Second-year graduate student, Matthew Mullins, presented his research on the impact of military combat experience on mental health among incarcerated veterans at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal
Category: Student Research
Graduate Student Paige Sackman’s research on Narratives Created by Notorious Serial Killers Compared to Actual Events, and if Diagnosed Personality Disorders Affect the Narratives and How they Deviate from the Actual Events
Paige will be analyzing different journalist interviews with Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and Aileen Wuornos. This is to better understand what deviations occur between their version of events versus the
Graduate student Melissa DiPano and Dr. Susan Dewey present research on police incident reporting at the annual Southern Studies Conference
In April, Melissa will present preliminary results from her thesis at the 2023 Southern Studies Conference in Montgomery, Alabama. Her submission entitled “Analyzing Police Incident reports at a Southern District
Graduate Student Abby Rathel Examines Alabama Prisons
Abby Rathel is examining the challenges that people who are incarcerated face in Alabama’s prisons. Some common problems include the inability to adequately address overcrowding, understaffing, physical and sexual violence,
Graduate Student Nour Akl and Dr. Jane Daquin’s Research on Misconduct in Prisons
Under the guidance of Dr. Jane Daquin, Nour Akl is working to examine and establish patterns of prison misconduct and how they relate back to the criminal careers of offenders.