CURRICULUM VITAE Stephanie Bontrager Ryon February, 2015

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE Stephanie Bontrager Ryon February, 2015 School of Public Affairs 9331 Lizard Rock Trail University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO Austin Bluffs Parkway (850) Colorado Springs, CO EDUCATION 2006 Ph.D., Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida B.A., Psychology & Minor in Women's Studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee. APPOINTMENTS & EMPLOYMENT Assistant Professor, School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colorado Research Assistant Professor, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas Owner, Bontrager Consulting/Bontrager Ryon Inc., Colorado Springs, Colorado. PUBLICATIONS Refereed Manuscripts *Denotes work with graduate and undergraduate students *Bontrager Ryon, S., Strube, B., & Taylor, N. Contemporary Issues and Concerns in Juvenile Justice. Criminal Justice Basics (in Press with Carolina Academic Press) Winokur Early, K., Bontrager Ryon, S., Hand, G., & Blankenship, J. Experiential Community-Based Interventions for Delinquent Youth: An Evaluation of Recidivism and Cost-Effectiveness. Journal of Knowledge and Best Practices in Juvenile Justice & Psychology, 1. (forthcoming) 2014 *Saydjari, Z., Bunn, A., Kosloski, A., & Bontrager Ryon, S. (In Press). Labeling Theory. In The Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment. Hoboken, NJ : Wiley- Blackwell Publishing. Stephanie Bontrager Ryon Page 1 of 18

2 2013 Bontrager Ryon, S. Gender as Social Threat: A Study of Offender Sex, Situational Factors, Gender Dynamics and Social Control. Journal of Criminal Justice, 46, Bontrager Ryon, S., Winokur Early, K., Hand, G., & Chapman, S. Juvenile Justice Interventions: System Escalation and Effective Alternatives to Residential Placement. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 52, Bontrager Ryon, S., Barrick, K., & Stupi, E. Gender and Sentencing: A Meta- Analysis of Contemporary Research. Journal of Gender, Race and Justice, 16(2), Bontrager Ryon, S., Devers, L., Winokur Early, K., & Hand, G. Changing How the System Responds to Status Offenders: Connecticut s Families with Service Needs Initiative. Juvenile and Family Court Journal, 64(4), Winokur, K., Smith, A., Bontrager, S., & Blankenship, J. Juvenile Recidivism and Length of Stay. Journal of Criminal Justice, 36(2), Chiricos, T., Barrick, K., Bales, B., & Bontrager, S. The Labeling of Convicted Felons and its Consequences for Recidivism. Criminology, 45(3), Bontrager, S., Bales, W., & Chiricos, T. Race, Ethnicity, Threat and the Labeling of Convicted Felons. Criminology, 43(3), Articles under Review Bontrager Ryon, S., Chiricos, T., Siennick, S., Barrick, K. & Bales, W. Age and Criminal Sentencing: Avoiding a Felony Convict Label. Winokur Early, K., Bontrager Ryon, S., Hand, G., & Blankenship, J. Alternatives to Juvenile Incarceration: Family-based Approaches to Treatment. Research in Progress *Nadel, M., Bales, W., Stultz, B., Chiricos, T. & Ryon, S. "Social Threat and Punitiveness: A Reconceptualization of Punishment". *Roe-Sepowitz, D., Bedard, L., Bontrager Ryon, S., Richey, C., & Carroll, H. "Pseudo-Family Development in Female Prisons." Early, K., & Bontrager Ryon, S. "Adolescent Sexual Deviance: Assessing Risk and Needs." Bontrager Ryon, S., Stupi, E., & Barrick, K. "Status Offender Labeling: Predictors and Consequences." Stephanie Bontrager Ryon Page 2 of 18

