Rev. 07/30/2015
Curriculum Vitae
William D. Bales
UNIVERSITY ADDRESS
Florida State University
College of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Eppes Hall, 145 Convocation Way
Tallahassee, Florida 32306-1273
Phone: (850) 644-7113; Fax: (850) 644-9614
E-mail address: wbales@fsu.edu
CURRENT POSITIONS
Professor, College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida State University.
Director, Center for Criminology and Public Policy Research, Florida State University,
College of Criminology and Criminal Justice.
Co-Editor with Daniel S. Nagin, Criminology & Public Policy
POSITIONS HELD
Professor, Florida State University, College of Criminology and Criminal Justice (2012 –
Present).
Associate Professor, Florida State University, College of Criminology and Criminal
Justice (2003 – 2012).
Bureau Chief, Bureau of Research and Data Analysis, Florida Department of Corrections,
Tallahassee, Florida (1991 – 2003).
Adjunct Professor, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida State University,
Tallahassee, Florida (2002, 2003).
Population Projection Administrator, Bureau of Planning, Research and Statistics, Florida
Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, Florida (1987 – 1991).
Senior Data Base Analyst, Division of Criminal Justice Information Systems, Florida
Department of Law Enforcement, Tallahassee, Florida (1986 – 1987).
Senior Management Analyst I, Division of Criminal Justice Information Systems, Florida
Department of Law Enforcement, Tallahassee, Florida (1985 – 1986).
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Planner II, Florida Criminal Justice Statistics Clearinghouse, Bureau of Public Safety
Management, Department of Community Affairs, Tallahassee, Florida (1983 – 1985).
Director of Data Collection, Multi-Jurisdictional Sentencing Guidelines Evaluation
Project, ABT Associates, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts (1981 – 1982).
Research Assistant, Planning, and Coordination Unit, Office of the State Courts
Administrator, Florida Supreme Court, Tallahassee, Florida (1977 – 1981).
Research Assistant, Institute for Social Research, Florida State University (1978).
Research Assistant, “Deterrence of Delinquency," LEAA grant, Florida State University,
School of Criminology, Tallahassee, Florida (1976 – 1977).
EDUCATION
Florida State University
1977 – 1987 Ph. D.
(Criminology)
Florida State University
1975 – 1977 M. S.
(Criminology)
Florida State University
1971 – 1975 B. S.
(Criminology and Sociology)
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
Cochran, Joshua C., Daniel P. Mears, William D. Bales, and Eric A. Stewart (2015)
"Spatial Distance, Community Disadvantage, and Racial and Ethnic Variation in Prison
Inmate Access to Social Ties". Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency Online
First: 1-35.
Mears, Daniel P., Xia Wang, and William D. Bales (2014). “Does a Rising Tide Lift All
Boats? Labor Market Changes and Their Effects on the Recidivism of Released
Prisoners.” Justice Quarterly 31:5, 822-851.
Cochran, Joshua C., Daniel P. Mears, William D. Bales, and Eric A. Stewart (2014).
“Does Inmate Behavior Affect Post-Release Offending? Investigating the MisconductRecidivism Relationship among Youth and Adults.” Justice Quarterly 31:1044-1073.
Wang, Xia, Hay, Carter, Todak, Natalie Erin, and William D. Bales (2014). Criminal
Propensity, Social Context, and Recidivism: A Multilevel Analysis of Interactive
Relationships. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 41:3, 300-317.
Cochran, Joshua C., Daniel P. Mears, and William D. Bales (2014). Assessing the
Effectiveness of Correctional Sanctions. Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 30, 317347.
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Cochran, Joshua C., Daniel P. Mears, and William D. Bales (2014). Who Gets Visited in
Prison? Individual- and Community-Level Disparities in Inmate Visitation
Experiences. Crime & Delinquency, 1:24.
Bales, William D. Bales, Samual J. A. Scaggs, Catie L. Clark, David Ensley, and Philip
Coltharp (2014). Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships: A Case Study of the Development
of a Long-Term Collaborative Project Between a University and a Criminal Justice
Agency. Criminal Justice Studies, 27:3, 294-307.
Siennick, Sonja E., Daniel P. Mears, and William D. Bales (2013). Here and Gone:
Anticipation and Separation Effects of Prison Visits on Inmate Infractions. Journal of
Research in Crime and Delinquency, 50:3, 417-444.
Bales, William D., Thomas G. Blomberg, and Kevin Waters (2013). Inmate Tattoos and
In-Prison and Post-Prison Violent Behavior. International Journal of Criminology and
Sociology, 2, 20-31.
Wang, Xia, Carter Hay, Natalie Erin Todak, and William D. Bales (2013). Criminal
Propensity, Social Context, and Recidivism: A Multilevel Analysis of Interactive
Relationships. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 20:10, 1-18.
Van Slyke, Shanna and William D. Bales (2013). Gender Dynamics in the Sentencing of
White-Collar Offenders. Criminal Justice Studies, 26:2, 168-196.
Bales, William D. and Alex R. Piquero (2012). Racial/Ethnic Differentials in Sentencing
to Incarceration. Justice Quarterly, 29:5, 742-773.
Caravelis Hughs, Cyndy, Ted Chiricos, and William D. Bales (2012). Race, Ethnicity,
Threat and the Designation of Career Offenders. Justice Quarterly, 50, 145-186.
Bales, William D. and Courtenay H. Miller (2012). The Impact of Determinate
Sentencing on Prisoner Misconduct. Journal of Criminal Justice, 40, 394-403.
Bales, William D. and Alex R. Piquero. (2012). Assessing the Impact of Imprisonment on
Recidivism. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 8:71–101.
Mears, Daniel P., Joshua C. Cochran, Sonja E. Siennick, and William D. Bales. (2012).
Prison Visitation and Recidivism. Justice Quarterly, 29:6, 888-918.
Mears, Daniel P., Joshua C. Cochran, and William D. Bales. 2012. Gender Differences in
the Effects of Prison on Recidivism. Journal of Criminal Justice, 40:5, 370-378.
Van Slyke, Shanna and William D. Bales. (2012). A Contemporary Study of the Decision
to Incarcerate White-Collar and Street Property Offenders. Punishment & Society, 14:2,
217-246.
