The Edward J. Latessa Practitioner Research Award recognizes excellent social science research or implementation that is conducted in government or community agencies to help develop better policy or operate more effectively. The emphasis will be placed on a significant contribution to research or implementation science that translates research findings into organizational change involving community corrections, institutional corrections, or the judiciary conducted by a practitioner, researcher, or policy analyst employed by a government agency (federal, state, or local). Besides recognition and an opportunity to present about the research at ASC, there will be a reimbursement of up to $500 to attend the annual meeting. Nomination packets should include a nomination letter and the candidate’s curriculum vitae and should be submitted to Meghan Mitchell, Edward J. Latessa Practitioner Award Chair, at m.mitchell@und.edu by no later than August 31, 2024. Please put “Practitioner Research Award Nomination” in the subject line.
Prior Practitioner Research Award Recipients:
| 2023 | Anne Precythe Director, Missouri Department of Corrections |
| 2022 | Dana Plunkett-Cafourek Missouri Department of Corrections |
| 2021 | Kimberly Sperber, Director, Center for Health and Human Services Research, Talbert House |
| 2020 | Brian Lovins, Principal at Justice System Partners |
| 2019 | Faustino Lopez |
| 2018 | Elizabeth K. Drake, Senior Research Associate at the Washington State Institute for Public Policy |
| 2017 | Bret Ellis and Sarah Schelle, Indiana Department of Corrections |
| 2016 | Brian Kowalski, Ohio Department of Correction and Rehabilitation |
| 2015 | Kristofer Bret Bucklen and Nikki Bell Pennsylvania Department of Corrections |
| 2014 | Grant Duwe Research Director of the Minnesota Department of Corrections |