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Jason Rydberg, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

College
College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Department
School of Criminology and Justice Studies, Center for Program Evaluation
Phone
(978) 934-4173
Office
Health and Social Sciences Building, Room 495
Email
Jason_Rydberg@uml.edu
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Expertise

Quantitative Methods, Program Evaluation, Recidivism, Sex Offense Policy

Research Interests

Prisoner Reentry; Sex Offender Policy; Program Evaluation; Quantitative Methods.

Education

Ph.D.: Criminal Justice, Michigan State University (2014)
M.S.: Criminal Justice, Michigan State University (2009)
B.S.: Criminal Justice, Northeastern University (2006)

Selected Awards and Honors

Distinguished New Scholar - American Society of Criminology Division on Corrections and Sentencing, 2020

Selected Publications

  • Rydberg, J., Socia, K.M., Dum, C., and Cole, K. (Forthcoming). Shooting the messenger: How expert statements on stigmatized populations negatively impact perceived credibility. Justice Quarterly.
  • Rydberg, J., Huebner, B., Grommon, E., and Miller, A. (2023). Investigating the effect of post-release housing mobility on recidivism: Considering individuals convicted of sexual offenses. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 35(5), 539-567.
  • Rydberg, J., Cassidy, M., & McGarrell, E. F. (2022). Modeling shifts in community corrections populations following COVID-19: Evidence from a Midwest metropolitan area. Corrections: Policy, Practice, and Research 7(5), 398-414.
  • Cole, K., Rydberg, J., and Cassidy, M. (2021). Going off the grid: Assessing sentencing departures for individuals convicted of sexual offenses. Crime and Delinquency, 67(11), 1676-1705.
  • Socia, K.M., Rydberg, J., and Dum, C. P. (2021). Punitive attitudes towards individuals convicted of sex offenses: A vignette study. Justice Quarterly, 38(6), 1262-1289.
  • Thompson, L., Rydberg, J., Cassidy, M., Socia, K. (2019). Contextual influences on the sentencing of individuals convicted of sexual crimes. Sexual Abuse, 1079063219852936.
  • Socia, K., Dum, C.P., Rydberg, J. (2019). Turning a blind eye: public support of emergency housing policies for sex offenders. Sexual Abuse,31(1) 25--49.
  • Rydberg, J., Dum, C. P., and Socia, K. M. (2018). Nobody gives a *bleep*: A factorial survey examining the effect of criminological evidence on opposition to sex offender residence restrictions. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 14(4), 541-550.
  • Rydberg, J., Cassidy, M., and Socia, K. (2018). Punishing the wicked: Examining the correlates of sentence severity for convicted sex offenders. Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 34(4), 943-970.
  • Rydberg, J., McGarrell, E., Norris, A., and Circo, G. (2018). A quasi-experimental synthetic control evaluation of a place-based police directed patrol intervention on violent crime. Journal of Experimental Criminology 14(1), 83-109. Doi: 10.1007/s11292-018-9324-8
  • Rydberg, J., Dum, C.P., Socia, K. (2018). Nobody gives a #%&!: a factorial survey examining the effect of criminological evidence on opposition to sex offender residence restrictions. Journal of Experimental Criminology,14(4) 541-550.
  • Rydberg, J., Cassidy, M., Socia, K. (2018). Punishing the wicked: examining the correlates of sentence severity for convicted sex offenders. Journal of quantitative criminology,34(4) 943--970.
  • Dum, C.P., Socia, K., Rydberg, J. (2017). Public support for emergency shelter housing interventions concerning stigmatized populations: Results from a factorial survey. Criminology \& Public Policy,16(3) 835--877.
  • Rydberg, J., Carkin, D.M. (2017). Utilizing Alternate Models for Analyzing Count Outcomes. Crime & Delinquency,63(1) 61–76.
  • Rydberg, J., Grommon, E. (2016). A Multimethod Examination of the Dynamics of Recidivism During Reentry. Corrections: Policy, Practice and Research,1(1) 40–60.
  • