My Mentor

Professor of Criminal Justice

Jessica M. Craig, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of North Texas. She received her Bachelors of Science in Sociology and Psychology from Texas A&M University in 2011. She received both her Masters of Science (2013) and Ph.D. (2015) in Criminology from the University of Texas at Dallas.
Dr. Craig’s research interests include juvenile justice and life-course criminology. For instance, she has focused on the role of child maltreatment and other traumatic events in predicting delinquent and criminal behavior. She is also interested in the role of protective factors that may diminish the consequences of these adverse experiences. Her other research projects have centered on delinquency, testing criminological theories, and the use of advanced research methodologies.  Some of her recent work has been published in Journal of Criminal Justice, Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, Crime & Delinquency, and Deviant Behavior.
She has taught Crime and Justice Policy, Community Corrections, Research Methods, and Criminology at the undergraduate level. She has also taught Developmental Criminology, Criminal Justice Statistics, Research Methods, and Criminal Justice Policy at the graduate level.
Dr. Craig has been an exceptional mentor to me and the best fit for my topic of interest. I am thankful she agreed to serve as my mentor in ISM this year and I look forward to continuing to learn from her and the opportunities it will present.