Curriculum Vita 

(February 2020) 

Michael Rocque 

265 Pettengill Hall  

Bates College 

Lewiston, Maine 04240 

Phone: (207) 786-6196   

Email: mrocque@bates.edu 

 

EDUCATION 

2013  

Northeastern University, Boston, MA  

PhD in Criminology and Justice Policy  

Dissertation “Understanding the relationship between maturation and  

desistance: A life-course developmental perspective”  

Committee: Ineke H. Marshall (chair); Chester L. Britt; Raymond; 

Paternoster; Helene R. White 

 

2007   

The University of Maryland, College Park, MD  

Masters of Arts in Criminology and Criminal Justice  

Thesis “The impact of a therapeutic correctional boot camp on social bonds: A 

randomized comparison” 

Committee: Doris L. MacKenzie (chair); Raymond Paternoster; Denise C. 

Gottfredson   

 

2005   

The University of Maine, Orono, ME   

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology   

   

 

CURRENT ACADEMIC POSITION 

2019-present 

Associate Professor 

Bates College 

Department of Sociology 

 

Faculty Athletic Representative 

Bates College 

Athletics Department 

 

PAST ACADEMIC POSITIONS 

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2014-2019 

Assistant Professor 

Bates College 

Department of Sociology 

 

ADVISORY ROLES 

2014-present 

Senior Research Advisor 

Maine Department of Corrections 

 

 

PUBLICATIONS 

JOURNAL ARTICLES (Peer Reviewed)  

 

McCuish, E., Lussier, P., and Rocque, M. (Forthcoming). Maturation beyond age: 

Interrelationships among psychosocial, adult role, and identity maturation and 

their implications for desistance from crime. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 

Wendel, B., Rocque, M, and Posick, C. (Forthcoming). Rethinking self-control and 

crime: Are all forms of impulsivity criminogenic? European Journal of Criminology.  

Duwe, G., and Rocque, M. (Forthcoming). The predictive performance of risk 

assessment in real life: An external validation of the MnSTARR. Corrections: Policy, 

Practice, and Research. 

 

Forrest, W., Hay, C., Widdowson, A., & Rocque, M. (2019). The development of 

impulsivity and risk-seeking: Implications for the dimensionality and stability of 

self-control Criminology. 57(3): 512-543. 

 

Ozkan, T., Rocque, M, & Posick, C. (2019). Reconsidering the link between 

depression and crime: A longitudinal assessment. Criminal Justice & Behavior. 

46(7): 961-979. 

 

Rocque, M, Beckley, A. L., & Piquero, A. R. (2019). Psychosocial maturation, race, 

and desistance from crime. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 48(7): 1403-1417. 

 

Beckley, A. L., Palmer, R, Rocque, M., & Whitfield, K. E. (2019). Health and 

criminal justice system involvement among African American siblings. Social 

Science and Medicine-Population Health. 7: 100359. 

 

Rocque, M, Saunoris, JW, & Marshall, EC. (2019). Revisiting the relationship 

between the economy and crime: The role of the shadow economy. Justice Quarterly. 

36(4): 620-655. 

 

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Budd, KM, Rocque, M, and Bierie, DM. (2019). Deconstructing incidents of campus 

sexual assault: Comparing male and female victimizations. Sexual Abuse. 31(3): 

296-319. 

 

Duwe, G, & Rocque, M. (2018). The home-field advantage and the perils of 

professional judgment: Evaluating the performance of the Static-99R and the 

MnSOST-3 in predicting sexual recidivism. Law and Human Behavior. 42(3): 

269-279. 

 

Britt, CL, Rocque, M, & Zimmerman, GM. (2018). The analysis of bounded count 

data in criminology. Journal of Quantitative Criminology. 34(2): 591-607. 

 

Barkan, SE & Rocque, M. (2018). Socioeconomic status and racism as fundamental 

causes of street criminality. Critical Criminology. 26(2): 211-231. 

 

Welsh, BC, Zane, SN, & Rocque, M. (2017). Delinquency prevention for individual 

change: Richard Clarke Cabot and the making of the Cambridge-Somerville Youth 

Study. Journal of Criminal Justice. 52: 79-89. 

 

Rocque, M, and Posick, C. (2017). Paradigm shift or normal science? The future of 

(biosocial) criminology. Theoretical Criminology. 21(3): 288-303. 

 

Rocque, M, Jennings, WG, Piquero, AR, Ozkan, T, & Farrington, DP. (2017). The 

importance of school attendance: Findings from the Cambridge Study in Delinquent 

Development on the association between truancy and life-course outcomes. Crime & 

Delinquency. 63(5): 592-612. 

 

Duwe, G, & Rocque, M (2017). Does the scoring method matter for recidivism risk 

assessment? Evaluating the effects of automation on reliability, predictive validity, 

and return on investment (ROI). Criminology & Public Policy. 16(1): 235-269. 

 

Duwe, G, & Rocque, M (2016). A Jack of All Trades but a Master of None? 

Evaluating the LSI-R's performance in assessing risk and need. Corrections: Policy, 

Practice, and Research. 1(2): 81-106. 

 

Jennings, WG, Rocque, M, Fox, BH, Piquero, AR, & Farrington, DP. (2016). Can 

they recover? An assessment of adult adjustment problems among males in the 

abstainer, recovery, life-course persistent, and adolescent-limited pathways followed 

up to age 56 in the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development. Development and 

Psychopathology. 28(2): 537-549. 

 

Rocque, M, Posick, C, & Paternoster, R. (2016). Identities through time: An 

exploration of identity change as a cause of desistance. Justice Quarterly. 33(1): 45-72. 

 

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Rocque, M, Posick, C, & White, HR. (2015). Growing up is hard to do: An empirical 

evaluation of maturation and desistance. Journal of Developmental and Life-Course 

Criminology. 1(4): 350-384. 

