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Faculty Affiliates

NACJD Faculty Affiliates

The NACJD project at ICPSR is supported by an interdisciplinary group of University of Michigan faculty. Representing multiple academic units, these scholars are leading experts on topics related to crime, law, and justice.

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Sara Heller, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Economics
University of Michigan

Areas of expertise: Youth crime reduction and interventions; field experiments

sbheller@umich.edu

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Luke Hyde, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
University of Michigan

Areas of expertise: Developmental psychopathology; adolescent antisocial behavior

lukehyde@umich.edu

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Jeffrey Morenoff, PhD

Professor, Department of Sociology
University of Michigan

Areas of expertise: Neighborhood effects on crime; prisoner reentry

morenoff@umich.edu

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Michael Mueller-Smith, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Economics
University of Michigan

Areas of expertise: The economics of crime, administrative data on criminal justice

mgms@umich.edu

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J.J. Prescott, JD, PhD

Professor of Law; Co-Director, Empirical Legal Studies Center & Program in Law and Economics
University of Michigan Law School

Areas of expertise: Criminal law; sentencing; courts

jprescott@umich.edu

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Joseph P. Ryan, PhD

Associate Professor, School of Social Work; Co-Director, Child and Adolescent Data Lab
University of Michigan

Areas of expertise: Juvenile justice, child maltreatment, foster care, transition to adulthood, administrative data.

joryan@umich.edu

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Margo Schlanger, JD

Wade H. and Dores M. McCree Collegiate Professor of Law; Director, Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse
University of Michigan Law School

Areas of expertise: Civil rights; prisoner rights; prison litigation

mschlan@umich.edu

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Sarah Stoddard, PhD, RN, CNP, FSAHM

Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
University of Michigan

Areas of expertise: Adolescent drug use and violence prevention; child and adolescent health and well-being; risk and resilience

sastodda@umich.edu

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Heather Thompson, PhD

Professor, Department of History, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, & Residential College
University of Michigan

Areas of expertise: History of punishment and criminal justice policy

hthompsn@umich.edu

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Marc Zimmerman, PhD

Marshall H. Becker Collegiate Professor, School of Public Health & Department of Psychology; Director, Prevention Research Center
University of Michigan

Areas of expertise: Violence prevention; delinquency; adolescent health and resilience; empowerment theory

marcz@umich.edu