3 Bontrager Ryon, S., Barrick, K., Chiricos, T., & Bales, W. "Static and Dynamic Threat as Context for Labeling Offenders." Bontrager Ryon, S., Early, K., & Taylor, N. "Interrupting the School to Prison Pipeline: Effective Interventions for Status Offenders." Bontrager Ryon, S., & Early, K. "Gender Responsive Services: A New Approach for At-risk Girls." Federal Research Reports 2015 Bontrager Ryon, S. U.S. Department of Justice. "Assessment of the FY2015 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation Process." Appleton, WI: National Criminal Justice Training Center Bontrager Ryon, S. U.S. Department of Justice. "Assessment of the FY2014 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation Process." Appleton, WI: National Criminal Justice Training Center Bontrager Ryon, S., & Rall, D. U.S. Department of Justice. "Assessment of the FY2013 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation Process." Appleton, WI: National Criminal Justice Training Center Bontrager Ryon, S., Keith, P., & Brown, E. U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. "Trafficking In Persons Symposium: Final Report." Appleton, WI: AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program Keith, P., Bontrager Ryon, S., & Brown, E. U.S. Office of Victims of Crime. "A Guide to Victim/Survivor Roundtables: Improving the Criminal Justice System through Victim/Survivor Input." Appleton, WI: AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program Bontrager Ryon, S. U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. "AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program Evaluation." Tallahassee, FL: Bontrager Consulting. Local & State Research Reports 2014 Bontrager Ryon, S & Roe-Sepowitz, D. "Demand for Illegal Commercial Sex in Eleven Cities". Phoenix, AZ and Tallahassee, FL: Arizona State University (ASU) and Bontrager Consulting Roe-Sepowitz, D. & Bontrager Ryon, S. "Demand for Illegal Commercial Sex in Four Cities". Phoenix, AZ and Tallahassee, FL: Arizona State University and Bontrager Consulting. Stephanie Bontrager Ryon Page 3 of 18

4 2013 Blankenship, J., Winokur Early, K., Bontrager Ryon, S., & Edwards, D. "A Review of Services for Delinquent Girls." Tallahassee, FL: Justice Research Center Chapman, S., Bontrager Ryon, S., & Winokur Early, K. Connecticut Court Support Service Division. "Evaluation of the Connecticut Motivational Interviewing and Strength-Based Case Management Initiatives, : Final Report." Tallahassee, FL: Justice Research Center Bontrager Ryon, S., Winokur Early, K., Hand, G., & Devers, L. Connecticut Court Support Service Division. "Gender Responsive Probation Model: Outcome Evaluation." Tallahassee, FL: Justice Research Center Bontrager Ryon, S., Winokur Early, K., Hand, G., & Devers, L. Connecticut Court Support Service Division. "Juvenile Probation and Residential Services Evaluation." Tallahassee, FL: Justice Research Center Devers, L., Bontrager Ryon, S., & Winokur Early, K. Connecticut Court Support Service Division. "The Process Evaluation of Connecticut s Gender Responsive Probation Model: Final Process Evaluation Report." Tallahassee, FL: Justice Research Center Devers, L., Bontrager Ryon, S., & Winokur Early, K. Connecticut Court Support Service Division. "The Process Evaluation of Connecticut s Motivational Interviewing and Strength-Based Case Management Initiatives: Final Process Evaluation Report." Tallahassee, FL: Justice Research Center Winokur Early, K., Hand, G., Blankenship, J., Bontrager Ryon, S., & Mohr, S. Florida Network of Youth and Family Services. "2011 Florida Network Evaluation." Tallahassee, FL: Justice Research Center Bontrager Ryon, S., Devers, L., & Winokur, K. Connecticut Court Support Service Division. "Process and Outcome Evaluation of the Connecticut Families with Service Needs Initiative: Final Report." Tallahassee, FL: Justice Research Center Hand, G., Winokur, K., Blankenship, J., & Bontrager Ryon, S. Evidence-Based Associates. "Evaluation of Redirection Services in Florida: One-Year Outcomes." Tallahassee, FL: Justice Research Center Bontrager Ryon, S., Devers, L., & Winokur, K. Connecticut Court Support Service Division. "Process and Outcome Evaluation of the Connecticut Family with Service Needs Project: Partnering Agency Assessment." Tallahassee, FL: Justice Research Center. Stephanie Bontrager Ryon Page 4 of 18

