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Kimberly M. Davidson is an Assistant Professor at the College of Criminology & Criminal Justice at Florida State University. Her work focuses on corrections, rehabilitation, community reentry, and substance use. She holds a Ph.D. in Criminology (2021) from Penn State University, along with a B.M. in Music Therapy and Psychology from the University of Kansas.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Criminology, The Pennsylvania State University (2021)
- M.A. in Criminology, The Pennsylvania State University (2017)
- B.M. in Music Therapy (Major) and Psychology (Minor), University of Kansas (2008)
Research Interests: Dr. Davidson investigates correctional programming efficacy, reentry challenges for offenders with substance use disorders, and the role of therapeutic communities in prisons. Her work emphasizes mixed-methods approaches to understanding desistance processes and systemic inequities in criminal justice systems.
Recent Work Trends: Her publications explore prison-based therapeutic communities, parole supervision dynamics, and the intersection of fatherhood/recovery with criminal justice outcomes. She has conducted extensive research on substance use among probation populations and gendered experiences in incarceration.
Awards:
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Top Honors for Book (2021)
- National Institute of Justice Graduate Research Fellowship (2020-2021)
Grants & Collaborations:
- Principal Investigator: $91k NIJ Fellowship on opioid crisis impacts on prison reentry (2020-2021)
- Lead Researcher: $109k PA DOC pilot on recovery specialists in prisons (2019-2020)
- Key contributor to $685k NIJ grant on women’s prison networks (2017-2020)
Teaching: She instructs courses including CCJ2020 and CJC4410, emphasizing practical applications of criminological theory.
