- 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