5 2009 Bontrager Ryon, S., Devers, L., & Winokur, K. Connecticut Court Support Service Division. "Connecticut Gender Responsive Probation Program Process Evaluation Report: May 2009." Tallahassee, FL: Justice Research Center Bontrager Ryon, S., Devers, L., & Winokur, K. Connecticut Court Support Service Division. "Connecticut Motivational Interviewing and Strengths Based Case Management Process Evaluation Report: June 2009." Tallahassee, FL: Justice Research Center Bontrager Ryon, S., Devers, L., & Winokur, K. Connecticut Court Support Service Division. "Process and Outcome Evaluation of the Connecticut Family with Service Needs Project: Interim Report." Tallahassee, FL: Justice Research Center Bontrager Ryon, S., Winokur, K., Blankenship, J., & Hand, G. Evidence-Based Associates. "Evaluation of Redirection Services in Florida: One-Year Outcomes." Tallahassee, FL: Justice Research Center Winokur, K., Blankenship, J., Hand, G., Greenwald, M., Bontrager, S., Wang, K., & Cooper, A. Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. "2008 Juvenile Residential Report Cards." Tallahassee, FL: Justice Research Center Bontrager, S., Winokur, K., Blankenship, J., & Hand, G. Evidence-Based Associates. "Evaluation of Redirection Services in Florida: One-Year Outcomes." Tallahassee, FL: Justice Research Center Winokur, K., & Bontrager, S. Connecticut Court Support Service Division. "Connecticut Family Support Center Phase 1 Site Visit 1 Process Evaluation Report." Tallahassee, FL: Justice Research Center Bontrager, S., & Winokur, K. Connecticut Court Support Service Division. "Connecticut Family Support Center Phase 1 Site Visit 2 Process Evaluation Report." Tallahassee, FL: Justice Research Center Bontrager, S., & Winokur, K. Connecticut Court Support Service Division. "Connecticut Family Support Center Phase 1 Site Visit 3 Process Evaluation Report." Tallahassee, FL: Justice Research Center Winokur, K., Blankenship, J., Hand, G., Greenwald, M., Bontrager, S., & Cooper, A. Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. "2007 Juvenile Residential Report Cards." Tallahassee, FL: Justice Research Center Winokur, K., Blankenship, J., Bontrager, S., Hand, G., Tollett, T., Greenwald, M., Davis, E., Criswell, J., Davis, M., Kelly, A., Cooper, A., & Quinn, S. Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. "2007 Comprehensive Accountability Report of Stephanie Bontrager Ryon Page 5 of 18

6 Florida's Juvenile Justice Commitment Programs." Tallahassee, FL: Justice Research Center Bontrager, S, Winokur, K., Blankenship, J., Wang, K., Hand, G., & Cooper, A. Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. "Disproportionate Minority Contact Benchmark Reports: Racial and Ethnic Minority Representation at Various Stages of the Florida Juvenile Justice System." Tallahassee, FL: Justice Research Center Bontrager, S., Winokur, K., Blankenship, J., Hand, G., Wang, K., Greenwald, M., & Quinn, S. Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. "The 2007 Prevention Program Accountability Measures Report." Tallahassee, FL: Justice Research Center Bontrager, S., Winokur, K., Blankenship, J., & Hand, G. Evidence-Based Associates. "Evaluation of Redirection Services in Florida: One-Year Outcomes." Tallahassee, FL: Justice Research Center Winokur, K., Blankenship, J., Cass, E., Hand, G., Zimmerman, J., Tollett, T., Chapman, S., Greenwald, M., Epps, N., Quinn, S., & Bontrager, S. Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. "2006 Outcome Evaluation Report." Tallahassee, FL: Justice Research Center. Professional Manuals 2014 Bontrager Ryon, S. & Roe-Sepowitz, D. CEASE Network Data Training. Phoenix, AZ and Colorado Springs, CO: ASU and University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) Bontrager, S. "Families with Service Needs Information System Manual." Tallahassee, FL: Justice Research Center Bontrager, S. "National Council on Crime and Delinquency Case Tracking and Follow-up Evaluation: Interviewer and Field Tracker Training Manual." Tallahassee, FL: Justice Research Center Bontrager, S. "Performance Measurement Training Manual." Tallahassee, FL: Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Bontrager, S. "Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Federal Grant Program Management: Policy and Procedures Manual." Tallahassee, FL: Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. HONORS & AWARDS 2009 Outstanding Article Award, American Society of Criminology. Stephanie Bontrager Ryon Page 6 of 18

