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Updated August 2015 Emily M. Wright, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice University of Nebraska, Omaha 6001 Dodge Street, 218T CPACS
Omaha, NE 68182-0149 Office: (402) 554-3898 Home: (402) 884-7304 Email: [email protected]
EDUCATION
2008 Ph.D., Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati
Dissertation: Neighborhood Context and Intimate Partner Violence Committee: Michael L. Benson (chair), Francis T. Cullen, Pamela Wilcox, D.Wayne Osgood
2004 M.S., Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati
2003 B.S., Psychology, Cum Laude, Arkansas State University
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2014 – present Associate Professor, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Nebraska, Omaha
2014 – present Faculty Affiliate, Nebraska Center for Justice Research, University of Nebraska, Omaha
2012 – present Affiliate Faculty Member, Women’s and Gender Studies, University of Nebraska, Omaha
2012 – 2014 Assistant Professor, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Nebraska, Omaha
2008 – 2012 Assistant Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina
2008 – 2012 Affiliate Faculty Member, Women’s and Gender Studies Program, University of South Carolina
2008 – 2012 Affiliate Faculty Member, Research Consortium on Children and Families, University of South Carolina
AREAS OF INTEREST
Neighborhood Context and Crime/Victimization Exposure to Violence and Victimization
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GRANTS AND CONTRACT ACTIVITY
2016-2020 A Person Centered Approach to Childhood Violence Exposure and Its Consequences
Role: Co-Investigator (Chris Gibson, PI) Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health Status: Under Review
2015-2017 Examining the Predictors of Sexual Victimization among Female Inmates: PREA considerations
Role: Principal Investigator (with Benjamin Steiner) Funding Agency: Iowa Department of Corrections Amount: $100, 633 (funded)
2015 Developmental Evaluation of Douglas County Collective Impact Project
Role: Principal Investigator (with Ryan Spohn) Funding Agency: Sherwood Foundation
Amount: $44,397 (funded)
2014-2016 Evaluating the Crossover Youth Practice Model (CYPM) in Douglas County
Role: Principal Investigator (with Ryan Spohn) Funding Agency: Sherwood Foundation
Amount: $142,919 (funded) 2014-2015 UNO Victimization Survey
Role: Principal Investigator (with Dana Radatz)
Funding Agency: Catholic Health Initiatives; Women’s Center for Advancement of Omaha, RA#2014-169
Amount: $12,500 (funded)
2012-2014 Polyvictimization and the Cumulative Effects of Victimization among Adult Women
Role: Principal Investigator/Mentor (to Dana Radatz)
Funding Institution: University of Nebraska, Omaha, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Amount: $29,424 (funded)
2010-2013 Violent Victimization, Neighborhood Context, and Adolescent Drug Use
Role: Principal Investigator (with Abigail A. Fagan)
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse, Grant #1R01DA030387-01 Amount: $529,727 (funded)
2009-2011 Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence: Gendered and Contextual Effects on Adolescent Interpersonal Violence, Drug Use, and Mental Health Outcomes
Role: Principal Investigator (with Abigail A. Fagan)
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Updated August 2015 2003-2004 Gender Differences in Reactions to Relational Aggression
Role: Principal Investigator (with Rodney Baker and Karen L. Yanowitz) Funding Agency: Arkansas Department of Higher Education: Mahlon Martin Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Amount: $3,000 (funded)
PUBLICATIONS
(*Graduate student co-author) (†Grant supported)
Refereed Journal Articles
Cond. Accept. Wright, E.M., Pinchevsky, G.M., Benson, M.L., & *Radatz, D. Intimate partner violence and subsequent depression: Examining the effects of neighborhood supportive mechanisms. American Journal of Community Psychology.
Forthcoming †Wright, E.M., Fagan, A.A., & Pinchevsky, G.M. Penny for your thoughts? The protective effect of youths’ attitudes against drug use in high risk communities. Youth Violence & Juvenile Justice.
Forthcoming Wright, E.M. The relationship between social support and intimate partner violence
in neighborhood context. Crime & Delinquency.
