Shelley Johnson, PhD, Fellow

Dr. Shelley Johnson is a professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at the University of North Carolina Charlotte. She received her Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from the University of Cincinnati in 2001. Her areas of interest include: corrections, criminological theory, and victimization. She has authored over 30 academic publications, including 4 books and has been awarded over $6.5 million dollars in external funding from federal, state, and local agencies to conduct research on a variety of correctional interventions. Finally, Dr. Johnson provides consultation to agencies throughout the country on the topics of classification and assessment, treatment planning, evidence-based services, problem solving courts, and re-entry.

 Publications:

Johnson Listwan, S., Hartman, J.L., & LaCourse, A. The impact of the MeckFUSE pilot project: Recidivism among the chronically homeless. Justice Evaluation Journal, 1, 96-108.

Gendre au, P. & Johnson Listwan, S. Contingency management programs in corrections: Another panacea? Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 34, 35-46.

Daquil, J., Daigle, L., & Johnson Listwan, S. Vicarious victimization in prison: Examining the effects of witnessing victimization while incarcerated on offender re-entry. Criminal Justice & Behavior, 43, 1018-1033.

Johnson Listwan, S., Sullivan, C. J., Agnew, R., Cullen, F. T., & Colvin, C. The pains of imprisonment revisited: The impact of strain on inmate recidivism. Justice Quarterly, 30, 144-168.

Koetzle, D., Johnson Listwan, S., Guasteferro, W., Kobus, K. Treating high risk offenders in the community: The potential of drug courts. International Journal of Offender Treatment and Comparative Criminology, 15, 449-465.