Jessica Dietzler
EDUCATION
PhD Criminology (withdrawn) – University of Glasgow (2012-2017)
Bachelor’s Anthropology & Art History – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2001-2012)
Certificate Ancient Mediterranean Studies – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2005-2012)
CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSES
License Private Investigation, State of Wisconsin (2018)
Certificate Cultural Property Protection, Smithsonian National Conference on Cultural Property Protection (2009)
License Private Security Person, State of Wisconsin (2001-2003; 2006-2007; 2008-2009)
Certificate Defense And Arrest Tactics, Four Winds Martial Arts (2001)
PUBLICATIONS
2021-Present Dietzler, J. ‘Spirits of Governance: A Transcendental View of International Social Control.’ Online at https://www.spiritsofgovernance.com
2013 Brodie, N., Dietzler, J. and Mackenzie, S. ‘Trafficking in Cultural Objects: An Empirical Overview’. In S. Manacorda and A. Visconti (eds.) Beni culturali e sistema penale. Atti del convegno “Prevenzione e contrasto dei reati contro il patrimonio culturale. La dimensione nazionale ed internazionale”. Milano: Vita e Pensiero.
2013 Dietzler, J. ‘On “Organized Crime” in the Illicit Antiquities Trade: Moving Beyond the Definitional Debate.’ Trends in Organized Crime, online at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12117-012-9182-0 Accessed: 24 June 2017.
2007 Dietzler, J. ‘The Case for Cyprus: SAFE Interviews Dr. Pavlos Flourentzos, Director of the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus.’ Saving Antiquities for Everyone (SAFE) online at www.savingantiquities.org/the-case-for-cyprus/ Accessed: 20 October 2016.
GRANTS / FELLOWSHIPS
2012-2015 Illicit Antiquities and Global Criminal Markets Scholarship.
University of Glasgow – College of Social Sciences.
2013 Overseas Conference Grant.
University of Glasgow – College of Social Sciences.
2012-2013 Sociology Small Grant.
University of Glasgow – College of Social Sciences.
2009 Attendance Grant.
Smithsonian National Conference on Cultural Property Protection Committee.
INVITED TALKS
2015 ‘Affecting Things: Understanding the Subject Matter and Relevancy of Your Statements and Their Impact on Illicit Market Control.’ Trafficking Culture Project – Seminar Series at the Hunterian Museum. (Glasgow, United Kingdom).
2014 ‘State of the Art: Transnational Organized Crime and Illicit Markets – Shapes and Flows.’ Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies – Strategic Hub on Organised Crime Launch Conference (8 December). (Whitehall, London, United Kingdom).
2013 ‘Criminology and the Illicit Antiquities Trade.’ University of Leicester-School of Law – Vulnerability and Cultural Heritage: Heritage Crime, Illicit Trade, Ethics, and Stewardship, Conference. (Leicester, United Kingdom).
2013 ‘An Empirical Overview of the Market in Illicit Antiquities.’ International Scientific and Advisory Council (ISPAC) of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme – Prevention and Fight Against Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property: The National and International Dimension. Co-authored with and presented by Simon Mackenzie. (Milan, Italy).
CONFERENCE ACTIVITY / PARTICIPATION
Conferences Organized
2014 Inaugural Crimes of the Powerful (Working Group) Conference. European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control. Co-ordinated with Samantha Fletcher and Monish Bhatia. (Dundee, UK).
Panels Organized
2015 ‘The Illicit Antiquities Trade: Organizations, Facilitators, and Policies of Practice in Transnational Spaces.’ American Society of Criminology, Annual Conference – The Politics of Crime and Justice. (Washington, D.C.).
Papers Presented
2015 ‘Deviant Archaeologists: Public Representations of Archaeologist Identities and Their Harmful Effects on Fighting Illicit Traffic.’ American Society of Criminology, Annual Conference. The Politics of Crime and Justice. (Washington D.C.)
2014 ‘A Critical Inquiry into Multi-Stakeholder Governance in the Transnational Criminal Antiquities Market: Contrasting Realities and Policies of Practice.’ European Group for the Study of Deviance and Control, annual meeting: Resisting the Demonisation of ‘The Other’: State, Nationalism and Social Control in a Time of Crisis. (Liverpool, United Kingdom).
2013 ‘Displacement Theory.’ Utrecht Common Session of the Common Study Programme in Critical Criminology: Criminology Beyond Borders: Flows, Conflicts and Power. University of Utrecht. (Utrecht, Netherlands).
2012 ‘Global Criminal Markets and Global Criminal Policy Knots: Trafficking Antiquities in Socio-Political Context.’ American Society of Criminology. Thinking About Context: Challenges for Crime and Justice; Annual Conference. (Chicago, IL).
Discussant
2015 ‘Fighting Terrorist Financing: The Threat of Cultural Destruction and ISIS’ expert roundtable with UNESCO Director Irina Bokova. Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies – Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies. (Whitehall, London, UK).
2015 ‘Global Trafficking in Art & Antiquities’ Roundtable. American Society of Criminology, Annual Conference. The Politics of Crime and Justice. (Washington D.C.)
2013-2014 ‘International Observatory on Illicit Traffic in Cultural Goods’ project. International Council of Museums (ICOM) (Paris, France).
Participation
2013 ‘International Conference on Protecting Cultural Heritage as Common Good of Humanity: A Challenge for Criminal Justice.’ United Nations International Scientific and Professional Advisory Council (ISPAC) Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme in cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (Courmayeur, Mont Blanc, Italy).