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Warren, Patricia, Ted Chiricos, and William D. Bales (2012). The Imprisonment Penalty
for Young Black and Hispanic Males: A Crime-Specific Analysis. Journal of Research in
Crime and Delinquency, 49:1, 56-80.
Blomberg, Thomas G., William D. Bales, and Alex R. Piquero. (2012). Is Educational
Achievement a Turning Point for Incarcerated Delinquents Across Race and Sex?.
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 41, 202-216.
Caravelis Hughes, Cyndy, Ted Chiricos and William D. Bales (2011). Static and
Dynamic Indicators of Minority Threat in Sentencing Outcomes: A Multi-Level
Analysis. Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 27: 405-425.
Gaes, Gerald G. and William D. Bales. (2011). Deconstructing the Risk Principle:
Addressing Some Remaining Questions. Reaction Essay in Criminology & Public Policy.
Issue 10: No. 4, 979-985.
Blomberg, Thomas G., William D. Bales, Karen Mann, Alex R. Piquero, and Richard
A. Berk. (2011). Incarceration, Education and Transition from Delinquency. Journal of
Criminal Justice, 39, 355-365.
Wang, Xia, Daniel P. Mears, and William D. Bales. (2010). Race-Specific Employment
Contexts and Recidivism. Criminology, 48:4, 1171-1211.
Bales, William D., Gerry G. Gaes, Thomas G. Blomberg, and Kerensa N. Pate. (2010).
An Assessment of the Development and Outcomes of Determinate Sentencing in Florida.
Justice Research and Policy,12:1, 41-71.
Mears, Daniel P. and William D. Bales. (2010). Supermax Housing: Placement, Duration,
and Time to Reentry. Journal of Criminal Justice, 38, 545-554.
William D. Bales, Karen Mann, Thomas G. Blomberg, Brian McManus, and Karla
Dhungana. (2010). Electronic Monitoring in Florida. The Journal of Offender
Monitoring, 22: 2, 5-12.
Mears, Daniel P. and William D. Bales. (2009). Supermax Incarceration and Recidivism.
Criminology, 47:4, 801-836.
Bales, William D., and Daniel P. Mears. (2008). Inmate Social Ties and the Transition to
Society: Does Visitation Reduce Recidivism?. Journal of Research in Crime and
Delinquency, 45:3, 287-321.
Mears, Daniel P., Xia Wang, Carter Hay, and William D. Bales. (2008). Social Ecology
and Recidivism: Implications for Prisoner Reentry. Criminology, 46:2, 301-340.
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Lucken, Karol and William D. Bales. (2008). Florida’s Sexually Violent Predator
Program: An Examination of Risk and Civil Commitment Eligibility. Crime &
Delinquency, 54:1, 95-127.
Chiricos, Ted, Kelle Barrick, William D. Bales and Stephanie Bontrager. (2007). The
Labeling of Convicted Felons and The Consequences for Recidivism. Criminology, 45:3,
547-581.
Reisig, Michael D., William D. Bales, Carter Hay and Xia Wang. (2007). The Effect of
Racial Inequality on Black Male Recidivism. Justice Quarterly, 24:3, 408-434.
Bales, William D., Van Slyke, Shanna and Thomas G. Blomberg. (2006). Substance
Abuse Treatment in Prison and Community Re-Entry: Breaking the Cycle of Drugs,
Crime, Incarceration, and Recidivism. Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law & Policy,
XIII:2, 383-401.
Padgett, Kathy G., William D. Bales and Thomas G. Blomberg. (2006). Under
Surveillance: An Empirical Test of the Effectiveness and Consequences of Electronic
Monitoring. Criminology & Public Policy, 5:1, 201-232.
Crow, Mathew S. and William D. Bales. (2006). Sentencing Guidelines and Focal
Concerns: The Effect of Sentencing Policy as a Practical Constraint on Sentencing
Decisions. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 30:2, 285-304.
Bontrager, Stephanie, William D. Bales and Ted Chiricos. (2005). Race, Ethnicity, Threat
and the Labeling of Convicted Felons. Criminology, 43:3, 589-622.
Bales, William D., Laura E. Bedard, Susan T. Quinn, David T. Ensley and Glen P.
Holley. (2005). Recidivism of Public and Private State Prison Inmates in Florida.
Criminology & Public Policy, 4:1, 101-127.
Burton, Susan E., Matthew Finn, Debra Livingston, Kristen Scully, William D. Bales and
Kathy Padgett. (2004). Applying a Crime Seriousness Scale to Measure Changes in the
Severity of Offenses by Individuals Arrested in Florida. Justice Research and Policy, 6:1,
1-18.
Blomberg, Thomas G., William D, Bales and Karen Reed. (1993). Intermediate
Punishment Through Home Confinement: Redistributing or Extending Social Control?.
Crime, Law and Social Change,19:2, 187-201.
Bales, William D., and Linda G. Dees. (1992). Mandatory Minimum Sentencing in
Florida: Past Trends and Future Implication. Crime and Delinquency, 38:3, 309-329.
Bales, William D., and Theodore G. Chiricos. (1991). Unemployment and Punishment:
An Empirical Assessment. Criminology, 29:4, 701-724.
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Bales, William and Richard P. Kern. (1980). Measuring the Severity of Self-reported
Delinquency: The Development of a Seriousness Scale. Journal of Criminal Law and
Criminology, 71:4, 637-645.
FORTHCOMING PAPERS ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION
Samual J.A. Scaggs and William D. Bales. (2015). The Growth in the Elderly Inmate
Prison Population: The Role of Determinate Punishment Policies. Justice Research and
Policy.
Valentine, Colby L., Daniel P. Mears and William D. Bales. (2015). Unpacking the
Relationship Between Age and Prison Misconduct. Journal of Criminal Justice.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Bales, W.D., Burkes, K.J., Scaggs, S.J.A., Clark, C.L. (2015). Recidivism. In: James D.
Wright (editor-in-chief), International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences,
2nd edition, Vol 20. Oxford: Elsevier. pp. 31–36.
Blomberg, Thomas G., William D. Bales and Courtney Waid. (2009). Educational
Achievement Among Incarcerated Youth and Post-Release Return to School,
Employment and Crime Desistance. in The Development of Persistent Criminality, edited
by Joanne Savage, Oxford University Press, New York, 250-267.
