Victim Researcher Profile

BIO

Professor Campbell earned a Ph.D. in Community Psychology at Michigan State University and a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Psychiatry, Division of Prevention and Community Research at Yale University. She is currently a faculty member at the University of Cincinnati, School of Criminal Justice. Her primary research interests include delinquency prevention, risk assessment, juvenile justice policy, and neighborhood ecology. She has also conducted research on racial and health disparities experienced by individuals who are involved in the criminal justice and child welfare system, child welfare policy, juvenile sex offender assessments, and prisoner reentry. She has published her research in various journals, which include Criminology Public Policy, Criminal Justice and Behavior, Child and Youth Services Review, Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, Journal of Traumatic Stress, and Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. She has received funding support for her research from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Institute of Justice, and the National Science Foundation. She is a member of the American Psychological Association, Society for Community Research and Action, American Society of Criminology, and the Racial Democracy, Crime & Justice Network. She teaches in the area of juvenile justice and corrections and uses research to shape policies and practices in efforts to facilitate social change efforts designed to increase equity and improve outcomes for marginalized populations.

VICTIMIZATION FOCUS

Child Abuse and Sexual Abuse, Domestic and Family Violence

SPECIAL POPULATIONS

Child victims, Formerly incarcerated victims, Men and boys of color, Urban high crime neighborhood victims, Juvenile Offenders; Child Welfare; Foster Care

RESEARCH EXPERTISE

Action research, Community-based participatory research, Data collection, Descriptive studies, Needs assessment, Program evaluation, Quantitative studies, Quasi-experimental studies, Randomized controlled trial

VICTIM RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Action research, Community-based participatory research, Data collection, Descriptive studies, Program evaluation, Quantitative studies, Quasi-experimental studies, Randomized controlled trial