2012 ‘Criminology in the 21st Century: A Necessary Balance Between Freedom and Security.’ European Society of Criminology. Annual Meeting. (Bilbao, Spain).
2012 ‘Beyond the Iraq Museum: Protecting Our Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis.’ DePaul University – Center for Intellectual Property law & Information Technology; Colloquium. (Chicago, IL).
2009 ‘Culture and Conflict: the U.S. and the 1954 Hague Convention.’ Lawyer’s Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation. Annual Meeting. (Washington, D.C.).
2009 Smithsonian National Conference on Cultural Property Protection; Annual Meeting. (Santa Fe, NM).
2009 Archaeological Institute of America; Annual Meeting. (Philadelphia, PA).
2008 ‘Organized Crime in Art and Antiquities.’ International Scientific and Professional Advisory Council of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme. (Courmayeur, Italy).
2008 Archaeological Institute of America; Annual Meeting. (Chicago, IL).
2005-2009 Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI) annual symposium. (Nicosia, Cyprus).
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2013 ‘Transnational Rare Goods Markets: Understanding Illicit Cultural Objects.’ NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies. NYU-London Seminar: Art Crime Today – Fakes, Forgeries, and Stolen Art (Summer 2013; London, UK).
2012-2013 ‘Introduction to White Collar Crime’ / ‘Transnational Crime and Rare Goods Markets’ / ‘The Global Criminal Economy of Antiquities Trafficking’. University of Glasgow College of Social Sciences Postgraduate Seminars. (Glasgow, United Kingdom).
2009-2011 Designed and taught one-of-a-kind short courses about ancient Mediterranean culture, archaeology, and the problem of the illicit antiquities trade. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Continuing Education – Arts, Humanities and Sciences Program. (Milwaukee, WI).
2009-2010 Taught Classical Latin and Ancient Greek to primary school-aged children and adults interested in learning at an accelerated pace. Freelance / Private Tutoring. (Milwaukee, WI).
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2012-2017 Doctoral Project Manager.
University of Glasgow. (Glasgow, United Kingdom).
A Critical Inquiry into Multi-Stakeholder Governance in the (Illicit) Antiquities Market: Contrasting Realities and Policies of Practice (working title).
- Independent design, initiation and management of a large doctoral project focussed on the governance and regulation of a transnational criminal market
- Critical analysis of policy, international law and regulation mechanisms
- Conducting qualitative confidential interviews with stakeholders in positions of power throughout several regulatory organizations, private companies, law enforcement agencies, and government ministries in the European Union regarding compliance and enforcement issues, among other things
- Data interpretation, coding, analysis, and management of a large project database
- Production of reports, public presentations, published papers, co-authored book chapters based on data findings
2012-2015 Research Associate.
Trafficking Culture Project. Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (Glasgow, United Kingdom).
- Researching various aspects of the illicit market in internationally trafficked cultural goods
- Reading wide range of specialist publications, authoring webpage content, papers, and public presentations
- Proofreading peer-reviewed articles for the Howard Journal of Criminal Justice
- Teaching postgraduate classes on special topics in criminology
- Co-authored work was presented to the United Nations and published as a book chapter
2006-2009 Assistant Researcher.
Athienou Archaeological Project. (Athienou / Larnaca, Cyprus).
- Management and organization of digital archives and database
- Analysis, recording, processing, and photographing ancient limestone sculpture, terracotta figurines, ceramics, and problematic/unidentifiable artifacts
- Use of various comparanda for identification purposes
- Production of end-of-season reports with recommendations for future study
- Various work in Athienou Museum and Larnaca Museum labs
- Instruction of university students in the field and lab
SERVICE TO PROFESSION
2021-Present Author.
Spirits of Governance. Online at https://www.spiritsofgovernance.com
2013-2014 Expert in Attendance.
‘International Observatory on Illicit Traffic in Cultural Goods’ project. International Council of Museums (ICOM) (Paris, France).
2013 Volunteer Proofreader/Editor.
The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice. (Glasgow, United Kingdom).
2008 Delegate to Council.
Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) Annual Meeting. (Chicago, IL).
2007-2008 Author / Researcher/ Fundraiser / Public Relations Coordinator. (United States).
Saving Antiquities For Everyone (SAFE). https://www.savingantiquities.org
DEPARTMENTAL / UNIVERSITY SERVICE
2016 Postgraduate Representative.
University of Glasgow postgraduate administration liaison (Criminology). University of Glasgow College of Social Sciences.
2006-2007 Undergraduate Representative.
Certificate Program in Ancient Mediterranean Studies Advisory Council. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. (Milwaukee, WI).
MEDIA COVERAGE
2016 Quoted. ‘3,200-Year-Old Cyprus Tomb Contains Treasure Trove of Artifacts’ by Jess McHugh. Travel + Leisure Magazine (August 17) http://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/landmarks-monuments/cyprus-artifacts
2016 Quoted. ‘Amulets with ‘Binding Spells’ Found at 2,000 Year Old Roman Burial Site’ by Jess McHugh. Travel + Leisure Magazine (August 14) http://www.travelandleisure.com/culture-design/roman-burial-site
2015 Coverage of the roundtable I participated in with UNESCO Director Irinia Bokova, at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies. ‘The Struggle Against Cultural Cleansing is a Security Imperative’ http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/about-us/who-we-are/director-general/singleview-dg/news/the_struggle_against_cultural_cleansing_is_a_security_impera/
2014 Coverage about my fieldwork in Europe with operational security agents: http://www.sosecure.nl/predictive-profiling-red-teaming-recherchediensten/praktijk-gestuurde-wetenschap.html
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