Kevin Wright
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Phone: 602-496-1294
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School of Criminology and Criminal Justice 411 N. Central Ave. Ste. 600 Phoenix, AZ 85004
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Mail code: 4420Campus: Dtphx
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Kevin Wright is Director of the Center for Correctional Solutions and Associate Professor in the Arizona State University School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. His work focuses on enhancing the lives of people living and working in the correctional system through research, education, and community engagement. His published research on these topics has appeared in Justice Quarterly, Criminology & Public Policy, and Journal of Offender Rehabilitation. He developed and taught the first Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program class in the state of Arizona and is a co-founder of the Arizona Transformation Project. Kevin was awarded the Washington State University Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology Distinguished Alumni Award in 2022, the American Society of Criminology Teaching Award in 2020, and the Arizona State University Faculty Women's Association Outstanding Faculty Mentor in 2019.
- Ph.D. Criminal Justice, Washington State University 2010
- M.A. Sociology, Washington State University 2006
- B.S. Sociology, Towson University 2004
- B.S. Psychology, Towson University 2004
Correctional Policy
Correctional Programming
Wellbeing of Staff and People Incarcerated
Books
Maloney, E.S, & Wright, K.A. (Under Contract). Trapped: Imprisoned minds and the cycle of incarceration. Rutgers University Press.
Decker, S.H., & Wright, K.A. (Eds.). (2018). Criminology and public policy: Putting theory to work. (2nd ed.). Temple University Press.
Journal Articles
*graduate student, **undergraduate student
*Philippon, C., Wright, K.A., Telep, C.W., & *Shaw, O.P. (In Press). Learning with the others: Perspective-taking and the future of criminal justice in the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program. Journal of Criminal Justice Education.
*McKenzie, G.B., & Wright, K.A. (In Press). The effects of peer inclusion in the design and implementation of university prison programming: A participatory action research, randomized vignette study. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal.
Infante, A.A., Morse, S.J., Fahmy, C., & Wright, K.A. (In Press). Racial politics in the contemporary prison society: The importance of race and ethnicity in prison social organization. Criminal Justice and Behavior.
Meyers, T.J., Fahmy, C., & Wright, K.A. (In Press). Coping with incarceration: Examining the longitudinal relationship between individual coping styles and mental health outcomes. Journal of Mental Health.
Meyers, T.J., Testa, A., & Wright, K.A. (In Press). Managing violence: In-prison behavior associated with placement in an alternative disciplinary segregation program. American Journal of Criminal Justice.
Meyers, T.J., Wright, K.A., & *Phillips, S. (2022). Redefining disciplinary segregation: Perceptions of effective programming among program participants and staff. Criminal Justice Policy Review, 33, 756-784.
*Morse, S.J., Wright, K.A., & *Klapow, M. (2022). Correctional rehabilitation and positive psychology: Opportunities and challenges. Sociology Compass, 16, e12960.
*Morse, S.J., & Wright, K.A. (2022). Imprisoned men: Masculinity variability and its implications for correctional programming. Corrections: Policy, Practice and Research, 7, 23-45.
*Haverkate, D.L., & Wright, K.A. (2021). When in doubt: The value of uncertainty for release success among incarcerated women. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 60, 19-39.
Meyers, T.J., *Infante, A.A., & Wright, K.A. (2020). Treating the seriously mentally ill in prison: An evaluation of a contingency management program. Corrections: Policy, Practice and Research, 5, 256-273. Selected as 2020 Article of the Year by Corrections: Policy, Practice and Research.
*Haverkate, D.L., Meyers, T.J., Telep, C.W., & Wright, K.A. (2020). On PAR with the yard: Participatory action research to advance knowledge in corrections. Corrections: Policy, Practice and Research, 5, 28-43.
*Haverkate, D.L., & Wright, K.A. (2020). The differential effects of prison contact on parent-child relationship quality and child behavioral changes. Corrections: Policy, Practice and Research, 5, 222-244.
Wright, K.A. (2020). Time well spent: Misery, meaning, and the opportunity of incarceration. The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice.
Wright, K.A., Turanovic, J.J., O’Neal, E.N., *Morse, S.J., & *Booth, E.T. (2019). The cycle of violence revisited: Childhood victimization, resilience, and future violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 34, 1261-1286.
*Meyers, T.J., *Infante, A.A., & Wright, K.A. (2018). Addressing serious violent misconduct in prison: Examining an alternative form of restrictive housing. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 62, 4584-4608.
