Michaela’s research interests include overlap between child welfare and juvenile justice, restorative justice, and victim services and criminal justice policy evaluation. She previously worked on the Victimology and Victim Studies Research Lab at UNO and has worked on projects studying the experiences in out of home care for children whose parents have experienced eviction, the outcomes of a sexual assault kit initiative program in Minnesota, and risk factors for sex trafficking among at-risk runaway and missing youths. Michaela is passionate about collaboration between research and practice. In particular, she values multi-disciplinary approaches to reducing victimization and improving outcomes for juveniles previously engaged in delinquency. Michaela is the research specialist for the Evidence-based Nebraska project. She is excited to work with communities across Nebraska dedicated to juvenile justice.

michaelagoldsmith@unomaha.edu

402-554-4055

View Michaela’s CV for more information on her experience and past work.