Blomberg, Thomas G., William D. Bales and Courtney A. Waid. (2007). Punishment and
Culture. in International Handbook of Penology and Criminal Justice. Shlomo Giora
Shoham, Ori Beck, and Martin Kett, eds. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, Taylor &
Francis Group, 1-15.
Van Slyke, Shanna, William D. Bales and Gordon P. Waldo. (2007). Hit ‘Em Where It
Hurts: Monetary and Nontraditional Punitive Sanctions. in International Handbook of
Penology and Criminal Justice. Shlomo Giora Shoham, Ori Beck, and Martin Kett, eds.
Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 99-160.
Bales, William D., and Richard P. Kern. (1983). The Development of a Perceptually
Based Offense Seriousness Scale. in Measurement Issues in Criminal Justice, Gordon P.
Waldo, Ed., Sage Publications.
OP-ED ARTICLES
Mears, Daniel, and William D. Bales, November 27, 2008. Inmate Visitation – Much to
Gain, Little to Lose. Tallahassee Democrat.
Mears, Daniel, and William D. Bales, January 7, 2009. Prison Family Visits Could
Reduce Crime. Florida Sun-Sentinel.
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FUNDED RESEARCH
Principal Investigator, “Building and Enhancing Criminal Justice Researcher-Practitioner
Partnerships”. A three year $495,329 project with the Florida Department of Juvenile
Justice and funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice,
January 1, 2014.
Principal Investigator, “Re-Validation of the Florida Department of Corrections’
Correctional Operations Trend Analysis System (COTAS)”. A six month $23,244 project
funded by the Florida Department of Corrections.
Co-Principal Investigator, “Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Program in Palm
Beach County”, a $150,000 project funded by the National Institute of Justice, 2013.
Co-Principal Investigator, “Family Drug Court Program Evaluation”. A six month
$15,000 project funded by the Palm Beach County Board of County Commission, April,
2013.
Co-Principal Investigator, “Building and Enhancing Criminal Justice ResearcherPractitioner Partnerships”. A three year $598,982 project funded by the U.S. Department
of Justice, National Institute of Justice, resulting in a $338,695 fixed price contract with
FSU from the Florida Department of Corrections, January 1, 2012.
Co-Principal Investigator, “GPS Monitoring Technologies and Domestic Violence: An
Evaluation Study”, a $24,190 sub-contract with the University of Illinois at Chicago,
(January 2011 to June 2011).
Lead Researcher, “Broward County Jail Project", a $149,963 contract with the Broward
County Sheriff’s Officer (August 2009 to September 2010).
Principal Investigator, “An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Electronic Monitoring for
Medium and High Risk Offenders on Supervision and Post-Supervision Outcomes”, A
$281,976 project funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice
(September 2007 to December 2009).
Principal Investigator, Sub-Contractor, through the Urban Institute, “Quantifying the
Specific Deterrent Effects of DNA Databases,” a subcontract of $13,666 from a $150,815
project funded by the National Institute of Justice (February 2008 to March 2009).
Lead Researcher, “Evaluation of the Youth Violence Prevention Project Youth Violence
Prevention Programs in Palm Beach County: Year Two”, A $200,000 project funded by
the Palm Beach County Criminal Justice Commission (February 2007 to April 2009).
Co-Principal Investigator, “Youth Violence Prevention Project”, A $75,000 project
funded by the Palm Beach County Criminal Justice Commission (April 2005 to January
2006).
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Principal Investigator, “Fiscal Impact and Public Safety Effects of Proposed Attorney
General’s Bill: Forcible Felony Violator”, A $15,600 project funded by the Florida
Attorney General’s Office (December 1, 2005 to March 30, 2005).
Co-Principal Investigator, “The Impact of PRIDE on Post-Release Employment and
Recidivism,” A $25,000 project funded by the Prison Rehabilitative Industries and
Diversified Enterprises, Inc., (June 1, 2004 to August 30, 2004).
Co-Principal Investigator, “The Florida Correctional Research Coalition,” A $174,290
project funded by the National Institute of Justice (July 1, 1995 to June 30, 1997).
Project Director, “Florida’s Criminal Justice Workforce Research Information System,”
A $49,870 project funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics
to the Florida Department of Corrections and the Florida Department of Law
Enforcement (October 1994 to March 1996).
Author, Florida Statistical Analysis Center (FSAC). A $147,276 funded project from the
U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics to the Florida Department of Law
Enforcement (January 1986 to December 1986). FDLE continues to operate the FSAC
through renewal of funding from BJS on an annual basis.
FUNDED RESEARCH SUBMITTED AND NOT FUNDED
Co-Principal Investigator, “Florida State University and Broward County Sheriff’s Office
Research Partnership Project”. A two year $249,993 proposal submitted to the U.S.
Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice, May 30, 2012.
William D. Bales, Karen Mann, Thomas G. Blomberg, and Gerry G. Gaes, “An
Assessment of Graduated Community-Based Alternatives to Incarceration
for Nonviolent, Substance Abuse Offenders", A two year $612,016 project proposal
submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice, June 1, 2010.
Thomas G. Blomberg, Karen Mann, William Bales, Eric Baumer, Brian Stultz, and Eric
Stewart, A $561,053 project, “Response to the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
Request for Information: Juvenile Justice Research Services”, September, 2008.
RESEARCH REPORTS AND MONOGRAPHS
William D. Bales, David Ensley, Philip Coltharp, Samuel J. A. Scaggs, and Catie Clark.
(2014). “The Implementation of Randomized Experimental Study of Prison-Based
Substance Abuse Treatment Programs in the Florida Department of Corrections”,
Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice. Report for the Building and
Enhancing Criminal Justice Researcher-Practitioner Partnership Grant, Funding
Opportunity Number: NIJ-20112819.
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Samuel J. A. Scaggs, William D. Bales, David Ensley, Philip Coltharp, and Catie Clark.
(2015). “Assessing the Results of Prison-Based Substance Abuse Treatment Programs on
Recidivism and Employment Outcomes among Inmates in the Florida Department of
Corrections”, Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice. Report for the Building
and Enhancing Criminal Justice Researcher-Practitioner Partnership Grant, Funding
Opportunity Number: NIJ-20112819.
Catie Clark, William D. Bales, David Ensley, Samuel J. A. Scaggs, Philip Coltharp.
(2015). Assessing the Effectiveness of Post-Release Supervision on Recidivism and
Employment among State Inmates”, Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.