Forthcoming Spohn, R., Wright, E.M., & *Peterson, J. Rape and mental health outcomes among women: Examining the moderating effects of “healthy” fear levels. Violence Against Women.
Forthcoming †Fagan, A.A., Wright, E.M., Pinchevsky, G.M. A multi-level analysis of the impact of neighborhood structural and social factors on adolescent substance use. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. PMC697400
Forthcoming *Radatz, D.L. & Wright, E.M. Integrating the Principles of Effective Intervention into batterer intervention programming: The case for moving towards more evidence-based programming. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 17(2).
Forthcoming †*Radatz, D.L. & Wright, E.M. Does polyvictimization impact incarcerated and non-incarcerated adult women differently? An exploration into internalizing problems. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
2015 †Fagan, A.A., Wright, E.M., Pinchevsky, G.M. Exposure to violence, substance use, and neighborhood context. Social Science Research 49: 314-326. PMC4247853
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Updated August 2015 2014 †Fagan, A.A., Wright, E.M., *Pinchevsky, G.M. The protective effects of
neighborhood collective efficacy on adolescent substance use and violence following exposure to violence. Journal of Youth and Adolescence 43(9): 1498-1512. PMC4006326 2014 †*Miller, R.N., Fagan, A.A., & Wright, E.M. The moderating effects of peer and
parental support on the relationship between vicarious victimization and substance use. Journal of Drug Issues 44(4): 362-380. PCM4269271
2014 †*Pinchevsky, G., Fagan, A.A., & Wright, E.M. Victimization experiences and adolescent substance use: Does the type and degree of victimization matter? Journal of Interpersonal Violence 29(2): 299-319. PMC4143976
2013 †Wright, E.M. & Fagan, A.A. The cycle of violence in context: Exploring the moderating roles of neighborhood disadvantage and cultural norms. Criminology 51(2): 217-249. PMC4137457
Summarized in Criminological Highlights (2014), 14(1). Published by the Center for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies at the University of Toronto.
2013 †Wright, E.M., Fagan, A.A., *Pinchevsky, G.M. The effects of exposure to violence and victimization across life domains on adolescent substance use. Child Abuse & Neglect 37(11): 899-909. PMC4137799
2013 *Crittenden, C. & Wright, E.M. Predicting Patriarchy: Using individual and contextual factors to examine patriarchal endorsement in communities. Journal of Interpersonal Violence 28(6): 1266-1287.
2013 †*Pinchevsky, G., Wright, E.M., Fagan, A.A. Gender differences in the effects of exposure to violence on adolescent substance use. Violence and Victims 28(1): 122-144. PMC3707115
2013 Wright, E.M., DeHart, D.D., Koons-Witt, B.A., & *Crittenden, C. “Buffers” against crime? Exploring the roles and limitations of positive relationships among women in prison. Punishment & Society 15(1): 71-93.
2013 †Fagan, A.A., Wright, E.M., *Pinchevsky, G. Racial/ethnic differences in the relationship between neighborhood disadvantage and adolescent substance use. Journal of Drug Issues 43(1): 69-84. PMC4137475
2012 Wright, E.M., Van Voorhis, P., Salisbury, E.J., & Bauman, A. Gender-responsive lessons learned and policy implications for women in prison: A review. Criminal Justice and Behavior 39(12): 1612-1632.
Podcasted by Sage Publications.
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Updated August 2015 2012 †Wright, E.M. & Fagan, A.A. Exposure to intimate partner violence: Does the
gender of the perpetrator matter for adolescent mental health outcomes? Criminal Justice and Behavior 39: 26-41.
2012 †Fagan, A.A. & Wright, E.M. The effects of neighborhood context on youth violence and delinquency: Does gender matter? Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice 10: 64-82.
2012 †*Crittenden, C., Wright, E.M., Fagan, A.A. The effects of exposure to intimate partner violence on children’s development. Family & Intimate Partner Violence Quarterly 4(2): 113-123.
