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Jonathan Gust
Director of Media Relations
(610) 519-6508
jonathan.gust@villanova.edu

Kathleen Scavello
Assistant Director of Media Relations
(610) 519-6733
kathleen.scavello@villanova.edu

Kate Johnston
Assistant Director of Media Relations (Villanova School of Law)
(610) 519-8333
kate.johnston@villanova.edu

Kiera Daly
Media Relations Specialist (610) 519-7357
kiera.daly@villanova.edu

Emily Walsh
Media Relations Coordinator
(610) 519-5152
emily.walsh@villanova.edu

Media Relations E-mail
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Faculty Experts - Kelly Welch, Ph.D.

Kelly Welch, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
Villanova University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Area of Expertise:

Race, Ethnicity, and Justice
Sociology of Punishment
Social Justice
Criminological Theory

Summary

Dr. Welch is the source to turn to for information and comment about some of the most provocative criminal and social justice issues of our time. She can speak authoritatively about racial and ethnic profiling, inequality and crime, how public opinion affects the harshness of criminal punishment, the root causes of crimes, and victims' rights. Welch can also discuss the rising need for social justice in relation to law enforcement, criminal punishment, school discipline, the criminal justice system, and society as a whole.

Education

Ph.D., Florida State University
M.S., Florida State University
B.A., University of California, Irvine

Selected Publications

Payne, Allison and Kelly Welch, "Modeling the Effects of Racial Threat on Punitive and Restorative School Discipline Practices." Criminology, August 2010
Welch, Kelly and Payne, Allison Ann (2010). "Racial Threat and Punitive School Discipline." Social Problems 57:25-48.
Welch, Kelly, "Parental Status and Punitiveness: Moderating Effects of Gender and Concern About Crime." Crime & Delinquency, pre-published online April 7, 2009, doi: 101177/0011128708330101.
Welch, Kelly (2009). Howard Zinn's Critical Criminology: Understanding his Criminological Perspective. Contemporary Justice Review 12:511-529.
Welch, Kelly (2007). "Black Criminal Stereotypes and Racial Profiling," Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice 23:276-288.
Welch, Kelly, Jake Bratton, and Marc Gertz (2006). "Racial Profiling: The Link between Equality of Treatment and Satisfaction with Police Protection. Law Enforcement Executive Forum 5:15-23.
Chiricos, Ted, Welch, Kelly, and Gertz, Marc (2004). "The Racial Typification of Crime and Support for Punitive Measures." Criminology 42:359-389.

Selected Professional Experience

Program Faculty, Center for Peace and Justice, Villanova University
Criminal Intelligence Analyst, Office of Statewide Intelligence, Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Facilitator, Prison Reintegrative Therapy. ESUBA: Men Helping Men and Women Helping Women Turn Abuse Around. Administered through Florida Department of Corrections.
Instructor, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida State University

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