7 2003 Joe Harris Memorial Teaching Fellowship, Joe Harris Memorial Foundation. GRANTS & CONTRACTS Proposals under Review Current & Past Funded Projects 2015 Principal Investigator, Bontrager Ryon Inc., EPIK Process Evaluation. Hunt Alternatives Fund, 7, Principal Investigator, UCCS, CEASE Network Evaluation. Demand Abolition, A Division of the Hunt Alternatives Fund, $44, Principal Investigator, Bontrager Consulting, 2014 National Criminal Justice Training Center Evaluation. U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention/ Fox Valley Technical College, $75, Co-Principal Investigator, National Demand Prevalence Study. Demand Abolition, A Division of the Hunt Alternatives Fund, $125, Co-Principal Investigator, National Demand Prevalence Dashboard. Demand Abolition, A Division of the Hunt Alternatives Fund, $25, Project Lead, National Criminal Justice Training Center, Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) Training and Curriculum Development. Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, $450, Co-Principal Investigator, Evidence-Based Associates and Justice Research Center, "Evaluation of Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services Gender Responsive Programs." Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services, $88, Principal Investigator, Bontrager Consulting, "2013 National Criminal Justice Training Center Evaluation." U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention/ Fox Valley Technical College, $75, Principal Investigator, Bontrager Consulting, "2012 AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program Evaluation." U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention/ Fox Valley Technical College, $75, Senior Research Analyst, Twin Oaks Juvenile Development & Justice Research Center, "Second Chance: Juvenile Mentoring Initiative Evaluation ( )." U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, $90, Principal Investigator, Bontrager Consulting, "2011 AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program Evaluation." U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention/ Fox Valley Technical College, $75,000 Stephanie Bontrager Ryon Page 7 of 18

8 2010 Senior Research Analyst, Justice Research Center, "2011 Florida Network Outcome Evaluation." Florida Network of Youth and Family Services, $35, Principal Investigator, Bontrager Consulting, "2010 AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program Evaluation." U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention/ Fox Valley Technical College, $50, Co-Principal Investigator, Justice Research Center, "Connecticut Juvenile Probation and Residential Services Evaluation." Connecticut Court Support Services Division, $100, Co-Principal Investigator, Justice Research Center, "Connecticut Gender Responsive Services Evaluation." Connecticut Court Support Services Division, $175, Co-Principal Investigator, Justice Research Center, "Connecticut Motivational Interviewing and Strengths-based Case Management Evaluation." Connecticut Court Support Services Division, $175, Senior Research Analyst, Justice Research Center, "Leon County Aggression Replacement Training (ART) Initiative." Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, $35, Project Manager & Senior Research Analyst, Justice Research Center, "Outcome Evaluation of Juvenile Redirection Services in Florida and Performance Measurement Services." Evidence Based Associates, $128, Senior Research Analyst, Justice Research Center, "Evaluation of Eckerd Youth Alternatives Treatment Model, Service Delivery, and Youth and Program Outcomes." Eckerd Youth Alternatives, $120, Senior Research Analyst, Justice Research Center, "Unified Approach Blueprints Model Program Initiative." Associated Marine Institutes, Inc., $50, Project Manager & Senior Research Analyst, Justice Research Center, "Outcome Evaluation of Juvenile Redirection Services in Florida and Performance Measurement Services." Evidence Based Associates, $100, Project Manager & Research Analyst, Justice Research Center, "Disproportionate Minority Contact Benchmark Reports: Racial and Ethnic Minority Representation at Various Stages of the Florida Juvenile Justice System." Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, $25,000 Stephanie Bontrager Ryon Page 8 of 18

