Higher Education in Prison: My research broadly considers the intersection between contact with the criminal legal system and the experience of education. I employ a person-first approach to my research that prioritizes engagement with the incarcerated population and those who work inside correctional facilities and stems from my experiences as a first-generation college student. Within this framework, my research uses a multi-method approach to understand instructor experiences teaching for higher education programs in the non-traditional classroom. My work has been published in Adult Education Quarterly, the Journal of Crime and Justice, the Journal of Criminal Justice Education, Corrections: Policy, Practice, & Research, and the British Journal of Criminology.
Understanding the practical constraints of teaching in the correctional environment: An exploration of course credits, degree pathways, and instructor compensation. Adult Education Quarterly. (Forthcoming)
Access to technology for higher education in prison programs: Implications from a mixed-methods study. Corrections: Policy, Practice, and Research. (Forthcoming)
Pedagogy, course design, and student engagement: Instructor preparations for teaching in the correctional environment. Journal of Criminal Justice Education.
The History and Operation of Prison Education Programs Today. In Mass Incarceration in the 21st Century (pp. 107-116). Routledge.
Pell Implementation for Incarcerated Students: An Evaluation of Regulations and Recommendations for Metrics to Inform Higher Education in Prison Programs. College & Community Fellowship: New York, NY.
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