2011 Wright, E.M. & Benson, M.L. Clarifying the effects of neighborhood context on
violence “behind closed doors.” Justice Quarterly 28(5): 775-798.
2011 †Fagan, A.A. & Wright, E.M. Gender differences in the effects of exposure to intimate partner violence on adolescent violence and drug use. Child Abuse & Neglect 35(7): 543-550.
2010 Wright, E.M. & Benson, M.L. Immigration and intimate partner violence: Exploring the immigrant paradox. Social Problems 57(3): 480-503.
2010 *Barber, S.J. & Wright, E.M. Predictors of completion in a batterer treatment program: The effects of referral source supervision. Criminal Justice and Behavior 37(8): 847-859.
2010 Wright, E.M. & Benson, M.L. Relational aggression, intimate partner violence, and
gender: An exploratory analysis. Victims and Offenders 5(4): 283-302.
2010 Van Voorhis, P., Wright, E.M., Salisbury, E., & Bauman, A. Women’s risk factors and their contributions to existing risk/needs assessment: The current status of a gender-responsive supplement. Criminal Justice and Behavior 37(3): 261-288.
2009 Wright, E.M. The measurement of psychopathy: Dimensional and categorical
approaches. The International Journal of Offender Therapy and Contemporary Criminology 53 (4): 464-481.
2007 Wright, E.M., Salisbury, E.J., & Van Voorhis, P. Predicting the prison misconducts of women offenders: The importance of gender-responsive needs. Journal of
Contemporary Criminal Justice 23(4): 310-340.
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Updated August 2015 2006 Steiner, B. & Wright, E.M. Assessing the relative effects of state direct file waiver
laws on violent juvenile crime: Deterrence or irrelevance? The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology 96(4): 1451-1478.
Under Review
Wright, E.M. & Tillyer, M.S. Neighborhood social ties, collective efficacy, and intimate partner violence against women.
*Carter, A., Wright, E.M., & Steiner, B. Formal controls, neighborhood disadvantage, and violent crime in U.S. cities: Examining (un)intended consequences.
*Cain, C., Steiner, B., & Wright, E.M. Nonstranger victimization and inmate maladjustment: Is the relationship gendered?
Books
2011 Wright, E.M. Neighborhoods and intimate partner violence. El Paso: LFB Scholarly Publishing.
Book Chapters and Other Publications
Forthcoming Wright, E.M. & *Cain, C. Women in Prison. In Wooldredge, J. & Smith, P. (eds.), Oxford Handbook on Prisons and Imprisonment. The Oxford Handbooks on Criminology and Criminal Justice Series, Oxford.
Forthcoming *Radatz, D. & Wright, E.M. Patricia Van Voorhis. In Kerley, K., Copes, H., De Li, S., Lane, J., & Sharp, S. (eds.) The Encyclopedia of Corrections. Wiley-Blackwell. 2015 Alarid, L. F. & Wright, E.M. Becoming a female felony offender. Pp. 103-122, in
Cullen, F.T., Wilcox, P., Lux, J.L., & Jonson, C.L. (eds.), Sisters in Crime Revisited: Bringing Gender into Criminology – Papers in Honor of Freda Adler. Advances in Criminological Theory Series, Oxford.
2015 *Ellison,J. & Wright, E.M. Private Prisons and the Law. Pp. 129-141 in Hemmens, C. (ed.) Current Legal Issues in Criminal Justice (2nd edition). New York: Oxford University
Press.
2014 Wright, E.M. Michael Benson. In Miller, J.M., Gover, A.R., Jennings, W.G., & Schreck, C.J. (eds.), The Encyclopedia of Theoretical Criminology. Wiley-Blackwell. 2014 *Pinchevsky, G. & Wright, E.M. Domestic Violence. In Miller, J.M., Gover, A.R.,
Jennings, W.G., & Schreck, C.J. (eds.), The Encyclopedia of Theoretical Criminology. Wiley-Blackwell.
