Vice Provost
Academic Affairs
Academic Credentials
B.A., Marymount University
M.A., Ph.D., American University
Biography
Other Information
Teaching Area
- Applied Research Methods
- Juvenile Justice
- Crime, Media and Culture
- Writing for Criminal Justice
- Principles of Sociology
- Criminal Justice and Sociology Internship
Research Interests
- Juvenile Justice
- Persistent Offending
- The Effects of Social Support on Delinquency and Crime
- The Effects of Severe and Chronic Poverty on Serious Violence
Dr. Stephanie Ellis Fosters’s research is related to juvenile justice, specifically the contributing factors in the development of persistent criminal behavior. Her research focuses particularly on how strain and social support at different points in life influence the paths that lead to chronic and serious offending behavior. She also recently has done research on the relationship between severe and chronic poverty and serious violence.
