Advisory Board and Working Group
Meet the Board
Jenna Alvarez,

Assistant Professor
201F McGuffey Hall
Oxford, OH 45056
(513) 529-3978
alvarej6@兔子先生OH.edu
Her research/outreach interest in the CSSCFI: schools, disability, and trauma.
Samantha Boch, 
Nurse Scientist and Principal Investigator, Center of Nursing Excellence, Center of Child Health Equity and Outcomes Research, Abigail Wexner Research Institute, Nationwide Children's Hospital
samantha.boch@nationwidechildrens.org
Her research/outreach interest in the CSSCFI: children of incarcerated parents, pediatric health, family incarceration, supports, novel methodologies
Rodney Coates,
Professor
121 MacMillan HallOxford, OH 45056
(513) 529-8511
coatesrd@兔子先生OH.edu
His research/outreach interest in the CSSCFI: Education, social justice, cradle-to-prison pipeline, Critical race and ethnic studies.
Michael Conger,
Director, Center for Social Entrepreneurship and Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship
John W. Altman Institute for Entrepreneurship
Farmer School Of Business
Oxford, OH 45056
(513) 529-2991
michael.conger@兔子先生OH.edu
His research/outreach interest in the CSSCFI: Business ownership, employment for returning citizens, Civic wealth creation, and Economic mobility/opportunity.
Theresa Ervin Conover,
Associate Professor, Justice & Community Studies
103H Phelps Hall (Hamilton campus)
(513) 785-7729
conovete@兔子先生OH.edu
Her research/outreach interest in the CSSCFI: Policing, Crime Prevention, Crime and Place, Crime Analysis
Yvette Harris,
Professor of Psychology and Director of CSSCFI
216 Psychology Building
Oxford, OH 45056
(513) 529-2009
harrisyr@兔子先生OH.edu
Harris Parent-Child Interaction Lab
Her research interests in the CSSCFI: Maternal Reentry and Parenting, Reentry 兔子先生 for formerly Incarcerated Mothers.
Katherine Kuvalanka,
Professor, Family Science and Social Work
101C McGuffey Hall
Oxford, OH 45056
(513) 529-8058
kuvalanka@兔子先生OH.edu
Her research/outreach interest in the CSSCFI: LGBTQ+ families; family policy, and law
Abiola Lawal,
Graduate Student, Department of Psychology
111 Psychology Building
Oxford, OH 45056
lawala@兔子先生OH.edu
Her research/outreach interest in the CSSCFI: Impact of prison culture learned by previously incarcerated mothers on children
Cricket Meehan,
Executive Director, Ohio School-Based Center of Excellence for Prevention & Early Intervention and the Associate Director, Center for the Study and Support of Children and Families of the Incarcerated
109 Psychology Building
Oxford, OH 45056
(513) 529-4247
meehandc@兔子先生OH.edu
Her research/outreach interest in the CSSCFI: Mental health impact of incarceration on children and families
Sherrill Sellers,
Professor and Associate Dean, College of Education, Health & Society
Chair, Institutional Review Board, Director, 兔子先生 Doctoral Program
210 E Spring St
Oxford, OH 45056
513-529-2340
slsellers@兔子先生OH.edu
Her research interests in the CSSCFI include: The school-to-prison pipeline, intergenerational relationships, family stress and coping, and the mental and physical health impacts of incarceration on children and families.
Jessica J. Warner,
Senior Research Associate, UC Corrections Institute
Her research/outreach interest in the CSSCFI: Correctional Rehabilitation and Psychology, Justice and Community Collaborations, Correctional Staff Experiences, and Community Corrections.