Report for the Building and Enhancing Criminal Justice Researcher-Practitioner
Partnership Grant, Funding Opportunity Number: NIJ-20112819.
William D. Bales, David Ensley, Samuel J. A. Scaggs, Philip Coltharp, and Catie Clark.
(2015). Assessing the Effectiveness of Work Release Programs on Recidivism and
Employment among State Inmates, Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.
Report for the Building and Enhancing Criminal Justice Researcher-Practitioner
Partnership Grant, Funding Opportunity Number: NIJ-20112819.
Catie Clark, William D. Bales, Samuel J. A. Scaggs, David Ensley, and Philip Coltharp.
(2015). “Summary Report for the Building and Enhancing Criminal Justice ResearcherPractitioner Partnership Grant”, Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.
Report for the Building and Enhancing Criminal Justice Researcher-Practitioner
Partnership Grant, Funding Opportunity Number: NIJ-20112819.
An Evaluation pf the Palm Beach County Family Drug Court, George Pesta, William D.
Bales, Thomas G. Blomberg, and Julie Mestre, August, 2013.
“Electronic Monitoring Reduces Recidivism”, William D. Bales, Karen Mann, Thomas
G. Blomberg, Gerry Gaes, Kelle Barrick, Karla Dhungana and Brian McManus, U.S.
Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice, September 2011.
“Broward County Jail Population: Trends and Forecast, Report to the Broward County
Sheriff's Office“, April 2010.
“Validation of the COMPAS Risk Assessment Classification, Report to the Broward
County Sheriff's Office“, September 2010.
“A Quantitative and Qualitative Assessment of Electronic Monitoring“, William Bales,
Karen Mann, Thomas G. Blomberg, Gerry Gaes, Kelle Barrick, Karla Dhungana and
Brian McManus, Funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice,
January, 2010.
“An Analysis of Violent Crime in Palm Beach County and Strategies of Violence
Reduction Initiatives in U.S. Cities“ Florida State University, College of Criminology
and Criminal Justice, Center for Criminology and Policy Research, (with Center Staff),
March 2006.
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“Juvenile Justice Educational Enhancement Program: 2005 Annual Report to the Florida
Department of Education“, Florida State University, College of Criminology and
Criminal Justice, Center for Criminology and Policy Research, (with Center Staff).
“Juvenile Justice Educational Enhancement Program: 2004 Annual Report to the Florida
Department of Education“, Florida State University, College of Criminology and
Criminal Justice, Center for Criminology and Policy Research, (with Center Staff).
“Juvenile Justice Educational Enhancement Program: 2003 Annual Report to the Florida
Department of Education“, Florida State University, College of Criminology and
Criminal Justice, Center for Criminology and Policy Research, (with Center Staff).
“Corrections in Florida: What the Public, News Media and DC Staff Think",
Florida Department of Corrections, March 1998 (William D. Bales and Paula Bryant).
Presented to the Correctional Industries Association International Training Conference,
Cincinnati, Ohio, October 1998.
"Historical Summary of Sentencing and Punishment in Florida", Florida Department of
Corrections, March 1998.
"Forecasting Florida's Prison Population", Florida Department of Corrections, 1997
(William D. Bales and Julie Harrington). Also presented to the National Institute of
Justice Forecasting Conference in Washington, D.C., December 1997.
“Florida Gets Tough on Criminals: The Prison Bed and Cost Impact", Florida
Department of Corrections, September 1997. Also presented to the Justice Research and
Statistics Association in Miami, Florida in November 1997.
“Making Prisoners Serve Their Time: Increasing Percentage of Sentence Served", Florida
Department of Corrections, January 1994. Also presented to the American Society of
Criminology's 46th Annual Meeting in Miami, Florida, November 1994.
"The Rise and Fall of Florida’s Prison Admissions from 1985 to 1993: The Causes and
Consequences", Florida Department of Corrections, January 1994. Also presented to the
American Society of Criminology's 46th Annual Meeting in Miami, Florida, November
1994.
“Governor’s Conference on Safe Streets: Avoiding Gridlock", Florida Department of
Corrections, January 1993.
“Florida Inmate Grievance Procedures: An Analysis of Past Trends and Forecasted
Growth", Florida Department of Corrections, September 1993.
“Control Release Authority Decisions for Habitual Offenders: A Pilot Simulation",
Florida Department of Corrections and Florida Parole Commission, January 1992.
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“Disciplinary Reports in Florida’s Prisons: An Historical Examination", Florida
Department of Corrections, January 1992.
“Florida’s Prison System: Capacity and Policy Crisis”, Florida Department of
Corrections, August 1992.
“Habitual Felony Offenders in Florida’s Prisons: A Simulation of Early Release
Eligibility Policy", Florida Department of Corrections, December 1992.
“Who Succeeds on Probation and Community Control? A Follow-Up Assessment”.
Final Report to the Executive Office of the Governor, Tallahassee, FL, 1989 (Gordon P.
Waldo, Thomas G. Blomberg, Theodore Chiricos and William D. Bales).
“Analysis of Florida’s Punishment Trends Over Time and in Relation to Other States”.
Final Report to the Executive Office of the Governor, Tallahassee, FL, 1989 (Gordon P.
Waldo, Thomas G. Blomberg, Theodore Chiricos and William D. Bales).
“Who Succeeds After Release From Prison? A Follow-Up Assessment. Final Report to
the Executive Office of the Governor, Tallahassee, FL, 1989 (Gordon P. Waldo, Thomas
G. Blomberg, Theodore Chiricos and William D. Bales).
“Comparison of Sentencing Guidelines in Florida, Minnesota, Washington, and
Pennsylvania”. Final Report to the Executive Office of the Governor, Tallahassee, FL
1989 (Gordon P. Waldo, Thomas G. Blomberg, Theodore Chiricos and William D.
Bales).
“1987 Florida Statistical Analysis Center’s Data Directory, Florida Department of Law
Enforcement”, July 1987, (co-author).
“Florida’s Population Influx”, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, December 1986,
(co-author).
“Local Correctional Assistance Project: Escambia County”, Florida Department of
Community Affairs, June 1984, (co-author).
“Local Correctional Assistance Project: Marion County”, Florida Department of
Community Affairs, June 1984 (co-author).
