Congratulations to Maria Valdovinos Olson, a doctoral candidate in the Sociology program and research affiliate at the Movement Engaged Research Hub in the Center for Social Science Research.
Maria was recently selected by Arizona State University, New College to receive a National Science Foundation Law and Science Dissertation Grant Award. The Law and Science Dissertation Grant supports dissertation research projects that will advance scientific theory and understanding of the connections between human behavior and law, legal institutions, or legal processes.
Maria has also been selected as the recipient of the 2022 American Society of Criminology, Division on Corrections and Sentencing Dissertation Scholarship Award. The award recognizes students who are working on a dissertation with the potential to make a unique and important contribution to the field of corrections and sentencing.
Maria’s dissertation addresses the question of how existing and envisioned institutions, systems, and policies can best organize the provision of supportive services and care for the incarcerated/formerly incarcerated with a focus on the transitional yet extremely consequential period between pre-release, entry into community corrections, and eventual release into the community. Her dissertation committee is chaired by John G. Dale and includes Amy L. Best and James C. Witte.
October 11, 2022