 

Jennings, WG, Piquero, AR, Rocque, M, & Farrington, DP. (2015). The effects of 

binge and problem drinking on problem behavior and adjustment over the 

life-course: Findings from the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development. 

Journal of Criminal Justice. 43(6): 453-463. 

 

Rocque, M, Posick, C, Marshall, IH, & Piquero, AR. (2015). A comparative, 

cross-cultural criminal career analysis. European Journal of Criminology. 12(4): 

400-419. 

 

Rocque, M. (2015). The lost concept: The (re)emerging link between maturation and 

desistance from crime. Criminology & Criminal Justice. 15(3): 340-360. 

 

Botchkovar, E, Marshall, IH, Rocque, M, & Posick, C. (2015). The importance of 

parenting in the development of self-control in boys and girls: Results from a 

multinational study of youth. Journal of Criminal Justice. 43(2): 133-141.  

 

Rocque, M, Posick, C, & Felix, S. (2015). The role of the brain in urban violent 

offending: Integrating biology with structural theories of “the streets.” Criminal Justice 

Studies. 28(1): 84-103. 

 

Rocque, M, Posick, C, Barkan, SE, & Paternoster, R. (2015). The relationship 

between marriage and county-level crime rates: A research note. Journal of 

Research in Crime & Delinquency. 52(1): 130-145. 

 

Posick, C, & Rocque, M. (2015). Family matters: A cross-national examination of 

family bonding and victimization. European Journal of Criminology. 12(1): 51-59. 

 

Rocque, M., & Plummer-Beale, J. (2014). In the eye of the beholder? An 

examination of the inter-rater reliability of the LSI-R and YLS/CMI in a 

correctional agency. Journal of Criminal Justice. 42(6): 568-578. 

 

Welsh, BC, & Rocque, M. (2014). When crime prevention harms: A review of 

systematic reviews. Journal of Experimental Criminology. 10(3): 245-266. 

 

Rocque, M, Welsh, BC, Greenwood, PW, & King, E. (2014). Implementing and 

sustaining evidence-based practice in juvenile justice: A case study of a rural state. 

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. 58(9): 

1033-1057. 

 

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Welsh, BC, Rocque, M, & Greenwood, PW. (2014). Translating research into 

evidence-based practice in juvenile justice: Brand name programs, meta-analysis, and 

new directions. Journal of Experimental Criminology. 10(2): 207–225. 

 

Posick, C, Rocque, M, & Rafter, N. (2014). More than a feeling: Integrating empathy 

into the study of law making, law breaking and reactions to crime. International 

Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. 58(1): 5-26. 

 

Posick, C, Rocque, M, & McDevitt, J. One scale fits all? (2013). Assessing racial 

differences in two policing measures. Race and Justice. 3(3): 190-209. 

 

Barkan, SE, Rocque, M, & Houle, JN. (2013) State and regional suicide rates: A 

new look at an old puzzle. Sociological Perspectives. 56(2): 287-297. 

 

Rocque, M, Posick, C., & Zimmerman, GM. (2013). Measuring up: Testing the 

measurement properties of two self-control measures. Deviant Behavior. 34(7): 

534–556. 

 

Rocque, M, Bierie, DM, Posick, C, & MacKenzie, DL. (2013). Unraveling change: 

Social bonds and recidivism among released offenders. Victims and Offenders. 8(2): 

209-230. 

 

Rocque, M. (2012). Exploring school rampage shootings: Research, theory and policy. 

The Social Science Journal. 49(3): 304-313. 

 

Posick, C, Rocque, M, Whitaker, K, & Mazeika, DM. (2012). Examining metal theft in 

context: An opportunity theory approach. Justice Research & Policy. 14(2): 79-102. 

 

Rocque, M, Welsh, BC & Raine, A. (2012). Biosocial criminology and modern crime 

prevention. Journal of Criminal Justice. 40(3): 306-312. 

 

Ferguson, RF, MacDonald, B, Rocque, MA, Furstenburg, CT, Horigan, S, Ayles, T, & 

Saykin, A. (2012). Development of CBT for chemotherapy related cognitive change: 

Results of a randomized wait-list trial. Psycho-Oncology. 21(2): 176-186. 

 

Rocque, M, & Paternoster, R. (2011). Understanding the ‘school-to-jail-link’: The 

relationship between race and school discipline. Journal of Criminal Law & 

Criminology. 101(2): 633-666. 

 

Rocque, M. (2011). Racial disparities in the criminal justice system and perceptions of 

legitimacy: A theoretical linkage. Race & Justice. 1(3). 292-315. 

*Winner of the 2011 ASC Division on People of Color and Crime Outstanding 

Student Research Award.  

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Rocque, M, Bierie, DM, & MacKenzie, DL. (2011). Social bonds and change during 

incarceration: Testing a missing link in the re-entry literature. International Journal 

of Offender Therapy & Comparative Criminology. 55(5): 816-838. 

 

Martin, TC & Rocque, M. (2011). Accidental and non-accidental ingestion of 

methadone and buprenorphine in childhood: A single center experience, 1999-2009. 

Current Drug Safety. 6(1): 12-16. 

 

Rocque, M. (2010). Disproportionate minority discipline: Does race matter? American 

Journal of Education. 116(4): 557-581. 

 

 

 

NON-PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES & INVITED CONTRIBUTIONS 

 

Rocque, M, & Snellings, Q. (2018). The new disciplinology: Research, theory, and 

remaining puzzles on the school-to-prison pipeline. Journal of Criminal Justice, 

59:3-11. Special issue on race, edited by Brian B. Boutwell and John Paul Wright. 

 

Rocque, M, & Duwe, G. (2018). Rampage shootings: An historical, empirical, and 

theoretical overview. Current Opinion in Psychology, 19:28–33. Issue on Aggression 

and Violence edited by Brad Bushman. 

