Elizabeth Mansley

Criminology, Justice, Law and Society Department

814-886-6487

EMansley@mtaloy.edu

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Elizabeth A. Mansley is a Professor of Criminology at Mount Aloysius College. She received her PhD in Sociology from the University of Delaware, where she specialized in gender and deviance. Her dissertation explored race, class and age differences in men’s perceptions of intimate partner violence to develop culturally enhanced batterer intervention treatment programs. This research was published by LSB Scholarly Publishing. Dr. Mansley went on to receive her Master's in Social Work from the University of Pittsburgh with a concentration in mental health and direct practice. After completing internships in victim’s services and gerontology/hospice, Dr. Mansley has facilitated trauma recovery groups at men’s correctional institutions and presented regionally on developing trauma-informed practices. She was selected by WESA for “People Making A Difference” award for her work with incarcerated parents. In addition, Dr. Mansley has won numerous awards for her teaching, advising and
volunteerism. Dr. Mansley’s research has been published in the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Social Change and by Intellect Books and has been presented at multiple state and national conferences. Her outreach in the areas of prison re-entry has been awarded numerous grants to fund programs in trauma recovery, family reunification and re-entry preparation. Dr. Mansley’s current research interests include victimology, trauma studies, and corrections.