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VITA

JENNIFER A. PEALER, Ph.D.

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Office Address: Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology

East Tennessee State University

201 Rogers-Stout Hall

PO Box 70555

Johnson City, TN 37614

423-439-6810

[email protected]

POSITIONS HELD

2013 – Present Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice, East Tennessee State

University

2011 – 2013 Senior Policy Analyst, Justice Center, The Council of State Governments.

2008 - 2011 Assistant Commissioner of Research and Program Development, Kansas

Juvenile Justice Authority

2005 – 2008 Internship Director, Department of Political Science & Criminal Justice,

Northern Kentucky University

2004 – 2008 Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science & Criminal Justice,


EDUCATION

1999-2004 University of Cincinnati, Ph.D. Criminal Justice. Dissertation: A

Community of Peers – Promoting Behavior Change: The Effectiveness of a

Therapeutic Community for Juvenile Male Offenders in Reducing

Recidivism.

1997-1999 East Tennessee State University, M.A. Criminal Justice. Thesis: Juveniles

and Capital Punishment: Do Tennesseans Want to Execute Kids?

1992-1997 East Tennessee State University, B.A. Criminal Justice.

mailto:[email protected]

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PUBLICATIONS

Periodicals

2015 Pealer, J. “The Prison Act of 1865.” In The Encyclopedia of Corrections.

Oxford: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

2009 Hubbard, D.J. & Pealer, J.A. “The Importance of Risk, Need, and

Responsivity Factors in Predicting Reductions in Antisocial Attitudes and

Cognitive Distortions Among Adult Male Offenders.” The Prison Journal,

89(1): 79-98.

2008 Cullen, F. T., Pealer, J.A., Santana, S. A., Fisher, B.S., Applegate, B.K.,

Blevins, K.R. “Public Support for Faith-Based Correctional Programs:

Should Sacred Places Serve Civic Purposes?’ Journal of Offender

Rehabilitation, 45(3/4): 29-46.

2006 Lowenkamp, C.T., Pealer, J.A., Smith, P., & Latessa, E.J. “Adhering to the

Risk and Need Principles: Does It Matter for Supervision Based Programs?”

Federal Probation, 70(3): 3-8.

2005 Latessa, E.J., Glick, B., & Pealer, J. “Revitalizing Louisiana’s Juvenile

Justice System: A Final Clarification.” Juvenile Justice Update, 11(2):2.

2004 Pealer, J.A. & Latessa, E.J. “Applying the Principles of Effective

Intervention to Juvenile Correctional Programs: Results from 107 Programs

in Seventeen States.” Corrections Today, 66(7): 26-29.

2004 Pealer, J.A. & Latessa, E.J. “Changing the Management System in a Youth

Facility: The Effectiveness of the Youth Care System in a Louisiana Juvenile

Institution.” Juvenile Justice Update, 10(1):1.

2004 Pealer, J.A. & Blevins, K.R. “The Effects of Alcoholics Anonymous

Programs in Prison.” In The Encyclopedia of Prisons and Correctional

Facilities. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

2004 Blevins, K.R. & Pealer, J.A. “Alcohol Treatment in Prison.” In The

Encyclopedia of Prisons and Correctional Facilities. Thousand Oaks, CA:

Sage.

2002 Pealer, J. & Latessa, E.J. “The Effectiveness of a Prison-Based Therapeutic

Community in Reducing Arrest and Incarceration.” Ohio Corrections

Research Compendium, 1:217-222.

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2002 Latessa, E.J. & Pealer, J.A. “Measuring Program Quality Over Time –

Examples From Three RSAT Programs.” Offender Substance Abuse Report,

2(5): 65-60.

2000 Moon, M. M., Wright, J. P., Cullen, F. T., & Pealer, J. A. “Putting Kids to

Death: Specifying Public Support for Juvenile Capital Punishment.” Justice

Quarterly, 17:663-684.

Book Chapters

2008 Cullen, F. T., Unnever, J.D., Blevins, K.R., Pealer, J.A., Santana, Shannon

A., Fisher, B.S., Applegate, B.K. “The Myth of Public Support for Capital

Punishment.” In Jane Wood and Theresa A. Gannon (eds.), Public Opinion

and Criminal Justice. Devon, UK: Willan Publishing.

2006 Pealer, J.A., & Latessa, E.J. Technology Transfer: (2006) A Case Study in

Implementing the Principles of Effective Interventions. In Barry Glick (ed.)