2014 *Pinchevsky, G. & Wright, E.M. Victim services in juvenile courts. In J. Albanese
(ed.), The Encyclopedia of Criminology & Criminal Justice. Wiley-Blackwell.
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Updated August 2015 Gender-Responsive Needs. In Donald Evans (ed.), What Works: Defeating Recidivism - Keys to Making it Happen. Alexandria, VA: American Correctional Association. 2010 Wright, E.M. Cognitive Theories of Crime. Pp. 174-179 in F.T. Cullen and P.K.
Wilcox (eds.) Encyclopedia of Criminological Theory. Sage Publications.
2010 Wright, E.M. & *Vicniere, M.J. Economic Costs of Victimization. Pp. 343-346 in
B.S. Fisher and S.P. Lab (eds.) Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention. Sage Publications.
2009 Wright, E.M., Van Voorhis, P., Salisbury, E., & Bauman, A. Gender-responsive prisons: Lessons from the NIC/UC gender-responsive classification project. Women, Girls, and Criminal Justice 10(6): 81-96.
2009 Salisbury, E.J., Van Voorhis, P., Wright, E.M., & Bauman, A. Changing the probation experience for female offenders based on the Women’s Needs and Risk Assessment project findings. Women, Girls, and Criminal Justice 10(6): 81-96.
2009 Van Voorhis, P., Bauman, A., Wright, E.M., & Salisbury, E.J. Implementing the Women’s Risk/Need Assessment (WRNAs): Early lessons from the field. Women, Girls, and Criminal Justice 10(6): 81-96.
2007 Van Voorhis, P., Salisbury, E.J., Wright, E.M., & Bauman, A. New classification
instrument for female offenders. Corrections Today 69(4): 96-97.
2007 Wright, E.M. Treatment of Gender in the Juvenile Justice System. Pp. 99-100 in L.L. Finley (ed.) Encyclopedia of Juvenile Violence. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press.
2007 Wright, E.M. Social Development Model. Pp. 253-254 in L.L. Finley (ed.) Encyclopedia of Juvenile Violence. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press.
2006 Wright, E.M., Smith, P., & Lowenkamp, C.T. Demonstrating the importance of responsivity with the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. Offender Programs Report: Social and Behavioral Rehabilitation in Prisons, Jails, and the Community 10(2): 17-32.
TECHNICAL REPORTS
2015 †*Radatz, D.L., & Wright, E.M. The Women’s Center for Advancement Survey on Violence
among UNO Students. Final Report submitted to Women’s Center for Advancement. Funding Agency: CHI Health, Omaha, NE
2011 †Wright, E.M., Fagan, A.A., & *Crittenden, C.A. Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence: Gendered and Contextual Effects on Adolescent Interpersonal Violence, Drug Use, and Mental Health Outcomes. NIJ #2009-IJ-CX-0043, Final Report submitted to the National Institute of Justice. Document NCJ #235153.
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Updated August 2015 2010 Wright, E.M. & *Crittenden, C. SISTERCARE Domestic Violence Shelter Program
Evaluation. Final Report submitted to Sistercare, Inc.
Cooperating Agency: Sistercare, Inc., Columbia, SC
2010 *Crittenden, C. & Wright, E.M. SISTERCARE Domestic Violence Shelter Staff Evaluation. Final Report submitted to Sistercare, Inc.
Cooperating Agency: Sistercare, Inc., Columbia, SC
2008 Van Voorhis, P., Salisbury, E.J., Wright, E.M., Bauman, A., & Holsinger, K. A Gender-Responsive Risk Assessment for Women Offenders: Results for the Missouri Department of Corrections Probation, Prison and Pre-release Samples. NIC #99PO3GILO, Final Report submitted to the National Institute of Corrections. Cincinnati, OH: University of Cincinnati Criminal Justice Research Center.