 

Posick, C, & Rocque, M. (2017). Editorial introduction to the special issue: Crime 

and justice in suburban and rural context. Criminal Justice Review. 42(3): 233-236. 

 

Rocque, M, & Posick, C. (2017). From urban to suburban criminology: 

Understanding crime in America’s safe cities. Crime, Law, and Social Change, 

67(5): 81-88. Introduction to special issue (editorial introduction to guest edited 

special issue). 

 

Rocque, M. (2008). Strain, coping strategies, and slavery: A general strain theory 

application. Crime, Law & Social Change. 46(4): 245-269. 

 

 

BOOK ENTRIES & RESEARCH REPORTS  

 

Rocque, M, & Lasselle-Rocque, A. (Forthcoming). Race, crime, and justice in 

American Crime: A criminological analysis. In Grubb, J., & Posick, C. Streaming 

criminology: Theory and justice through the lens of popular TV shows. New York: 

NYU Press. 

 

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Rocque, M, & Posick, C. (Forthcoming). Desistance from crime. In Barnes, JC & 

Ford, DR (Eds). Encyclopedia of research methods and statistical techniques in 

criminology & criminal justice. New York: Wiley Blackwell. 

 

Rocque, M, & Slivken, L. (2019). Desistance from crime: Past to present. In Krohn, 

MD, Hall, GP, Lizotte, AJ, & Hendrix, N. Handbook on crime and deviance, 2nd ed. 

(Chapter 19, pp. 377-394). New York: Springer. 

 

Rocque, M, & Piquero, AR. (2019). Self-control theory: Research issues. In Krohn, 

MD, Hall, GP, Lizotte, AJ, & Hendrix, N. Handbook on crime and deviance, 2nd ed. 

(Chapter 7, pp. 131-144). New York: Springer. 

 

Rocque, M, Serwick, A, & Plummer-Beale, J. (2017). Offender rehabilitation and 

reentry during emerging adulthood: A review and introduction of a new approach. 

In Padilla-Walker, L. M., & Nelson, L. J. (Eds). Flourishing in emerging adulthood: 

Positive development during the third decade of life (Chapter 12, pp. 510-531). New 

York: Oxford University Press. 

 

Rocque, M, Ozkan, T, Jennings, WG, & Piquero, AR. (2017). “Forcing the plant”: 

Desistance from crime and crime prevention/offender rehabilitation. In N. Tilley & 

A. Sidebottom (Eds). Handbook of crime prevention and community safety (Chapter 

9, pp. 183-204), 2nd ed. Abingdon, Oxon, UK: Taylor & Francis. 

 

Lee, JG, Paternoster, R, & Rocque, M. (2016). Processing Capital Cases in Georgia 

After: More of the same. In Maratea, RJ & Keys, D. (Eds.). Race and the death penalty: 

The legacy of “McClesky v. Kemp” (Chapter 7, pp. 89-108). Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner.  

 

Rocque, M, Posick, C, & Piquero, AR. (2016). Self-control and crime: Theory, 

research, and remaining puzzles (Chapter 28, pp. 514-532). In Vohs, K. D., & 

Baumeister, R. F. (Eds.). Handbook of self-regulation: Research, theory, and 

applications, 3rd ed. New York: Guilford Press. 

 

Britt, CL, and Rocque, M. (2015). Control as an explanation of crime (Chapter 10, pp. 

182-208). In Piquero, AR (Ed.). Wiley Handbook of criminological theory. New York: 

Wiley. 

 

Rocque, M, Posick, C, & Hoyle, J. (2015). Age and crime. In Jennings, WG, Higgins, 

GE, Khey, DN, & Maldonado-Molina, M. M. (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Crime and 

Punishment, Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. 

 

Rocque, M, and Welsh, BC (2015). Offender rehabilitation from a maturation 

perspective. In M. DeLisi & M. Vaughn (Eds.). Routledge handbook of biosocial 

criminology (Chapter 34, pp. 501-515). New York: Routledge. 

 

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Posick, C, Rocque, M, Delisi, M. (2015). Empathy, crime, and justice. In M. DeLisi & 

M. Vaughn (Eds.). Routledge handbook of biosocial criminology (Chapter 39, pp. 

571-584). New York: Routledge. 

 

Rubin, M, Shaler, G, Geren, A, Dumont, R, & Rocque, M. (2014). Maine crime and 

justice data book, 2014. Maine Statistical Analysis Center, USM Muskie School of 

Public Service. Available at http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/justiceresearch/ 

 

Rocque, M, Welsh, BC, and Raine, A. (2014). Policy implications of biosocial 

criminology: Crime prevention, treatment and offender rehabilitation. In B.B. 

Boutwell, K. Beaver, & J.C. Barnes (Eds.), The nurture versus biosocial debate in 

criminology (Chapter 26, pp. 431-446). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. 

 

Singer, SI & Rocque, M. (2014). Juvenile violence. In JS. Albanese (Ed). The 

encyclopedia of criminology & criminal justice. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. 

 

Fox, JA, Rocque, M, & Posick, C. (2014). Juvenile violence. In Weisburd, D, and 

Bruinsma, G (Eds.). Encyclopedia of criminology & criminal justice (pp. 2793-2804). 

New York: Springer-Verlag. 

 

Rocque, M, Raine, A, & Welsh, BC. (2013). Experimental neurocriminology: Etiology 

and treatment. In BC Welsh, AA Braga, and JN Gerben. (Eds.). Experimental 

criminology: Prospects for advancing science and public policy (Chapter 3, pp. 43-64). 

Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. 

Rocque, M, & Posick, C. (2012). To review or not review? That is the grad student’s 

question. The criminologist. 37(6). 38-39. 

 

Greenwood, PJ, Welsh, BC, & Rocque, M. (2012). Assessing state progress in 

implementing proven programs for juvenile offenders. Final Report to the Smith 

Richardson Foundation. 