Cognitive Behavioral Interventions for At-Risk Youth. (pp. 16-1 – 16-14)

Kingston, NJ: Civic Research Institute.

2004 Latessa, Edward J., and Jennifer Pealer, 2002. Examining Program

Integrity: Measuring Program Quality Over Time – Examples From 3

RSAT Programs. Offender Substance Abuse Report, 2 (5). Reprinted in

Treating Addicted Offenders A Continuum of Effective Practices, K.

Knight and D. Farabee (Eds.) pp 7-1-7-9, Kingston: Civic Research

Institute

2002 Cullen, F.T., Pealer, J.A. Fisher, B.S., Applegate, B.K., & Santana, S.A.

“Public Support for Correctional Rehabilitation in America: Change or

Consistency?” In Julian Roberts and Mike Hough (eds.) Changing Attitudes

to Punishment: Public Opinion, Crime and Justice. Portland, OR: Willan

Publishing.

GRANTS RECEIVED

2009 Principal Investigator, The M.O.S.A.I.C. Project: Management of Sex

Offenders Across Integrated Communities. Awarded to the Kansas Juvenile

Justice Authority.

2009 Principal Investigator, Project S.O.A.R.: Success Through Achieving

Reintegration. Funded by Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency

Prevention. Awarded to the Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority.

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2008 Principal Investigator, Project S.T.A.R.: Success Through Achieving

Reintegration. Funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency


2007 Comprehensive Evaluation of the Reentry Practices within the Kansas

Juvenile Justice Authority. Funded by the Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority.

2006 Implementation of the Youthful Level of Service Case Management

Inventory for the Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority. Funded by the Kansas

Juvenile Justice Authority.

2005 Project Assistant, Library Link: Bettering Lives In Lives Out. Funded by the

University/Community Partnership Grant at Northern Kentucky.

2004 Principal Investigator, National Correctional Services Inventory: Identifying

the Need for Technology Transfer in Juvenile Offender Programs. Funded in

part by the Faculty Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology at

Northern Kentucky University.

GRANTS NOT RECEIVED

2006 A State-Wide Evaluation of the Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority’s Intensive

Supervised Probation and Community Case Management Agency: Exploring

the Relationship Between Program Characteristics and Offender Outcome.

Submitted to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

TECHNICAL REPORTS AND MONOGRAPHS

2010 Juvenile Correctional Facilities Population Report & Projections: FY10.

Presented to the Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority.

2007 Jennifer A. Pealer. Comprehensive Evaluation of the Reentry Practices

within the Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority. Presented to the Kansas

Juvenile Justice Authority.

2007 Laura Sullivan, Threasa Wesley, Melissa Moon, and Jennifer A. Pealer.

Library Link: Bettering Life In, Life Out. Presented to Northern Kentucky

University Partnership Grant Committee.

2007 Implementation of the Youthful Level of Service Case Management Inventory

within the Kansas Juvenile Justice System. Presented to the Kansas Juvenile

Justice Authority.

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2007 Jennifer A. Pealer. Evaluation of the How I Think Questionnaire

Implemented at Jefferson Hills – Lakewood. Presented to Jefferson Hills

Academy – Lakewood, CO.

2005 Jennifer Pealer and Edward J. Latessa. Evaluation of the Youth Care System

Implemented at Louis Jetson Correctional Center – Baton Rouge. Presented

to Barry Glick for the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections

Office of Youth Development.


Implemented at Swanson Correctional Center for Youth – Monroe.

Presented to Barry Glick for the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and

Corrections Office of Youth Development.

2003 Deborah Koetzle Shaffer, Jennifer Pealer, and Edward J. Latessa. An

Evaluation of Vanderburgh County Community Corrections. Presented to

Vanderburgh County Community Corrections, Evansville, IN.


Implemented at Swanson Correctional Center for Youth – Madison.

Presented to Barry Glick for the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and

Corrections Office of Youth Development.

2003 Deborah Koetzle Shaffer, Jennifer Pealer, and Edward J. Latessa. Evaluation

of Grant County Community Corrections System. Presented to Grant County

Community Corrections System, Marion, IN.


Implemented at Swanson Correctional Center for Youth – Madison (Interim

Report). Presented to Barry Glick for the Louisiana Department of Public

Safety and Corrections Office of Youth Development.

