PhD Graduates

Graduate Year Dissertation Advisor Initial Placement
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