“The Settlement of Criminal Cases Without Trial”, Florida Supreme Court, Office of the
State Courts Administrator, May 1981.
“The Citizen Dispute Settlement Process in Florida: A Comprehensive Assessment”,
Florida Supreme Court, Office of the State Courts Administrator, August 1980”,
(William D. Bales, Michael L. Bridenback and Jack B. Planchard).
“Deterrence of Delinquency”, Final Report to the U.S. Department of Justice, Law
Enforcement Assistance Administration, July 1977, (co-author).
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CONSULTANT
“Public Safety, Public Spending: Forecasting America’s Prison Population 2007-2001”,
The Pew Charitable Trusts, February, 2007.
Grant Application Reviewer for the National Institute of Justice, Evaluation of
Technologies: Probation and Parole, April 2006.
Grant Application Reviewer for the National Institute of Justice, Research and Evaluation
on Community Corrections, April 2005.
“Marion County Jail Population Forecast: 2001 to 2010”, Justice Research and Analysis
Services, October 2001.
“Palm Beach County Jail Population Forecast: 2001 to 2010”, Florida Department of
Corrections, May 2003.
Technical Assistance Final Report: Research and Forecasting Improvements For the
Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections”, May 1999, Funded by the
National Institute of Justice, Corrections Programs Office.
“Who Succeeds After Release From Prison? A Follow-up Assessment” (co-author),
Justice Research Associates, Inc., February 1989.
“Who Succeeds on Probation and Community Control? A Follow-up Assessment” (coauthor), Justice Research Associates, Inc., February, 1989.
“A Comparison of Sentencing Outcomes in Florida Using Washington Guidelines,
Florida Guidelines and Pre-Guidelines Criteria” (co-author), Justice Research Associates,
Inc., February 1989.
“Crime and Justice Report for the Kentucky Tomorrow Committee on Crime and Justice”
MGT of America, 1984, (with Gordon P. Waldo).
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Chairman of the Institutional Review Board, Justice Research and Statistics Association,
Washington, D.C., 2005 to present.
Grant Applications Reviewer for the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice
Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Child Protection
Research Program, June 2011.
Grant Applications Reviewer for the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice
Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Encouraging Innovation: Field-Initiated
Programs, June 2011.
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Grant Applications Reviewer for the National Institute of Justice, Reentry “Best Design”
Papers, September 2010.
Reviewer for the Justice Research and Statistics Association, Washington, D.C., 2010
Student Presentation Contest, June 2010.
Grant Applications Reviewer for the National Institute of Justice, FY 2010 Crime and
Justice Research and Evaluation – Investigator Initiated, May 2010.
Grant Applications Reviewer for the National Institute of Justice, Crime and Justice
Research April 2008.
Grant Applications Reviewer for the National Institute of Justice, Evaluation of
Technologies: Probation and Parole, April 2006.
Review of National Institute of Justice Technical Report, “Studying the Effects of
Incarceration on Offending Trajectories: An Information-Theoretic Approach”, Avinash
Singh Bhati, April 2006.
Grant Applications Reviewer for the National Institute of Justice, Research and
Evaluation on Community Corrections, April 2005.
COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Academic Committee, College of Criminology and Criminal Justice Scholarship, Fall,
Summer and Spring, 2011.
Director, Undergraduate Student Services, College of Criminology and Criminal Justice,
Florida State University, 2007 to 2011.
Promotion and Tenure Committee, College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida
State University, 2008 to present.
Ph.D. Methods and Statistics Exam Committee, College of Criminology and Criminal
Justice. Member in Academic years 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06 (Chair), 2006-07, 200708, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11(Alternate), 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14.
Academic Advisory Committee (Member in Academic year 2006-07).
Administrative Advisory Committee (Chairman in Academic year 2007-08).
College of Criminology and Criminal Justice Scholarship Committee. Member in
Academic years 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12, 201213, 2013-14.
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Council of Associate and Assistant Deans (Member in Academic year 2006-07, 2007-08,
2008-09).
Reviewer for the Florida State University CRC/CS COFRS program – two proposals in
2008.
Invited by Jennifer Buchanan, Associate Dean of the Faculty, to serve on an Academic
Honor Policy Hearing panel, January, 2009 and July 2012.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
“Evaluating Crime and Justice Policies and Programs: Using Matching to Approximate
Randomized Experiments”, National Webinar, Justice Research and Statistics
Association, June 25, 2014.
“Grant Writing: From Requests for Proposals to the Review Process”, William D. Bales,
Graduate-Faculty Workshop Series, College of Criminology and Criminal Justice,
Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, September 28, 2012.
“Sources and Accessibility of Research Data in Florida”, William D. Bales, GraduateFaculty Workshop Series, College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida State
University, Tallahassee, Florida, April 6, 2012.
“A Quantitative and Qualitative Assessment of Electronic Monitoring”, William D.
Bales, National Institute of Justice Conference, Arlington, VA., June 21, 2011.
“An Assessment of the Development and Outcome of Determinate Sentencing”, William
D. Bales, Bureau of Justice Statistics/Justice Research and Statistics Association 2010
National Conference, Portland, Maine, October 29, 2010.
“A Quantitative and Qualitative Assessment of Electronic Monitoring”, William D.
Bales, Innovative Technologies for Corrections Conference, National Law Enforcement
and Corrections Technology Center, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, June 21, 2010.
“An Assessment of the Development and Outcome of Determinate Sentencing”, William
D. Bales, Gerry G. Gaes, Thomas G. Blomberg, and Kerensa N. Pate, Bureau of Justice
Statistics/Justice Research and Statistics Association, Seminar on Sentencing and
Corrections in the States, Washington D.C., June 8, 2010.
“The Effectiveness of Florida’s 85% of Sentence Served Law on Recidivism”, Future of
Sentencing, Corrections and Crime Reduction in Florida: A Conversation Between
Journalists and Policy Makers, Sponsored by the Collins Center, St. Petersburg, Florida,
October 30, 2009.
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“A Demonstration of the Use of Criminal History Data for Recidivism Research”,
William D. Bales, Justice Research and Statistics Conference, St. Louis, Missouri,
October 22, 2009.
“Evaluating the Effectiveness of Electronic Monitoring of Moderate and High-Risk
Offenders Under Supervision”, William D. Bales, Thomas G. Blomberg, Karen Mann,
Kelle Barrick, Gerry Gaes and Karla Dhungana, American Probation and Parole
Association, Anaheim, California, July, 2009.