2002 Jennifer Pealer. Evaluation of the West Virginia Department of Education’s

Implementation of the Youthful Level of Service Inventory, the Jesness

Inventory, the Pride in Delinquency, and the In-Program Behavioral

Assessment. Presented to the West Virginia Department of Education.

2002 Patricia Van Voorhis, Lisa Spruance, P. Neal Ritchey, Shelley Listwan,

Renita Seabrook, and Jennifer Pealer. The Georgia Cognitive Skills

Experiment: Outcome Evaluation, Phase Two. Presented to the Georgia

Board of Pardons and Parole.

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2002 Deborah Koetzle Shaffer, Edward J. Latessa, Jennifer Pealer, and Charlene

Y. Taylor. Cuyahoga County Juvenile Drug Court Process Evaluation.

Presented to Cuyahoga County Juvenile Drug Court.

2002 Patricia Van Voorhis, Jennifer Pealer, Lois Presser, Georgia Spiropoulis, and

Jennifer Sutherland. Validation of Women Offenders: A National Assessment

of Current Practices and the Experiences of Three States. Presented to the

National Institute of Corrections.

2002 Jennifer Pealer, Edward Latessa, and Melissa Winesburg. Ohio RSAT

Outcome Evaluation Summary Report. Presented to the National Institute of

Justice.

2002 Melissa Winesburg, Edward Latessa, and Jennifer Pealer. Noble Choices

RSAT Outcome Evaluation. Presented to the National Institute of Justice.

2002 Jennifer Pealer, Edward Latessa, and Melissa Winesburg. Mohican Youth

Center RSAT Outcome Evaluation. Presented to the National Institute of

Justice.

2002 Jennifer Pealer, Edward Latessa, and Melissa Winesburg. Monday

Community Correctional Institution RSAT Outcome Evaluation. Presented to

the National Institute of Justice.

2001 Betsy Fulton, Edward Latessa, and Jennifer Pealer. Ohio RSAT Process

Evaluation Summary Report. Presented to the National Institute of Justice.

2001 Betsy Fulton, Edward Latessa, and Jennifer Pealer. Noble Choices RSAT

Process Evaluation. Presented to the National Institute of Justice.

2001 Betsy Fulton, Edward Latessa, and Jennifer Pealer. Mohican Youth Center

RSAT Process Evaluation. Presented to the National Institute of Justice.

2001 Betsy Fulton, Edward Latessa, and Jennifer Pealer. Monday Community

Correctional Institution RSAT Process Evaluation. Presented to the National

Institute of Justice.

2001 Lisa M. Spruance, Patricia Van Voorhis, Shelley Johnson Listwan, Jennifer

Pealer, and Renita Seabrook. The Georgia Cognitive Skills Experiment

Process Evaluation Phase Two. Presented to the Georgia Board of Pardons

and Parole.

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2001 Patricia Van Voorhis, Lisa M. Spruance, Shelley Johnson Listwan, P. Neal

Ritchey, Jennifer Pealer, and Renita Seabrook. The Georgia Cognitive Skills

Experiment Outcome Evaluation Phase One. Presented to the Georgia Board

of Pardons and Parole.

2001 Patricia Van Voorhis, Jennifer Pealer, and Georgia Spiropoulis. Validation

of the Hawaii Department of Public Safety Objective Classification System

For Incarcerated Women Offenders. Presented to the National Institute of

Corrections.

2001 Patricia Van Voorhis, Jennifer Pealer, and Georgia Spiropoulis. Validation of

Offender Custody Classification and Needs Assessment Systems for

Incarcerated Women Offenders in the Colorado Department of Corrections.

Presented to the National Institute of Corrections.

PAPERS PRESENTED/PRESENTATIONS

2014 Pealer, J. & A. Terry. Attitudes of Child Savers: Do Correctional Staff

Support Rehabilitative Efforts? Presented at the Annual Conference of the

Southern Criminal Justice Association in Clearwater Beach, FL.

2014 Establishing Boundaries: Working with Offenders. Presented to the Johnson

City Day Reporting Center. Johnson City, TN.

2013 General and Violent Recidivism Among Offenders. Presented at the

Psychiatry in the Mountains Conference. Johnson City, TN.

2013 LSCMI Philosophy. Presented to the WV Circuit Judges’ Education

Conference. Charleston, WV.

2013 Core Correctional Practices to Change Criminal Behavior. Presented to the

WV Integrated Behavioral Health Conference. Charleston, WV.

