PhD Graduates
Graduate | Year | Dissertation | Advisor | Initial Placement |
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Gerald Eastwood | How do practitioners determine whether a juvenile under 14 knows the difference between right and wrong? An analysis of California’s Penal Code 26. |
Henry Fradella | ||
Kelsey E. Tom | Thriving not surviving: Refocusing juvenile assessments and strategies. |
Adam Fine | California State University, Long Beach | |
Manuel Justin Sanchez | Expectations of Police and Bridging the Gap between Objective and Subjective Procedural Justice in a Policing Context |
Michael Reisig | ||
Seth Watts | Dissertation: Fostering Collaborative Solutions in the Opioid Overdose Crisis: Law Enforcement as a Potential Partner in Reducing Fatalities |
Michael White | Texas State University | |
Daniela Oramas Mora | Case Processing and Sentencing Outcomes in Drug Offenses in Florida: Examining the Effect of Race, Ethnicity, Immigration Status, Progressive Prosecution, and Pretrial Detention |
Cassia Spohn and Ojmarrh Mitchell | Assistant Professor at George Mason University | |
Rachel Bowman | Disruption in the court community: Progressive lead prosecutors and their role in reforming the criminal legal system. |
Cassia Spohn and Jon Gould | Assistant Professor at Indiana University (Fall 2025) | |
Victor Mora | Searching for Mike Marshall: Using Peer Nomination to Identify Experts in De-Escalation |
Michael D. White | Associate Research Analyst, SANDAG (San Diego Association of Governments) | |
Jessica Rosenthal | Exploring Legal Socialization in a New Rule System: How the Legal Socialization Framework, Coercive Models, and Consensual Models, Apply to Motocross and Supercross |
Abigail Henson | Pending | |
James Purdon | A Mixed Methods Examination of the Impact of Clark v. Arizona |
Henry Fradella | Assistant Professor at Texas A& M-Commerce | |
Skyler Morgan | Queering Life-Course Criminology: Examining Queer Turning Points Among Formerly Incarcerated LGBTQ+ Adults |
Kate Fox | Assistant Professor at California State University Long Beach | |
Katharine Brown | "Homelessness is not a police issue, until it is" A Mixed Methods Study on the Role and Decision-Making Processes of the Police and Outreach Workers in Responding to Homelessness |
Cody Telep | Assistant Professor at University of Mississippi's Department of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies | |
Kayleigh A. Stanek | Indigenous College Students' Violent Victimization, Help-Seeking, Service Utilization, and Needs: A Mixed-Methods Approach |
Kate Fox | Assistant Professor at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette | |
Kayla Freemon | Understanding the Relative Impact of Police-led Programs as Mechanisms of Accountability on Patrol Officer Misconduct |
Charles Katz | Assistant Professor at DePaul University | |
Michaela Flippin | 911 Call-takers, the Police, and the Spill-over Effects of Procedural Injustice |
Michael Reisig | East Carolina University Assistant Professor | |
Stephanie Morse | Doing Well While Doing Time: Incarceration and the Meaning of Positive Adjustment to Harmful Spaces |
Kevin Wright | Saint Anselm college New Hampshire Assistant Professor | |
Suzanne Coble | Intersections of Racism and Sexism in Rape Myth Research: Exploring how Race Conditions the Effects of Rape Myths on Rape Perceptions and Criminal Justice Responses |
Cassia Spohn | University of Arkansas Little Rock Assistant Professor | |
Raven Simonds | Anticipated Social Support Networks of Incarcerated Men Preparing for Reentry: Resource Diversity, Network Density, and Individual-Level Correlates |
Jacob Young | New York City Criminal Justice Agency Research Analyst | |
Carlena Orosco | The Calm During the Storm: Identifying the Principles and Techniques of De-Escalation among Police Dispatchers |
Michael D. White | California State University Los Angeles Assistant Professor | |
Hyunjung Cheon | Examining Item-, Individual-, and Contextual-levels of Ethnic Effect on Willingness to Call the Police |
Xia Wang | University of Texas at El Paso, Assistant Professor | |
Qingting Hu | Examining Plea Bargaining and Charge Reduction in Three U.S. Federal District Courts |
Cassia Spohn | Visiting Assistant Professor Whitman College | |
Kathleen Padilla | An Examination of Stress, Mental Health Care Services, and Barriers to Accessing Mental Health Care Services among Police Officers |
Cassia Spohn | Texas State University Assistant Professor | |
Faith Gifford | Legal Socialization and the Reciprocity Assumption: An Empirical Examination |
Michael Reisig and Dustin Pardini | Research Associate for the Center for Policing Excellence within the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training |