut areas, with additional coverage provided by FIOS and the World-Wide Web (see CV listing).

2012 December 14: Jessie Klein gave requested information to Jennifer Marz, Researcher for CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley. “When the last time that such a large number of young children (elementary age) were killed in a shooting incident?”

2012 October 5: Jessie Klein interview discussing The Bully Society: What Causes Bullying? Regional News Network (WRNN-TV): 6:30 pm, Rye Brook, NY. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaXo2FugTiQ&feature=plcp; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TkxMxiQ8fw&feature=plcp.

2012 May 21, Jessie Klein interview discussing The Bully Society, “Good Day New York with Greg Kelly and Rosanna Scotto:” 8:16am-8:22, 205 E 67th Street, www.fromthesquare.org/?p=2587.

2012 April 11, Jessie Klein interview for a panel discussion about the movie, “Bully,” WTXF-TV (local FOX affiliate): Panel: Philadelphia City Councilman James Kenney, who has been fighting to have the movie shown to school kids, a 17y/o senior who is gay and was bullied to the point he almost committed suicide, possibly his mom, and a HS principal. 11:00 am, taped in studio.

2012 April 5: Jessie Klein interviewed by Stacey Bell to discuss The Bully Society, the film, “Bully,” and anti-bullying legislation: News 12 Long Island, 7:10 pm. Live.

2012 February 28: Jessie Klein Interview: Ohio School Shooting on CNN-TV National—“Early Start w/ Ashleigh & Zoraida:” Live in studio; Clip on jessieklein.com. 6:30-6:35 am.

2012 February 28: Jessie Klein Interview: The Bully Society on “Politics Tonight,” by Skype. CL-TV (Chicago, IL): Interview Live throughout Chicago media market and streamed live on the internet at www.wgntv.com andwww.cltv.com; Clip on www.cltv.com/politicstonight. 7:02-7:10 pm.

2001 January: Interview Jessie Klein on “Current Health:” for 20-20: New York, NY.

1999 January: Jessie Klein Interview, for writing “Re-interpreting Pornography at the Turn of the Century:” Canada’s City TV, Filmed in New York, NY.

MEDIA RADIO: (SAMPLES)

2016, Jan 6: Interview: Jessie Klein for creating compassionate communities, “How Can Bullying/Hazing Be Prevented? Here’s What 3 Experts Told Us,” By Michael Edward Miller, WUTC, American Public Media, NPR, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Taped. http://wutc.org/post/how-can-bullyinghazing-be-prevented-here-s-what-3-experts-told-us#stream/0.

2015, Dec 3: Interview: Jessie Klein for creating compassionate communities, 88.7FM, WHRU, Hofstra University, Long Island, NY, Taped.

2012, December 27: Jessie Klein interview on Sandy Hook school shooting. KAOS 89.3FM Olympia Community Radio Parallel University: Host, Kim Dobson, www.kaosradio.org, 3:35-4:00pm.

2012, December 20: Jessie Klein interview on Sandy Hook school shooting, 1010 WINS: 7:45pm, Taped.

2012, December 20: Jessie Klein interview on Sandy Hook school shooting, WRFG, Unwrapped: Atlanta. Host Chris Askew, 2:15-2:45 pm, Taped.

2012, December 20: Jessie Klein interview on Sandy Hook school shooting, WMNF 88.5: Tampa, FL. Host Mary Glenney, 1pm-1:20 pm Taped.

2012, December 19: Jessie Klein interview on Sandy Hook school shooting, Bottom-Up Radio Show WNJC 1360 AM: Philadelphia and South Jersey, Host Rob Kall, www.opednews.com/podcasts, 11:45-12:45, Taped.

2012, December 18: Jessie Klein interview on Sandy Hook school shooting, With Christiann Perez, Correspondent Labor Lines and Assistant Producer of Comunidad v Trabiadores Unidos (CyTUnidos): 4:00 pm Taped.

2012, December 18: Jessie Klein interview on Sandy Hook school shooting. America’s Radio Network ARNN (on over 340 stations across the country): Hosts Ernie Brown and Rachel Sutherlin; arranged by Producer Beowulf Rochlen.

2012, December 18: Jessie Klein interview on Sandy Hook school shooting, America’s Radio News Network, Interview with Ernie Brown, www.americasradionewsnetwork.com.

2012, December 17: Interview: Jessie Klein on Sandy Hook school shooting, Radio Islam, Chicago-based talk radio, WCEV 1450, 7pm, Live, www.radioislam.com.

2012, December 17: Jessie Klein interview on Sandy Hook school shootings, KSRO radio: Bay area, Producer Mike DeWald, Interviewed for “The Drive” by Host Steve Jaxon, 7:45pm.

2012, December 17: Jessie Klein interview on Sandy Hook school shooting, BBC radio: The World At One show, Interview by Stephanie Brady 011442036141313, www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qptc.

