Dr. Salisbury's research investigates risk and needs assessment of women offenders, gendered pathways of offending, and prison classification systems.
- Assistant Professor
- Ph.D., Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati
- M.A., Forensic Psychology, Castleton State College
- B. A., Psychology, William Jewell College
Emily Salisbury is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Criminology and Criminal Justice within the Hatfield School of Government. She earned her Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from the University of Cincinnati, and has been at Portland State since 2007.
Her areas of interest and research include corrections, correctional rehabilitation, risk/needs assessment and classification, and gendered pathways of offending behavior. She is involved with a National Institute of Corrections sponsored project investigating the unique needs and risks of women offenders in both prison and community settings. One of the major goals of this project is to explore how assessment and classification procedures can be significantly improved for female populations.
Current Courses
AJ 240 Punishment and Corrections (Campus; CCJ Online)
AJ 370 Women, Crime, and Justice (Campus)
AJ 300 Criminology and Criminal Justice (CCJ Online)
AJ 410/510 Correctional Rehabilitation (Campus)
Curriculum Vita (pdf)
Contact Information
Urban Center, 570E
503.725.5238
salisbury@pdx.edu