Funding Agency: National Institute of Corrections
2008 Wright, E.M., Van Voorhis, P., Bauman, A., & Salisbury, E.J. A Gender-Responsive Risk/Needs Assessment Final Report Prepared for the Minnesota Department of Corrections and the Advisory Task Force on the Woman and Juvenile Offender in Corrections. NIC #99PO3GILO, Final Report submitted to the National Institute of Corrections. Cincinnati, OH: University of Cincinnati Criminal Justice Research Center.
Funding Agency: National Institute of Corrections
2008 Van Voorhis, P., Salisbury, E.J., & Wright, E.M. A Gender-Responsive Risk/Needs Assessment Final Report Prepared for the Maui CARE Project. NIC #99PO3GILO, Final Report submitted to the National Institute of Corrections. Cincinnati, OH: University of Cincinnati Criminal Justice Research Center.
Funding Agency: National Institute of Corrections
2008 Van Voorhis, P., Salisbury, E.J., Wright, E.M., & Bauman, A. Achieving Accurate Pictures of Risk and Identifying Gender Responsive Needs: Two New Assessments for Women Offenders.
Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Corrections.
PRESENTATIONS Invited Presentations
2015 †Wright, E.M. & *Radatz, D.L. The Women’s Center for Advancement Survey on Violence among UNO Students. Presented to the UNO Voices Against Violence Coalition. Omaha, NE.
2015 †Spohn, R. & Wright, E.M. Evaluation of Douglas County Youth Impact! Presented at the 2015 Nebraska Juvenile Justice Association. Kearney, NE.
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Updated August 2015 2012 Wright, E.M. Evidence-based Risk Assessment and Effective Correctional Responses
for Female Offenders. Presented to the South Carolina Probation and Parole Association’s Annual Conference. Columbia, SC.
2012 †Wright, E.M. Intimate Partner Violence and Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence: Research, Policy, and Practice. Presented to the South Carolina Palmetto Association. Columbia, SC.
2011 Fagan, A.A. & Wright, E.M. Contextual Effects of Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence on Adolescent Violence and Drug Use. Poster presented at the 2011 National Institute of Justice Conference. Arlington, VA.
2011 †Wright, E.M. & Fagan, A.A. How Exposure to Domestic Violence Impacts Kids’ Mental Health Outcomes. Presented at the 24th Annual South Carolina Victim’s Right’s
Week. Columbia, SC.
2010 †Fagan, A.A. & Wright, E.M. Effects of Neighborhood Context on Youth Violence and Delinquency: Does Gender Matter? Presented to the Department of Sociology,
Criminology, and Law, University of Florida. Sponsored by the Institute for Crime, Justice, and Policy Research. Gainesville, FL.
2010 Wright, E.M. & Benson, M.L. Immigration and Intimate Partner Violence: An
Investigation into the Latino Paradox. Presented at the Law and Society 2010 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
2009 Wright, E.M. Women Offenders Today: Problems, Pathways, and Implications. Presented at the League of Women Voters of South Carolina Leaders Day Meeting. Columbia, SC.
2007 Van Voorhis, P. & Wright, E.M. The NIC Gender-Responsive Assessment Project: Results from Minnesota. Presented to the Minnesota Department of Corrections and the Minnesota Women’s Task Force. Minneapolis, MN.
Conference Presentations (past 5 years)
2015 Gibson, G.L., Fagan, A.A., & Wright, E.M. Measuring children’s exposure to violence in urban neighborhoods. American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C.
2015 *Chenane, J. & Wright, E.M. Immigration, violent crimes, and the role of law enforcement officers. American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C.
2015 Wright, E.M., Tillyer, M.S., & *Rader, E. Neighborhoods and intimate partner violence: Direct and interactive effects of collective efficacy and social ties. American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C.
2015 †Coonfare, S.J., Juliano, N., Spohn, R., & Wright, E.M. Implementation of the
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Updated August 2015 partnership to improve the lives of youth. Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan
Universities (CUMU) 2015 Conference. Omaha, NE.
2014 *Radatz, D.L. & Wright, E.M. Domestic violence, batterer intervention, and effective correctional programming. American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA. 2014 *Cain, C.M., Steiner, B., Wright, E.M., & Meade, B. Gender differences in the effects of
exposure to violence on prison inmate maladjustment. American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA.