 

Rocque, M, & Paternoster, R. (2012). Positive criminology and positive theories of 

crime. In D. Schultz (Ed.). The encyclopedia of American law and criminal justice. 

Facts on File. 

  

Posick, C, & Rocque, M. (2012). Street crime in America. In D. Schultz (Ed.). The 

Encyclopedia of American law and criminal justice. Facts on File. 

 

Rocque, M, Posick, C, & Dolliver, M. (2012). Trait theories of crime. In D. Schultz 

(Ed.). The encyclopedia of American law and criminal justice. Facts on File. 

 

Rubin, M, Ethridge, W, & Rocque, M. (2011). Implementing evidence-based principles 

in community corrections: A case study of successes and challenges in Maine. March, 

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2011. Project Technical Report for the National Institute of Corrections. University of 

Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service. Available at 

http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/justiceresearch/ 

Rubin, M, Rocque, M, & Ethridge, W. (2010). JRSA Technical Report: An analysis of 

probation violations and revocations in Maine, 2005-2006. December, 2010. University 

of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service. Available at 

http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/justiceresearch/ 

 

Noreus, R, Hubely, T, & Rocque, M. (2010). Disproportionate minority contact in 

Maine: DMC assessment and identification. Muskie School of Public Service. Available 

at http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/justiceresearch/ 

Rubin, M, Dodge, J, Noreus, R & Rocque, M. (2009). Maine crime and justice data 

book, 2008. Maine Statistical Analysis Center, USM Muskie School of Public Service. Available at http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/justiceresearch/ 

 

Rocque, M, & Rubin, M. (2009). Probation Violations in Maine. Research and Policy 

Brief. Maine Justice Policy Center. Muskie School of Public Service. Available at 

http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/justiceresearch/ 

 

 

 

BOOK REVIEWS 

 

Rocque, M. (2018). Review of “Everyday Desistance: The Transition to Adulthood 

Among Formerly Incarcerated Youth” by Laura S. Abrams and Diane J. Terry. 

Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books. 

https://clcjbooks.rutgers.edu/books/everyday-desistance-the-transition-to-adulthoo

d-among-formerly-incarcerated-youth/ 

Rocque, M. (2018). The prison school or the school prison? Review of “The Prison 

School: Educational Inequality and School Discipline in the Age of Mass 

Incarceration” by Lizbet Simmons. Journal of Criminal Justice Education. 29(3): 

476-479. 

Rocque, M. (2017). Review of “The Rise and Fall of Violent Crime in America” by 

Barry Latzer. Crime Prevention and Community Safety. 19(1): 82-85. 

Rocque, M. (2015). Review of “The Gun Debate: What Everyone Needs to Know” by 

Philip J. Cook and Kristin A. Goss. Social Science Journal. 52(1): 88-89.  

 

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BOOKS & SPECIAL ISSUES 

 

Barkan, SE, & Rocque, M. Methods of social research: A guide to studying society. 

Roman & Littlefield. Under Contract. 

 

Posick, C, Rocque, M., & Barnes, JC. Piecing together the puzzle: An invitation to 

biosocial criminology. Temple University Press. Under Contract. 

 

Barkan, SE, & Rocque, M. Introduction to American corrections. New York: Oxford 

University Press. Under Contract. 

 

Barkan, SE, & Rocque, M. Crime prevention: Programs, policies, and practices. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Under Contract.   

Posick, C. & Rocque. (2018). Great debates in criminology. New York: Routledge. 

https://www.routledge.com/Great-Debates-in-Criminology/Posick-Rocque/p/book/978113

8223738 

Reviewed in: Journal of Criminal Justice Education (2019); Travis Pratt, 

reviewer 

 

Posick, C, & Rocque, M. (Eds.). (2017). Crime and Justice in Suburban and Rural 

Context. Special issue for Criminal Justice Review. 42(3). 

 

Rocque, M, & Posick, C. (Eds.) (2017). Special Issue: Examining America's Safest 

Cities: Criminology in Suburbia. Crime, Law, and Social Change. Issue 67(5).  

Rocque, M. (2017) Desistance from crime: Theory, research, and prospects. New York: 

Palgrave-Macmillan. http://www.palgrave.com/us/book/9781137572332 

● Reviewed in: The Probation Journal (2018); Jake Phillips, reviewer 

● Winner of the 2019 American Society of Criminology Division of 

Developmental and Life-Course Criminology’s Outstanding Contribution 

Award 

 

Rafter, NH, Posick, C, Rocque, M. (2016). The criminal brain, 2nd ed. New York: New 

York University Press. http://nyupress.org/books/9781479894697/ 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS/INVITED TALKS 

 

2019 (with A Beckley, Psychosocial maturation and victimization. Annual Meeting 

of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA. 

 

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2018 (with A Beckley) Psychosocial maturation and desistance from crime: A test of 

racial invariance. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, 

GA. 

 

2018 Discussant on Professional Development Roundtable: Navigating the Search 

for Work/Family Balance. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, 

Atlanta, GA. 

 

2017 Crime and deviance in the American Civil War. Annual Meeting of the 

American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA. 

 

2017 Preventing intergenerational transmission of violence: A developmental 

maturation approach. The Stockholm Criminology Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLzaW8bKE0pz-EJP4oZCbwIYkQ6y1oBxMG

&v=Q4gxjOu3HBs 

 

2016 Author Meets Critic Session—The Criminal Brain, 2nd ed. Annual Meeting of 

the American Society of Criminology, New Orleans, LA. 

 

2016 (with W Jennings, A Piquero, T Ozkan, and D Farrington) The importance of 

school attendance: Findings from the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development 

on the association between truancy and life-course outcomes. Paper presentation. 

Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, New Orleans, LA. 

