Education

Ph.D. 2001, University of Cincinnati; Criminal Justice

M.S. 1997, University of Cincinnati; Criminal Justice

BA. 1996, Wright State University; Psychology major, Sociology minor

Courses Taught 

• Introduction to Criminal Justice
• Criminology 
• Criminal Justice Statistics  
• Criminal Justice Research Methods  
• Gender, Race, & Crime  
• Advanced Criminological Theories (graduate)  
• Feminist Criminology (graduate)  
• Criminal Justice Capstone Seminar (graduate)  
• Research Interests  
• Criminology  
• Female Offending  
• Life-course criminology  
• Persistence and Desistance in Offending  
• Corrections  
• Offender reentry

Research Interests

• Criminology 
• Female Offending  
• Life-course criminology  
• Persistence and Desistance in Offending  
• Corrections  
• Offender reentry 

Select Publications

Gunnison, Elaine, and Lisa M. McCartan. 2010. “Persistent Versus Late Onset Among Female Offenders:  A Test of State Dependent and Population Heterogenity Interpretations. Western Criminology Review 11(3):45-62. 

Gunnison, Elaine, and Jacqueline B. Helfgott. 2010. “Factors that Hinder Offender Reentry Success:  A View from  Community Corrections Officers.”  The International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 1-18.     

McCartan, Lisa M., and Elaine Gunnison. 2010. “Individual and Relationship Factors that Differentiate Female Offenders With and Without a Sexual Abuse History.”  Journal of Interpersonal Violence 25(8):1449–1469. 

Helfgott, Jacqueline B., and Elaine Gunnison. 2008. “The Influence of Social Distance on Community Corrections Officer Perceptions of Offender Reentry Needs.”  Federal Probation June: 2-12. 

Gunnison, Elaine, and Paul Mazerolle. 2007. “Desistance from Serious and Not So Serious Crime: A Comparison of Psychosocial Risk Factors.” Criminal Justice Studies: A Critical Journal of Crime, Law, and Society 20(3): 233-255. 

Gunnison, Elaine, and Jacqueline B. Helfgott. 2007. “Community Corrections Officers’ Perceptions of Ex-Offender Reentry Needs and Challenges.” Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology 22(1): 10-21. 

Gunnison, Elaine, and Lisa M. McCartan. 2005. "The Role of Different Developmental Experiences: A Theoretical Examination of Female Persistence." Women and Criminal Justice 16(3):43-65.

Grants 

Community Corrections Officers’ Perceptions of Ex-Offender Needs versus Community Opportunity in Seattle, Washington. $500, awarded by the College of Arts and Sciences, Seattle University, 2004. 

Evaluation of the State of Nevada Department of Corrections Life Skills Program. $11650, awarded by Nevada State Department of Corrections, 2002. (Co-investigator) 

Persistence in Criminal Offending:  An Analysis of Female Offenders. $9412.30, awarded by the University Research Council, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, 2002.

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