Faculty

Lydia Aletraris brings a dual focus to her research, specializing in substance use and human trafficking issues. She is currently the principal investigator of a National Institutes of Health-funded project that examines the effects of cannabis legalization on the substance use disorder treatment industry. She has worked on several national research studies focusing on substance use treatment delivery and the use of evidence-based treatment…
Justine E. Tinkler is a Professor of Sociology. She received a Ph.D. in Sociology from Stanford University in 2007.  Her research is unified by an interest in examining the micro-level processes that create and reinforce gender and race inequality in both formal and informal institutions of social control. She employs experimental, survey-based, and qualitative research methods to provide empirical evidence for advancing theory in social…