Research Projects

Books

Selected peer-reviewed journal articles

    Sexual offending, self-regulation, & sex offense treatment

  • 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., 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., & 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.

    Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

  • Stinson, J.D., LeMay, C.C., & Quinn, M.A. (2024). Adverse childhood experiences, suicidality, and aggression as indicators of polypharmacy practice in forensic mental health systems. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 1-13.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

    IPV & IPSV

  • Carpenter, R.K., & Stinson, J.D. (accepted for publication). Individual, dyadic, and ecological factors associated with intimate partner violence and intimate partner sexual violence versus non-IPV crime. Criminal Justice & Behavior.
  • Carpenter, R.K., & Stinson, J.D. (2022). Intimate partner violence: The relationship between age, relationship type, and the nature of assaultive violence across diverse relationships. Partner Abuse 13(4), 475-501.
  • 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.

    Legal & justice system concerns

  • Cobb, T.A., Stinson, J.D., & Sanders, C.L. (2024). Race, sex, and age disparities in death penalty sentencing: A systematic review. Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice, 22(1), 45-65.
  • 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.

Important links/information

  • I serve as Editor-in-Chief 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, and data derived from forensic mental health facility staff and administrators, in addition to data obtained from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, and the National Registry of Exonerations.
  • 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.