 

2016 Race, justice, and legitimacy. University of Maine. October 24, 2016. Invited 

talk/visit. 

 

2016 Race, punishment, and the new disciplinology. Georgia Southern University. 

February 23, 2016. Invited talk. 

 

2015 (with J Saunoris and E Marshall) Uncovering the hidden relationship between 

the economy and crime: The role of the shadow economy. Paper presentation. Annual 

Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, DC. 

 

2015 Invited talk on race and justice. St. Joseph’s College, Standish ME (Katrina 

Hoop’s Social Problems class). 

 

2014 Discussant on Challenges to criminologists in non-academic careers panel. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology. San Francisco, CA.  

 

2014 Discussant on Situating criminological theory within the biosocial perspective: 

How biosocial research can inform mainstream theoretical explanations of crime and 

delinquency panel. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology. San 

Francisco, CA.  

 

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2013 (with C Posick, S Barkan, and R Paternoster) The marriage effect revisited: 

The effect of marriage on state and county crime rates. Paper presentation. Annual 

Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA. 

 

2013 Discussant of On neuro-dignity and diversity in offender rehabilitation. 

Treating the criminal offender brain: Can we? Should we? September, Minneapolis, 

MN 

 

2012 (with PW Greenwood, BC Welsh, and J Delavega) State progress in 

implementing proven programs for juveniles. Paper presentation. National Institute 

of Justice conference, Arlington, VA. 

 

2012 The lost concept: The (re)emerging link between maturation and desistance from 

crime. Paper presentation. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology. 

Chicago, IL. 

2011 (with C Posick, IH Marshall, and C Marshall) Assessing the correlates of 

specialization and serious offending in an international sample. Paper presentation. 

Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology. Washington, DC. 

2011 Preventing the criminal man: Modern approaches to crime prevention through a 

biological lens. Paper presentation. Annual Meeting of the American Society of 

Criminology. Washington, DC. 

2011 (with E Botchkovar, IH Marshall, and C Posick) Risky lifestyles, criminal 

propensity, and deviance in a cross-national study of youth. Paper presentation. Annual 

Meeting of the American Society of Criminology. Washington, DC. 

2010 (with E Botchkovar, C Posick & IH Marshall). How generalizable is self-control 

theory? Results from the ISRD-2. Paper presentation. Annual Meeting of the American 

Society of Criminology. San Francisco, CA. 

2010 (with C Posick) Measuring up: Assessing the psychometric properties of two 

self-control measures. Paper presentation. Annual Meeting of the American Society of 

Criminology. San Francisco, CA. 

2009 (with Ferguson, R.J., McDonald, B.C., & Ahles, T.A.) A randomized, wait-list 

control trial of cognitive-behavioral treatment for chemotherapy-related cognitive 

dysfunction of breast cancer survivors. Poster accepted for presentation at the Breast 

Cancer Symposium, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Oct. 2009. San Francisco, 

CA. 

 

2008 Social bonds and change during incarceration: Testing a missing link in the 

reentry literature. Paper presentation, Annual Meeting of the American Society of 

Criminology, November 2008. St. Louis, MO. 

 

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2006 The impact of a therapeutic correctional boot camp on social bonds: A randomized 

comparison. Poster Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of 

Criminology. Los Angeles, CA. 

 

ABSTRACTS 

Mahoney, C., Rocque, M. & Podraza, A. (2010). A neuropsychological comparison 

study of differing types of maltreatment on school-age children. [Abstract]. Journal of 

the International Neuropsychological Society, 16, Suppl. 1: 50. 

 

MEDIA CONTRIBUTIONS/OP-EDS 

Quoted in District of corrections: Does D.C. really have the highest incarceration 

rate in the country? by Martin Austermule. WAMU.org. September 12, 2019. 

https://wamu.org/story/19/09/10/district-of-corrections-does-d-c-really-have-the-h

ighest-incarceration-rate-in-the-country/ 

Rocque, M, & Fox, James Alan. Mass confusion around mass shootings. Bangor 

Daily News. August 27, 2019. 

http://researchshows.bangordailynews.com/2019/08/27/home/mass-confusion-ar

ound-mass-shootings/ 

Rocque, M. Academe and anomie. Inside Higher Education. August 26, 2019. 

https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2019/08/26/why-academe-needs-stop-com

paring-and-ranking-itself-opinion 

Quoted in Hancock county law enforcement leads the state in solving cases by Kate 

Cough. The Ellsworth American. July 16, 2019. 

https://www.ellsworthamerican.com/featured/hancock-county-law-enforcement-lea

ds-the-state-in-solving-cases/ 

Rocque, M. Megan Rapinoe did not stomp on the flag. Here’s why people go 

outraged regardless. Newsweek, July 12, 2019. 

https://www.newsweek.com/megan-rapinoe-did-not-stomp-flag-heres-why-people-go

t-outraged-regardless-opinion-1449030 

Rocque, M, & Posick, C. Why we must re-engage, even when we disagree. Bangor 

Daily News, July 17, 2018. 

https://bangordailynews.com/2018/07/17/opinion/contributors/why-we-must-re-enga

ge-even-we-we-disagree/ 

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Rocque, M, Saunoris, JW, and Marshall, EC. Maine voices: United States’ shadow 

economy has hidden impact on crime. Portland Press Herald, March 2, 2018. 

https://www.pressherald.com/2018/03/02/maine-voices-u-s-shadow-economy-has-hid

den-impact-on-crime/ 

Duwe, G., & Rocque, M. Actually, there is a clear link between mass shootings and 

mental illness. LA Times, February 23, 2018. 