2013 Risk, Need, Responsivity: Who, What How of Offending Behavior.

Presented to the WV Integrated Behavioral Health Conference. Charleston,

WV.

2013 PSI and Case Plans: Using the LSCMI to Develop PSI and Case Plans.

Presented to West Virginia Probation Officers Education Conference.

Charleston, WV.

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2013 Applying CBI Approaches to Practice: Principles and Practices to Reduce

Recidivism. Presented to West Virginia Justice Stakeholders. Charleston,

WV.

2012 What Works to Reduce Recidivism in Juveniles. Keynote Presentation for

Division of Criminal Justice’s Breaking the Cycle of Recidivism Conference.

Albany, NY.

2012 Embracing Principles of Effective Practice for Juvenile Reentry. Invited

Presentation to the Second Chances and Safer Communities Conference.

Washington, DC.

2012 Applying CBI Approaches to Practice: Principles and Practices to Reduce

Recidivism. Presented to Hawaii Treatment Providers for the Hawaii Justice

and Mental Health Collaboration Program. Honolulu, HI.

2010 Youthful Level of Service Case Management Inventory. Presented to the

Joint Commission of Corrections & Juvenile Justice.

2010 What Works/What Doesn’t in Changing Behavior for Juvenile Delinquency.

Presented to Guardian Ad Litems Association in Kansas.

2010 Evidence Based Practices to Reduce Recidivism. Presentation to the 4th

Judicial District Community Corrections Advisory Board.

2010 Program Evaluation: What Are You Doing and Is It Working. Invited

Presentation to the Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators Annual

Meeting.

2010 Applying Evidence Based Practices in a Real World – The Johnson County

Experience. Presented to Johnson County Juvenile Corrections Advisory

Board.

2009 What Works to Reduce Recidivism: Implementing Evidence Based Practices

Within the Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority. Presented to the House

Corrections & Juvenile Justice, Legislative Session.

2009 Substance Abuse and Juvenile Delinquency. Presented to Johnson County

Substance Abuse Providers.

2009 Identifying Evidence Based Gang Prevention and Intervention Practices.

Presented at the Annual Governor’s Conference on Juvenile Justice.

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2009 Treating the Adolescent Sex Offender: Adherence to Best Practices.

Presented at the Annual Governor’s Conference on Juvenile Justice.

2008 Implementation of the Youthful Level of Service Case Management

Inventory within the Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority. Presented to the Joint

Commission of Corrections & Juvenile Justice Oversight.

2008 Project STAR: Success Through Achieving Reintegration. Presented to the

Joint Commission of Corrections & Juvenile Justice Oversight.

2008 Effective Aftercare/ Reentry Practices in Kansas. Presented at the Annual

Governor’s Conference on Juvenile Justice.

2008 Barriers that Prevent Success: Addressing Responsivity for Juvenile

Offenders. Presented at the Annual Governor’s Conference on Juvenile

Justice.

2008 Implementing Evidence Based Practices and Agency Buy-In. Presented at

the Annual Governor’s Conference on Juvenile Justice.

2007 Abuse and the Treatment of Juvenile Delinquents. Presented at the Annual

Governor’s Conference on Child Abuse.

2007 Evidence Based Practice: Principles and Evaluation Strategies. Presented to

the Georgia Department of Corrections. Forsyth, GA.

2007 Youthful Level of Service Case Management Inventory: Incorporating the

Principles of Effective Classification into the Kansas Juvenile Justice

Authority. Presented at the 8th Annual Governor’s Conference on Juvenile

Justice. Topeka, KS.

2007 Research Based Supervision. Presented at the 8th Annual Governor’s

Conference on Juvenile Justice. Topeka, KS.

2007 Interviewing Skills for Resistant Youth. Presented at the 8th Annual

Governor’s Conference on Juvenile Justice. Topeka, KS.

2007 Comprehensive Evaluation of the Reentry Practices in the Kansas Juvenile

Justice System. Presented to the Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority and

Stakeholders.

2007 Making Communities Safer: Changing Offender Behavior by Incorporating

“What Works” Throughout the System. Presented to Pike Recovery Council

and Star Community Justice Center.

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2006 Jennifer A. Pealer, Motivational Interviewing. Presented to the Georgia

Department of Corrections. Forsyth, GA.

2006 Jennifer A. Pealer & Patricia Van Voorhis. Georgia Program Assessment

Inventory: Year Two Results. Presented to the Georgia Department of

Corrections. Forsyth, GA.

