Resume

• 2011

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Dissertation:\n\"The Aftermath: Two Comparisons of the Social Consequences of DNA and non-DNA Exonerations\"

  Criminology

  Law and Society

  University of Florida

• 2009

  American Psychology-Law Society

• 2008

  American Society of Criminology

  Master of Arts (M.A.)

  Master's Thesis:\nExoneree Stigma: An Investigation of Attitudes Toward Guilty and Wrongfully Convicted Persons.

  Criminology

  Law and Society

  University of Florida

  Emergency Medical Technican Certification

  Santa Fe College

• 2003

  Hebrew

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

  Journalism

  University of Florida

  Magna Cum Laude

• Public Speaking

  PowerPoint

  Psychology

  Statistics

  Editing

  Teamwork

  Microsoft Office

  Sociology

  Data Analysis

  Criminology

  Teaching

  Technical Writing

  Research

  Qualitative Research

  SPSS

  University Teaching

  College Teaching

  Higher Education

  AFTER EXONERATION: AN INVESTIGATION OF STIGMA AND WRONGFULLY CONVICTED PERSONS

  To date

  the Innocence Project has worked to exonerate over 280 individuals who were wrongfully convicted. As the population of exonerees grows

  there is a need to examine the social consequences of wrongful conviction. Previous research has demonstrated that individuals who are paroled from prison are discriminated against \nand stigmatized

  and this research has suggested that exonerees may be stigmatized in a similar manner. Using correspondence bias as a theoretical framework

  we examined this possibility through two separate studies. In Study One

  participants read a newspaper article about either an exoneree or a guilty individual. In Study Two

  participants read a newspaper article about either an exoneree

  guilty

  or average individual. We found that the guilty individual was generally stigmatized more than the exonerated. However

  the exonerated were rated at or near the midpoint of the scale on some measures of stigma in Study One

  indicating they may experience some stigma. In Study Two

  we found the exonerated individual was stigmatized relative to the average individual on most measures of personal characteristics. However

  the exonerated individual was not stigmatized on other measures relative to the average individual. The implications of these results

  future directions for research

  and policy recommendations are discussed below.

  AFTER EXONERATION: AN INVESTIGATION OF STIGMA AND WRONGFULLY CONVICTED PERSONS

  In Press.

  Law and Society

  The Role of Context in Perceptions of Exonerees and Ex-Convicts

  Thompson

  Ph.D.

  Arkansas State University

  University of Florida

  TAGA Investments

  Inc.

  Levett Psychology-Law Laboratory

  Alachua County Fire Rescue

  Instructor

  Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law

  Gainesville

  Florida Area

  University of Florida

  Project Manager

  Gainesville

  Florida Area

  Levett Psychology-Law Laboratory

  Assistant to the Vice President

  Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

  TAGA Investments

  Inc.

  Emergency Medical Technician

  Bike Unit

  Gainesville

  Florida Area

  Alachua County Fire Rescue

  Arkansas State University

  University of Florida

  Graduate Assistant

  Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law

  Gainesville

  Florida Area