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Dr. Andrew J. (A.J.) Myer 

Andrew J. (A.J.) Myer is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Political Science at North Dakota State University.   Dr. Myer is also a Research Fellow with the University of Cincinnati Corrections Institute.  He has taught courses on corrections, evidenced based correctional programming, and statistical and research methodologies.  His research interests include effective correctional interventions, evidence based program evaluation, actuarial offender risk assessment practices, and macro-social research methods.

If you would like to contact Dr. Meyer, please email him at: ajmyer@viterbo.edu

Dr. Alex Holsinger

Alex Holsinger received his Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from the University of Cincinnati in 1999. Throughout his time at the University of Cincinnati and in the 23 years since he has assisted local, state, and Federal agencies implement Evidence-Based criminal justice practices. Specifically, Alex has overseen the implementation and validation of several different risk and need assessment procedures, improving correctional agencies’ capacity to build case plans for offenders, driving rehabilitative intervention and facilitating reentry after a period of incarceration. He has also developed original psychometric assessment procedures that are currently in use. Most recently Alex has assisted with the development of a localized pretrial risk assessment, designed to support pretrial decision-making. Much of Alex’s work appears in his field’s top peer-reviewed journals, as well as periodicals for practitioners bridging the gap between theory and practice. Alex has been on faculty in the Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology at University of Missouri – Kansas City since 1999 though for the last several years he has served as Associate Dean for faculty affairs in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. During his tenure at UMKC, Alex has continued an active publication and research agenda. His teaching areas include the undergraduate and graduate statistics sequences, research methods (specifically methods of program evaluation), correctional rehabilitation and treatment (graduate), community corrections, and criminal justice in the popular media.

If you would like to contact Dr. Holsinger, please email him at: holsingera@umkc.edu

Alex R. Piquero 

Alex R. Piquero is Ashbel Smith Professor of Criminology and Associate Dean for Graduate Programs in the School of Economic, Political, and Policy Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas, Adjunct Professor Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice, and Governance, Griffith University, Faculty Affiliate, Center for Violence and Injury Prevention George Warren Brown School of Social Work Washington University in St. Louis, and was Co-Editor of the Journal of Quantitative Criminology from 2008 to 2013. Prior to arriving at UT-Dallas, he was on the faculties of Florida State University, University of Maryland, John Jay College of Criminal Justice/City University of New York, University of Florida, Northeastern University, and Temple University. He has published over 400 peer-reviewed articles in the areas of criminal careers, crime prevention, criminological theory, and quantitative research methods, and has collaborated on several books including Key Issues in Criminal Careers Research: New Analyses from the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development (Cambridge University Press, co-authored with David P. Farrington and Alfred Blumstein) and Handbook of Quantitative Criminology (Springer, co-edited by David Weisburd). His work has been cited over 23,000 times and he has been ranked as the #1 criminologist in the world since 1996 in terms of scholarly publications in elite criminology/criminal justice journals. 

If you would like to contact Dr. Piquero, please email him at: apiquero@utdallas.edu 

Dr. Brian Lovins

Dr. Brian Lovins is a Principal for Justice System Partners (JSP). He earned his PhD in Criminology from the University of Cincinnati. He is currently President-Elect for the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA). Prior to JSP, Dr. Lovins worked for Harris County CSCD as the Assistant Director. He was tasked with developing and implementing agency wide change plans to drive increased successful completion rates. In addition, he has the Associate Director for the University of Cincinnati’s Corrections Institute—the School of Criminal Justice’s training and research department. He has developed a state-wide juvenile risk assessment (Ohio Youth Assessment System: OYAS) and adult risk assessment (Ohio Risk Assessment System: ORAS), as well as validation of a series of pretrial risk assessments. Dr. Lovins has been invited to present to over 200 agencies and routinely trains agencies in the principles of effective intervention, risk assessment, and the delivery of cognitive-behavioral interventions. Dr. Lovins has received the Dr. Simon Dinitz Award for his work and dedication in helping correctional agencies adopt evidence-based programs and the David Dillingham Award, as well as a being recognized as a Distinguished Alumnus from the University of Cincinnati. His publications include articles on risk assessment, sexual offenders, effective interventions, and cognitive-behavioral interventions.