“Evaluating the Effectiveness of Electronic Monitoring of Moderate and High-Risk
Offenders Under Supervision”, William D. Bales and Kelle Barrick, National Institute of
Justice Community Corrections Research Network, Washington, DC, January 8, 2008.
Presentation to the Florida State University Faculty Promotion and Tenure Workshop,
William D. Bales, April, 2008.
“Criminal Thinking”, William D. Bales, Restoration of Rights Summit: A Summit on
Successful Re-entry”, Florida Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, Florida, June,
2008.
“Improving Recidivism Research: Considering the Environment Where Prisoners Are
Released”, William D. Bales, Justice Research and Statistics Association, Portland,
Oregon, October, 2008.
“Using Research and Data to Inform Policy and Accountability Measures”, William D.
Bales, The Second Annual Conference on Juvenile Justice Education and No Child Left
Behind, Florida State University, College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, July,
2007, Tampa, Florida.
“Florida’s Sexually Violent Predator Program: Findings on the Civil Commitment
Referral Process”, William D. Bales and Karol Lucken, Justice Research and Statistics
Association National Conference, November, 2006, Denver, Colorado.
“The JJEEP Research Mission”, William D. Bales and Kathy Padgett, 2005 Juvenile
Justice Enhancement Institute, Orlando, Florida, July, 2005.
Presentations to four different sub-committees (Law Enforcement, Courts, Corrections,
and Prevention) of the Palm Beach County Commission for the Youth Prevention
Project. July 28th and 29th, 2005 and on September, 15th and 16th, 2005, West Palm
Beach, Florida.
“Recidivism of Public and Private Prison Inmates in Florida”, William D. Bales, Justice
Research and Statistics Association, St. Petersburg, Florida, October, 2005.
“Jail Population Forecasting: Preliminary Analysis of Prediction Methodologies”,
Presented to the Palm Beach County Criminal Justice Commission, August 2000.
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PAPERS PRESENTED
Hill, Leslie B., William Bales, and Samuel Joseph Scaggs, 2014, “The Effect of a
Workplace and Community Transition Training Program on Employment and
Recidivism Outcomes.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Society
of Criminology, San Francisco, CA.
Scaggs, Samuel Joseph, David Ensley, William Bales, Philip Coltharp, and Catie Clark,
2015, “Assessing the Impact of Work-Release Programs on Employment, Recidivism,
and Re-Imprisonment.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Society
of Criminology, San Francisco, CA.
Singer, Alexa, Catie Lynn Clark, William Bales, David Ensley, Philip Coltharp, and
Samuel Joseph Scaggs, 2015, “Assessing the Effectiveness of Work-Release on
Recidivism and Employment.” Paper to be presented at the annual meetings of the
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Orlando, FL.
Clark, Catie Lynn, William Bales, David Ensley, Philip Coltharp, and Samuel Joseph
Scaggs. “Identifying and Correcting Selection Bias in the Consent Process of
Randomized Criminal Justice Study, 2015, ”Paper to be presented at the annual meetings
of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Orlando, FL.
Clark, Catie Lynn, David Ensley, Philip Coltharp, William Bales, and Samuel Joseph
Scaggs, 2014, “Assessing the Impact of Post-Release Programs on Employment and
Recidivism: A Matched Survival Analysis Approach.” Paper presented at the annual
meetings of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA.
“Does Distance From Home Affect Inmate Misconduct?”, Andrea M. Lindsey, Daniel P.
Mears, Joshua C. Cochran, William D. Bales, 2014, American Society of Criminology,
San Francisco, California.
Punishment Alternatives: Civil Citations and Juvenile Delinquency in Florida” A
Comparison of Methodologies in Criminal Justice”, Melissa Nidel, William D. Bales,
George Pesta, and Mark Greenwald, 2014, American Society of Criminology, San
Francisco, California.
The Contingent Effects of Age in the Labeling Process”, Samuel Scaggs, Ted Chiricos,
and William D. Bales, 2013, American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, Georgia.
“Results from a Randomized Prison-Based Substance Abuse Treatment Study”, Samuel
Scaggs, William D. Bales, Catie Clark, David Ensley, and Philip Coltharp, 2013,
American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, Georgia.
“Visitation and Misconduct in Prison”, Joshua C. Cochran, Daniel P. Mears, Sonja
Siennick, and William D. Bales, 2011, American Society of Criminology, Washington
D.C.
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“Neighborhood Effects on Recidivism”, Daniel P. Mears, Xia Wang, and William D.
Bales, 2011, American Society of Criminology, Washington D.C.
“Factors Contributing to Immigrant Victimization and Involvement with the Criminal
Justice System”, Jacob Ian Stowell, Ashley Arnio, and William D. Bales, 2011, American
Society of Criminology, Washington D.C.
“Jail Populations: The Impact of Research on Policy and Practice: A Case Study of
Broward County, Florida”, William D. Bales, Karen Mann, and Thomas G. Blomberg,
2010, American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, California.
“Jail Populations: The Impact of Research on Policy and Practice: A Case Study of
Broward County, Florida”, William D. Bales, Karen Mann, and Thomas G. Blomberg,
2009, American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
“Get Tough Deterministic Punishment Policies: Are They Effective at Reducing
Recidivism Among Released Inmates?”, William D. Bales, Thomas G. Blomberg, Gerry
Gaes, and Kerensa Pate, 2009, American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
“The Electronic Monitoring of Offenders Under Community Supervision: An
Assessment of the Consequences to Public Safety”, William D. Bales, Karen Mann,
Thomas G. Blomberg, Kelle Barrick, Gerry G. Gaes, and Karla Dhungana, 2009,
American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
“The Tattooed Inmate: Examining the Impact Of Prisoners’ Permanently Altered
Physical Appearance On Recidivism Outcomes”, Kevin Waters, William D. Bales and
Thomas G. Blomberg, 2009, American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
“Contextual Effects and Punishment Decisions: A Multilevel Analysis”, William D.
Bales, Thomas G. Blomberg, and Christine Arazon, 2008, American Society of
Criminology, St. Louis, Missouri.
“Sentencing Offenders Convicted of Sex Crimes Against Children:
The Impact of Alternative Sanctions on Recidivism”, Ashley Arnio and William D.