*Meyers, T.J., Wright, K.A., Young, J.T.N, & Tasca, M. (2017). Social support from outside the walls: Examining the role of relationship dynamics among inmates and visitors. Journal of Criminal Justice, 52, 57-67.
Wright, K.A., & *Gifford, F. (2017). Legal cynicism, antisocial attitudes, and recidivism: Implications for a procedurally just community corrections. Victims & Offenders, 12, 624-642.
Wright, K.A., Turanovic, J.J., & Rodriguez, N. (2016). Racial inequality, ethnic inequality, and the system involvement of at-risk youth: Implications for the racial invariance and Latino paradox theses. Justice Quarterly, 33, 863-889. Selected for the Donal E.J. MacNamara Award for the Outstanding Publication by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.
Tasca, M., Wright, K.A., Turanovic, J.J., White, C., & Rodriguez, N. (2016). Moving prison visitation research forward: The Arizona Prison Visitation Project. Criminology, Criminal Justice, Law & Society, 17, 55-67.
Wright, K.A., & Bouffard, L.A. (2016). Capturing crime: The qualitative analysis of individual cases for advancing criminological knowledge. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 60, 123-145.
Wright, K.A., *Kim, B., Chassin, L., Losoya, S.H., & Piquero, A.R. (2014). Ecological context, concentrated disadvantage, and youth reoffending: Identifying the social mechanisms in a sample of serious adolescent offenders. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 43, 1781-1799.
Wright, K.A., & Rodriguez, N. (2014). A closer look at the paradox: Examining immigration and youth reoffending in Arizona. Justice Quarterly, 31, 882-904.
Pratt, T.C., *Turanovic, J.J., Fox, K.A., & Wright, K.A. (2014). Self-control and victimization: A meta-analysis. Criminology, 52, 87-116.
Wright, K.A., & *Cesar, G.T (2013). Toward a more complete model of offender reintegration: Linking the micro-, macro-, and system-level components of recidivism. Victims and Offenders, 8, 373-398.
Wright, K.A., Pratt, T.C., Lowenkamp, C.T., & Latessa, E.J. (2013). The system model of crime and institutional efficacy: An analysis of the social context of offender reintegration. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 57, 92-111.
Johnson, C.L., Wright, K.A., & Strand, P.S. (2012). Transitions of truants: Community truancy board as a turning point in the lives of adolescents. Journal of Juvenile Justice, 1, 34-51.
Wright, K.A., Pratt, T.C., Lowenkamp, C.T., & Latessa, E.J. (2012). The importance of ecological context for correctional treatment programs: Understanding the micro- and macro-level dimensions of successful offender treatment. Justice Quarterly, 29, 775-798. Selected for the Donal E.J. MacNamara Award for the Outstanding Publication by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.
Wright, K.A., & Rosky, J.W. (2011). Too early is too soon: Lessons from the Montana Department of Corrections early release program. Criminology and Public Policy, 10, 881-908.
DeLisi, M., Beaver, K.M., Wright, K.A., Wright, J.P., Vaughn, M.G., & Trulson, C.R. (2011). Criminal specialization revisited: A simultaneous quantile regression approach. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 36, 73-92.
Wright, K.A. (2010). Strange bedfellows? Private prisons and reaffirming rehabilitation. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 49, 74-90.
Wright, K.A., Pratt, T.C., & DeLisi, M. (2009). Multiple homicide offenders: Arbitrary cut-off points and selection bias. Homicide Studies, 13, 193-199.
Bouffard, L.A., Wright, K.A., Muftic, L.R., & Bouffard, J.A. (2008). Gender differences in specialization in intimate partner violence: Comparing the gender symmetry and violence resistance perspectives. Justice Quarterly, 25, 570-594.
Wright, K.A., Pratt, T.C., & DeLisi, M. (2008). Examining offending specialization in a sample of male multiple homicide offenders. Homicide Studies, 12, 381-398.
External
2020 – Research Evaluation Partner. Innovations in Supervision Initiative: Building Capacity to Create Safer Communities. Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation
and Reentry. Bureau of Justice Assistance. ($199,923).
2017-2021 Research Evaluation Partner. Drug Reduction Project: MRT for STG. Arizona
Department of Corrections. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission. ($55,509).
2020 Research Evaluation Partner. National Criminal Justice Reform Project. National
Governor’s Association ($109,258).