2012 October 10: Jessie Klein interview for Bully Awareness Month. Wisconsin Public Radio: At Issue with Bill Merens, Milwaukee, WI, www.wpr.org/webcasting/audioarchives_display.cfm?Code=bme.

2012 June 26: Jessie Klein interview for The Bully Society. Feminist Magazine, KPFK-FM: Los Angeles, CA; With Ariana Manov, airs internationally. Taped.

2012 June 18: Jessie Klein interview for The Bully Society, “It’s Your Life,” WEGP-AM: WGEP is a 25,000 watt station that serves all of northern Maine and western New Brunswick.

2012 May 2: Jessie Klein interview for The Bully Society, Newstalk106-108fm: a national speech broadcaster in Ireland. 11:00am- 11:15am. Live. http://www.newstalk.ie.

2012 April 17: Jessie Klein interview for The Bully Society, WKNY “At Issue w/ Ben Merens,” Wisconsin Public Radio: Wisconsin Public Radio is a network of 32 stations. The stations can be heard in Wisconsin, Eastern Minnesota, and Northern Illinois. April 18. 4:00-5:00pm. Live with Call-ins.

2012 April 15, Jessie Klein interview for The Bully Society, MindTalk w/ Dr. Pamela Brewer,” WPFW-FM: Washington, DC, Pacifica radio network, Taped 10:00-11:00am.

2012 April 14: Jessie Klein interview for The Bully Society, WKNY-AM: “Speak Out,” Kingston, NY and from Westchester County up to Albany. 10:00-11:00 a.m. Live w/ Call-Ins.

2012 April 10, Jessie Klein interview for a documentary on bullying, Accessible Media, Incorporated: Examining bullying from the perspective of those who have been bullied, social ramifications, where bullying comes from and how it should be appropriately dealt with. Toronto, Canada, AMI Audio is a non-profit media organization which provides access to printed news and information by more than 5 million vision and print-restricted Canadians, including the blind, vision-impaired, people with disabilities and senior citizens. VoicePrint can be heard on digital and satellite stations in Canada. AMI Audio can be heard on our live audio streaming service at www.ami.ca. AMI Audio is the world’s largest audio information reading service. 3:00-3:15 p.m. Taped. Broadcast in May.

2012 April 7: Jessie Klein interview for The Bully Society, WFHG-AM: “Barbara McFaddin Show,” Bristol, VA, 10:05-10:55 a.m. Live.

2012 April 4: Jessie Klein interview for The Bully Society, AM 760 Clear Channel: “David Sirota Show” (Denver, CO), Airs throughout Colorado. Host is a New York Times bestselling author and nationally syndicated columnist. 11:05-11:20 a.m. Live.

2012 March 30: Jessie Klein interview for The Bully Society, WNYC Radio: “Leonard Lopate Show,” Series: “Please Explain.” In conversation with psychologist, Elizabeth Englander, 1:15-2:00 p.m. Live with calls.

2012 March 29: Jessie Klein interview for The Bully Society, KKNW-AM: “Chat w/ Women” (Seattle, WA). Streams live (video and audio) on www.chatwithwomen.com, 8:30-8:45 a.m. Live.

2012 March 27: Jessie Klein interview for The Bully Society, WPFW-FM: “Metro Watch,” (Washington, DC). A Pacifica network station dedicated to programming reflecting social change and democracy. The station furthers a global, humanistic, and futuristic approach to news, public affairs, the creative arts and cultural programming. 9:50-9:56 a.m. Live.

2012 March 26. Jessie Klein interview for The Bully Society, KPFA-FM: “Cover to Cover,” (Berkeley, CA). KPFA broadcasts on 94.1 FM and KPFB 89.3 FM, Berkeley, and KFCF 88.1 FM, Fresno, California. Their signal reaches one third of the state of CA, utilizing 59,000 watts. 6:00-6:30 p.m. Live.

2012 March 22: Jessie Klein interview for The Bully Society on “Patt Morrison”- KPCC-FM: Local NPR affiliate, Los Angeles/Pasadena. Most listened to public radio news service in Southern California; serves Southern California with award winning local news coverage and most NPR (National Public Radio) content available anywhere in the region. 2:40-3:00 p.m. Live.

2012 March 15: Jessie Klein interview for The Bully Society on Night Talk”- WPXI-TV/PCNC-TV: Pittsburgh, PA. PCNC-TV (Pittsburgh Cable Network) Airs twice that evening; and rebroadcast on WPXI-TV, Pittsburgh’s local NBC affiliate. 8:15-8:30. Live.

2012 March 14: Jessie Klein interview for The Bully Society on “Afternoon Delight”- KASM-AM: Albany, MN. Listeners are mostly female, ages 30+ 3:15-3:30 p.m. Live.

2012 March 14: Jessie Klein interview for The Bully Society on “Sunday Morning Magazine”- KRWM-FM: Bellevue, WA. Interview heard throughout the Puget Sound area and broadcasts on a 49,000 watt station.9:15-9:45 a.m. Taped.

