I have 14 years of experience, and specialize in the field of juvenile justice with specific knowledge in the areas of school crime, school discipline and juvenile courts. I have published on such topics as transferring youth to adult courts, juvenile correctional facilities and school security policies. I was the recipient of the American Society of Criminology Michael Hindelang Award for the “most outstanding contribution to criminology” and the American Society of Criminology Ruthe Shonle Cavan Young Scholar Award.