2005 Jennifer A. Pealer. Designing Effective Interventions. Presented at the

RECLAIM Ohio Conference. Columbus, OH.


Inventory: Year One Results. Presented to the Georgia Department of

Corrections. Forsyth, GA.

2004 Jennifer A. Pealer & Edward J. Latessa. A Community of Peers – Promoting

Behavior Change: The Effectiveness of a Therapeutic Community for

Juvenile Offenders. Presented at the Annual Conference of the American

Society of Criminology, Nashville, TN.


Inventory. Presented to the Georgia Department of Corrections. Forsyth, GA.

2004 Jennifer A. Pealer & Deborah K. Shaffer. Assessing Program Integrity:

Preliminary Results from ICCA Correctional Practice Treatment Survey

(CPTS). Presented at the Annual Conference of the International

Community Corrections Association in Cincinnati, OH.

2004 Jennifer A. Pealer & Deborah K. Shaffer. Correctional Program Assessment

Inventory: Effective Interventions and the CPAI. Presented at the Ohio

Community Corrections Association Annual Conference in Columbus, OH.

2003 Jennifer A. Pealer. “Changing Offender Behavior: Facilitator Training”

Presented at the Annual Conference of the International Community

Corrections Association in Indianapolis, IN.

2003 Jennifer A. Pealer. “Changing Offender Behavior: Overview of Family,

Peers, Family Violence, and Anger Management” Presented at the Annual

Conference of the International Community Corrections Association in

Indianapolis, IN.

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2003 Jennifer A. Pealer, Francis T. Cullen, Kristie R. Blevins, Bonnie S. Fisher,

Shannon A. Santana, and Brandon K. Applegate. “Public Uncertainty About

the Death Penalty: Do Americans Really Support Capital Punishment?”

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice

Sciences in Boston, Massachusetts.

2003 Francis T. Cullen, Kristie R. Blevins, Jennifer A. Pealer, Leah E. Daigle, and

Michelle Coleman. “The 2003 ACJS Membership Survey: Helping to Guide

the Academy’s Policies, Services, and Choices” Presented at the Annual

Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences in Boston,

Massachusetts.

2002 Francis T. Cullen, Jennifer A. Pealer, Bonnie Fisher, Brandon K. Applegate,

and Shannon A. Santana. “Public Support for Faith-Based Correctional

Programs: Should Sacred Places Serve Civic Purposes?” Poster Sessions

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology in

Chicago, Illinois.

2002 Lisa Spruance, Patricia Van Voorhis, P. Neal Ritchey, Shelley Johnson

Listwan, Jennifer Pealer, and Renita Seabrooks. “Impact of Offender and

Programmatic Characteristics on the Effectiveness of a Cognitive Skills

Rehabilitation Program.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American

Society of Criminology in Chicago, Illinois.

2002 Francis T. Cullen, Jennifer A. Pealer, Bonnie Fisher, Brandon K. Applegate,

and Shannon A. Santana. “Public Support for Correctional Rehabilitation:

Change or Consistency?” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American

Society of Criminology in Chicago, Illinois.

2002 Joseph E. Jacoby, Eric Bronson, and Jennifer A. Pealer. “Public Knowledge

of Executions: Results of a National Survey.” Presented at the Annual

Meeting of the American Society of Criminology in Chicago, Illinois.

2002 Jennifer Pealer, Edward J. Latessa, and Melissa Winesburg. “Examining the

Effectiveness of a Cognitive-Based Therapeutic Community.” Presented at

the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences in

Anaheim, California.

2001 Lisa Spruance, Patricia Van Voorhis, Shelley Johnson, and Jennifer Pealer.

“Factors Impacting Program Outcomes of a Cognitive Skills Program for

Parolees.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of

Criminology in Atlanta, Georgia.

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2001 John Paul Wright and Jennifer Pealer. “Parental Criminality: Empirical

Findings and Policy Consequences.” Presented at the 5th Ohio Criminal

Justice Research Conference in Columbus, Ohio.

2000 Lisa Murphy, Shelley Johnson, Patricia Van Voorhis, and Jennifer Pealer.

“The Georgia Cognitive Skills Program: Preliminary Outcome Findings.”

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology in

San Francisco, California.

1999 Moon, M. M., Wright, J. P., Cullen, F. T., & Pealer, J. A. “Putting Kids to

Death: Specifying Public Support for Juvenile Capital Punishment.”