9 2007 Project Manager & Research Analyst, Justice Research Center, "Program Accountability Measures Analysis of Florida's Juvenile Prevention Programs." Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, $51, Co-Principal Investigator, Justice Research Center, "Families with Service Needs Evaluation." Connecticut Court Support Services Division, $85, Project Manager & Senior Research Analyst, Justice Research Center, "Juvenile Redirection Services in Florida." Evidence Based Associates, $25, Federal Grant Administrator, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, "U.S. OJJDP Title II Program Funding." U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, $3,007, Federal Grant Administrator, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, "U.S. OJJDP Title V Program Funding." U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, $56, Federal Grant Administrator, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, "U.S. OJJDP Title II Program Funding." U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, $3,050, Federal Grant Administrator, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, "U.S. OJJDP Title V Program Funding." U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, $35,200 Unfunded Projects 2014 Co-Principal Investigator, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, " University of Colorado Colorado Springs and Department of Human Services Partnership to Enhance Research- and Community-Based Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention and Intervention." U.S. National Institute of Justice, $499, Co-Principal Investigator, Southern Methodist University, "Child Sex Trafficking Intervention Evaluation." U.S. National Institute of Justice, $400, Co-Principal Investigator, Justice Research Center, "Adult Civil Citation Program Evaluation." U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance, $300, Senior Research Analyst, Miami-Dade Schools Police Department & Justice Research Center, "Miami-Dade Smart Policing Initiative." U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance, $70, Co-Principal Investigator, Justice Research Center, "Long-Term Mentoring Evaluation." U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, $270,000 Stephanie Bontrager Ryon Page 9 of 18

10 2013 Co-Principal Investigator, Justice Research Center, "E-Mentoring Evaluation." U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, $400, Co-Principal Investigator, Southern Methodist University, "Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons: Under-Reporting of Trafficking in Persons & Evaluation of Programs." U.S. National Institute of Justice, $490, Senior Research Analyst, Justice Research Center, "Improving the Quality of Representation in Delinquency Proceedings." Barry University Juvenile Justice Center, $200, Project Manager & Research Analyst, Justice Research Center, "Evaluation of the Research-Based Delinquency and Violence Prevention Program: Blueprints for Violence Prevention Project." Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, $200, Research Assistant, College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida State University, "Infanticide and Child Homicide." U.S. National Institute of Justice, $100,000 INVITED PRESENTATIONS 2014 Bontrager Ryon, S. Demand for Illegal Commercial Sex. CEASE Network: A Division of Hunt Alternatives Fund. Colorado Springs, CO, October Keith, P., Bontrager Ryon, S., Brown, E., & Walters, J. "Coalition to End Child Sex Trafficking." Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, November Bontrager, S., & Wang, K. "Connecting with the DMC Report Card." The U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Annual Disproportionate Minority Contact Conference, Denver, CO, October CONFERENCES Conferences Organized 2012 Bontrager Ryon, S., Keith, P., Brown, E., & Walters, J. "2012 Trafficking in Persons Symposium." AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program, U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Salt Lake City, UT, April Panels Organized 2012 Bontrager Ryon, S., & Keith, P. "Sex Trafficking Survivor Roundtable." Trafficking in Persons Symposium. AMBER Alert Training and Technical Stephanie Bontrager Ryon Page 10 of 18