2012 March 13: Jessie Klein interview for The Bully Society on “Gay Spirit” - WWUH-FM: W. Hartford, CT. New England's longest running radio program specifically devoted to lesbian and gay issues.10:00-10:30 am, Taped.

2012 March 12: Jessie Klein interview for The Bully Society on “Brian Lehrer Show”- WNYC Radio: In studio interview about data posted on jessieklein.com. 10:40-11:00 a.m. Live w/ Call-ins.

2012 March 11: Jessie Klein interview for The Bully Society on “The Moore of Pittsburgh” -KDKA-AM: Pittsburgh, PA. Regional. The station airs on a 50,000 watt signal, which means this show can be heard in large parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia and the eastern half of North America. Kdkaradio.com 4:05-4:55 p.m. Live w/ Call-ins.

2012 March 9: Jessie Klein interview for The Bully Society on “Tron in the Morning,”-KCMN-AM: Colorado Springs, CO. Conservative radio, 11:00-11:10 a.m. Live.

2012 March 8: Jessie Klein interview for The Bully Society on “The Brad Davis Show” -WDRC-AM: Bloomfield, CT. Five station radio network. Also heard on WDRC-AM 1360 Hartford, WMMW-AM Meriden, WWCO-AM Waterbury, WSNG-AM Torrington and WDRC-FM. 7:50-8:00 am Live.

2012 March 8: Jessie Klein interview for The Bully Society on “Issues Today”- KTYM-AM: San Pedro, CA. National. Aired on 180 stations across the country; www.issuestodayradio.com.1:00-1:15 pm, Taped.

2012 March 6: Jessie Klein interview for The Bully Society on “AM Ocala”- WOCA-AM: Ocala, FL. Interview aired in the Ocala/Gainesville, FL market. Audience primarily 35+ - about 60% women and 40%, www.woca.com.11:05-11:30 a.m. Live w/ Call-Ins.

2012 March 5: Jessie Klein interview for The Bully Society on “Talk Radio”-KBOO-FM: Portland on Local, national, and international issues. http://kboo.fm/MoreTalkRadio. 11:00-12:00pm. Live with Call-ins.

2012 March 2: Jessie Klein interview for The Bully Society on “Frankie Boyer Show”- Lifestyle/Business Network: Interview aired on four radio stations in Boston, MA and Lifestyle Talk Radio Network—in over 25 markets across the country. Businesstalkradio.net, Podcast/archives, Frankie Boyer show, 11:30-12:00pm. Live.

2012 March 2: Jessie Klein interview for The Bully Society on “1550 Today”- WNTN-AML: Newton, MA. airs throughout eastern and western MA, southern NH, and northern RI and the internet, www.wntn.com. 3:30-3:50 p.m. Taped.

2012 February 29: Jessie Klein interview for The Bully Society on “Talk Back Show with Chuck Wilder- Cable Radio Network: National. 4:05-4:30 p.m. Live.

2012 February 29: Jessie Klein interview for The Bully Society on Queery: WORT-FM: Non-commercial, listener sponsored, member controlled community radio station broadcasting to south central Wisconsin; interview also webcast and available as a podcast. 8:00-8:30 pm. Live.

2012 February 29: Jessie Klein interview for The Bully Society on “Conversations,” KISW Radio: Seattle, WA. Show focuses on public affairs in the Seattle area and national. Interviews with authors, newsmakers and experts are featured. Program also airs on KMTT-FM, KNDD-FM, KKWF-FM and KISW-FM, 100,000-watt stations. 9:15-9:30 pm. Taped.

2012 February 28: Jessie Klein interviewed on shooting data accessible on jessieklein.com on Brian Lehrer show- WNYC: Interviewed by Brian Lehrer with Emily Bazelon; 11:30-11:40am. Live.

2012 February 27: Jessie Klein interview for The Bully Society on the “Michaelangelo Signorile Show,” Sirius/XM Radio: Broadcasts 135 + channels— commercial free music, premier sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic and weather to 20 + million subscribers. Clip on jessieklien.com. 3:30-3:50 pm. Live.

2012 February 23: Jessie Klein interview for The Bully Society on Voice of America: “News Now:” Radio program translated; aired internationally; in the US; and on the web, www.voanews.com. 10:00-10:30am. Taped.

2010 October 12: Jessie Klein interview on cyber-bullying on “Today’s Voices, Tomorrow’s Solutions, Ourblook: http://bit.ly/cxsYsM.

2007 April, 27: Jessie Klein interviewed as expert, for “Gang Violence in our schools” on Fox 5’s Public Affairs Program: Good Day Street Talk: New York, NY.

2003 November 14: Jessie Klein interviewed as expert, for Jessie Klein’s article, “Teen Killers Feel Trapped by Masculinity Stereotypes,” Michael Medved Show: Re: USA Today op-ed: Nationally syndicated.