2014 *Radatz, D. L. & Wright, E.M. Polyvictimization and internalizing behaviors among adult women. Student Research and Creative Activity Fair, University of Nebraska, Omaha.
2013 †Pinchevsky, G.M., Wright, E.M., & Fagan, A.A. Neighborhood structural and social influence on adolescent substance use. American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA. 2013 †Fagan, A.A., Wright, E.M., & Pinchevsky, G.M. Neighborhood protective effects on the relationship between exposure to community violence and adolescent delinquency. American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA.
2013 *Peterson, J.C., Spohn, R.E., & Wright, E.M. The differential impact of fear of crime on college women’s mental health outcomes. American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA.
2013 Alarid, L.F. & Wright, E.M. Becoming a female felony offender. American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA.
2013 †*Radatz, D.L. & Wright, E.M. Polyvictimization and the cumulative effects of victimization on health outcomes among incarcerated and non-incarcerated women. American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA.
2013 †*Miller, R.N, Fagan, A.A., & Wright, E.M. Gender differences in the predictors of adolescent substance use and violence. American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA. 2013 †*Radatz, D. L. & Wright, E.M. Polyvictimization and traumatic life events among
women. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Dallas, TX.
2013 †*Radatz, D. L. & Wright, E.M. Polyvictimization among incarcerated and
non-incarcerated women. Science & Gender Matters: No Limits 2013 Conference, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE.
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Updated August 2015 2012 †*Pinchevsky, G.M., Wright, E.M., & Fagan, A.A. Victimization experiences and future
substance use among adolescents: Do type and degree of victimization matter? American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL.
2012 †*Miller, R., Fagan, A.A. & Wright, E.M. Pathways from victimization to substance use among adolescents. American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL.
2012 *Carter, A., Steiner, B., & Wright, E.M. Main and moderating effects of formal controls on crime in U.S. cities. American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL.
2012 †*Pinchevsky, G. & Wright, E.M. The impact of neighborhoods on intimate partner violence and victimization. International Family Violence Conference, Portsmouth, NH. (Poster)
2012 †*Pinchevsky, G., Wright, E.M., & Fagan, A.A. The effects of exposure to violence and victimization across life domains on adolescent alcohol use. International Family
Violence Conference, Portsmouth, NH.
2012 †*Pinchevsky, G., Fagan, A.A., & Wright, E.M. Resilience in the face of adversity: Does neighborhood context moderate the effects of exposure to violence on adolescent marijuana use? Society for Prevention Research, Washington, D.C.
2012 †Wright, E.M. & Fagan, A.A. Exposure to violence and victimization and problematic youth alcohol use. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New York City, NY. (Panel chair)
2011 †Fagan, A.A., Wright, E.M., & *Pinchevsky, G. The influence of direct and indirect violent victimization on substance use by female adolescents and young adults.
Women’s Health Research Forum, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (Poster) 2011 †Fagan, A.A. & Wright, E.M. The importance of neighborhoods on the development of
adolescent drug use. American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C.
2011 †*Pinchevsky, G., Wright, E.M., & Fagan, A.A. The influence of direct and indirect victimization on adolescent substance use. American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C.
2011 Benson, M.L. & Wright, E.M. Neighborhood disadvantage, intimate partner violence, and depression. American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C.
2011 *Crittenden, C.A., Wright, E.M., & Koons-Witt, B.A. “Buffers” against crime? A look at positive relationships among women offenders. American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C.
