Danielle S. Rudes is an Associate Professor of Criminology, Law and Society and the Deputy Director of the Center for Advancing Correctional Excellence (ACE!) at George Mason University. She received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Rudes is an expert qualitative researcher whose methods include ethnographic observation, interviews, and focus groups with nearly 20 years of experience working with adult and juvenile corrections agencies at the federal, state, and local county levels including prisons, jails, probation/parole agencies, and problem-solving courts.

Danielle Rudes Curriculum Vitae