Marva V. Goodson-Miller, PhD

Dr. Marva Goodson-Miller is an assistant professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University (ASU). Her work examines how community-based correctional populations utilize their personal social networks to access resources and fulfill correctional supervision requirements. Specifically, her research employs egocentric (personal) social network methods to understand the causes and consequences of specific network constructions. Through this work, she illuminates unequal opportunities for women to adhere to correctional supervision requirements and proposes network-focused intervention strategies for diversifying individuals’ access to resources and improving personal (i.e., mental health) and correctional outcomes. Prior to joining the faculty at ASU, Dr. Goodson-Miller completed her doctoral studies at Michigan State University and postdoctoral studies at Vanderbilt University.