He received his PhD from the School of Criminology and Criminal Justices at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Wodahl has over 8 years of professional experience in the corrections field working with both juvenile and adult offenders, including 4 years as an intensive supervision program agent. His research interests include alternatives to revocation for noncompliant offenders, prisoner reentry, and rural issues in the criminal justice field. Dr. Wodahl's research has appeared in numerous publications such as Crime and Delinquency, the Prison Journal, and Criminal Justice Policy Review.