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice

Sciences in Orlando, Florida.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2009 Principal Investigator, The M.O.S.A.I.C. Project: Management of Sex

Offenders Across Integrated Communities. Awarded to the Kansas Juvenile

Justice Authority.

2009 Principal Investigator, Project S.O.A.R.: Success Through Achieving

Reintegration. Funded by Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency


2008 Principal Investigator, Project S.T.A.R.: Success Through Achieving

Reintegration. Funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency


2007 Principal Investigator, Comprehensive Evaluation of Reentry Practices

within the Kansas Juvenile Justice System. Funded by the Kansas Juvenile

Justice Authority.

2006 Principal Investigator, Validation of the Implementation of the Youthful

Level of Service Case Management Inventory Implemented by the Kansas

Juvenile Justice System.

2005 – 2007 Project Assistant, Library Link: Bettering Lives In Lives Out. Funded by the

University/Community Partnership Grant at Northern Kentucky.

2004 Principal Investigator, National Correctional Services Inventory: Identifying

the Need for Technology Transfer in Juvenile Offender Programs. Funded in

part by the Faculty Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology at

Northern Kentucky University.

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2003 – 2008 Project Director, Evaluation of Georgia’s What Works Program Evaluation,

Dr. Patricia Van Voorhis, Principal Investigator.

2003 Project Director, Evaluation of Ingham County Juvenile Corrections System,

Dr. Edward J. Latessa, Principal Investigator.

2003 Project Director, Evaluation of Vanderburgh County’s Community

Corrections System, Dr. Edward J. Latessa, Principal Investigator.

2003 Research Assistant, 2003 Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Membership

Survey, Dr. Francis T. Cullen, Principal Investigator.

2002 Project Director, Evaluation of Grant County’s Community Corrections

System. Dr. Edward J. Latessa, Principal Investigator.

2002 Research Assistant, Evaluation of Ohio’s Community Based Correctional

Facilities and Halfway House Programs. Dr. Edward J. Latessa, Principal

Investigator.

2002 – 2004 Project Director, Evaluation of Louisiana’s Youth Care System. Dr. Edward

J. Latessa, Principal Investigator.

2001 - 2002 Project Director, National Crime Policy Survey. Dr. Francis T. Cullen and

Dr. Bonnie Fisher, Principal Investigators.

2000 – 2001 Research Assistant, Validation of Offender Custody Classification and Needs

Assessment Systems for Incarcerated Women Offenders in the Colorado

Department of Corrections. Dr. Patricia Van Voorhis, Principal Investigator.

2000 – 2001 Project Director, Validation of the Hawaii Department of Public Safety

Objective Classification System For Incarcerated Women Offenders. Dr.

Patricia Van Voorhis, Principal Investigator.

2000 - 2001 Research Assistant, Georgia Cognitive Skills Program Outcome Evaluation,

National Institute of Justice. Dr. Patricia Van Voorhis, Principal Investigator.

1999 - 2002 Project Director, Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Programs,

Outcome Evaluation Study. Dr. Edward J. Latessa, Principal Investigator.

1999 - 2004 Research Associate. Center for Criminal Justice Research. University of

Cincinnati.

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1999 Research Assistant, Case Classification for Juvenile Corrections: An

Assessment of the Youthful Level of Service/Case Management Inventory.

Dr. Lawrence Travis and Dr. Edward J. Latessa, Principal Investigators.

1998 - 1999 Research Assistant, Tennessee Juvenile Crime Survey, East Tennessee

State University. Dr. Melissa Moon, Principal Investigator.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Effectiveness of Correctional Interventions

Offender Assessments

Juvenile Offenders

Community Corrections

Correctional Rehabilitation

Criminological Theory

TEACHING INTERESTS

Corrections and Correctional Interventions

Research Methods

Effective Interventions for Offenders

Juvenile Delinquency & Juvenile Justice

Criminological Theory

COURSES TAUGHT

Corrections:

Corrections in America

Prisons and Jails

Correctional Rehabilitation

Applied Corrections

Criminology:

Crime Across the Life Course

Research & Statistics:

Scope and Methods

Research Methods

Criminal Justice Statistics

Criminal Justice:

History and Philosophy of Criminal Justice

Criminal Investigation

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Web-Courses:

Corrections in America

Juvenile Justice

Crime across the Life Course

Graduate Courses:

Ethics

Graduate Statistics

CERTIFICATIONS

Master Trainer for the Youthful Level of Service Case Management Inventory

Master Trainer for the Level of Service Inventory – Revised

Master Trainer for Choices, Changes and Challenges Curriculum

Master Trainer for Pathways to Self Discovery and Change

Master Trainer for Thinking for a Change

Facilitator for Aggression Replacement Training

Master Trainer for the Correctional Program Assessment Inventory

Master Trainer for the Evidence Based Correctional Program Checklist

SERVICE & COMMUNITY OUTREACH

2014 Trainer & Coach, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Program

Redesign.

