Melissa Alexander
Program Administrator, U.S. Probation, Eastern District of Missouri. Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
Robert J. Askelson
Chief U.S. Probation Officer, Northern District of Iowa. M.A. in Law Enforcement & Justice Administration, Western Illinois University.
William D. Burrell
Corrections Management Consultant. Previously, Chief Adult Probation Services, Administrative Office of the New Jersey Courts. M.A., John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Author of “Trends in Corrections” in The Book of States (2008)
Timothy P. Cadigan
Chief, Data Analysis Branch, Office of Probation and Pretrial Services, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. M.A. in Criminal Justice, Rutgers University, New Jersey. Currently candidate for Ph.D. (ABD), Rutgers University. Author of “Pretrial Services in the Federal System: Impact of the Pretrial Services Act of 1982,” Federal Probation (September 2007).
Richard W. Crawford
Chief U.S. Probation Officer, District of Hawaii. M.A., Fordham University.
Janet T. Davidson
Assistant Professor in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Chaminade University, Hawaii. Previously, Senior Research Analyst, Hawaii Department of Attorney General. Ph.D., University of Hawaii at Manua. Co-author of “Impact and Cost-Benefit Analysis of Hawaii’s Serious and Violent Offender Re-entry Initiative: The B.E.S.T. Program” (2008).
Lisa Feuerbach
Supervising U.S. Probation Officer, Northern District of Iowa. B.S. in Sociology and Criminal Justice, Iowa State University.
Nancy Beatty Gregoire
Program Administration Division Chief, Office of Probation and Pretrial Services, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. M.A. in Training and Development, American University. Author of “Federal Probation Joins the World of DNA Collection,” Federal Probation 66 (June 2002).
Christopher Hansen
Chief U.S. Probation Officer, District of Nevada. Doctor of Education, Nova Southeastern University. Author of “Where Have All the Probation Officers Gone?” Federal Probation (June 2001).
John M. Hughes
Assistant Director, Office of Probation and Pretrial Services, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. M.P.A. in Judicial Administration, New York University.
Elizabeth Kerwood
Deputy Chief U.S. Probation Officer, District of Hawaii. B.A., University of California at Davis.
Laura K. Knollenberg
Primary Clinician, Project Rehab Inc. M.S.W., Grand Valley State University.
Valerie A. Martin
Chief U.S. Probation Officer, Western District of Michigan. M.S.W. in Social Work: Policy, Planning and Administration, Western Michigan University.
Jack McDonough
Chief U.S. Probation Officer, District of Delaware. M.S. in Human Resources Management, Wilmington University.
Michael McGrath
Senior U.S. Probation Officer, District of North Dakota. Doctoral Candidate, Minot State University, University of North Dakota. M.S. in Criminal Justice, Minot State University.
Carol M. Miyashiro
Chief U.S. Pretrial Services Officer, District of Hawaii. J.D., University of Washington, Seattle.
James M. Paul
U.S. Probation Officer, Northern District of Iowa. B.A. in Criminology, University of Northern Iowa.
Amanda M. Vader
Research Assistant II, University of Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health. M.P.H., University of Texas School of Public Health. Co-author of “A Controlled Trial of Web-based Feedback for Heavy Drinking College Students, Preventive Science” (2007)
Scott VanBenschoten
Probation Administrator, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Office of Probation and Pretrial Services. M.S.W., Virginia Commonwealth University. M.P.A., The American University.
Scott T. Walters
Associate Professor of Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas School of Public Health. Ph.D., University of New Mexico. Author of “Motivating Offenders to Change: A Guide for Probation and Parole” (http://ncic.org/Library/022253), 2007.