Kevin Wright

Student Mentorship

Undergraduate

--Juli Roberts (2017) (Understanding the Methods of Contraband Introduction in Prisons and Measures to Curtail Contraband Activity).  College of Integrative Sciences and Arts, BIS Directed Study

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 (Juvenile Justice: A Review of Juvenile Incarceration and its Deterrent Effect, B.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2012)

Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program Students:

--Madison Sutton (2018 – current)

--Shayla Evans (2018 – current)

--Courtney Fleager (2017 – 2018)

--Kaitlyn Mara (2017 – 2018) 

--Leya Reyes (2016 – current)

--Genevieve McKenzie (2016 – current)

--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:

--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:

--Deana Moore (member) (M.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, expected 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)

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:

--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)

Dissertations Supervised:

--Gregory Fizer (member) (Ed.D. Arizona State University, expected 2019)

--Kara Hannula (member) (Ph.D. Arizona State University, expected 2019)

--Travis Meyers (chair) (Managing Violent Misconduct in a Maximum Security Prison: Processes and Outcomes in a Restrictive Status Housing Program, Ph.D. 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. 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)