2019 Research Evaluation Partner. Public Safety Performance Project. PEW Charitable
Trusts. ($50,000).
2016 – 2022 Research Evaluation Partner. Second Chance Act Statewide Adult Recidivism
Reduction Plan. Arizona Department of Corrections. Bureau of Justice Assistance.
($196,500).
2016 – 2020 Principal Investigator. Altering Administrative Segregation for Inmates and Staff: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of the Effects of Living and Working in Restrictive
Housing. National Institute of Justice. ($631,559)
2015 – 2017 Principal Investigator. Understanding Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Differences in the Relationship between Prison Visitation and Recidivism. National Science
Foundation. ($168,947).
2015 Principal Investigator. Evaluation of Mental Health and Restrictive Housing
Programming. Arizona Department of Corrections. ($45,000).
Internal
2021 Principal Investigator. Reimagining Incarceration: Racial Equity through Human
Investment by the University. ASU Institute for Social Science Research. ($8,000).
2020 Principal Investigator. Putting Second Chances to Work: Increasing the Employment
Prospects for the Women of Perryville. ASU Institute for Social Science Research.
($8,000).
2020 Co-Principal Investigator. Launching Learning: Re-Imagining ‘Syllabus Day.’ ASU
Faculty Fund for Teaching Initiatives: Inclusive Pedagogy. ($5,000).
2018 Principal Investigator. Putting Second Chances to Work: Increasing the Employment
Prospects for the Women of Perryville. College of Public Service and Community
Solutions. ($160,000).
2017 Principal Investigator. Learning By Doing: The Arizona Inside-Out Prison Exchange
Program. ASU Women & Philanthropy. ($70,621).
2015 Principal Investigator. Prison Visitation and Recidivism. ASU Institute for Social
Science Research. ($4,000).
2014 Co-Principal Investigator. Unpacking the Prison Visitation Experience: How Social
Relationships Impact Inmate Well-Being. ASU. ($10,000).
Courses
2025 Spring
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| CRJ 317 | Inside-Out Prison Excg Program |
2024 Spring
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| CRJ 514 | Seminar in Corrections |
2023 Fall
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| CRJ 317 | Inside-Out Prison Excg Program |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| CRJ 317 | Inside-Out Prison Excg Program |
2021 Spring
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| JHR 584 | Internship |
2020 Fall
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| CRJ 598 | Special Topics |
2020 Spring
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| JHR 584 | Internship |
2019 Fall
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| CRJ 317 | Inside-Out Prison Excg Program |
2022 ASU President’s Medal for Social Embeddedness. The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program, Center for Correctional Solutions
2022 Washington State University, Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Distinguished Alumni Award
2021 ASU Graduate College Outstanding Master’s Mentor
2020 American Society of Criminology Teaching Award
2019 ASASU Centennial Professor Nominee
2019 ACJS National Criminal Justice Month Community Award
2019 ASU Faculty Women’s Association Outstanding Faculty Mentor
2019 Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions Anne Larason Schneider Community Research Award
2019 ASU Graduate School Outstanding Doctoral Mentor Nominee
2018 ASASU Centennial Professor Nominee
2018 Arizona Department of Corrections Florence Complex Education Volunteer of the Year
2018 ASU Graduate School Outstanding Doctoral Mentor Nominee
2017 ASU Committee for Campus Inclusion Catalyst Award
2017 Donal E. J. MacNamara Outstanding Publication Award, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
2015 College of Public Service and Community Solutions Emerging Community Solutions Scholar
2014 ASASU Centennial Professor Nominee
2014 Donal E. J. MacNamara Outstanding Publication Award, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
2012 ASASU Centennial Professor Nominee
2010 Alpha Phi Sigma Appreciation Award for Outstanding Criminal Justice Instructor
2009 June Morrison Scholarship, Western Society of Criminology
2008 C. Clement and Helen B. French Scholarship, Washington State University
2008 Claudius O. & Mary W. Johnson Graduate Fellowship, Washington State University
2005 Viola Vestal Coulter Fellowship, Washington State University
2004 Lieberman Award for Most Distinguished Scholar in Sociology, Towson University
2021- Editorial Board Member: Corrections: Policy, Practice and Research
2014- Editorial Board Member: Race and Justice: An International Journal
2014- Editorial Board Member: Criminology, Criminal Justice, Law & Society (CCJLS) (formerly Western Criminology Review)
Faculty Women’s Association, Arizona State University
American Society of Criminology
--Division on Corrections and Sentencing
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
--Corrections Section
Undergraduate
College of Integrative Sciences and Arts, BIS Directed Study
Juli Roberts (2017) (Understanding the Methods of Contraband Introduction in Prisons and Measures to Curtail Contraband Activity).
