1931
Born in Chicago, IL, to parents D. Van and Alice Trexler.
1975
Serves as a professor at Portland State University until 1992.
1975
Publishes “Social Construction of Deviance: Perspectives and Issues in the Field” via Wm. C. Brown.
1983
Publishes “Social Control: The Production of Deviance in the Modern State” via Irvington Publishers, Inc.
1985
Publishes “From Crime to Choice: Transformation of Abortion in America” via Greenwood Press.
1990
Publishes “Social Control of Deviance” (with Clarice Stasz) via McGraw-Hill.
1992
Is approved as a Fulbright Specialist for research on homeless girls in Australia.
1992
Serves as a Visiting Professor at the University of Sydney Law School, Flinders University, and Southern Cross University in Australia through 1994.
1993
Serves as editor for “Prostitution: An International Handbook on Trends, Problems, and Policies” via Greenwood Press.
1994
Serves as a Criminology program coordinator for Chapman University’s Navy extension program until 1996.
1997
Serves in the Department of Sociology at Western Washington University until 2007.
1999
Publishes “Youth Crisis: Growing Up in the High-Risk Society” via Praeger.
2001
Joins Western Washington University as a contributing faculty member of the Department of Extended Learning and Summer Programs until 2012.
2008
Serves as principal of House of Harmony Press.
2012
Publishes “Caregiving Our Loved Ones: Stories and Strategies That Will Change Your Life” via House of Harmony Press.
2013
Publishes “The ABCs of Caregiving: Words to Inspire You” via House of Harmony Press.
2015
Publishes “The ABCs of Caregiving, Part 2: Essential Information for You and Your Family” via House of Harmony Press.
2023
Publishes “Raging Currents: Mental Illness and Family” via BookBaby.