2014 Coach, Effective Practices in Community Supervision. West Virginia

2013 Technical Assistance on evidence based practices for recidivism reduction to

the Johnson City Day Reporting Center.

2013 Technical & Peer Reviewer, Office of Justice Programs.

2008 – 2011 Trainer, Evidence Based Practices in Kansas.

2008 – present Trainer, Thinking for a Change.

2008 – present Trainer, Choices, Changes, Challenges.

2008 – present Trainer, Anger Management.

2008 – present Trainer, Pathways to Self Discovery and Change.

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2008 Lead Trainer for the Facilitators Training in Cognitive Behavioral

Interventions for Department of Youth Services in Grafton, OH.

2008 Trainer, Overview of What Works in Reducing Recidivism for Johnson

County and Douglas County, KS Court Services.

2007 Trainer, Incorporating Assessments into Planning for Kansas Juvenile

Correctional Facilities.

2007 Trainer for National Institute of Corrections’ Thinking for a Change. Larned

and Beloit Juvenile Correctional Facilities, Kansas Juvenile Justice

Authority.

2007 Consultant for the Level of Service Inventory – Revised for BI, Inc. in

Atlantic City, NJ.

2007 Trainer for National Institute of Corrections’ Thinking for a Change. 5th

Judicial District of Kansas.

2007 Program Evaluator. Multiple programs for the Oklahoma Department of

Corrections.

2007 Trainer for the Facilitators Training in Cognitive Behavioral Interventions for

the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.

2007 Trainer & Consultant. STAR Community Justice Center in Franklin Furnace,

OH.

2007 Trainer for the Level of Service Inventory – Revised for BI, Inc. in Chicago,

IL.

2007 Trainer for the Level of Service Inventory – Revised for BI, Inc. in Decatur,

IL.

2007 Trainer for the Level of Service Inventory – Revised for BI, Inc. in Newark,

NJ.

2007 Evaluator. Jefferson Hills Alternative School in Lakewood, CO.

2006 Consultant (Program Evaluator). National Institute of Corrections. Evaluated

correctional programs in North Dakota.

2006 Trainer & Consultant. Implementation of the Youthful Level of Service Case

Management Inventory for the Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority.

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2006 Program Evaluator. Multiple program evaluations for the Oklahoma

Department of Corrections.

2006 Trainer for the Youthful Level of Service Case Management Inventory for

the Indiana Department of Youth Services in Lafayette, IN.


the Ohio Department of Youth Services in Geauga County, OH.

2006 Trainer for the Level of Service Inventory – Revised for BI, Inc. in Newark,

NJ.

2006 Consultant for trainers for the Level of Service Inventory- Revised for BI,

Inc. in Chambersburg, PA.


Interventions for Western Ohio Regional Treatment & Habilitation Center in

Lima, OH.


the Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority in Topeka, KS.

2005 Trainer for Probation Officer Training in Risk Reduction Practices for Ohio

Department of Youth Services in Columbus, OH.


Interventions for Talbert House in Cincinnati, OH.


Interventions for the Lorain/Medina Community-Based Correctional Facility

in Elyria, OH.


Interventions for the Western Ohio Regional Treatment & Habilitation

Center in Lima, OH.


the Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice.


the Ohio Department of Youth Services.


the Indiana Department of Youth Services.

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2004 Trainer. The Correctional Program Assessment Inventory for the Justice

Research Center, Tallahassee, FL.

2004 Program Evaluator. Greenville Hills Academy, Greenville, FL.

2004 Trainer for the Level of Service Inventory-Revised for the Ready 4 Work

Program in Milwaukee, WI.

2004 Program Evaluator. Western Ohio Regional Treatment and Habilitation,

Lima. OH.

2004 Program Evaluator, Allen County Treatment Court, Allen County, OH.

2004 Trainer for the Youthful Level of Service/Case Management Inventory for


2004 Program Evaluator. Ohio Department of Youth Services.

2004 Program Evaluator. Multiple programs for the North Dakota Department of

Corrections and Rehabilitation.