Aria Allison (2021) (The Physical Structure of Corrections and Rehabilitation).
Independent Study Students
Rachael Bunch (2014) (Multiple Homicide Offenders: Definitions versus Overarching Term for
Current and Future Research, B.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State
University, 2015)
Hector Hernandez (2012) (Juvenile Justice: A Review of Juvenile Incarceration and its Deterrent Effect, B.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2012)
Barrett College Fellow Program Students
Sophia Marturano (2021)
Lauren Paxton (2019)
Brianna Johnson (2019)
Kate Hostal (2019)
Genevieve McKenzie (2019)
Avery Becker (2019)
Watts Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program Students:
Ben Branaman (2023 – current)
Bruce Ward (2023 – current)
Aly Lopez (2022 – current)
Kara Glaser (2022)
Mary Powers (2022)
Sophia Marturano (2021 – 2022)
Roger Karner (2021)
Alexis Klemm (2020)
Sandy Moshi (2019 – 2020)
Madison Sutton (2018 – 2019)
Shayla Evans (2018 – 2021)
Courtney Fleager (2017 – 2018)
Kaitlyn Mara (2017 – 2018)
Leya Reyes (2016 – 2019)
Genevieve McKenzie (2016 – 2020)
Tiffany Marcum (2014 – 2015)
Emily Barney (2014 – 2015)
Garrett Shipley (2014)
Caitlin Matekel (2014)
Stephanie Morse (2013 – 2014)
Evan Booth (2013 – 2014)
Barrett Honors College Students
Monique Guevara (chair). (B.S. Justice Studies, Arizona State University, 2024)
Kara Glaser (chair). (How Spirituality/Religion Positively Transforms the Incarceration Experience: Through a Jewish and Christian Lens. B.S. Forensic Psychology, Arizona State University, 2022)
Hannah Walden (member) (How can Outcomes be Improved for Individuals with Mental Health Needs who are Re-entering into the Community upon Being Released from Prison? B.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2021)
Karen Quintero (chair) (Enhancing Prisons from the Inside Out: Race, Participatory Action Research, and the Future of Corrections. B.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2021)
Genevieve McKenzie (chair) (Pathways to Second Opportunities: A Training to Increase Support for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals in the University Setting. B.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2020)
Brianna Johnson (chair) (Users and Abusers: Self-Identification of Substance (Ab)use among Incarcerated Men. B.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2020)
Taryn Malone (member) (Prison Dogs: A Second Chance for Two Species. B.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2019)
Drake Tometich (chair) (Dissolving the Dichotomy of Private and Public Prisons: Lending Credence to the Innovative Potential of Prison Privatization. B.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2018).
Rachel Quirbach (chair) (The Walls are Alive with the Sound of Music: Music Therapy Techniques for Incarcerated Persons. B.S. Music Therapy, Arizona State University, 2018)
Nicole Johnson (member) (Drug Treatment in Ex-Offenders: An Exploration of Re-Entry Resources. B.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2017)
Emily Barney (chair) (Exploring Sexual Violence Victimization at Arizona State University. B.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2016)
Natalie BrinJones (chair) (Smart Decarceration in Arizona: Exploring the Options for Reducing Correctional Populations. B.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2016)
Wednesday Nelson (member) (Police Reform: Reasons for Failure Directly from the Source, B.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2016)
Stephanie Morse (chair) (The Impact of Social Controls on Police Officers’ Perceptions of Use of Force, B.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2015)
Aracely Castillo (chair) (Policy Under the Influence? The Importance of Public Opinion for the Creation of DUI Policies and Programs, B.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2012).