11 Assistance Program, U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Salt Lake City, UT, April Bontrager Ryon, S., Keith, P., & Brown, E. "Family Survivor Roundtable." AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Symposium, U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Miami, FL, November Simpson, M., Bontrager Ryon, S., & Keith, P. "Family Survivor Roundtable." AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Symposium, U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Phoenix, AZ, November Invited Participant 2014 Bontrager Ryon, S. Demand Abolition Regional Launch. Demand Abolition: A Program of the Hunt Alternatives Fund. Dallas, TX, June Bontrager Ryon, S. "Demand Abolition Strategic Workshop." Demand Abolition: A Program of the Hunt Alternatives Fund. Dallas, TX, October Bontrager Ryon, S. "Demand Abolition Strategic Workshop." Demand Abolition: A Program of the Hunt Alternatives Fund. Dallas, TX, May Academic Presentations 2014 Bontrager Ryon, S., Barrick, K., & Stupi, E. "Does Status Offender Labeling Amplify or Deter Future Delinquency?" American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA, November Bontrager Ryon, S., Chiricos, T., & Bales, W. "Age and Sentencing: A Crime Specific Analysis of Criminal Justice Outcomes." American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA, November Bontrager Ryon, S., Chiricos, T., Bales, W., & Barrick, K. "Labeling Convicted Felons: Is There a Young Black or Hispanic Male Penalty?" American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL, November Devers, L., Bontrager Ryon, S,. Winokur Early, K., & Hand, G. "Gender Responsive Probation Model Outcome Evaluation." American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL, November Bontrager Ryon, S., Devers, L., Winokur, K., Blankenship, J., & Hand, G. "Outcome Evaluation of the Connecticut Families with Service Needs Project." American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA, November Bontrager Ryon, S., Winokur, K., & Estren, J. "The Unified Approach: Integrated Evidence-Based Treatment Interventions." American Society of Criminology, St. Louis, MO, November Stephanie Bontrager Ryon Page 11 of 18

12 2008 Devers, L., Bontrager Ryon, S., & Winokur, K. "Longitudinal Research Designs: Tracking and Interviewing At-risk Populations." American Society of Criminology, St. Louis, MO, November Barrick, K., Chiricos, T., Bales, W., & Bontrager, S. "Does Employment Mediate the Effects of a Felony Convict Label on Recidivism?" American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA, November Bontrager, S., Bales, W., & Chiricos, T. "The Variability of Race and Ethnicity s Impact on the Adjudication of Felony Offenders: A Crime Specific Study of Situational and Social Context." American Society of Criminology, Los Angeles, CA, November Bontrager, S., Bales, W., & Chiricos, T. "Race, Ethnicity, Threat and Avoiding the Label of Convicted Felon: A Multi-level Assessment." American Society of Criminology, Toronto, Canada, November Barrick, K., Bales, W., Bontrager, S., & Chiricos, T. "The Consequences of Getting or Avoiding a Criminal Label: A Multi-level Assessment." American Society of Criminology, Toronto, Canada, November Bales, W., Bontrager, S., & Chiricos, T. "Race, Ethnicity, Threat and the Imposition of a Criminal Label." American Society of Criminology, Nashville, TN, November Barrick, K., Bontrager, S., Bales, W., & Chiricos, T. "Estimating the Consequences of a Criminal Label on Recidivism and Employment." American Society of Criminology, Nashville, TN, November Bontrager, S. "Welfare and Incarceration: A Test of the Transcarceration Hypothesis." American Society of Criminology, Denver, CO, November Bontrager, S. "Welfare and Crime: A Cross-Sectional Analysis." American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA, November Bontrager, S., & Bunger, A. "Megan s Laws: Policy Stemming from Social Movements." American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA, November Bontrager, S., & Burstein, A. "Personality Correlates of Women Murderers." Southeastern Psychological Association, Savannah, GA, March. Professional Presentations Stephanie Bontrager Ryon Page 12 of 18