If you would like to contact Dr. Lovins, please email him at: brian.lovins@uc.edu

Dr. Cecilia Chouhy

Cecilia is an associate professor in the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida State University. She received her Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from the University of Cincinnati in 2016. Her research interests include national and international studies of criminological theories, immigration, and the sources and consequences of public opinion about crime and punishment. She has also worked in projects focused on assessing the effectiveness of correctional interventions, examining the validity and reliability of risk assessment instruments and forecasting the impact of criminal justice interventions, with a focus on disparities. Her writings have appeared in different peer-reviewed journals such as Justice Quarterly, Social Problems, Journal of Research in Crime & Delinquency, International Criminology, and Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology, and in edited books.

If you would like to contact Dr. Chouhy, please email her at: cchouhy@fsu.edu 

Dr. Charlene Y. Taylor-Kindrick 

Dr. Charlene Y. Taylor-Kindrick joined the faculty of the Department of Criminal Justice at Boise State University in 2012. Her B.A. in criminal justice is from Washington State University, and she earned both an M.A. and Ph.D. in criminal justice from the University of Cincinnati. Her dissertation analyzed predictors of delinquency. Before coming to Boise State, Dr. Taylor-Kindrick worked as a trainer for program evaluation and effective correctional interventions for Los Angeles County Probation, and taught at California State University Bakersfield and Portland State University. As a consultant, she has provided technical assistance to corrections departments in states around the country regarding effective correctional interventions, risk assessment, cognitive behavioral interventions and motivational interviewing. Her research interests are in offender risk/needs assessment and prediction, evaluation of correctional interventions, correctional policy, developmental criminology, sex offenders, and correctional interventions with juvenile offenders, and her teaching interests are in corrections, criminology, research methods, statistics, juvenile delinquency and juvenile justice, and criminal law and procedures. Dr. Taylor-Kindrick maintains professional affiliations with the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and the American Society of Criminology.

If you would like to contact Dr. Taylor, please email her at: ctaylor-kindrick@boisestate.edu

Dr. Jessica Warner 

Dr. Warner is an Associate Professor in the Department of Justice & Community Studies at Miami University (Ohio) Regionals where she teaches corrections, criminological theory, and research methods courses. Dr. Warner earned her doctorate in Criminal Justice from the School of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati in 2015. Her practical experience includes working as a quality improvement manager and security staff at various community correctional facilities. Her research specializations include correctional rehabilitation, reentry, justice and community collaborations, organizational climate in corrections, and victimization. She has published in Criminal Justice Policy Review, Corrections: Policy, Practice and Research, and the Journal of School Violence. Dr. Warner has served as a consultant to many correctional agencies nationally and internationally by providing training, technical assistance, and evaluation services.

If you would like to contact Dr. Warner, please email her at: warnerjj@miamioh.edu

Dr. Ronen Ziv 

Dr. Ronen Ziv received his M.S. (2012) and Ph.D. (2016) in Criminal Justice from the University of Cincinnati.  Prior to coming to the U.S., he earned his L.L.B. (2005) and L.L.M. (2006) in Law from the Tel-Aviv University, and worked as a criminal defense lawyer.  Ronen’s main area of interest is corrections with a particular emphasis on correctional theories and offender rehabilitation.  His research focuses on the development, implementation, and evaluation of correctional interventions and risk-need offender assessments.  In his current position, Ronen is a teaching fellow at the school of criminology in Haifa and teaches penology and correctional rehabilitation.  He also assists correctional agencies in conducting evidence-based rehabilitation.  

If you would like to contact Dr. Ziv, please email him at: ronenzivuc@gmail.com