Current Research
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Dr. Wright earned her Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati in 2008 and is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of South Carolina. Her research involves neighborhoods, intimate partner violence and victimization (IPV), and female offenders. Regarding neighborhood effects on IPV, Dr. Wright is currently examining how neighborhood characteristics such as disadvantage, collective efficacy, immigration, cultural values, and social ties impact neighborhood rates of intimate partner violence. She is also conducting research related to the effects of exposure to violence in both home and community settings, and is exploring the effects of exposure to IPV on various outcomes among adolescents. Regarding female offenders, Dr. Wright has been involved in national classification projects examining women’s gender-responsive risk and need factors and how these factors impact their criminal behavior. She is particularly interested in the role that women’s victimization plays as a risk factor to their criminality. She continues to conduct research regarding the theoretical and policy implications of gender-responsive classification and programming with women offenders.
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Dr. Wright teaches 341 Sociology of Crime, 421 Victimization, 703 Research Methods, and 741 Criminology.
She is Principal Investigator (with Dr. Abigail Fagan) on projects funded by the National Institute of Justice and the National Institute of Drug Abuse.
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| Articles (selected): |
Wright, E.M. & Benson, M.L. (2011). Clarifying the effects of neighborhood context on violence “behind closed doors.” Justice Quarterly, 28(5), 775-798.
Fagan, A.A. & Wright, E.M. (2011). Gender differences in the effects of exposure to intimate partner violence on adolescent violence and drug use. Child Abuse & Neglect, 35(7), 543-550.
Wright, E.M. & Benson, M.L. (2010). Immigration and intimate partner violence: Exploring the immigrant paradox. Social Problems, 57(3), 480-503.
Van Voorhis, P., Wright, E.M., Salisbury, E., & Bauman, A. (2010). Women’s risk factors and their contributions to existing risk/needs assessment: The current status of a gender-responsive supplement. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 37(3), 261-288.
Barber, S.J. & Wright, E.M. (2010). Predictors of completion in a batterer treatment program: The effects of referral source supervision. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 37(8), 847-859.
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