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Laura Gulledge

Dr. Laura Gulledge

Associate Professor

Bio

Laura Gulledge is the Associate Director and an Associate Professor in the School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science & Security. Her research interests include intervention strategies for juvenile offenders in diversion programs, co-occurring disorders in juvenile populations, psychosocial risk factors associated with drug use and delinquency, as well as interscholastic sports safety and security. Dr. Gulledge’s research has appeared in various journals including Criminal Justice & Behavior, Deviant Behavior, Journal of Crime and Justice, Criminal Justice Policy Review, Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, & Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. For the 2018/2019 academic year, she was awarded Tenure-Track Teacher of the Year for the College of Arts and Sciences.

  • PHD - University of South Florida (2016)
  • MA - University of South Florida (2006)
  • BA - University of Florida (2003)

CJ 352 - Introduction to Modern Corrections (online)
CJ 360 - Introduction to Juvenile Justice
CJ 460 - Juvenile Law & Administration (Senior Capstone)
CJ 461 - Juvenile Corrections
CJ 464 - Family Violence
CJ 650 - Graduate Seminar in Corrections
CJ 660 - Graduate Seminar in Juvenile Law

  • Criminogenic Thinking Relates to Employment Status and Workplace Behaviors among Law Enforcement Officers, Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology , 2023,
  • The Influence of the Microbiome on Aggressive Behavior: An Insight into Age Related Aggression, FEMS Microbiology Letters, 2023,
  • An Examination of Title IX Training and Knowledge at a Public University, Journal of Public Affairs Education , 2022
  • Commentary on Campbell et al.’s “Creating a University Strategic Plan to Address Relationship Violence and Sexual Misconduct”: Sustainability and Replicability Concerns, Violence Against Women, 2022,
  • “No One Cares”: Challenges and Possibilities for Modernizing Juvenile Detention Operations in Mississippi, Juvenile and Family Court Journal, 2022,
  • Self-Control and Intimate Partner Violence: Does Gender Matter?, Deviant Behavior , 2022
  • Down with the sickness? Los Angeles burglary and COVID-19 restrictions. , Journal of Experimental Criminology , 2022,
  • Using the Personality Assessment Inventory-Adolescent in Legal Settings. , Special Issue on Personality Assessment in Legal Contexts, Journal of Personality Assessment, 2022,
  • American Society of Criminology
  • Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
  • 51 Criminal Justice Association
  • Society for Police and Criminal Psychology
  • American Correctional Association

Contact Me

Arthell Kelley Hall (AKH) 122

Hattiesburg

Email
Laura.GulledgeFREEMississippi

Phone
601.266.4509

Areas of Expertise

Juvenile Justice & Delinquency, Juvenile Corrections, Juvenile Law, Family Violence, Gender and Crime, Criminological Theory, Corrections