She received her Ph.D. in psychology from the University of New Brunswick, Saint John, in 2006. She has coauthored the book Corrections in the Community, and written over 30 publications in the area of corrections. Her research interests include meta-analysis, the [Page 284]assessment of offender treatment and deterrence programs, the development of risk and need assessments for clinicians and managers in prisons and community corrections, the effects of prison life, and the transfer of knowledge to practitioners and policy makers. She has also directed federal- and state-funded research projects, including studies of prisons, community-based correctional programs, juvenile drug courts, probation and parole departments, and mental health services.