MEDIA: WEB/PRINT (SAMPLES)

2015, Interview with Jessie Klein, creating compassionate communities, “Homework for the Holidays, Gratitude Lessons,” HealthZette, By Carson Quinn, http://www.lifezette.com/healthzette/homework-for-the-holidays-gratitude-lessons/?utm_content=buffer85fdb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=lifezette_buffer.

2013, Jessie Klein interview for The Bully Society, NOBULLYING.com: The Movement against Bullying: http://nobullying.com/jessie-klein-on-bullying/.

2013, Jan 13: Jessie Klein interview for The Bully Society, General News, By Rob Kall, “The Tie Between Bullying and Mass Shootings—Interview Transcript; Jessie Klein,” http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Tie-Between-Bullying-a-by-Rob-Kall-130113-840.html.

2012, Winter 2012-2013: Jessie Klein interview for The Bully Society, Non Satis Scire, The Hampshire Magazine for Alumni and Friends, “Creative Solutions to the Problem of Bullying,” p. 14.
2012, December 11: Jessie Klein interview online for The Bully Society, for The Times of India: India’s largest selling newspaper, by Nona Walia.

2012 fall: Jessie Klein interview for The Bully Society, Adelphi University Magazine, “Taking Aim at the Bully Society,” Charity Shumway, p. 26.

2012 May 4: Jessie Klein interview for The Bully Society, ivillage.com, Bu Kathy Dowd and Kathy Ehrich, “Here's One Thing You Don't Know About Bullying in School,” ivillage.com, www.ivillage.com/bully-society-book-hightlights-school-problems/6-a-447644.

2012, May 2: Jessie Klein interview for The Bully Society, Education Week: By Catherine A. Cardno, “An Interview with Jessie Klein, The Bully Society,”
//blogs.edweek.org/edweek/bookmarks/2012/05/an_interview_with_jessie_klein_the_bully_society.html.

2012 March 4: Salon.com, Jessie Klein interview for The Bully Society, By Thomas Rogers, “Inside the bully economy: A provocative new book argues that deregulation is leading to more school shootings. We speak to the author,” www.salon.com/2012/03/04/inside_the_bully_economy/.

2008 March: Jessie Klein nominated, accepted, and profiled as a school shooting/school violence and gender expert for SheSource.org Closing the Gender Gap in News Media; The White House Project: New York, NY, www.shesource.org/experts/profile/jessica-klein#full.

1999 February 5: Jessie Klein’s speech quoted in New York Times article, “The Opposition Another View: Trial as Farce,” by K. Eban Finkelstein, Columbia University. New York, NY. After speaking at a co-organized anti-impeachment conference for former President Clinton.

PEER-REVIEWED BOOK REVIEWS (SAMPLES)

2014 March: Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews, “The Bully Society: school shootings and the crisis of bullying in America’s schools,” By Angela Stroud, Vol. 42, No. 6, pp. 854-856, http://csx.sagepub.com/content/42/6/854.short.

2013 August: Journal of Youth Adolescence, “The Bully Society: school shootings and the crisis of bullying in America’s schools,” By Dawn Maynen, Vol. 42, 1630-1632, http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10964-013-0001-y#page-1.

2013 June: Gender & Society, “The Bully Society: school shootings and the crisis of bullying in America’s schools,” By Mark Cohan, Vol. 27, 3 pp. 438-440, http://gas.sagepub.com/content/27/3/438.short.

2013, March 24: Qualitative Sociology, “Gender, Sexuality and the Endemic Nature of School Violence: The Bully Society: school shootings and the crisis of bullying in America’s schools,” By Linda M. Waldron, http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11133-013-9249-5#page-2.

2012, July 2: Teachers College Record: The Voice of Scholarship in Education, “The Bully Society: school shootings and the crisis of bullying in America’s schools,” By Sandra Mickens, http://www.tcrecord.org/Content.asp?ContentId=16816.

NON-PEER-REVIEWED BOOK REVIEWS (SAMPLES)

2014 April: PBG Lifestyle Magazine, “The Bully Society By Jessie Klein,” http://www.pbglifestyle.com/product-reviews/the-bully-society-by-jessica-klein/.

2013, January: Choice Magazine, “The Bully Society,” selected as a best book for 2013.

2012, July: “The Bully Society: school shootings and the crisis of bullying in America’s schools,” By Lisa De La Rue, Rutgers University Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books, http://clcjbooks.rutgers.edu/books/bully_society.html.

2012: June: “The Bully Society,” Voya Voice of Youth Advocate, June 2012, Index.
2012: “The Bully Society,” Richard Jezioro, MSW, LCSW, National Association of Social Work, Illinois Chapter, www.naswil.org/news/networker/featured/book-reviews-the-bully-society/.

2012 May 24: Jessie Klein “The Bully Society,” April 27, New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/books/review/the-bully-society.html.

2012 April 27: Mean Kids: “The Bully Society,” By Dave Cullen, New York Times, www.nytimes.com/2012/04/29/books/review/the-bully-society-by-jessie-klein.html?pagewanted=all.