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ADDITIONAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2005-2008 A Needs and Risk Assessment of Women Offenders (Minnesota)
Role: Project Manager
Principal Investigator: Patricia Van Voorhis, University of Cincinnati Funding Agency: National Institute of Corrections, Grant #99PO3GILO Total funded amount: $893,712
2007-2008 A Needs and Risk Assessment of Women Offenders (Maui)
Role: Project Manager
Principal Investigator: Patricia Van Voorhis, University of Cincinnati Funding Agency: National Institute of Corrections, Grant #99PO3GILO Total funded amount: $893,712
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
School of Criminology & Criminal Justice, University of Nebraska, Omaha (2012-present):
Special Topics: Victimization (Graduate) Women and Criminal Justice (Graduate) Teaching Criminal Justice (Graduate)
Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina (2008–2012):
Criminology (Graduate) Research Methods (Graduate) Victimization (Undergraduate) Sociology of Crime (Undergraduate)
The American Criminal Justice System (Undergraduate)
Division of Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati (2006-2008):
Research Methods in Criminal Justice (Undergraduate) Correctional Rehabilitation (Undergraduate)
Drugs and Crime (Undergraduate)
Teaching Assistant/Facilitator, Division of Criminal Justice, Online Distance Learning Master of Science in CJ Program, University of Cincinnati (2004-2005):
Crime in the Life Course; Community Corrections; Criminal Justice Management; Correctional Rehabilitation; Applied Statistics in Criminal Justice; Theory and Philosophy of Law Enforcement; Police Effectiveness; Criminal Justice Policy Analysis; Law and Social Control; White Collar Crime; Applied Criminal Justice Research Methods; Basic Research Methods in Criminal Justice
Dissertation/Thesis Chairperson
2013-2015 Dana Radatz (Ph.D.). School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, UNO. Domestic violence, batterer intervention, and effective correctional programming.
Present: Assistant Professor, Niagara University
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Updated August 2015 2011-2013 Gillian Pinchevsky (Ph.D.). Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, USC.
Assessing the impact of the court response to domestic violence in two neighboring counties. Present: Assistant Professor, University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV).
Dissertation/Thesis Committee Member
2014-present Karyn Sporer (Ph.D.) School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, UNO. Family systems and mental illness among adult children.
2013-2014 Eric Meyer (M.A.) School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, UNO. A new typology in sex-offender legislation: An exploration of all laws that affect sex offenders in Nebraska and Iowa.
2013 Connie Koski (Ph.D.). School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, UNO. Neighborhood informal social control, race, and gentrification: An ethnographic exploration. Present: Assistant Professor, Longwood University.
2011-2013 Courtney Crittenden (Ph.D.). Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, USC. Gender and programming: A comparison of program availability and participation in U.S. prisons for men and women.
Present: Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
2010-2012 Pamela Phillips (Ph.D.). College of Nursing, USC. Using therapeutic writing to deconstruct recovery from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
2008 Sara Barber (M.A.). Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, USC. Predictors of completion for batterer treatment programs.
Present: Executive Director, SCADVASSA, Columbia, SC.
SERVICE ACTIVITIES Editorial Board Member
Journal of Crime and Justice Youth Violence & Juvenile Justice
Journal Reviewer
Criminology Journal of Interpersonal Violence Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency Victims and Offenders
Journal of Quantitative Criminology Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice Justice Quarterly Journal of Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice and Behavior Journal of Urban Affairs Trauma, Violence, and Abuse Sociological Inquiry
American Sociological Review Violence Against Women Child Abuse & Neglect Rural Sociology
Pediatrics Journal of Family Issues
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Updated August 2015 American Journal of Preventive Medicine Feminist Criminology
Youth Violence & Juvenile Justice Journal of Crime and Justice The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry Gender & Society International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
Grant Reviewer
2015 Centers for Disease Control, Structural, Economic, Environmental Prevention Strategies for Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence
2014 National Science Foundation, Law and Social Sciences Section