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-duwe-rocque-mass-shootings-mental-illn

ess-20180223-story.html 

Rocque, M. Why parenting matters: Evidence from parenting programs and at 

risk-kids. Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, October 23, 2017. 

http://jjie.org/2017/10/23/why-parenting-matters-evidence-from-parenting-programs

-and-at-risk-kids/ 

Rocque, M. The case for a more psychosocial criminology. PSYCHREG, August 17, 

2017. http://www.psychreg.org/psychosocial-criminology/ 

Barkan, SE and Rocque, M. More guns won’t make our universities and colleges 

any safer. Bangor Daily News, June 5, 2017. 

http://bangordailynews.com/2017/06/04/opinion/contributors/more-guns-wont-make-

our-universities-and-colleges-any-safer/ 

Rocque, M. and Boutwell, B. B. Saints & sinners: A dialogue on the hardest topic 

in science. Quillette Magazine, January 18, 2017. 

http://quillette.com/2017/01/17/saints-sinners-a-dialogue-on-the-hardest-topic-in-sci

ence/ 

Rocque, M. The ‘pure evil’ among us probably aren’t wicked people. Bangor Daily 

News, January 18, 2017. 

http://bangordailynews.com/2017/01/17/opinion/contributors/the-pure-evil-among-us

-probably-arent-wicked-people/ 

Interviewed for the Irish Examiner: O’Malley, JP. Book Review: Crime and criminality 

by Chad Posick and Michael Rocque. Irish Examiner, January 7, 2017. 

http://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsfilmtv/books/book-review-crime-and-crimin

ality-by-chad-posick-and-michael-rocque-438092.html and Gizmodo.com, 

http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2016/11/understanding-the-mind-of-a-criminal-is-it-nature-o

r-nurture/ 

Rocque, M. But what if social justice isn’t contrary to the truth? Guest blog post for 

conservativecriminology.com. December 27, 2016. 

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http://www.conservativecriminology.com/ccblog/-but-what-if-social-justice-isnt-contrary

-to-the-truth 

Rocque, M. Nature, nurture or something in between? Criminal behavior and a 

disciplinary tug-of-war. Bangor Daily News, August 17, 2016. 

http://bangordailynews.com/2016/08/16/opinion/contributors/nature-nurture-or-somethi

ng-in-between-criminal-behavior-and-a-disciplinary-tug-of-war/ 

Rocque, M. Do black students really misbehave more in Bangor’s schools?—Bangor 

Daily News, March 30, 2016. 

http://bangordailynews.com/2016/03/29/opinion/do-black-students-really-misbehave-mo

re-in-bangors-schools/ 

Interviewed for Bates Student piece on MLK Day 2016 

http://www.thebatesstudent.com/2016/01/in-our-hands-to-create-stimulating-change-an

d-confronting-racism-in-the-criminal-justice-system/ 

Interviewed for Rivet Radio piece on mass shootings, October 9, 2015. 

http://www.rivetnewsradio.com/share/276923 

Quoted in “Manhunts, murders and armed robberies: Maine’s crime trends flip with 

spring, summer mayhem” by David Carkhuff, Portland Phoenix, July 23, 2015. http://portlandphoenix.me/2015/07/22/this-just-in/manhunts-murders-and-armed-robbe

ries-maines-crime-trends-flip-with-spring-summer-mayhem/ 

Rocque, M, Posick, C, & Barkan, SE. 4 reasons to doubt the ‘Ferguson effect’ and 

claims of a national crime wave—Bangor Daily News, July 8, 2015. http://bangordailynews.com/2015/06/10/the-point/4-reasons-to-doubt-the-ferguson-effect

-and-claims-of-a-national-crime-wave/ 

Interviewed for “2015’s safest states to live in.” Richie Bernardo, Wallet Hub, June 1, 

2015. http://wallethub.com/edu/2014s-safest-states-to-live-in/4566/#michael-rocque 

Rocque, M. The invisible racism: What critics of the Ferguson protests are 

missing—Bangor Daily News, January 7, 2015. 

http://researchshows.bangordailynews.com/2014/12/23/home/the-invisible-racism-what-

critics-of-the-ferguson-protests-are-missing/ 

Quoted in “Why are almost all active shooters men?” by Beth Elderkin, Daily Dot, 

November 20, 2014. http://www.dailydot.com/crime/active-shooters-fsu-marysville-men-women-feminism-m

ens-rights/ 

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Rocque, M. Were you mature at 18? Jails get it wrong by treating young adults as real 

adults—Bangor Daily News, April 16, 2014. 

http://researchshows.bangordailynews.com/2014/04/24/home/were-you-mature-at-18-jai

ls-get-it-wrong-by-treating-young-adults-as-real-adults/ 

Rocque, M. Why Maine is a leader in juvenile justice—Bangor Daily News, June 

25, 2013. 

http://bangordailynews.com/2013/06/25/opinion/contributors/why-maine-is-a-leader-i

n-juvenile-justice/ 

Quoted in “School-rampage shootings are rare, which is why they’re hard to 

prevent” by Steve Bogira. Chicago Reader. December 12, 2012. 

http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2012/12/14/school-rampage-shootin

gs-are-rare-which-is-why-theyre-hard-to-prevent 

Rocque, M. Maine winters mean togetherness on ice:  People from away can't 

imagine the joys of ice fishing or smelting with friends and family members—Maine 

Sunday Telegram, February 11, 2007 

Rocque, M. Fight against prejudice still continues:  Maine has a well-earned 

reputation for friendliness that's marred from time to time by hate—Portland Press 

Herald, September 28, 2006 

Rocque, M. Look who’s leading the way in crime fighting—Bangor Daily News, 

June 3, 2006. 

http://archive.bangordailynews.com/2006/06/03/look-whos-leading-in-crime-fighting/ 

Rocque, M. Capital city hypocrisy—Bangor Daily News, April 15, 2006. 

http://archive.bangordailynews.com/2006/04/15/capital-city-hypocrisy/ 

Rocque, M. Living in a culture of violence—Bangor Daily News, August 1, 2005. 