2004 Training Developer. Probation Officer Training in Risk Reduction

Techniques.

2003 Program Developer. Cognitive-Behavioral Curriculum for Employment for

the Change Company.

2002 Program Developer. Cognitive-Behavioral Curriculum for Peers for the

Change Company.

2003 Training Developer. Facilitators Training in Cognitive Behavioral

Interventions.

2003 Consultant. Developed the National Correctional Practice Treatment Survey

for the International Community Corrections Association.

2003 Juvenile Justice Evaluator, Evaluation of the Juvenile Justice System in

Culpeper and Orange Counties.

2003 Program Evaluator. Maine Department of Corrections through the National

Institute of Corrections.

2003 Lead Trainer. Facilitators Training in Cognitive Behavioral Interventions for

Newport News, Virginia Juvenile Justice System.

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2003 Lead Trainer. Facilitators Training in Cognitive Behavioral Interventions for

Oklahoma Department of Corrections.

2003 Trainer. Facilitators Training in Cognitive Behavioral Interventions for

multiple agencies in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and Washington, D.C.



2003 Trainer for the trainers for the Level of Service Inventory for the Oklahoma

Department of Corrections.

2003 Program Evaluator. Talbert House Men’s Program. Cincinnati, OH.

2003 Program Evaluator for Juvenile Correctional Programs for males and females

for the Ohio Department of Youth Services.

2003 Program Evaluator for the Lorain/Medina Community Based Correctional

Facility in Elyria, OH.

2003 Program Evaluator for the Connecticut Juvenile Training School in

Middletown, CT.

2003 Trainer for the Level of Service Inventory for the Indiana Department of

Corrections.

2003 Trainer for the Level of Service Inventory for multiple counties in Ohio.


the West Virginia Department of Education.

2003 Trainer for the In-Program Behavioral Assessment for the West Virginia

Department of Education.

2003 Trainer for the Criminal Sentiments Scale for the West Virginia Department

of Education.

2004 Trainer for the Jesness Inventory for the West Virginia Department of

Education.

2002 Program Evaluator of multiple adult correctional programs for the

Oklahoma Department of Corrections.

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2002 Program Evaluator for multiple correctional programs serving males and

females for the Idaho Department of Corrections.

2002 Program Evaluator for adult and juvenile correctional programs for the

Office of Criminal Justice Services.

2002 Program Evaluator for juvenile correctional programs for males and females


2002 Trainer for the Youthful Level of Service Inventory/Case Management

Inventory for the Oklahoma Department of Juvenile Affairs.

2002 Trainer for the Level of Service Inventory for the Indiana Department of

Corrections.

2002 Trainer for the Level of Service Inventory for multiple counties in the state of

Ohio.

2002 Trainer for the In-Program Behavioral Assessment for the West Virginia

Department of Education.

2002 Trainer for the Criminal Sentiments Scale for the West Virginia Department

of Education.

2002 Trainer for the Jesness Inventory for the West Virginia Department of

Education.


the West Virginia Department of Education.


Inventory for Indiana Community Corrections.

2001 Program Evaluator for juvenile correctional programs for males and females


2001 Program Evaluator for the adult correctional programs for the Ohio

Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections.

2001 Program Evaluator for adult and juvenile correctional programs for the

Office of Criminal Justice Services.


Inventory for the Ohio Department of Youth Services.

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2000 Trainer for the Youthful Level of Service Inventory/Case Management for

the Indiana Community Corrections.

2000 Trainer for the Level of Service Inventory for multiple counties in the state of

Ohio.

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REFERENCES

Dr. Edward Latessa

Division of Criminal Justice

University of Cincinnati

PO Box 210389

Cincinnati, OH 45221-0389

Office: (513) 556-5836

Fax: (513) 556-3303

E-Mail: [email protected]

Dr. Melissa Moon

Dept. Political Science & Criminal Justice


Founders Hall

Highland Heights, KY 41099

Office: (850) 572-6979

Email: [email protected]

Dr. John P. Wright

Division of Criminal Justice

University of Cincinnati

PO Box 210389

Cincinnati, OH 45221-0389

Office: (513) 556-5829

Fax: (513) 556-3303

E-mail: [email protected]

J. Russell Jennings

Former Commissioner

Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority

P.O. Box 295

Lakin, KS 67860

Phone: 620-290-1545

E-mail: [email protected]





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