Jamie Vaske

Professor Jamie Vaske is a faculty member in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Western Carolina University's College of Arts and Sciences. His work focuses on evidence-based practices in corrections and criminal justice policy evaluation. He collaborates with institutions like the UNC Chapel Hill School of Government and American University on national studies.

• PhD, University of Cincinnati
• MS, University of Cincinnati
• BS, University of Cincinnati

Research interests include treatment court incentives/sanctions, risk assessments for specialized populations (e.g., veterans, female offenders), pretrial reform implementation, and judicial responses to court nonappearance. He co-leads the National Science Foundation-funded 'RAPID: Study of Challenges and Novel Responses in Law Enforcement and Criminal Courts to the COVID-19 Pandemic' with Dr. Julie Baldwin and Dr. John Eassey (American University).

Teaching focuses on practitioner-oriented data analysis skills through courses like Statistics for Criminology and Criminal Justice, and life skills preparation for seniors.

Collaborative work with the Criminal Justice Innovation Lab (cjil.sog.unc.edu) includes evaluations of North Carolina criminal justice policies.