Riley Davis, an advanced doctoral student in her final year before internship, successfully defended her dissertation this week. Riley was an active member of Dr. Ashley Batastini’s Correctional & Forensic Psychology Lab before Dr. Batastini took a position at the University of Memphis, and Dr. Batastini has continued to supervise Riley’s dissertation work. Riley’s dissertation, “Race, risk, and confinement: An examination of offender race on post-conviction placement and mandated treatment decisions within the context of an actuarial violence risk assessment,” was an ambitious study on which Riley did an outstanding job. After finalizing her dissertation for submission to the Graduate School, Riley is looking forward to submitting it for publication.

Congratulations to Riley on an impressive defense and on completing this important milestone!

Tags: culture, forensic psychology

Riley Davis, an advanced doctoral student working in the Anger and Traffic Psychology Lab at the University of Southern Mississippi, successfully proposed her dissertation last week. Riley was working in Dr. Ashley Batastini’s Correctional & Forensic Psychology Lab before she took a job at the University of Memphis, and Dr. Batastini continues to supervise Riley’s dissertation work. This is why Riley’s dissertation, “Race, risk, and confinement: An examination of offender race on post-conviction placement and mandated treatment decisions within the context of an actuarial violence risk assessment,” appears to be outside our typical scope.

Riley’s dissertation will build on her master’s thesis and aims to extend the literature on how race may influence legal decisions involving post-conviction placement and perceived risk based on information about dangerousness.

Congratulations to Riley on her successful dissertation proposal!

Tags: culture, forensic psychology

The Anger and Traffic Psychology Lab is pleased to welcome Morgan Lowe, a student who will be entering the Counseling Psychology Master’s Program at the University of Southern Mississippi this Fall. Morgan completed her B.S. in psychology at the University of Southern Mississippi, so she is already familiar with the area. Her interests in forensic psychology, relational aggression, and anger make her a great fit for the lab. Her future career plans include working with juvenile offenders, and she hopes to pursue a doctorate in Counseling Psychology.

Congratulations to Morgan on her admission to the master’s program! We are looking forward to working with you.

Tags: admissions, relational aggression, forensic psychology