Interests
Dr. Carter enjoys cycling, reading, yoga, cooking, volunteering, and travel.
Education
- Ph.D., Criminology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- M.S., Corrections and Juvenile Justice Studies, Eastern Kentucky University
- B.A., Sociology, University of Kentucky
Awards
- American Society of Criminology Division of Women and Crime Sarah Hall Service Award 2020
- American Society of Criminology Division of Critical Criminology & Social Justice Teaching Award 2019
Publications
Carter, L. M. (2022). In and out of “The Lifestyle”: Theoretical explanations for female offending and desistance from crime. Violence and Victims, 37(5), 659-682.
Carter, L. M., Goodmon, L. B., #Urs, M., & #Rutledge-Jukes, H. (2022). The effects of victim gender identity, juror gender, and judicial instructions on victim blaming, crime severity ratings, and verdicts in sexual assault trials. Journal of Homosexuality. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2021.2018877
#O’Donnell, C., ^Goodmon, L. B., & Carter, L. M. (2019). Game on: The relationship between media exposure, demographics, and perceptions of campus safety. The Open Journal of Criminology and Sociology, 2, 10-22.
#O’Donnell, C., Carter, L. M., ^Goodmon, L. B., #Zunic, D., #Smith, C., & #Parisi, A. (2018). “As Seen on TV:” The Relationship between Media, Demographics, and Perceptions of Campus Safety. North American Journal of Psychology, 20(1), 1-22.
Carter, L. M. (2017). “All they do is see the charge”: Reentry barriers and correctional programming needs of women returning to society after incarceration. Corrections: Policy, Practice, and Research, 4(4), 272-301.
doi: 10.1080/23774657.2017.1399096
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Projects
I have attended many conferences and presented with my colleagues and students. Some recent presentations include:
- Karnes, S., Howard, L., Hicks, K., Bolivar, I., Goodmon, L.B., & Carter, L. M. (2023). Who’s the real thief here? Cross-race effect in change blindness involving a person swap crime scenario. Poster presented at the 2023 Central Florida Psychology Summit, Lakeland, FL.
- Slate, R. N. & Carter, L. M. (2023). Criminalization of mental illness and the need for formal diversion/ reentry programs. Presented at the 2023 Central Florida Psychology Summit, Lakeland, FL.
- Carter, L. M., Clevenger, S., Marcum, C., Navarro, J., & Popham, J. (2022). Roundtable: Sexual misconduct in the metaverse. Presented at The American Society of Criminology Conference, Atlanta, GA.
- Goodmon, L. & Carter, L. M., #Gregg, M., & #Oliver, M. (2022). Cross-race effects in change blindness involving a person swap crime scenario. Presented at the Southern Criminal Justice Association Conference, Asheville, NC.
- Begum. P., Carter, L. M., Clevenger, S., Johnson, C., & Steele, M. (2021). Roundtable: Guiding graduate students to successfully navigate academic relationships. Presented at The American Society of Criminology Conference, Chicago, IL.
- Carter, L. M., Clevenger, S., Cox, A., & Acquaviva, B. L. (2021). Sexual harassment and professional misconduct at academic meetings. The American Society of Criminology Conference, Chicago, IL.
- Carter, L. M., #Ali, M., & #Slinin, A. (2021). Teaching and learning perspectives from a death penalty course. Roundtable at the Southern Criminal Justice Association Conference, Daytona Beach, FL.
- Goodmon, L. & Carter, L. M., #Pacheco, J. (2021). I didn’t see that: The relationship between change blindness, perpetrator clothing, and witness gender in a person swap crime scenario. Presented at the Southern Criminal Justice Association Conference, Daytona Beach, FL.
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