http://archive.bangordailynews.com/2005/08/01/living-in-a-culture-of-violence/ 

Rocque, M. Give us reasons to stay—Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel, June 

26, 2005 

Rocque, M. Waging our own perpetual war—Bangor Daily News, July 6, 2005. 

http://archive.bangordailynews.com/2005/07/06/waging-our-own-perpetual-war/ 

Rocque, M. Real world awaits—Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel, May 23, 2005 

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Rocque, M. Discrimination at Disney—Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel, May 

8, 2005 

Rocque, M. Take action to curb campus alcohol abuse—Bangor Daily News, May 3, 

2005. 

http://archive.bangordailynews.com/2005/05/03/take-action-to-curb-campus-alcohol-

abuse/ 

Rocque, M. When you booze, you lose. An in-depth look at the social ramifications 

of alcohol--The Maine Campus, April 25, 2005. 

https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5902&contex

t=mainecampus 

Rocque, M. Apathy rampant on campus—Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel, 

April 16, 2005 

Rocque, M. Another wake-up call for society. More school shootings, more deaths, 

more finger pointing. The Maine Campus, March 25, 2005. 

https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5894&contex

t=mainecampus 

Rocque, M. Oppressing free speech. Bush, cohorts, guilty of deceit--The Maine 

Campus, March 21, 2005. 

https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5893&contex

t=mainecampus 

Rocque, M. College means saying so long to snow days—Kennebec 

Journal/Morning Sentinel, March 6, 2005 

Rocque, M. Instead of drafting, withdraw troops—Kennebec Journal/Morning 

Sentinel, February 13, 2005 

Rocque, M. Bring back the draft—Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel, January 

30, 2005 

Rocque, M. Bush’s bad call. President may be making big error--The Maine 

Campus, January 27, 2005. 

https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5884&contex

t=mainecampus 

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Rocque, M. One family’s wait for news—Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel, 

December 24, 2004 

Rocque, M. Working toward a degree—Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel, 

December 20, 2004 

Rocque, M. Courting the college vote—Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinal, 

October 11, 2004 

Rocque, M. Campus abuzz as classes resume at UMaine-Orono—Kennebec 

Journal/Morning Sentinel, September 12, 2004 

Rocque, M. Use your freedom of speech: Protest government policies—Kennebec 

Journal/Morning Sentinel, August 21, 2004 

Rocque, M. ‘Liberal’ should not be an unwelcome term in American 

politics—Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel, August 4, 2004 

Rocque, M. Bush’s mismanaged war. Poor leadership sheds light on a larger 

problem--The Maine Campus, April 19, 2004. 

https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5854&contex

t=mainecampus 

Rocque, M. Bush’s fading credibility. Bring on the $500 trillion deficit--The Maine 

Campus, March 29, 2004. 

https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5848&contex

t=mainecampus 

Rocque, M. Ralph just stroking his ego. Nader mucks up Democrats hope for a 

stable America--The Maine Campus, February 26, 2004. 

https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5844&contex

t=mainecampus 

 

 

GRANT EXPERIENCE 

Grant Project Involvement 

2011-2012 

Northeastern University    

Research Assistant 

PI: Professor Brandon C. Welsh, PhD 

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Project: Comparison of State Efforts and Accomplishments in Implementing   

Evidence Based Programs for Delinquent and Dependent Youth 

 

2006-2007 

University of Maryland   

Research Assistant 

Educational Psychology 

PI: Professor Sylvia Rosenfield, PhD & Professor Gary Gottfredson, PhD 

Project: Evaluation of Instructional Consultation Teams 

 

Grant Proposals Accepted (Written and/or Co-Written) 

2018 

The Nature, Trends, Correlates, and Prevention of Mass Public Shootings in 

America, 1976-2018 

$498,929 (NIJ 2018-75-CX-0025) 

With James Alan Fox, Northeastern University and Grant Duwe, Minnesota 

Department of Corrections 

 

2015 

Lunches on Causal Inference 

$2,235 (Bates Faculty Development Fund) 

With Michael Sargent, Dept of Psychology, Bates College 

 

2014 

Enhancing Fidelity to Evidence-Based Models: Fidelity Monitoring as a Tool to 

Increase Model Effectiveness 

$571,437 (Bureau of Justice Assistance) 

 

2012   

Evaluating the Effectiveness of an HIT Self-Management Program for   

Chronic Disease Patients 

$298,642 (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)  

PI: Barbara Sorondo, MD 

 

2010    

Eastern Maine Telehealth Network: Expanding Access to Specialty Care   

(Continuation Grant)  

$241,223 (Health Resources and Services Administration) PI: Robert  

Holmberg, MD  

 

2009   

Enhancing Patient Safety through Improved Communication (EPIC) 

$24,000 (Cardinal Health) $2,000 (Medline). PI: Felix Hernandez, MD 

 

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Definitions and Criteria for Healthcare Acquired Infections in Acute  

Behavioral Settings 

$25,000 (Medline) PI: Thomas Shandera, RN  

 

Integrating Behavioral Healthcare and Primary Care Services for  

Substance Abuse Affected Families 

$40,000 (Maine Health Access Foundation) PI: Eric Brown, MD  

 

 

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE 

2014-present Bates College 

(SOC 101-Introduction to Sociology, SOC 206-Thinking Sociologically 

with Numbers, SOC 211-Crime, Justice, and Society, SOC 

217-Correcting and Controlling Behavior, SOC 395M-Race, Crime and 

Punishment in America, SOC 395R-Crime and Justice over the 

Life-Course; HI/SO S16-Crime and Deviance in the American Civil War) 

Lewiston, ME 

 

2012-2013 University of Southern Maine  

(CRM 350-Race and Crime) 

Portland, ME 

2008-2012 University of Maine, Orono  

(Sociology 101, Sociology 214-Criminology, Sociology 497-Survey Practicum)   

Bangor, ME 

 

