Taylor Gonzales
- Doctoral Graduate Assistant
- School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
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Biography
Taylor Gonzales is a doctoral candidate in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Nebraska Omaha. As a graduate research assistant, she works on evaluations for the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, where her responsibilities include analyzing program outcomes related to recidivism reduction and conducting cost-benefit analyses of program effects. She also serves as a research assistant on an Arnold Ventures-funded project focused on the development of a parole decision-making tool.
Her research involves mixed-methods approaches and close collaboration with community and criminal justice system stakeholders. Her dissertation focuses on a process evaluation of an Omaha-based transitional living program for returning citizens. At its core, the project examines how the reentry program is implemented in practice and how participants experience, interpret, and respond to interventions over time.
Research Interests
Reentry, recidivism of justice-involved populations, corrections, program evaluationsAdditional Information
Biography
Taylor Gonzales is a doctoral candidate in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Nebraska Omaha. As a graduate research assistant, she works on evaluations for the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, where her responsibilities include analyzing program outcomes related to recidivism reduction and conducting cost-benefit analyses of program effects. She also serves as a research assistant on an Arnold Ventures-funded project focused on the development of a parole decision-making tool.
Her research involves mixed-methods approaches and close collaboration with community and criminal justice system stakeholders. Her dissertation focuses on a process evaluation of an Omaha-based transitional living program for returning citizens. At its core, the project examines how the reentry program is implemented in practice and how participants experience, interpret, and respond to interventions over time.