2012 March 25: “The Bully Society,” By Kate Tuttle, Boston Globe, articles.boston.com/2012-03-25/books/31232749_1_21st-century-multipurpose-great-rooms-men-and-women/3.

2012 March 6: “The Bully Society,” By Kathy Barber Hersh, New York Journal of Books, www.nyjournalofbooks.com/review/bully-society-school-shootings-and-crisis-bullying-america%E2%80%99s-schools.

2011 December 19: “The Bully Society,” Publishers Weekly, www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-8147-4888-6.

2011 December 19: “The Bully Society,” Kirkus Reviews, Issue: Jan. 1, 2012, www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jessie-klein/bully-society/#review.

NON-PEER-REVIEWED BLURBS (SAMPLES)

2012: The Bully Society Book Blurb: Liz Murray, author of Breaking Night.

EXCERPTS FROM PEER REVIEW BLURBS:

“Exceptionally readable, abundant examples, and full of salient suggestions for social change; no future discussion of this topic can afford to ignore The Bully Society.” -James W. Messerschmidt, author: Hegemonic Masculinities and Camouflaged Politics

“Taking the horrific rampage school shootings as a starting point, Jessie Klein resists pop-psychology profiling, and instead lets the events ramify outwards, to a searing indictment of the cultures of cruelty, entitlement and indifference in which those acts take place.” -Michael Kimmel, author of Guyland

“This powerful, necessary book shows how the epidemic cruelty of young people generates many of the social problems that are undermining American society. In pondering what it means to be a bully and to be the victim of a bully, Jessie Klein shows why our schools are failing us, explains crimes long viewed as inexplicable, and offers a stunning indictment of laissez-faire attitudes toward children. Her book illuminates a very dark problem, and proposes solutions that, if we are brave enough to adopt them, might be transformative not only in the lives of suffering individuals, but also in the health of the nation. I wish everyone around me had had this book to read when I was bullied as a child.” -Andrew Solomon, author of The Noonday Demon

“Jessie Klein has done the biggest thing words can do. Written a book that changed the way I think.” -David Lipsky, author of Absolutely American (Only on Website).

EXCERPTS FROM SOME POPULAR BOOK REVIEWS:

"Written for a diverse audience, this is an important read for higher education as a teaching tool, for training educators in today's schools, and for helping to appropriately respond to the phenomenon of bullying in today's schools. Destined to emerge as an important text."- CHOICE

"A scholarly, insightful commentary on aggression and violence within peer groups....this title is highly recommended for professional shelves and teacher training courses." -VOYA

"The Bully Society is a remarkably accessible book and can be read both by students, teachers, and parents. It is an important tool to use when combating bullying in high schools."- Metapsychology

“After studying the 166 school shootings on record between 1979 and 2009 and interviewing dozens of students, Klein, a former school counselor who now teaches sociology and criminal justice, forms a coherent, heartbreaking narrative of how bullying works.”-The Boston Globe

“The author writes with clarity and compassion… she offers an opportunity for us to examine, discuss and consider the world we have created for our children. -Kirkus Reviews

In this thorough examination of the connection between bullying and three decades of school shootings in America, Adelphi University professor Klein presents a compelling case that the strict gender rules by which American children and teenagers are unfairly forced to live are the driving factors in school violence.” -Publishers Weekly

EXCERPTS FROM POPULAR PRESS BOOK BLURB

“The Bully Society is riveting and powerful—Jessie Klein uncovers the roots of depression, school shootings, and other despair in American schools and offers brilliant and doable solutions. This amazing and hopeful book is a clarion call to all concerned about children; parents, professionals, anyone working with youth should read it. Jessie Klein led the team that helped launch me from being homeless to Harvard University; and she got everyone from my class (from an at-risk public high school) into a 4-year college—most with full scholarships. Surely her book can spearhead a movement for peaceful schools in America and her successes can be replicated. The Bully Society is poignant and timely at a moment when everyone should be listening. Frankly, we can’t afford not to. The stories Klein tells are heartbreaking. She knows what it takes to create compassionate communities where students thrive—and what must be done to dismantle the more common school bully cultures. A must read for everyone who wants to see American students move from a sea of fear, anxiety, and rage to flourish academically, socially, and psychologically. The Bully Society points the way for students (and schools) to develop their full potential.” -Liz Murray, author of Breaking Night (on abbreviated blurb book and full blurb on website).

BOOK LAUNCH

2012, March 15, The Bully Society Launch, New York University Press, New York, NY.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

2012, August: GH Jewett Elementary School, Pro bono Consultant to help school develop their anti-bullying peace building school community program, Bucksport, ME.

2011, March 28: Family Division of the Probation Department, Pro bono Consultant to expand program for juvenile offenders arrested for bullying type behavior (assault, aggravated harassment, criminal mischief); working to create Adelphi University Internship with Criminal Justice and Social Work Programs in conjunction with Nassau County Probation, Westbury, New York.

