Research Projects

Published books

Selected peer-reviewed journal articles

  • Carpenter, R.K., & Stinson, J.D. (in press). Intimate partner violence: The relationship between age, relationship type, and the nature of assaultive violence across diverse relationships. Partner Abuse.
  • Carpenter, R.K., & Stinson, J.D. (2022). Neighborhood level predictors of sexual violence across intimate partner and non-intimate partner relationships: A case-control study. Sexual Abuse, 34(6), 716-743.
  • Stinson, J.D., Puszkiewicz, K.L., & Lasher, M.P. (2022). Associations between self-regulation, experiences of childhood adversity, and problematic sexual and aggressive behaviors. Sexual Abuse.
  • LeMay, C.C., & Stinson, J.D. (2021). Persons with histories of traumatic brain injury and problematic sexual behavior: An exploratory analysis. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology.
  • Stinson, J.D., Gretak, A.P., Carpenter, R.K., & Quinn, M.A. (2021).  Adverse childhood experiences and suicidality and self-harm in persons in secure forensic care.  Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, JAAPL-210007.
  • Stinson, J.D., Quinn, M.A., Menditto, A.A., & LeMay, C.C. (2021). Adverse childhood experiences and the onset of aggression and criminality in a forensic inpatient sample. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 20 (4), 374-385.
  • Lasher, M.P., & Stinson, J.D. (2020). “Built on respect and good honest communication:” A study of partnerships between mental health providers and community corrections.  Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 47, 617–631.
  • Puszkiewicz, K.L., & Stinson, J.D. (2019). Pathways to delinquent and sex offending behavior: The role of childhood adversity and environmental context in a treatment sample of male adolescents. Child Abuse & Neglect, 98, 104-184.
  • Hall, K.L., Stinson, J.D., & Moser, M.R. (2018). Impact of childhood adversity and out-of-home placement for male adolescents who have engaged in sexually abusive behavior. Child Maltreatment, 23 (1), 63-73.
  • Lasher, M.P., & Stinson, J.D. (2017). Pedophilic interests in the United States: Current prevention practices and suggestions for future policy and research. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 46 (3), 659-670.
  • Stinson, J.D., Becker, J.V., & McVay, L.A. (2017). Treatment progress and behavior following two years of inpatient sex offender treatment: A pilot investigation of Safe Offender Strategies. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 29 (1), 3-27.
  • Stinson, J.D. (2016). Predictors of treatment non-completion in a sample of inpatient sex offenders with serious mental illness. Psychiatric Services, 67 (1), 43-48.
  • Stinson, J.D., McVay, L.A., & Becker, J.V. (2016). Post-hospitalization outcomes for psychiatric sex offenders: Comparing two treatment protocols. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 60 (6), 708-724.
  • Stinson, J.D., Quinn, M.A., & Levenson, J.S. (2016). The impact of trauma on the onset of mental health symptoms, aggression, and criminal behavior in an inpatient psychiatric sample. Child Abuse & Neglect, 61, 13-22.
  • Stinson, J.D., & Gonsalves, V. (2014). Suicide attempts and self-harm behaviors in psychiatric sexual offenders. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 26 (3), 252-270.
  • Stinson, J.D., & Robbins, S.B. (2014). Characteristics of people with intellectual disabilities in a secure U.S. forensic hospital. Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 7 (4), 337-358.
  • Stinson, J.D., & Becker, J.V. (2011). Sexual offenders with serious mental illness: Prevention, risk, and clinical concerns. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 34 (3), 239-245.
  • Stinson, J.D., Robbins, S.B., & Crow, W.C. (2011). Self-regulatory deficits as predictors of sexual, aggressive, and self-harm behaviors in a psychiatric sex offender population. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 38 (9), 885-895.

Important links/information

  • I serve as an Associate Editor for Sexual Abuse, the official journal for the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers. 
  • Continuing research projects involve the use of original data from justice-involved adults and youth, in addition to data obtained from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
  • SHARK lab research includes both quantitative and qualitative data and methodology, as well as primary and secondary data collection.  Analytic methodologies range from linear and logistic regression, to meta-analysis, to factor analysis and SEM.
  • Grad/undergrad students and I present papers and posters at numerous conferences per year, including ATSA, APA, APLS, SEPA, and APS.