Masters
Theses Supervised
Alexis Klemm (chair) (M.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, expected 2023)
Hannah White (chair) (Incarcerated Women’s Perceptions of Their Best Selves in Prison: Major Themes and Age Variations, M.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2022)
Genevieve McKenzie (chair) (Who Knows Best? Using Participatory Action Research (PAR) as a Tool for Designing and Implementing Prison Programming, M.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2022)
Madison Sutton (chair) (The Best Possible Life in Prison: Aspects of Life Satisfaction among Incarcerated Men, M.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2021)
Bianca Rodriguez (chair) (“I Feel like I’m about to Walk Out of Prison Blindfolded”: Prison Programming and Reentry. M.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2020)
Kelsey Tom (member) (Looking Within: Examining the Short- and Longer-Term Consequences of Criminal Justice Confinement on Internalizing Problems, M.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2020)
Deana Moore (member) (Ending a Cycle: Effects of a Pre-release Program on Recidivism. M.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2019)
Wesley Smith (chair) (Correctional Officer Punitiveness, Self-Control and Rehabilitative Training. M.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2018)
Caitlin Matekel (chair) (Conditions of Confinement, Personality Traits, and Inmate Perceptions of Procedural Justice. M.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2018)
Cassandra Philippon (chair) (Sending Students to Prison: An Impact Evaluation of the Arizona Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program. M.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2018)
Chelsea Ruffner (chair) (Solitary Refinement: A Nuanced Look at Public Knowledge and Opinion of Restrictive Housing. M.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2017)
Stephanie Morse (chair) (Hypermasculinity and Incarceration: Exploring Barriers to Rehabilitation. M.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2017)
Danielle Haverkate (chair) (The Differential Effects of Prison Contact on Parent-Child Relationship Quality and Child Behavioral Changes. M.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2017)
Nathan Ostertag (chair) (Mental Illness and Perceived Social Support upon Reentry: An Analysis of Inmates in Arizona, M.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2016)
Matt Gricius (chair) (Parental Incarceration: Does Having Minor Children Have an Effect on Recidivism? M.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2016)
Natasha Pusch (member) (Gender & Risk Assessment in Juvenile Offenders: A Meta-Analysis, M.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2016)
Amber Griffin (member) (Heroin Use and Recidivism: The Impact of Familial Social Support, M.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2016)
Faith Gifford (member) (Toward the Development of a Multidimensional Legal Cynicism Scale, M.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2015)
Whitney McCaskill (member) (Children of Incarcerated Parents: The Family Characteristics Associated with Child Welfare Contact Prior to Parental Incarceration, M.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2014)
Travis Meyers (member) (Relative vs. Absolute Stability in Self-Control: A Meta-Analysis, M.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2013)
Gabriel T Cesar (member) (Social Learning in Context: Group Homies, Mentorship, and Social Support, M.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2012)
Christopher M. Simmon (member) (Sentencing Disparities Between Male and Female Teacher Sexual Offenders: Do Male Offenders Receive Harsher Penalties in Arizona?, M.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2012)
Internship
Carlie Hornback (supervisor), (M.A Social Justice and Human Rights, Arizona State University, 2021)
Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions Spirit of Service Scholars:
Katie Williams (mentor) (MSW, 2018)
Rivka Rocchio (mentor) (MFA, 2016)
Doctoral
Independent Study Students
Stephanie Morse (Correctional Officer Wellbeing, 2022)
Stephanie Morse (Adherence to the Prison Code, 2022)
Travis Meyers (The History and Current Use of Administrative Segregation, 2016)
Travis Meyers (Prison Visitation and the Role of Social Support, 2015)
Byungbae Kim (The Social Ecology of Recidivism: Empirical Status and Future Directions, 2012)
Institute of Social Science Research Methods Capstone
Danielle Haverkate (supervisor) (2020)
American Society of Criminology Division on Corrections and Sentencing
Claudia Odgers Ascencio (mentor) (Ph.D. Sociology and Criminology & Law, University of Florida, 2023)
Rachel Severson (mentor) (Ph.D. Criminology, University of South Florida, 2021)
April Chase (mentor) (Ph.D. Criminology, University of Central Florida, 2022)
Dissertations Supervised
Cynthia Mackey (member) (Ph.D. Social Work, Arizona State University, expected 2023)
Danielle Haverkate (chair) (Ph.D. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, expected 2023)
Caitlin Matekel (chair) (Ph.D. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, expected 2023)
Stephanie Morse (chair) (Doing Well While Doing Time: Incarceration and the Meaning of Positive Adjustment to Harmful Spaces, Ph.D. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2022)
