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Overview

Merry Morash is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the social sciences, psychology, and health professions, with a focus on subfields including sociology and political science, general health professions, clinical psychology, social psychology, and demography.

The research topics addressed by Morash cover a range of subjects related to social issues and criminal justice. These include:

  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
  • Crime Patterns and Interventions
  • Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics

Their recent publications reflect this interdisciplinary approach. Notable papers include:

  • "Spatial Mismatch, Race and Ethnicity, and Unemployment: Implications for Interventions With Women on Probation and Parole" (2021) published in Crime & Delinquency
  • "The Relevance of Women's Economic Marginalization to Recidivism" (2021) published in Criminal Justice and Behavior
  • "How Women on Probation and Parole Incorporate Trauma Into Their Identities" (2020) published in Journal of Interpersonal Violence
  • "An Exploration of Employment-Related Personal Projects Undertaken by Women on Probation and Parole" (2020) published in Feminist Criminology
  • "Predictors of generativity and satisfaction with life in a sample of women offenders" (2021) published in Psychology Crime and Law

Frequent coauthors working alongside Morash include Kayla M. Hoskins, Thomas Wojciechowski, Deborah A. Kashy, Amanda J. Holmstrom, and Ariel L. Roddy, indicating collaboration on multiple research projects related to criminal justice and social issues.

Their work appears in various academic journals, with multiple publications in venues such as Crime & Delinquency, Feminist Criminology, Communication Studies, Journal of Criminal Justice, and Criminal Justice and Behavior. This distribution shows a strong engagement with interdisciplinary and applied research focused on justice and social challenges.

Best Publications

  • Assessing Recidivism Risk Across Female Pathways to Crime

    Michael D. Reisig;Kristy Holtfreter;Merry Morash

  • Multilevel Influences on Police Stress

    Merry Morash;Robin Haarr;Dae Hoon Kwak

  • POVERTY, STATE CAPITAL, AND RECIDIVISM AMONG WOMEN OFFENDERS*

    Kristy Holtfreter;Michael D. Reisig;Merry Morash

  • Domestic Violence in the Vietnamese Immigrant Community An Exploratory Study

    Hoan N. Bui;Merry Morash

  • Women Offenders: Programming Needs and Promising Approaches

    Merry Morash;Timothy S. Bynum;Barbara A. Koons

  • Expert and Offender Perceptions of Program Elements Linked to Successful Outcomes for Incarcerated Women

    Barbara A. Koons;John D. Burrow;Merry Morash;Tim Bynum

  • Gender, workplace problems, and stress in policing

    Merry Morash;Robin N. Haarr

  • Girls' Troubles, Girls' Delinquency, and Gender Responsive Programming: A Review

    Meda Chesney-Lind;Merry Morash;Tia Stevens

  • The Needs of Women Offenders

    Kristy Holtfreter;Merry Morash

  • Juvenile delinquency: Concepts and controls

    Robert C. Trojanowicz;Merry Morash

  • A Critical Look at the Idea of Boot Camp as a Correctional Reform

    Merry Morash;Lila Rucker

  • A Comprehensive Test of General Strain Theory Key Strains, Situational- and Trait-Based Negative Emotions, Conditioning Factors, and Delinquency

    Byongook Moon;Merry Morash;Cynthia Perez McCluskey;Hye Won Hwang

  • Gender, race, and strategies of coping with occupational stress in policing

    Robin N. Haarr;Merry Morash

  • Doing, redoing, and undoing gender: variation in gender identities of women working as police officers

    Merry Morash;Robin N. Haarr

  • Gender differences in the predictors of police stress

    Merry Morash;Dae Hoon Kwak;Robin Haarr

  • GANGS, GROUPS, AND DELINQUENCY

    Merry Morash

  • Understanding Gender, Crime, and Justice

    Merry Morash

  • Social Capital Among Women Offenders: Examining the Distribution of Social Networks and Resources

    Michael D. Reisig;Kristy Holtfreter;Merry Morash

  • The Impact of Network Relationships, Prison Experiences, and Internal Transformation on Women's Success after Prison Release.

    Hoan N. Bui;Merry Morash

  • An Exploratory Study of the Connection of Mother's Age at Childbearing to Her Children's Delinquency in Four Data Sets

    Merry Morash;Lila Rucker

Frequent Co-Authors

Deborah A. Kashy
Deborah A. Kashy Michigan State University
Michael D. Reisig
Michael D. Reisig Arizona State University
J. Kevin Ford
J. Kevin Ford Michigan State University

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