Bales, 2008, American Society of Criminology, St. Louis, Missouri.
“Gender, Race, and Age Effects on Sentencing Outcomes: A Comparative Analysis of
Sex and Property Offenders”, Colby Valentine and William D. Bales, 2008, American
Society of Criminology, St. Louis, Missouri.
“Race, Ethnicity, Threat and Sentencing of Habitual Offenders”, Cyndy Caravelis, Ted
Chiricos, and William Bales, 2008, American Society of Criminology, St. Louis,
Missouri.
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“An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Electronic Monitoring of Medium and High
Risk Offenders”, Kelle Barrick, William Bales, Thomas G. Blomberg, and Karen Mann,
2008, American Society of Criminology, St. Louis, Missouri.
“A Multi-Level Analysis or Race, Ethnicity and Habitual Offender Status”, Cynthia
Caravelis, Ted Chiricos and William D. Bales, 2007, American Society of Criminology,
Atlanta, Georgia.
“Responding to Murder and Violence in Palm Beach County, Florida”, Wendy
Cavendish, Karen Mann, William D. Bales and Thomas G. Blomberg, 2007, American
Society of Criminology, Atlanta, Georgia.
“Penology and Social Control: An Empirical Assessment”, Thomas G. Blomberg,
William D. Bales and Karen Mann, 2007, American Society of Criminology, Atlanta,
Georgia.
“Differential Education and Community Reintegration Trajectories Among Incarcerated
Youth”, Wendy Cavendish, Thomas G. Blomberg, William D. Bales, Suzanne Baker and
George Pesta, 2007, American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, Georgia.
“Sentencing the White-Collar Offender”, William D. Bales and Shanna Van Slyke, 2007,
American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, Georgia.
“The Impacts of Inmate Visitation on Recidivism”, Daniel P. Mears and William D.
Bales, 2007, American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, Georgia.
“Predicting the Threat of Re-Offending: How Effective Are Sentencing Guidelines?”,
William D. Bales and Patricia Y. Warren, 2007, American Society of Criminology,
Atlanta, Georgia.
“Does Employment Mediate the Effects of a Felony Convict Label on Recidivism?”,
Kelle Barrick, Ted Chiricos, William D. Bales and Stephanie Bontrager, 2007, American
Society of Criminology, Atlanta, Georgia.
“Sentencing Economic Offenders: A Comparison of White-Collar and Street-Level
Offenses”, William D. Bales and Shanna Van Slyke, 2006, American Society of
Criminology, Los Angeles, California.
“The Impact of Punishment Policy on Crime: Is “Get Tough” Determinate Sentencing the
Answer?”, William D. Bales and Sabri Ciftci, 2006, American Society of Criminology,
Los Angeles, California.
“Education, Post Release Return to School, Employment and Crime Desistance Among
Incarcerated Youth”, Thomas G. Blomberg, William D. Bales, and Courtney A. Waid,
2006, American Society of Criminology, Los Angeles, California.
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“Prisoner Visitation: Who Gets Visited and Does It Matter?”, William D. Bales and
Daniel P. Mears, 2006, American Society of Criminology, Los Angeles, California.
“The Long-Term Effects of the Electronic Monitoring of Offenders in the Community”,
Kathy G. Padgett, William D. Bales, and Thomas G. Blomberg, 2006, American Society
of Criminology, Los Angeles, California.
“When the Levee Breaks: Economic Offending in the Wake of Hurricane Ivan”, Elise
Jensen, William D. Bales, Shanna Van Slyke, and Sabri Ciftci, 2006, American Society
of Criminology, Los Angeles, California.
“A Multi-Level Analysis of Black Male Recidivism: An Assessment of Offense Type”,
Xia Wang, Michael D. Reisig and William D. Bales, 2006, American Society of
Criminology, Los Angeles, California.
“The Variability of Race and Ethnicity’s Impact on the Adjudication of Felony
Offenders: A Specific Study of Situational and Social Context”, Ted Chiricos, Stephanie
Bontrager, and William D. Bales, 2006, American Society of Criminology, Los Angeles,
California.
“Assessing the Impact of Prison Industries on Post Release Employment and Recidivism
for Florida Inmates”, Robin Richardson, Kathy Padgett, William D. Bales and Gordon
Waldo, 2005 American Society of Criminology, Toronto, Canada.
“The Consequences of Getting or Avoiding a Criminal Label: A Multi-level
Assessment”, Kelle Barrick, William D. Bales, Stephanie Bontrager and Ted Chiricos,
2005 American Society of Criminology, Toronto, Canada.
“Life Event Transitions and Self-Selected Turning Points: The Role of Education in the
Delinquent Life-Course”, Thomas G. Blomberg, William D. Bales, George B. Pesta and
Kathy G. Padgett, 2005 American Society of Criminology, Toronto, Canada.
“Florida’s Sexually Violent Predator Program: A Logit Analysis of Risk Factors”, Karol
Lucken and William D. Bales, 2005 American Society of Criminology, Toronto, Canada.
“The Effectiveness of Drug Treatment Programming: What Works for Florida’s Female
Inmates?”, Courtney A. Waid and William D. Bales, 2005 American Society of
Criminology, Toronto, Canada.
“The Impact of the Location of Release on Post-Prison Recidivism”, William D. Bales,
Xia Wang, and Thomas G. Blomberg, American Society of Criminology meeting,
Nashville, Tennessee, November 2004.
“Estimating the Consequences of a Criminal Label On Recidivism”, William D. Bales,
Kelle Barrick, Stephanie Bontrager and Ted Chiricos, American Society of Criminology
Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, November 2004.
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“Race, Ethnicity, Threat and the Labeling of Convicted Felons”, Stephanie Bontrager,
William D. Bales and Ted Chiricos, American Society of Criminology Conference,
Nashville, Tennessee, November 2004.
“Prison Based Substance Abuse Treatment: Research Initiatives in Florida”, Courtney A.
Waid, William D. Bales and Thomas G. Blomberg, American Society of Criminology
Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, November 2004.
“Indeterminate and Determinate Punishment Policies: An Empirical Test of the Impact
on Recidivism”, William D. Bales, Courtney Waid, and Thomas Blomberg American
Society of Criminology Conference, Denver, Colorado, November 2003.
