Dr. Jodie Hertzog

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 and Bullying 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.  

Hertzog, J., & Yeilding, R. (2009). College Women’s Perceptions of Rape Vulnerability, Awareness of

Substance-Facilitated Sexual Assault, Peer Communication, and Use of Commonly Advocated

Risk Reduction Strategies. College Student Journal, 43, 59-73.

Hertzog, J., & Williams, R. (2007). Applying Sociology through Social Marketing: Student Reflections

on an Intimate Violence Awareness Project. Teaching Sociology, 35(2), 166-173.

Gendered Issues:

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.

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. 

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.

Hertzog, J., Curtis, K., & Tiemeyer, S.* (2010, April). The Benefits of Campus-Community

Collaborations for Learning Activism. Paper presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the

Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago, Illinois. (*Last two authors are listed in alphabetical

order and were equal contributors.)

Hertzog, J., Wright, D., & Beat, D. (2008). There's a policy for that: A comparison of the organizational

culture of workplaces reporting incidents of sexual harassment.  Behavior & Social Issues,

17(2), 169-181.

Hertzog, J. (2008). “What about the Gray Area:” College Women’s Reflections on the Sex Talk and

Abstinence. Families in Society, 89(2), 312-322.

Relationships in Mid- and Later-life:

Hill, T., Wilson, D., & Hertzog, J. (2024, November). Computers and Connectedness: Digital

technology and relationships in later life. Poster presented at the 2024 annual meeting of

the National Council on Family Relations, Bellevue, WA. [*Selected as the 2024 NCFR Issues in

Aging Focus Group Professional Paper award winner.]

Hill, T., Hertzog, J., & Simon, J. (2024, Oct. 18). Intersections of Age & Gender in Mid- and Later-life

Adults’ Perceptions of Online Dating. Paper presented at the 2024 Gender & Sexuality in

Kansas Conference, Wichita, KS.

Hertzog, J., Hill, T., & Simon, J. (2024, April). Love Bytes in the Golden Years: Mid- and Later-life

Adult’s Perspectives on Digital Dating Practices. Paper presented at the Midwest Sociological

Society Annual Conference, Des Moines, IA.

Steinke, E., Mosack, V., Hertzog, J., & Wright, D. (2013). A Social-Cognitive Sexual Counseling

Intervention Post-MI – Development and Pilot Testing. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 49,  162-170.

Harpel, T., & Hertzog, J. (2010). “I thought my heart would burst”: The role of ultrasound

technology on expectant grandparenthood. Journal of Family Issues, 31(2), 257-274.