I am an Assistant Professor at Millersville University, Millersville, Pennsylvania in the Department of Criminology, Sociology & Anthropology.

My research interests include:

Sex offender legislation, aging sex offender population, barriers to housing, re-entry, community corrections, comparative global justice, survey methodology, mixed methods research.

My area of expertise is the aging sex offender population and their inability to access long-term care facilities.

Invited Guest Speaker:

Florida Action Committee; United Voices 4 Sex Offense Reform; NARSOL; Women Against the Registry; CURE-SORT; Connecting 4 Justice International

Services:

Consulting, public speaker, keynote speaker

Publications:

Care for the aging: Long-term care facilities' willingness to accept persons convicted of sexual offending.Dissertation, 2022

Criminal justice policies and access to long-term care for individuals convicted of sexual offenses.Jerstad, S., Levenson, Jill S., Forthcoming, 2025

Social scientist, public speaker, advocate