Associate Professor

Education: Ph.D. Rutgers University, 2005

Office: Social Sciences 207

Phone: 903-886-5325

Email: Melinda_Schlager@tamu-commerce.edu

Research Interests:

Community Corrections - Probation and Parole; Criminal Justice Policy; Program Evaluation; Offender Reentry

Recent Publications:

• Mellow, Jeffrey, Melinda Schlager, and J. Cohen. 2008. "Using Geographical Information Systems to Evaluate Post-Release Prisoner Reentry Needs in Greater Newark, NJ." Journal of Criminal Justice. 36: 416-425.

• Schlager, Melinda. 2008. "Improving Parole Practice in New Jersey: A Longitudinal Analysis of Organizational and Attitudinal Changes of Parole Officers." Journal of Offender Rehabilitation. 47: 271-289.

• Schlager, Melinda and K. Robbins. 2008. "Does Parole Work-Revisited: Re-framing the Discussion of the Impact of Post-Prison Supervision on Offender Outcome." The Prison Journal. 88: 234-251.

Fall 2010 Courses:

• Criminal Justice 468: Correctional Systems
• Sociology 331: Introduction to Social Research