Lucas Alward (outside reader) (Assessing the Relative Influence of Interpersonal Relationship Factors on Probationer Rule Compliance: The Importance of Meaningful Community Supervision, Ph.D. Criminal Justice, University of Central Florida, 2022)
Raven Simonds (member) (Anticipated Social Support Networks of Incarcerated Men Preparing for Reentry: Resource Diversity, Network Density, and Individual-Level Correlates, Ph.D. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2022)
Juwan Bennett (outside reader) (Life after life: A narrative review of incarceration and reentry experiences of children sentenced to life without parole in Pennsylvania. Ph.D. Criminal Justice, Temple University, 2022)
Jessica Raak (member) (Deliberate Self-Harm in the Prison Setting, Ph.D. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2021)
Natasha Khade (member) (The Disengagement from Gangs in Prison and its Effects for Reentry, Ph.D. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2021)
Gregory Fizer (member) (The Impact of Trained Peer Tutors on Students’ Academic Performance in a Correctional Environment, Ed.D. Leadership and Innovation, Arizona State University, 2019)
Travis Meyers (chair) (Managing Violent Misconduct in a Maximum Security Prison:
Processes and Outcomes in a Restrictive Status Housing Program, Ph.D. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2018)
Kimberly Kaiser (member) (Procedural Justice and Legal Socialization Among Serious Adolescent Offenders: An Examination of Longitudinal Patterns and Mediation Effects of Legal Socialization, Anger, and Prosocial Motivation on Offending, Ph.D. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2016)
Mario Cano (member) (Prosecutorial Discretion across Federal Sentencing Reforms: Immediate and Enduring Effects of Unwanted Disparity, Ph.D. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2015)
Byungbae Kim (member) (Gender Disparity and Ecological Contexts of Court Community in Federal District Courts, Ph.D. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2015)
Jillian Turanovic (member) (The Age-Graded Consequences of Victimization, Ph.D. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2015)
Sanzanna Toles (member) (Community-based Reentry in Arlington County: An Evaluation of the OAR Reentry Program, Ph.D. Public Affairs, Arizona State University, 2014)
Mercedes Valadez (member) (“We have got enough criminals in the United States without importing any”: An examination of the influence of citizenship status and national origin among Latino subgroups in federal sentencing outcomes, Ph.D. Criminology and Criminal Justice Arizona State University, 2013)
Professional Service
2022 American Society of Criminology, Division of Corrections and Sentencing, Awards Committee
2022 Editorial Board Member, American Society of Criminology, Division on Corrections & Sentencing Handbook Series
2022 Panelist, ASU Academy for Justice Measured Justice podcast
2021- Editorial Board Member: Corrections: Policy, Practice and Research
2021 Panelist, Participatory Action Research, George Mason University Criminology, Law and Society Student Association
2021 Guest Editor, Health and Justice. Special issue on enhancing the prison environment.
2019 Creator, CCS Graduate Student Conversation Series
2019 Panel Chair, Researching Solitary Confinement in Three U.S. States. The annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, November, San Francisco, California.
2019 Discussant, 20th Anniversary of the Division on Corrections and Sentencing: Reflecting on the Past, Envisioning the Future. The annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, November, San Francisco, California.
2019 National Affiliate, George Mason University Center for Advancing Correctional Excellence (ACE!)
2019 Guest Editor, Corrections: Policy, Practice, and Research. Special issue on participatory action research in corrections.
2018 American Society of Criminology, Division of Corrections and Sentencing, Awards Committee
2018 Topic Chair, Rehabilitation and Treatment, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
2018 Member, National Program Committee, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
2018 Member, Teaching Committee, American Society of Criminology
2018 Discussant, Adapting to Prison Life: Student Interviewers and the Incarcerated. The annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, November, Atlanta, Georgia.
2016 Discussant, The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program Across Time and Place. The annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, November, New Orleans.
2016 Chair, American Society of Criminology, Division of Corrections and Sentencing, Outreach Committee
2015 Executive Counselor, American Society of Criminology, Division of Corrections and Sentencing
2014- Editorial Board Member: Race and Justice: An International Journal
2014- Editorial Board Member: Criminology, Criminal Justice, Law & Society (CCJLS) (formerly Western Criminology Review)
2014 Member, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New Scholar Award Committee
2014 Member, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Corrections Section, Membership Committee
2013 Participant, Panel on Professional Development: Balancing Teaching/Research/Service Demands in Academia. The annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, November, Atlanta
2012 Member, American Society of Criminology, Division of Corrections and Sentencing, Student Affairs and Paper Committee