“The Consequences of Penal Reform: Electronic Monitoring in Florida”, Kathy Padgett,
William D. Bales, and Thomas G. Blomberg American Society of Criminology
Conference, Denver, Colorado, November 2003.
“Public Prisons vs. Private Prisons: A Study of Recidivism Rates”, William D. Bales,
Laura Bedard, David Ensley, Glen Holley, and Susan Quinn American Society of
Criminology Conference, Denver, Colorado, November 2003.
“Curious Rehabilitation: Assessing Risk and Treatment in Sex Offender Civil
Commitment”, Karol Lucken and William D. Bales American Society of Criminology
Conference, Denver, Colorado, November 2003.
“An Empirical Test of General Deterrence Theory: Longitudinal and Cross-Sectional
Analysis of Index Offenses in Florida”, William D. Bales, Gordon P. Waldo and Linda
Dees, Presented to the Southern Sociological Association, Atlanta, Georgia, April 1991.
“Predicting Prison Adjustment and Recidivism Amongst Juvenile Offenders”, William D.
Bales and Glenn Hodges, Southern Conference on Corrections, Tallahassee, Florida,
February 1991.
“Intermediate Punishment Through Home Confinement: Redistributing or Extending
Social Control”, William D. Bales, Thomas G. Blomberg and Karen Reed, American
Society of Criminology, Baltimore, Maryland, November, 1990.
“An Empirical Test of General and Specific Deterrence for Robbery”, William D. Bales,
Gordon P. Waldo and Linda G. Dees, American Society of Criminology Meeting,
Baltimore, Maryland, November, 1990.
“Drugs and Florida’s Correctional Crisis”, William D. Bales and Linda G. Dees,
Presented to the Southern Conference on Corrections, Tallahassee, Florida, February
1990.
“Mandatory Sentencing in Florida: Past Trends and Future Implications”, William D.
Bales and Linda G. Dees), American Society of Criminology Meeting, Reno, Nevada,
November 1989.
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COMPUTER SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE
SAS – More than 20 years of experience. Well versed in the manipulation and
compilation of data as well as a host of statistical analysis methods.
SPSS – More than 25 years of experience conducting research and data analysis.
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint - Proficient daily user over the past 20 years.
STATISTICAL BACKGROUND
Non-Parametric Statistics
Correlational Analysis
T-Tests
Regression Analysis
Logistic Regression
Probit Regression
Propensity Score Matching
Precision Matching
Survival Analysis
Structural Equation Modeling
ARIMA Modeling
Simulation Modeling
COURSES TAUGHT
Criminal Justice Administration, College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Graduate
Level, Fall, 2008, Fall 2010.
Criminal Justice Administration, College of Criminology and Criminal Justice,
Undergraduate Level, Spring, 2011.
Research Methods in Criminology, College of Criminology and Criminal Justice,
Graduate Level, Fall, 2007, Fall 2009.
Penology, College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Graduate Level, Summer, 2007
and Spring 2010.
Applied Statistics in Criminology III, College of Criminology and Criminal Justice,
Graduate Level, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009,
Spring 2011, Fall 2012, Spring 2014.
Research Methods in Sentencing and Corrections, College of Criminology and Criminal
Justice, Graduate Level, Spring 2004.
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Introduction to Research Methods, College of Criminology and Criminal Justice,
Undergraduate Level, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Fall 2004, Summer 2005, Fall 2005,
Summer 2006, and Fall 2006, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Spring 2012, Fall 2012.
Corrections, College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Undergraduate Level, Fall
2003, Spring 2004, Fall 2004, Spring 2005, Fall 2005, Fall 2006, Spring 2006, and
Spring 2007, Summer 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013.
Introduction to Research Methods, College of Criminology and Criminal Justice,
Undergraduate Level (Panama City Branch Campus), 1991.
Proseminar in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Graduate Class, Invited lecturer for one
class per Fall semester, 2004 to 2013.
AREAS OF TEACHING INTEREST
Introduction to Research Methods
Introduction to Criminal Justice
Corrections
Probation, Pardon, and Parole
Statistics
Theories and Methods of Offender Treatment
The Courts
GRADUATE STUDENT COMMITTEES CURRENTLY SERVING ON
Ph.D. Committees:
Debra Brown (Social Work)
Catie Clark (Chair)
Leslee Hill (Chair)
Chiung-Fang Hsu (Chair)
Moonkie Hong
Cathy Oakley (Education)
Sam Scaggs (Chair)
Danielle Steffey
Heather Zurburg (Chair)
Masters Committees:
Area Paper Committees:
GRADUATE STUDENT COMMITTEES SERVED ON THROUGH
COMPLETION (In Criminology unless designated otherwise)
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Ph.D. Committees:
Christine Arazan
Kelle Barrick
Stephanie Bontrager
Jennifer Brown
Cyndy Caravelis
Josh Cochran
Joye Cox Anestis (Psychology)
Matthew S. Crow
William Hauser
Greg Logan (Program in Neuroscience, Psychology)
Susan Quinn
Kerensa Pate
George Pesta (Education)
Nicole Prior
Joe Schwartz
Ryan Shields
Danielle M. Steffey
Colby Valentine
Shanna Van Slyke
Courtney Waid
Kevin Wang
Kevin Waters
Jillian Volpe White (Education)
Masters Committees:
Karla Dhungana
Margaret E. Evans
Robin Richardson
David Rogers
Area Paper Committees:
Jennifer Brown
Catie Clark (Chair)
William Hauser
Elise Jenson
Leslee Hill
Brian McManus (Chair)
Julie Mestre
Courtenay Miller
Jonathan Nichols (chair)
Christopher Rosbough
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Honors Thesis Committees:
Chris Miranda, Department of Psychology (completed)
Alexandra De La Flor (completed)
Bethany Waters (completed)
HONORS AND AWARDS
2009 Outstanding Article Award, American Society of Criminology, “The Labeling of
Convicted Felons and Its Consequences for Recidivism”.
1998 Florida Department of Corrections, Statewide and Central Office Employee of the
Year. Chosen by peers from among 27,000 employees in the Florida Department of
Corrections.
1990 Exemplary Service Award from the Florida Council on Crime and Delinquency
(FCCD), Chapter 2, for nationally recognized work in population projections.
1987 Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Distinguished Staff Member
Award.
CURRENT MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Society of Criminology
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