13 2013 Bontrager Ryon, S. "Program Evaluation, Fidelity Monitoring and Quality Assurance: Improving Performance through Dashboard Reporting." AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance, Dallas, TX, November Bontrager Ryon, S. "Program Evaluation, Fidelity Monitoring and Quality Assurance: Improving Performance through Research." National Criminal Justice Training Center, Appleton, WI, July Chapman, S., Bontrager Ryon, S., Hand, G., & Blankenship, J. "Juvenile Probation and Residential Services: Recidivism, Placement and Escalation Through the System." Connecticut Executive Implementation Team Teleconference, Tallahassee, FL, March Bontrager Ryon, S., & Gordon, J. "AMBER Alert Evaluation." AMBER Alert Performance Planning Meeting, Dallas, TX, January Bontrager Ryon, S., & Gordon, J. "AMBER Alert Evaluation." AMBER Alert Performance Planning Meeting, San Diego, CA, January Bontrager Ryon, S., Devers, L., & Winokur, K. "Process and Outcome Evaluation of the Connecticut Family with Service Needs Project: Final Report." Connecticut Family with Service Needs State Advisory Board Meeting, Hartford, CT, March Bontrager Ryon, S., Devers, L., Luther, J., & Winokur, K. "Process and Outcome Evaluation of the Connecticut Family with Service Needs Project: Partnering Agency Assessment." Connecticut Family with Service Needs State Advisory Board Meeting, Hartford, CT, May Bontrager Ryon, S., Devers, L., Luther, J., & Winokur, K. "Process and Outcome Evaluation of the Gender Responsive Probation Model: Process Evaluation Initial Assessment." Connecticut Support Services Division Meeting, Hartford, CT, May Bontrager Ryon, S., & Winokur, K. "Process and Outcome Evaluation of the Connecticut Family with Service Needs Project: Interim Report." Connecticut Family with Service Needs State Advisory Board Meeting, Hartford, CT, December Bontrager Ryon, S., & Winokur, K. "Connecticut Family with Service Needs Evaluation." Connecticut Family with Service Needs State Advisory Board Meeting, Hartford, CT, May Bontrager, S., Winokur, K., & Smith, M. "Connecticut Family with Service Needs Evaluation." Connecticut Family with Service Needs State Advisory Board Meeting, Hartford, CT, November. Stephanie Bontrager Ryon Page 13 of 18

14 2006 Bontrager, S. "Federal Grant Administration." U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Florida State Advisory Group, Tallahassee, FL, February Bontrager, S. "Federal Grant Administration." U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Florida State Advisory Group, Jacksonville, FL, November Bontrager, S. "Federal Grant Administration." U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Florida State Advisory Group, Fort Lauderdale, FL, August Bontrager, S. "Federal Grant Administration." U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Florida State Advisory Group, Tallahassee, FL, May Bontrager, S. "Disproportionate Minority Contact Taskforce." U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Florida State Advisory Group, Tallahassee, FL, May Bontrager, S. "Disproportionate Minority Contact Update." U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Florida State Advisory Group, Miami, FL, February Bontrager, S. "Disproportionate Minority Contact Update." U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Florida State Advisory Group, Orlando, FL, November. PAST ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Research & Teaching Experience 2013 Adjunct Professor, College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL Senior Research Analyst, Justice Research Center, Tallahassee, Florida Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Criminal Justice, Kaplan University, Chicago, IL. Courses Taught: Research Methods, Data Analysis, Critical Issues in Policing, Ethics and Diversity in Policing, Juvenile Justice, Grant Writing in Criminal Justice, Social Theories of Crime Curriculum Development: Critical Legal Issues in Criminal Justice, Data Analysis, Community Corrections, Fiscal Issues in Criminal Justice, Research Methods Stephanie Bontrager Ryon Page 14 of 18