2012 University of Cincinnati, Center for Criminal Justice Research’s Doctoral Student Research Grant Program
2011 American Psychology-Law Society, Grant-in-Aid Program for Early Career Psychologists
Tenure Reviewer
Washington State University University of Toledo
University of Massachusetts, Boston (letter of support)
Professional Service
2014 – 2015 Student Affairs Committee Member, American Society of Criminology
2015 Program Committee Section Chair, Violent Crime, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences 2015 Annual Meeting
2013-2014 Chair, Student Affairs Committee, American Society of Criminology 2013 Teller’s Committee Member, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences 2012-2013 Student Affairs Committee Member, American Society of Criminology
2012-2013 Program Committee Member, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences 2013 Annual Meeting
2012-2013 Sage Junior Faculty Professional Development Teaching Awards Committee Member, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences 2013 Annual Meeting
2011-2012 Program Committee Member, American Society of Criminology 2012 Annual Meeting 2009-2010 Book Awards Committee Member, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences 2010 Annual
Meeting
2009-2010 Donations Committee Member, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences 2010 Annual Meeting
2008-2009 Program Committee Member, American Society of Criminology 2009 Annual Meeting 2007 Co-Editor, Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, “Empirical Studies of Gender
Responsive Approaches to the Classification and Treatment of Women Offenders.” Volume 23, Issue 4, November 2007
University of Nebraska, Omaha
2014 – 2015 Executive Graduate Council member, University of Nebraska
2014 – 2017 Graduate Council: Policy and Planning Committee, University of Nebraska, Omaha 2015-2017 Reappointment, Promotion, & Tenure Chair, School of Criminology and Criminal
Justice
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Updated August 2015 2012 – 2013 Faculty Search Committee, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
University of South Carolina
2011 – 2012 Graduate Committee
Alpha Phi Sigma Faculty Advisor Carolina Student Judicial Council 2010 – 2011 Graduate Committee
Alpha Phi Sigma Faculty Advisor Department Chair Search Committee Carolina Student Judicial Council
Faculty Panelist for CCJ’s Graduate Student Association 2009 – 2010 Faculty Search Committee
Undergraduate Committee
United Way Carolina Departmental Coordinator 2008 – 2009 Undergraduate Committee
Community Service
2012 – present Research Consultant to the Crossover Youth Practice Model in Douglas County, NE 2015 Media quote, “Abusers take classes, but effectiveness questioned” by Riley Johnson,
Lincoln Journal Star. March 2015.
2014 Media quote: “In latest homicide, expert sees a mystery” by Riley Johnson, Lincoln Journal Star. April, 2014.
2013 Consultant to the National Institute of Corrections regarding gender-responsive programming and services for women offenders. Denver, Colorado
2012 – 2015 Research Consultant to the Women’s Center for Advancement in Omaha, NE 2012 Participant, UNO Voices Against Violence Task Force
2009 – 2012 Participant, South Carolina Correctional Association Task Force on Adult and Juvenile Female Offenders
2009 – 2012 Participant, Volunteer Advisory Committee for Camille Griffin Graham Correctional Institution and Goodman Correctional Institution
AWARDS AND HONORS Teaching/Service
2010 Pi Society, Alpha Delta Pi, University of South Carolina
2008-2009 Two Thumbs Up Teaching Award, University of South Carolina
Other Awards
2009 Who’s Who among Executives and Professional Women, Biltmore Honors Edition 2003-2008 University Graduate Scholarship, University of Cincinnati
2003 Most Outstanding Psychology Student, Arkansas State University 2002-2003 Psi Chi Chapter Secretary, Arkansas State University 2002 Who’s Who among College Campuses
2001-2003 Psi Chi, Arkansas State University
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AFFILITIONS
1986-present Member, Cherokee Nation
2015-present Midwestern Criminal Justice Association 2004-present American Society of Criminology
Member: Division of Victimology; Division on Women and Crime 2004-present Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
2004-2008 American Association for Correctional and Forensic Psychology 2002-2003 American Psychological Society
REFERENCES
Michael L. Benson, Ph.D. Professor
School of Criminal Justice University of Cincinnati 513-556-5830
Abigail A. Fagan, Ph.D. Associate Professor
Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law University of Florida
352-294-6664 [email protected] Ryan Spohn, PhD.
Director
Nebraska Center for Justice Research School of Criminology & Criminal Justice University of Nebraska, Omaha
402-554-3494
Dana DeHart, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Research College of Social Work University of South Carolina 803-777-7867