2008-2009 AY: College Advising Consultant for Wireless Communications,
Pro bono consultant for company that hopes to help U.S. high school students get into 4-year colleges and increase scholarship opportunities. My last year (2002) as an Acting Assistant Principal of Guidance at the at-risk New York City public high school, Humanities Preparatory Academy, I helped 100% of my seniors get into four-year colleges and 30% get full scholarships to private colleges including Bard College, New School for Social Research and Harvard University. One of my students became a national star; a Lifetime TV film was made of her story: Homeless to Harvard.

Community Outreach

Community Outreach

Jessie Klein, 2016, Oct 27 “Empathy-building for Schools,” Central Park East 2 third grade (Valerie and Kristal and their students) Led by Jessie Klein, Founder and Director, creating compassionate communities (What’s My Need Here?), New York, NY.

Jessie Klein, 2016, Oct 20 “Empathy-building for Schools,” Central Park East 2 third grade (Valerie and Kristal and their students) Led by Jessie Klein, Founder and Director, creating compassionate communities (Empathy poker), New York, NY.

Jessie Klein, 2016, Oct 17 “Empathy-building for Schools,” Central Park East 2 third grade (Parent group) Led by Jessie Klein, Founder and Director, creating compassionate communities (How to Talk), New York, NY.

Jessie Klein, 2016, Oct 17 “Empathy-building for Schools,” Brooklyn New School (Entire Faculty) Led by Jessie Klein, Founder and Director, creating compassionate communities (Four ways to hear hard-to-hear statements, More Than a Thank You), New York, NY.

Jessie Klein, 2016, Oct 11 “Empathy-building for Schools,” Central Park East 2 third grade (Valerie and Kristal and their students) Led by Jessie Klein, Founder and Director, creating compassionate communities (Four ways to hear hard-to-hear statements), New York, NY.

Jessie Klein, 2016, Sept 19 “Empathy-building for Schools,” Brooklyn New School (Entire paraprofessional staff) Led by Jessie Klein, Founder and Director, creating compassionate communities (Four ways to hear hard-to-hear statements, More Than a Thank You), New York, NY.

Jessie Klein, 2016, March 21 “Empathy-building for Schools,” Central Park East 2, Led by Jessie Klein, Founder and Director, creating compassionate communities team (Review: Nonviolent communication ONFR; Fact or Fiction?) New York, NY.

Jessie Klein, 2016, March 13 “Empathy-building for Schools,” New Alternatives for LGBT Youth, Led by Jessie Klein, Founder and Director, creating compassionate communities team (Extensive Introduction to Empathy-Building; I Have A Complaint; More Than A Thank You) New York, NY.

Jessie Klein, 2016, March 7 “Empathy-building for Schools,” Central Park East 2, Led by Jessie Klein, Founder and Director, creating compassionate communities team (Review: Nonviolent communication ONFR; How Do I Feel About That) New York, NY.

Jessie Klein, 2016, Feb 22 “Empathy-building for Schools,” Central Park East 2, Led by Jessie Klein, Founder and Director, creating compassionate communities team (Review: Nonviolent communication ONFR; Just Like Me; T-Exercise) New York, NY.

Jessie Klein, 2016, Jan: “Empathy-building for School Faculty,” for Harvest Collegiate High School, Introduction by Jessie Klein, Founder and Director, creating compassionate communities with Kindness Conversations led by Fretta Reitzes, Director of Children and Family Services, 92Y for Central Park East II, Kindness Associate from my creating compassionate communities team New York, NY.

Jessie Klein and Fretta Reitzes 2015 Dec 3: “Empathy-building for School Faculty: Central Park East 2, Introduction by Jessie Klein, Founder and Director, creating compassionate communities with Kindness Conversations led by Fretta Reitzes, Director of Children and Family Services, 92Y for Central Park East II, Kindness Associate from my creating compassionate communities team New York, NY.

Jessie Klein, 2015 Dec 1: “Empathy-building for Parents and Caregivers: An Introduction Part II,” Central Park East II, Led by Jessie Klein, Founder and Director, creating compassionate communities (Extensive Introduction; More Than A Thank You) New York, NY.

Jessie Klein and Fretta Reitzes 2015 Dec 9: “Empathy-building for School Faculty: Harvest Collegiate High School, Introduction by Jessie Klein, Founder and Director, creating compassionate communities with Kindness Conversations led by Fretta Reitzes, Director of Children and Family Services, 92Y for Central Park East II, Kindness Associate from my creating compassionate communities team, New York, NY.

Jessie Klein, 2015 Nov 24: “Empathy-building for Parents and Caregivers: An Introduction Part I,” Central Park East II, Led by Jessie Klein, Founder and Director, creating compassionate communities (Extensive Introduction; More Than A Thank You; I Have A Complaint) New York, NY.

Jessie Klein, 2015 Nov 18: “Empathy-building for School Faculty: Gratitude,” Harvest Collegiate High School, Led by Jessie Klein, Director and Founder, creating compassionate communities (Presentation on Empathy-building as Activism; More Than A Thank You) New York, NY.

