Victim Researcher Profile

BIO

Dr. Gaylene Armstrong is Director and Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She is an expert in institutional and community corrections with a specific focus on program and policy evaluation. Her research has extended to numerous at-risk populations including youth, female, and sex offender populations. Most recently, Armstrong and colleagues have examined child to parent violence and systemic factors influencing decisions to arrest as well as risk factors among these youth aggressors. Armstrong has consulted with the National Institute of Corrections, the National Institute of Justice, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Iowa Community Corrections Improvement Association and most recently agencies and community organizations throughout the greater Nebraska area. She was recognized as one of the Most Prolific Female Scholars in Elite Criminology and Criminal Justice Journals and Top 20 Female “Academic Stars” in Criminology by the Journal of Criminal Justice Education. She has published in several academic journals, and is the author of the book Private vs. Public Operation: Juvenile Correctional Facilities. Armstrong is the first ASC DCS member to be awarded both the Distinguished New Scholar Award and the Distinguished Scholar Award. Armstrong received her Ph.D. and M.A. in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland, and B.A.(Hons.) in Psychology from the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.

VICTIMIZATION FOCUS

Domestic and Family Violence, Terrorism and Mass Violence, Vicarious Trauma

SPECIAL POPULATIONS

Formerly incarcerated victims, Urban high crime neighborhood victims

RESEARCH EXPERTISE

Action research, Community-based participatory research, Data collection, Descriptive studies, Needs assessment, Program evaluation, Quantitative studies, Quasi-experimental studies, Randomized controlled trial, Training and/or technical assistance

VICTIM RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Data collection, Descriptive studies, Program evaluation, Quantitative studies, Quasi-experimental studies, Randomized controlled trial