15 Instructor, College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL. Courses Taught: Research Methods, Courts and Social Policy, Police Problems and Practices, and Human Behavior Courses Prepared: Corrections, Juvenile Justice, Criminal Justice, Deviance, Social Theories of Crime, Female Crime & Delinquency, Minorities, Crime & Social Policy Research Associate, Bureau of Research and Data Analysis, Florida Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, FL Teaching/Research Assistant, College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL. Professional Experience Federal Grant Administrator, Office of Research and Planning, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, Tallahassee, FL Disproportionate Minority Contact Coordinator, Office of Research and Planning, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, Tallahassee, FL Assistant Editor, American Journal of Criminal Justice, College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 2014 Invited Reviewer, Justice Quarterly 2014 Invited Reviewer, Criminology 2013 Invited Reviewer, Social Science Research 2013 Invited Reviewer, Criminology 2013 Invited Reviewer, Journal of Criminal Justice 2013 Invited Reviewer, Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 2013 Lead Researcher, White House Human Trafficking Team Two 2011 Managing Editor, Professional Issues in Criminal Justice Guardian ad Litem, Leon County Guardian ad Litem Program Stephanie Bontrager Ryon Page 15 of 18

16 Advisory Editor, Social Problems, Society for the Study of Social Problems Invited Reviewer, Social Problems, Society for the Study of Social Problems 2008 Invited Reviewer, Journal of Research on Crime and Delinquency 2007 Invited Reviewer, Social Science Research Institutional Review Board Committee Member, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice 2001 Invited Reviewer, American Journal of Criminal Justice ACADEMIC SERVICE 2015 School of Public Affairs Assistant/Associate Professor Search Committee 2014 UCCS Faculty Assembly Committee on Women 2014 UCCS Institutional Review Board Alternate 2010 Criminal Justice Doctoral Taskforce, Kaplan University Institutional Review Board Committee Member, Kaplan University Faculty Mentor, Kaplan University Ambassadors and Leaders Faculty Advisor, Kaplan University TRAINING 2015 Lead Trainer, CEASE Network Data Collection, Phoenix, AZ 2014 Cloud Based Dashboard Training (3 days), Appleton, WI, idashboards 2013 Lead Trainer, Propensity Score Matching - R Plug-in for SPSS, Tallahassee, FL: Justice Research Center 2013 Curriculum Evaluator, Child Sex Trafficking Training, Minneapolis, MN: National Criminal Justice Training Center 2013 Lead Trainer, Propensity Score Matching, Tallahassee, FL: Justice Research Center 2008 Lead Trainer, Families with Service Needs Information System Training, Tallahassee, FL: Justice Research Center Stephanie Bontrager Ryon Page 16 of 18

17 2006 Lead Trainer, Field Tracker and Interviewing Training, Tallahassee, FL: Justice Research Center 2005 Lead Trainer, Delinquency Prevention Grant Administration and Management, Tallahassee, FL: Florida Department of Juvenile Justice 2005 Lead Trainer, Delinquency Prevention Program Performance Measurement, Tallahassee, FL: Florida Department of Juvenile Justice CERTIFICATIONS 2007 Causal Inference Using Propensity Scores, American Society of Criminology 2006 Advanced Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research 2005 Grant Management and Fiscal Responsibility, Florida Department of Financial Services 2005 Grant Administration and Management, U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 2005 Prevention Program Performance Measurement, U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention MEMBERSHIPS & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS 2008 Society for the Study of Social Problems 2002 Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences 1999 American Society of Criminology 1997 American Southeastern Psychological Association REFERENCES Ted Chiricos, Ph.D., William Julius Wilson Professor of Criminology Florida State University College of Criminology and Criminal Justice 634 West Call Street Tallahassee, FL (850) Stephanie Bontrager Ryon Page 17 of 18

18 William Bales, Ph.D., Professor Florida State University College of Criminology and Criminal Justice 634 West Call Street Tallahassee, FL (850) Renee McDonald, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Research, Associate Professor Southern Methodist University Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences Department of Psychology PO Box Dallas, TX (214) Dominique Roe-Sepowitz, Ph.D., Associate Professor Director of the Office of Sex Trafficking Intervention Research (STIR) Arizona State University School of Social Work 411 N. Central Ave, Suite 800 Phoenix, AZ (602) Stephanie Bontrager Ryon Page 18 of 18