جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

• Transportation and mobilities equity
• Challenging narratives about criminal justice-involved populations
• Innovations in reentry support
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Dr. Anne Elizabeth Nordberg is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Arlington (UT Arlington), where she has served since 2013. Her research focuses on problem-solving courts, reentry support for criminalized populations, mobility justice, and police training evaluation. Nordberg holds a PhD in Social Work and Anthropology from the University of Michigan (2013), an MA in Sociocultural Anthropology (2011), an MSW (2010), and dual BAs in Anthropology and Art History/Classics from McMaster University (2004 and 1994). Research Interests: Transportation equity, criminal justice narratives, reentry innovations, police reform, and smart decarceration. Nordberg has led studies on mobility challenges for formerly incarcerated individuals, homeless populations, and survivors of intimate partner violence. She co-authored seminal work on drug and mental health courts, emphasizing racial disparities and gender-responsive practices. Grants & Awards: Nordberg secured over $600K in federal/state funding for projects like optimizing housing/service locations for returning citizens and evaluating police training programs. Notable recognitions include the 2018 President's Excellence in Teaching Award and the Jillian Michelle Smith Family Violence Fellowship. Advocacy & Leadership: She chairs UT Arlington’s Faculty Development Committee, serves on national decarceration initiatives, and advises on transportation equity. Nordberg co-edited a special journal issue on interdisciplinary grand challenges in social work and frequently presents at conferences like the Society for Social Work Research. Teaching & Mentorship: Teaches qualitative research methods and incarceration inequities. Advised over 40 graduate students, many focusing on marginalized populations’ mobility challenges. Her pedagogy incorporates decolonizing methodologies and community-engaged research.

• Trauma
• Justice-involved populations
• Racial and gender disparities
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Dr. Elizabeth Allen serves as Assistant Professor of Social Work in the Department of Education, Health and Social Work within the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) since 2022. She concurrently maintains a private practice as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Therapist in Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), leveraging 20 years of clinical experience at Connecticut's York Correctional Institution (1995-2015). Her educational credentials include: Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work, University of Connecticut Master of Social Work, University of Connecticut Bachelor of Science in Interpersonal Communication with Psychology minor, Central Connecticut State University Dr. Allen's research critically examines trauma, racial/gender disparities in criminal legal systems, and desistance processes for justice-involved populations. She investigates abolition of oppressive systems, behavioral health in corrections, smart decarceration, and photovoice methodologies with urban youth experiencing parental incarceration. Her work applies critical theory to micro-practice interventions while analyzing historical intersections between social work and law enforcement. Her publication trajectory reveals consistent focus on justice-involved women's experiences across historical and contemporary contexts. The 2024 co-authored study analyzes carceral feminism's roots in progressive-era policing, while her 2018 solo works pioneered narrative approaches to reentry and empowerment group methodologies. Collectively, her research bridges archival analysis with community-based interventions centered on identity reconstruction and systemic change. Dr. Allen teaches advanced courses including Social Welfare Policy, Human Rights and Mass Incarceration, Trauma and Its Impact, and specialized reentry curricula. Her service includes membership on UDC's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee (2024-present) and Unlock the Box advocacy organization, alongside frequent invited presentations on trauma neurobiology for UDC's Law School Immigration Clinic.

Matt Eppersonمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Criminal Justice Policy
• Decarceration
• Mental Health
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Matt Epperson is an Associate Professor at the University of Chicago's Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice, where he serves as Director of the Smart Decarceration Project and faculty director of the Transforming Justice Policies and Practices program. He is currently on leave for the 2022-23 academic year. With over 15 years of clinical and administrative experience in behavioral health and criminal justice settings, his work bridges research, policy, and practice. Education: Ph.D. with distinction from Columbia University School of Social Work M.S.W. from Grand Valley State University B.S. in Sociology/Criminal Justice from Central Michigan University Epperson's research develops interventions to reduce disparities in criminal legal systems, focusing on: Risk factors for legal involvement among people with mental illnesses Evidence-based decarceration strategies Substance abuse interventions for justice-involved populations Prosecutor-led diversion program efficacy He co-leads the Promote Smart Decarceration network through the Grand Challenges for Social Work Initiative. His publications demonstrate consistent focus on criminal justice transformation, with recent work emphasizing prosecutor-led diversion models, bail reform impacts on mental health populations, opioid crisis interventions, and probation system improvements. Methodologies span clinical trials, mixed-methods designs, and systematic reviews. Major Research Projects: Principal Investigator: System-wide Adaptive Mental Health Measurement for Probationers (Cook County, IL - Arnold Foundation) Principal Investigator: Prosecutor-led Diversion Program Evaluation (Joyce Foundation) Co-Investigator: Reducing Opioid Mortality in Illinois (NIDA-funded) Principal Investigator: Justice and Mental Health Collaborative Evaluation (Bureau of Justice Assistance) He directs the Smart Decarceration Project , which generates evidence for reducing incarceration through stakeholder collaborations. The initiative develops new interventions, informs policies, and fosters cross-sector movements for systemic change.

• Juvenile Delinquency
• Trauma and Victimization
• Child Welfare
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Jamie Yoder is an Associate Professor of Social Work at Colorado State University's College of Health and Human Sciences. Her research examines developmental pathways to youth offending with emphasis on trauma, family systems, and equitable intervention strategies for juvenile justice populations. Research Focus: Etiology of sexual and non-sexual youth offending behaviors Trauma-informed intervention models Racial equity in juvenile justice assessment Family-oriented prevention approaches Publication Trends: Her recent articles (2018-2022) consistently explore trauma mechanisms, executive functioning deficits, and developmental pathways in justice-involved youth, with emerging focus on racial equity in assessment tools and longitudinal program effects. Grant Funding: Principal Investigator for OJJDP-funded sustainability project ($300,000) Co-PI for Spencer Foundation longitudinal study ($49,999) CDC supplemental funding for prevention research ($20,000)

Jeanne Dulworthمشاهده پروفایل

عضو هیئت علمی

• Social Work
• Education Policy
• Child Welfare
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Jeanne Dulworth is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work at Western Carolina University (WCU), located within the College of Health and Human Sciences. She holds a DSW from the University of Saint Thomas in Minnesota, an MSW from the University of South Carolina-Columbia, and a BS from WCU. Her research focuses on SoTL methodologies, particularly the Bottleneck Model, Smart Decarceration strategies, and challenges faced by foster children and parents. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses emphasizing Human Behavior in the Social Environment, Social Policy, and Diversity issues. Professional interests include advancing pedagogical models in social work education and addressing systemic inequities in child welfare systems. Currently pursuing a doctorate, her work bridges academic research with practical social policy interventions.