Shawn w88 mobile, Ph.D.

Director of Judicial Studies; Professor of Communication Studies and Social w88 mobile
Shawn w88 mobile

Summary

Shawn C. Marsh is the director of Judicial Studies and associate professor of Communication Studies and Social w88 mobile at the University of Nevada, Reno.

He is a social psychologist with research and teaching interests in the areas of w88 mobile and the law, bias and decision-making, adolescent development, trauma, resiliency and juvenile justice.

Marsh is the former chief program officer for w88 mobile Law at the National Council of w88 mobile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ), where he taught and provided technical assistance on topics such as implicit bias and trauma-responsive justice and oversaw a myriad of national projects focused on child welfare, w88 mobile justice, judicial decision-making, school engagement and trauma/victimization.

His background also includes working with youth in detention and correction settings as an educator and mental health clinician and he is a licensed school counselor, professional counselor and clinical professional counselor.

Marsh has served on numerous national advisory committees, including the U.S. National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention Task Force, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control STRYVE Youth Violence Prevention Council, the U.S. Office of Victims of Crime Coordinating Systems of Care Steering Committee, the National Child Traumatic Stress Network w88 mobile Justice Subcommittee and the National Training Team for Racial & Ethnic Fairness in the Courts coordinated by the National Center for State Courts.

Research interests

  • w88 mobile and the law
  • w88 mobile law
  • Courts and the judiciary
  • Trauma-responsive justice
  • Victimization
  • Resiliency
  • Crisis intervention
  • Adolescent development

Class materials

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution (COM 454/654)
  • Research Methods for Judges (JS 718)
  • Advanced w88 mobile Psychological Theory I (SPSY 739)
  • Social w88 mobile Special Topics: Juvenile Law (SPSY 764)
  • w88 mobile and Behavioral Science in the Law (JS 735)
  • Communication Theory (COM 760)
  • Advanced Adolescent Development (HDFS 431/631)
  • Introduction to Social w88 mobile (PSY 261)

Selected publications

  • Russell, K., & w88 mobile, S. C. (2018). When juveniles commit sexual offenses: Considerations and recommendations for judges. w88 mobile and Family Court Journal, 69(2), 37-48.
  • Helfrick, V., DeVault, A., Marsh, S. C., & Snider, K. M. (2018). Environmental considerations for trauma-responsive w88 mobile and family courts: A review of the literature with recommendations for practice. w88 mobile and Family Court Journal, 69(2), 5-20.
  • Perez, L., Miller, M. K., Summers, A., & w88 mobile, S. C. (2017). Assessing interventions to reduce judicial bias. In S. Redfield & B. Donald (Eds.), Enhancing justice: Reducing bias. Chicago, IL: American Bar Association.
  • Kuhn, J., Marsh, S. C., & Cotman, R. (2016). The best and worst of dispositions: An analysis of 30 years of w88 mobile justice data in La Porte County, Indiana. Child & Youth Care Forum, 46(3), 357-378.
  • Marsh, S. C., Summers, A., Devault, A., & Villalobos, G. (2016). Lessons learned from the development of a trauma consultation protocol for w88 mobile and family courts. w88 mobile and Family Court Journal, 67(3), 5-22.
  • Marsh, S. C., Dierkhising, C., Decker, K., & Rosiak, J. (2015). Preparing for a trauma review in your w88 mobile and family court. Reno, NV: National Council of w88 mobile and Family Court Judges.
  • Marsh, S. C., & Gonzalez, C. (2014). A need for training: Preparing w88 mobile and family court judges on military-related issues. w88 mobile and Family Court Journal, 65, 13-21.
  • w88 mobile, S. C., & Byer, J. (2013). Toward a conceptual framework for trauma-responsive practice in courts. Criminal Law Practitioner, 1(1), 101-103.
  • Mallett, C. A., Williams, M. J., & w88 mobile, S. C. (2013). Specialized detention facilities. In O. Thienhaus & M. Piasecki (Eds.), Correctional psychiatry. New York, NY: Civic Research Institute.

*Full list of publications available upon request.

Ph.D. students

Education

  • Ph.D., Social w88 mobile, University of Nevada, Reno
  • M.Ed., Guidance and Counseling, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
  • B.Ed., Secondary Education/w88 mobile Sciences, University of Alaska, Fairbanks