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Dr. Victoria Terranova is a professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Northern ºÚÁÏÉçÇø. Prior to joining the University of Northern ºÚÁÏÉçÇø in 2016, she received her PhD in Criminal Justice from Texas State University. She has conducted research on pretrial risk assessment, group offending, corrections, offender reentry and recidivism. Her work has been published in a variety of peer-reviewed journals including the: Journal of School Violence, Journal of Community Corrections, Federal Probation, Criminal Justice & Behavior ²¹²Ô»åÌýViolence and Gender. During her time at UNCO, Dr. Terranova has also served as a sponsored research fellow (2018-2020). She also serves an active role in the UNCO Criminology & Criminal Justice Master’s program in both teaching and student research mentorship. She has chaired a variety of graduate and undergraduate student theses, as well as collaborated with Criminology & Criminal Justice graduate students on local and statewide funded research projects.

• Ph.D. in Criminal Justice at Texas State University
• M.S. in Criminal Justice at Texas State University
• B.S. in Criminal Justice at Texas State University

Corrections, program evaluation, recidivism, research methods

Morley, R.H., Terranova, V.A., Cunningham, S., & Kraft, G. (2016). Self-compassion and predictors of criminality. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 25(5), 503-517.

Terranova, V.A. & Pollock, J. (2015). DWI enforcement after Missouri v. McNeely.ÌýThe Criminal Law Bulletin, 52(1).

Terranova, V.A. & Bowman, S. (2015). The forgotten population: Elderly and community corrections.ÌýJournal of Community Corrections, 24(3), 5-12.

Terranova, V.A. & Vandiver, D.M. (2014). Does gender change things? Analysis of the different between male and female violent crime for solo and co-offenders.ÌýViolence and Gender, 1(3), 124-130.