Jessie Klein, 2015 Nov 15: “Empathy-building for Early Childhood Educators,” Wonderplay Early Childhood Learning Conference 92Y Focus on Empathy, Led by Jessie Klein, Director and Founder, creating compassionate communities (Presentation on Empathy-building for Children; More Than A Thank You) New York, NY.

Jessie Klein, 2015 Nov 10: “Empathy-building for School Faculty: An Introduction for Early Childhood Educators,” Central Park East II, Led by Jessie Klein, Director and Founder, creating compassionate communities (Extensive Introduction; More Than A Thank You; I Have A Complaint) New York, NY.

Jessie Klein, 2015 Oct 23: “Empathy-building for School Faculty: An Introduction,” Harvest Collegiate High School, Led by Jessie Klein, Director and Founder, creating compassionate communities (Presentation on Empathy-building as Activism; More Than A Thank You; Disable The Label; I Have A Complaint) New York, NY.

Jessie Klein, 2015 Oct 21: “Empathy-building for School Faculty: An Introduction,” Central Park East II, Led by Jessie Klein with my creating compassionate communities team (Extensive Introduction; More Than A Thank You; I Have A Complaint) New York, NY.

Jessie Klein, 2015 June 16 & 17: (2 days) “Empathy-building for Student Leaders,” Harvest Collegiate High School, Led by Jessie Klein, Director and Founder, creating compassionate communities (Extensive Introduction; More Than A Thank You; Disable The Label; I Have A Complaint; also introducing Fretta Reitzes and Anthony Torres as members of my ccc team) New York, NY.

Jessie Klein, 2015 February: “School bullying and sexuality,” STAND UP to Bullying, Adelphi University, Student-organized GSA Event by Allie Klein, Garden City, NY.

2013 April: Jessie Klein Featured Speaker for the Laurie Phillips Memorial Lecture The Women’s Therapy Center Institute: Feminist psychoanalysts, activists, and public expected to attend; Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY.

2013 March: Jessie Klein Speaker, Treating Teens program: Reading, PA.

2012/2013: Jessie Klein Guest Speaker/Facilitator, Task Force on Personal Violence for Bucksport Bay Healthy Communities Coalition: GH Jewett Elementary School, Bucksport, ME

2012 November: Jessie Klein Featured Speaker; and Key Note Speaker respectively, Anti-Defamation League Board Member Fundraiser; and Annual Conference: New York, NY.

2012 November 16: Jessie Klein seminar for 92nd Street YMHA Wonderplay Early Childhood Learning Conference: “Building Community to Prevent Hurtful Behaviors and Attitudes,” New York, NY, www.92y.org/Uptown/Wonderplay/Conference.aspx.

Professional Activities

Professional Activities

2015, to present: Peer-reviewer: Critical Sociology.

2015: to present: Peer-reviewer: Poetics: Journal of Empirical Research on Culture, The Media and the Arts.

2011, to present: Peer-reviewer: Gender & Society. Massachusetts.

2009 to present: Peer-reviewer: The American Journal of Orthopsychiatry: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Mental Health and Social Justice. by email.

2008: Reviewer for chapters in Leonardo, Z. (Ed.). The Handbook of Cultural Politics and Education. Rotterdam, The Netherlands: SensePublishers

2005-present: Peer-reviewer: Theoretical Criminology, Fordham University,
Sociology, New York, NY.

2004-present: Peer-reviewer: Race Ethnicity and Education, University of London, Institute of Education, London, UK.

Member: American Sociological Association (ASA); Eastern Sociological Association (ESA); National Association of Social Workers (NASW); American Education Research Association (AERA), American Criminal Justice Association.

Jessie Klein, 2015 Dec: “Empathy-building for Parents and Caregivers: An Introduction Part II,” Central Park East II, Led by Jessie Klein, Founder and Director, creating compassionate communities team, New York, NY.

Jessie Klein and Fretta Reitzes 2015 Dec: “Empathy-building for School Faculty: Kindness Conversations,” Led by Fretta Reites, Director of Children and Family Services, 92Y for Harvest Collegiate High School, Kindness Associate from my creating compassionate communities team, New York, NY.

Jessie Klein and Fretta Reitzes 2015 Dec: “Empathy-building for School Faculty: Kindness Conversations,” Led by Fretta Reitzes, Director of Children and Family Services, 92Y for Central Park East II, Kindness Associate from my creating compassionate communities team, New York, NY.

Jessie Klein, 2015 Nov: “Empathy-building for Parents and Caregivers: An Introduction Part I,” Central Park East II, Led by Jessie Klein, Founder and Director, creating compassionate communities team, New York, NY.

Jessie Klein, 2015 Nov: “Empathy-building for School Faculty: Gratitude,” Harvest Collegiate High School, Led by Jessie Klein, Founder and Director, creating compassionate communities team, New York, NY.

Jessie Klein, 2015 Nov: “Empathy-building for School Faculty: An Introduction for Early Childhood Educators,” Central Park East II, Led by Jessie Klein, Founder and Director, creating compassionate communities team, New York, NY.

