Madeline (she/they) graduated from the University of Maryland in 2017, and later earned a M.A. in Criminology and Criminal Justice at UMD in 2019. Her research interests include development, the influence of peers and decision making processes; as well as quantitative methodology and criminal justice policy evaluation. Additionally, she is interested in LGBTQ+ identities and development, and their intersection with the legal system. Their work is interdisciplinary, primarily drawing from social and developmental psychology, behavioral economics, and public health.

Currently, Madeline works as a Research Assistant for Dr. Sarah Tahamont. Together they have worked on numerous projects, including an ongoing experimental evaluation of higher education in prisons, the application of trajectory models to understanding complex patterns in custodial correctional settings, as well as the effects of employment programs on patterns of crime. In addition, she also works as a teaching assistant for the graduate introductory statistics course and advanced causal inference course. Madeline also works as a Research Assistant in the Prevention Research Center, in the School of Public Health. Currently, Madie is an advisee of Dr. Jean McGloin, completing her dissertation as well as working on projects including re-visiting fundamental tenets of core criminological theories concerning peer influence. 

Areas of Interest

  • Peer Influence and Collective Behavior
  • Decision Making
  • Development
  • LGBTQ+ Identity
  • Quantitative Methods
  • Criminal Justice Policy

Degrees

  • Degree Type
    MA
    Degree Details
    Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland - College Park
  • Degree Type
    BA
    Degree Details
    Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland - College Park
  • Degree Type
    BS
    Degree Details
    Psychology, University of Maryland - College Park

Awards

  • 2022-01-07
    Outstanding Research Assistant Award

Research

  • Tahamont, S., Hyatt, J., Pheasant, M., Lafferty, J., Bell, N., & Sheets, M. (2020). Ineligible anyway: Evidence on the barriers to Pell eligibility for prisoners in the second chance Pell pilot program in Pennsylvania prisons. Justice Quarterly, 1-25.
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2220AA LeFrak Hall
Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Email
mtpheas [at] umd.edu
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