• Adolescent development
• Juvenile delinquency
• Juvenile justice
• Juvenile competency to stand trial
• Community corrections
• Criminological theory
• Risks to youth
• Attitudes toward women in policing
• Research that serves the state of North Dakota

Ph.D., Michigan State University – Criminal Justice & Developmental Psychology                                             

M.S.,  Northeastern University – Criminal Justice

B.A.,  University of California, Los Angeles – Psychology