2007 Beal College  

(Sociology 101)   

Bangor, ME 

 

 

AWARDS & HONORS 

2019 

American Society of Criminology’s Division on Developmental and Life-Course 

Criminology Outstanding Contribution Award 

 

Bates College Faculty Appreciation Award (Athletics) 

2018 

Bates College Faculty Award for Outstanding Community-Engaged Work 

2017  

Sage Junior Faculty Professional Development Teaching Award 

2016 

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American Society of Criminology’s Division on Developmental and Life-Course 

Criminology Early Career Award 

2011  

Criminology and Public Policy Comprehensive Examination, Northeastern  

University (High Pass) 

Area of Specialization Comprehensive Exam (High Pass) 

American Society of Criminology, Division on People of Color and Crime’s   

Outstanding Student Research Award  

2010     

Research Methods Comprehensive Examination, Northeastern University  

(High Pass)   

2006    

Jakob K. Goldhaber Travel Grant-The University of Maryland  

 

2005    

Outstanding Sociology Student-The University of Maine 

 

2004-2005   

Membership in: 

 

Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Psi-Chi National Psychology Honor   

Society, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Kappa Delta National Sociology Honor   

Society, Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society and Golden 

Key Honor Society    

2004   

 

Phi Kappa Phi Book Award Scholarship 

2004   

Grady Competition for Creative Writing Award-Opinion Editorial Piece 

 

   

SELECTED WORK EXPERIENCE 

Current 

Bates College Department of Sociology, Lewiston, Maine 

Assistant Professor 

 

2013-2014 

Maine Department of Corrections, Augusta, Maine 

Director of Research 

 

2012-2013 

University of Maine, Orono 

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Lecturer I 

 

2012-2014 

University of Southern Maine 

Lecturer II 

 

2009-2013 

Eastern Maine Medical Center, Clinical Research Center 

Consultant   

 

2008-2012 

University of Southern Maine, Maine Justice Policy Center   

Consultant 

 

2009-2011  

Northeastern University 

Teaching Assistant 

Intro to Criminal Justice (CRIM 1100) 

Senior Capstone (CRIM 4949) 

Race, Crime and Justice (CRIM 4020) 

Introduction to Statistics (CRIM 3700) 

Crime Prevention (CRIM 4040) 

 

2005- 2006 

The University of Maryland   

Teaching Assistant 

Intro to Criminal Justice (CCJS 100) 

 

2004-2005 

Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel   

Columnist 

 

2007-2009 

Eastern Maine Medical Center, Clinical Research Center

   

Research Analyst   

 

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS 

 

American Society of Criminology 

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences 

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Southern Criminal Justice Association 

 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 

Editorial Positions 

● Plos One--guest academic editor, 2018 

● International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative 

Criminology--associate editor, life-course and developmental criminology, 

2017-present 

● Journal of Youth and Adolescence--editorial board member, 2019-present 

● Journal of Criminal Justice—editorial board member, 2014-present 

● American Journal of Criminal Justice—editorial board member, 2015-2018 

 

Occasional Manuscript Reviewer 

● AERA Open 

● Aggressive and Violent Behavior 

● American Behavioral Scientist 

● American Journal of Criminal Justice 

● American Journal of Sociology 

● Asian Journal of Criminology 

● Behavioral Sciences & the Law 

● Body & Society 

● Canadian Journal of Criminology & Criminal Justice 

● Child Development 

● Corrections, Policy, Practice, & Research 

● Crime Prevention and Community Safety 

● Criminology 

● Criminology & Criminal Justice 

● Criminology & Public Policy 

● Crime & Delinquency 

● Crime, Law & Social Change 

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● Criminal Justice Policy Review 

● Criminal Justice Review 

● Deviant Behavior 

● Ethnic & Racial Studies 

● Emerging Adulthood 

● European Journal of Criminology 

● Feminist Criminology 

● Homicide Studies 

● International Journal of Comparative & Applied Criminal Justice 

● International Journal of Offender Therapy & Comparative Criminology 

● International Journal of Forensic Mental Health 

● Journal of Experimental Criminology 

● Journal of Criminal Justice 

● Journal of Research in Crime & Delinquency 

● Journal of Quantitative Criminology 

● Journal of School Violence 

● Justice Evaluation Journal 

● Justice Quarterly 

● National Science Foundation (grant proposal) 

● Oxford University Press (book proposal, book draft) 

● Oxford Encyclopedia of International Criminology 

● Palgrave MacMillan (book proposal) 

● PLOS One 

● Social Forces 

● Social Problems 

● Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology 

● Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Canada (grant proposal) 

● Social Sciences 

● Social Sciences & Medicine 

● Sociological Forum 

● Sociology of Education 

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● Studies in Higher Education 

● Substance Use & Misuse 

● Race & Justice 

● Review of Social Economy 

● Revue Criminologie 

● Routledge Press (textbook manuscripts/book proposal) 

● The Social Science Journal 

● The Sociological Quarterly 

● Theoretical Criminology 

● Women & Criminal Justice 

● Youth Justice 

● Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice 

 

Bates College 

● Faculty Athletic Representative (interim), 2019 

● Faculty liaison for Football Team, 2014-present 

● Co-Leader of Lunches on Causal Inference series 

● Co-Chair of the Bates College Martin Luther King Jr Day Committee, 

2015-present 

● Elected member of Committee on Faculty Governance, 2018-present 

 

Northeastern University Criminology and Criminal Justice Graduate Student 

Association 

● Vice-President, 2011-2012 

 

American Society of Criminology 

● Email Mentor 

 

University of Southern Maine  

● Institutional Review Board Member, 2014-present 

 

 

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CERTIFICATIONS 

January 2009 Correctional Program Assessment Inventory (CPAI) certified evaluator 

Certification and Training  

 

REFERENCES 

Available Upon Request   

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