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The Sex Offender Housing Dilemma: Community Activism, Safety, and Social Justice

The Sex Offender Housing Dilemma: Community Activism, Safety, and Social Justice

No community wants to house a sex offender. This book reveals the origins and characteristics of community responses to sexually violent predators.

2018

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The Magic of Reframing a Day Off as a Zero Day

At the end of January, I worked furiously to meet two deadlines. The first involved rewriting a previous post as a short essay for…

Feb 15, 2023

A picture of the author wearing a backpack with a field of green and a mountain in the background.

Feb 15, 2023

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An Atalantean Effort

I love rabbit holes. Not literal places where rabbits live, but the figurative kind. As a writer, I can start the day in one place, follow…

Dec 1, 2022

An Atalantean Effort

Dec 1, 2022

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Think you know how to read a political poll? Think again.

It’s polling season again. News media is rife with stories about the results of polls trying to show who’s ahead in political races across…

Oct 18, 2022

If the 2022 general election for the U.S. Senate were held today, who would you vote for? (randomized head to head) Image shows the results: 41% for Mike Lee (Republican), 37% Evan McMullin (Independent), 1% James Arthur Hansen (Libertarian), 2% Tommy Williams (Independent American), 5% Other, 12% Don’t know. Deseret News/Hickley Institute Poll.

Oct 18, 2022

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Living Untitled

I’ve written in a previous post about my decision to resign from my tenured professor position. Recently, I’ve begun my “separation” from…

May 20, 2022

Living Untitled

May 20, 2022

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You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to … raft?

Fire ants and surfing. Before today, I never would have thought I’d be writing about these two things in the same post. But, here we are…

May 2, 2022

You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to … raft?

May 2, 2022

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What’s next?

Let’s start with the news. I’ve resigned from my job as a tenured professor.

Mar 28, 2022

Goldfish staring into camera, mouth open, eyes on sides of head

Mar 28, 2022

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Life in academia: When imposter syndrome triggers a trauma response

I’ve been on sabbatical for almost three months now. I started with an intentionally unstructured process with three main goals for each…

Mar 26, 2021

Life in academia: When imposter syndrome triggers a trauma response

Mar 26, 2021

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How the story of the “pure” rape killed Utah’s proposed affirmative consent bill (HB78)

Note: This article discusses rape, sexual assault, and rape myths.

Feb 24, 2021

How the story of the “pure” rape killed Utah’s proposed affirmative consent bill (HB78)

Feb 24, 2021

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Monica Williams

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Monica Williams (monicajwilliams.com) is a Utah-based feminist sociologist who writes about intentional living, gender issues, and the natural world.

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