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CURRICULUM VITAE

Resume
Academic Positions

Research Associate

2023 - Present

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Graduate Research Assistant

2018 - 2023

 

Graduate Lecturer

2020 - 2021

Recent Publications​

Irvin-Erickson, Y., Natarajan, M., Smith, L., & Suh, B. (2025). The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Domestic Violence Patterns: Findings from a Survey of Victim Service Providers in the US. Crime Science.

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Smith, L., Ingel, S., Rudes, D., & Toman, E. (2025). Between a rock and solitary confinement: Gendered experiences of working in Restricted Housing Units (RHUs) as women and with women. Women & Criminal Justice. https://doi.org/10.1080/08974454.2025.2500015

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Schneider, J., Smith, L., Bouris, A., Oser, C., Pho, M., Boodram, B., Minardi, S., Torres, E., Ozik, J., Taylor, B., Harawa, N., Salisbury-Afshar, E., Rudes, D., Brewer, R., Hotton, A., Pettus, C., Pollack, H., Taxman, F., & Hulsey, J. (2025). A taxonomy of social support interventions for people experiencing a syndemic of substance use disorder, criminal legal involvement, and downstream health sequelae. Social Science & Medicine – Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmmh.2025.100428

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Morgan, G., Smith, L., Taxman, F., Walker, C. (2025). Digital Justice: Accessibility Factors of Smartphone Apps for Criminal Legal System-Involved People. The Prison Journal. https://doi.org/10.1177/00328855241309106 

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Smith, L., Farago, F., Blue, T., Witte, J., Gordon, M., & Taxman, F. (2024). Are Operations Backed by Best Practices in American Problem-Solving Courts? Journal of Substance Use, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1080/14659891.2024.2403080 

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Smith, L., Swartz, P., & Irvin-Erickson, Y. (2024). Navigating the grey area: International college students’ knowledge and perceptions of Title IX. Journal of International Students, 14(4), 606-623. https://www.ojed.org/index.php/jis/article/view/6635​

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Smith, L., Swartz, P., & Irvin-Erickson, Y. (2023). “Information is power:” Promoting a Safer Environment for College Students to Report Sexual Violence. Journal of School Violence, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/15388220.2023.2264178​

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Smith, L. & Taxman, F. (2022). Access differential: Comparing problem-solving courts and probation clients. Drug Court Review. https://dcr.ndcrc.org/index.php/dcr/article/view/13

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Education

George Mason University

Doctorate of Criminology, Law & Society

​2020 - 2025​

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George Mason University

Master of Arts in Criminology, Law & Society

​2018 - 2020

 

University of Missouri - Columbia

Bachelors of Arts in Honor's Psychology & Sociology

​2015 - 2018

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Recent 
Present-
ations

American Society of Criminology Conference 

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UPCOMING

“Incarcerated individuals’ efforts to communicate, find closeness, and engage in relationships with their loved ones” (paper) at the American Society of Criminology Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., November 2025.

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“Using technology to streamline the probation process: Examining the PARCA client mobile app and staff online dashboard” (paper) at the American Society of Criminology Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., November 2025 with Asli Kalayci, Dr. Bengisu Tulu, Steven Jenkins, and Dr. Faye S. Taxman.

 

RECENT

“Evaluation of PARCA in probation settings: Goal-setting app technology designed to improve client success on supervision” (paper) at the American Society of Criminology Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA., November 2024 with Dr. Bengisu Tulu, Dr. Nick Richardson, Steven Jenkins, and Dr. Faye S. Taxman.

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“The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on domestic violence trends and services in the US.” (paper) at the American Society of Criminology Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA., November 2024 with Dr. Yasemin Irvin-Erickson (main speaker), Dr. Mangai Natarajan, Brittany Suh, Susan Nembhard, and Yi-Fang Lu.

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JCOIN Conference

“Using narrative and informational messages to improve correctional professionals’ attitudes toward medications for opioid use disorder” (poster) at the JCOIN Conference, Bethesda, MD., June 2024 with Dr. Faye S. Taxman, Amy Murphy, Ula Horoszko, and Dr. Xiaoquan Zhao (main presenter).

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All Rise Conference

“Are operations backed by best practices in American problem-solving courts?” (paper) at the All Rise Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA., May 2024 with Dr. Faye S. Taxman.

Skills

  • Conducting qualitative data analysis in Atlas.ti & NVivo

  • Conducting quantitative data analysis in SPSS

  • Mentoring students and women reentering the community from prison/jail

  • Giving conference presentations

  • Creating and constructing surveys

  • Facilitating focus groups

  • Conducting semi-structured interviews

  • Teaching

  • Offering technical assistance to partner sites

  • Writing technical reports

 

Service

  • Women's reentry mentor

  • Volunteer teaching assistant

  • Committee(s) member

  • Peer reviewer

 

Training

  • CITI Program for ethical human subjects research 

  • Mental health first aid certification

  • Anti-racist research

  • Trauma-informed research

  • Safe Zone training for teaching LGBTQIA+ students

  • Undocumented student ally training for course instructors

  • Graduate student teaching certification

Awards

  • Criminology Department Graduate Student Service Award

  • Criminology Department Summer Research Scholarship

  • College of Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Research Award 

  • Provost Scholarship

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