Jessie Klein, 2015 Oct: “Empathy-building for School Faculty: An Introduction,” Harvest Collegiate High School, Led by Jessie Klein, Director and Founder, with my creating compassionate communities team, New York, NY.

Jessie Klein, 2015 Oct: “Empathy-building for School Faculty: An Introduction,” Central Park East II, Led by Jessie Klein with my creating compassionate communities team, New York, NY.

Jessie Klein, 2015 June: (2 days) “Empathy-building for Student Leaders,” Harvest Collegiate High School, Led by Jessie Klein with my creating compassionate communities team, New York, NY.

Jessie Klein, 2015 February: “School bullying and sexuality,” STAND UP to Bullying, Adelphi University, Student-organized GSA Event by Allie Klein, Garden City, NY.

2013 April: Jessie Klein Featured Speaker for the Laurie Phillips Memorial Lecture The Women’s Therapy Center Institute: Feminist psychoanalysts, activists, and public expected to attend; Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY.

2013 March: Jessie Klein Speaker, Treating Teens program: Reading, PA.

2012/2013: Jessie Klein Guest Speaker/Facilitator, Task Force on Personal Violence for Bucksport Bay Healthy Communities Coalition: GH Jewett Elementary School, Bucksport, ME

2012 November: Jessie Klein Featured Speaker; and Key Note Speaker respectively, Anti-Defamation League Board Member Fundraiser; and Annual Conference: New York, NY.

2012 November 16: Jessie Klein seminar for 92nd Street YMHA Wonderplay Early Childhood Learning Conference: “Building Community to Prevent Hurtful Behaviors and Attitudes,” New York, NY, www.92y.org/Uptown/Wonderplay/Conference.aspx.

2012, October 29: Jessie Klein Featured Speaker, “The Bully Society: Making Schools Safe, New York State Association of Independent Schools: Buffalo Seminary, Buffalo, NY, www.nysais.org/page.cfm?id=1161&verbose=3464.

2012 October 17: Jessie Klein Featured Speaker, Mid-Manhattan Public Library, The Bully Society: “Helping schools transform their bully societies into compassionate communities, New York, NY.

2012, May 27 Jessie Klein Guest Speaker/Sermon: Universalist Congregation of Princeton, 10:00am, Princeton, NJ.

2012 April 27: Jessie Klein Guest Speaker/Facilitator, Canteen: A small literary program in Harlem, New York City for 7th graders, 3:10-4:50pm.

2012 April 18: Jessie Klein as Guest Speaker, Barnes & Nobles, Educator Event: Upper West Side 82nd street and Broadway, New York, NY, 4-5 pm.

2012 April 5: Jessie Klein as Guest Speaker for Safety Day, Central Park East II: With Central Park East I and P.S. 171 for Principals, parents, and school faculty, 19 East 103rd Street, New York, NY organized by Principal Naomi Smith, 8:30am.

2012 April 3, Jessie Klein as Guest Speaker, Monthly National Peace Call: The Peace Alliance, www.ThePeaceAlliance.org link, 9:00pm. Live.

2012 March 20: Jessie Klein in interactive discussion on her new book: The Bully Society: School Shootings and the Crisis of Bullying in America's Schools, The Institute for Student Achievement (ISA) and New York University Press: 20 Cooper Square, 5th floor, New York, NY. 4-6pm. Open to counselors, social workers, principals, teachers, other school faculty, and student leaders.

2012 March 8: Jessie Klein discusses different ways to build a peaceful school community with the release of new book by Jessie Klein, The Bully Society: School Shootings and the Crisis of Bullying in America's Schools, (Pre-school) Weekday School at the Riverside Church: Proceeds from purchasing the book go directly to Weekday School’s Tuition fund, Weekday School at the Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Drive, Sixth Floor Rainy Day Room, New York, NY, 6:30 - 7:30pm.

2011 Jan. 26: Jessie Klein as Guest Speaker: “Anti-bullying Prevention Strategies for School Clinicians: Staff Development,” Sewanhaka Central High School District at New Hyde Park Memorial High School, New Hyde Park, Long Island, 90 minute presentation to 40 social workers and other clinicians.

2010 June 14: Jessie Klein on Panel, “Cyber-bullying Prevention Strategies for Girl Scouts,” Girl Scouts of Nassau County's advocacy event: Headquarters, Nassau County, New York; how to prevent online and offline bullying.

2010 May 20: Jessie Klein on panel for “Face-to-Face and Cyber-bullying policy recommendations,” State Senators Kemp Hannon and Owen Johnson's roundtable discussions: With parents and children about cyber-bullying in the region, Long Island, New York.

2006 April: Jessie Klein presents “Internet Bullying in Schools.” The Connecticut Association of Independent Schools: Mystic, Connecticut.

2001 May: Jessie Klein presents “PBAT Defense: Success Stories of Formerly Truant Students” Commissioner Mills’ Blue Ribbon Panel: New York, NY.