CURRICULUM VITAE

Resume

Academic Positions

Research Associate

2023 - Present

Graduate Research Assistant

2018 - 2023

Graduate Lecturer

2020 - 2021

Recent Publications

Smith, L., & Ingel, S. (2024). "It depends": The emotional nature of video visitations between women jail residents and their loved ones. In Handbook on Prisons and Jails (pp. 9-21). Routledge. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003374893-4/depends-lindsay-smith-sydney-ingel

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

Smith, L., Ingel, S., & Rudes, D. (2023). "Like an animal": The well-being of women living in restricted housing units. Health & Justice. https://healthandjusticejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40352-023-00215-y

Smith, L. (2022). Gendered Inconsiderations of Carceral Space. In D. Moran & Y. Jewkes (Eds.), What Works in Custodial Design. Palgrave. https://link.springer.com/book/9783031119712

Smith, L. & Ingel, S. (2022). “We, as women, focus on relationships”: Women jail residents resource attainment efforts via correctional officer relationships. In E. Ahlin, O. Mitchell, & C. Atkin-Plunk (Eds.), Inequalities in Sentencing and Corrections among Marginalized Populations. Routledge. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003245032-8/women-focus-relationships-lindsay-smith-sydney-ingel

Smith, L., Suh, B., & Kushmerick-McCune, B. (2022). Mentoring during a pandemic: Doctoral student approaches to virtual mentorship with master’s and undergraduate students. The Criminologist. https://asc41.com/wp-content/uploads/ASC-Criminologist-2022-05.pdf

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

Ingel, S., Smith, L., Magnuson, S., & Rudes, D. (2021). Strain & gain: Deprivation to innovation within Restricted Housing Units (RHUs). Deviant Behavior. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01639625.2021.1913453

Skills

Conducting qualitative data analysis in Atlas.ti (23) & 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

Education

George Mason University

Doctorate of Criminology, Law & Society

2020 - Present

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

Awards

Criminology Department Graduate Student Service Award
Criminology Department Summer Research Scholarship
College of Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Research Award
Provost Scholarship

Recent & Upcoming
Present
ations

UPCOMING

Rise Conference 2024

NIJ Conference 2024

RECENT

“Best practices in addressing challenges in assisting domestic violence victims and survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic: Service providers’ narratives” (paper) at the American Society of Criminology Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA., November 2023 with Bria Suh, Bryce Kushmerick-McCune, Dr. Yasemin Irvin-Erickson and Dr. Mangai Natarajan.

“Real Reform?: Differences in misconducts among women with and without severe mental health disorders (SMHDs) in prison restricted housing units (RHUs)” (paper) at the American Society of Criminology Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA., November 2023, with Dr. Shannon Magnuson and Dr. Jennifer Lerch.

“Is carceral connectivity gendered?: Jail residents reestablishing or sustaining relationships with their loved ones through communication” (paper) at the American Society of Criminology Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA., November 2023.