Dr. Alison Colby
Title: Assistant Professor
Phone: 252-328-1447
Email: colbya23@ecu.edu
Office: Ragsdale Hall, Room 123
Mailing Address:
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
Mail Stop 155
East Carolina University
1000 E. Fifth St.
Greenville, NC 27858-4353
Education:
Ph.D., Michigan State University, School of Criminal Justice (2019)
M.S., Michigan State University, School of Criminal Justice (2013)
B.S., Texas State University at San Marcos (2006)
Research Interests:
Corrections: Prison visitation, Prisoners’ families, Impacts of incarceration on families
Critical Criminology: Convict, Feminist, Rural, and Queer
Women’s and Gender Studies
Victimization: Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, and Domestic Violence
Qualitative Research Methods
Her scholarship has been published in Criminal Justice Studies, Critical Criminology, Feminist Pedagogy, Mobilization, and a special issue of the Journal of Prisoners on Prison celebrating 25 years of convict criminology. She has also authored book chapters for Convict Criminology for the Future, edited by Dr. Jeffrey Ian Ross (University of Baltimore) and Dr. Francesca Vianello (University of Padua), as well as Flawed Criminal Justice Policies: At the Intersection of the Media, Public Fear, and Legislative Response (3rd Edition), edited by Dr. James Anderson (East Carolina University) and Dr. Frances P. Reddington (University of Central Missouri).
Teaching Interests:
Principles of Criminal Justice Administration and Management (CRIM 6300)
Professional Paper (CRIM 6991)
Special Topics in Criminal Justice (“Inside-Out” Prison Exchange Program) (CRIM 4600)
Special Populations in the Criminal Justice System (CRIM 3700)
Dr. Colby also engages in the following teaching and pedagogical styles:
· Active Learning
· Backward Design
· Developmental Learning
· Feminist Pedagogy
· Inclusive Learning Community
· Lived Experience
· Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program Trained Instructor