Dr. Lisa Melander

melanderProfessor of Sociology

Ph.D., Sociology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2010
M.A., Sociology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2007
B.A., Sociology/Political Science, Cornell College, 2004



Research and Teaching Interests: Crime, Delinquency, Intimate Partner Violence, Family

Dr. Melander's research interests broadly include crime and family, and many of her projects emerge from the intersection of these substantive areas. Her primary research interests include incarceration, intimate partner violence, and cyber aggression. In particular, Dr. Melander has conducted research on contact maintenance programs within correctional facilities, exploring the ways in which parents maintain contact with their children, negotiate the co-parenting relationship, and transform their parenting identity while incarcerated. Other research projects include fines and fees among probationers and parolees and jail reentry programming.

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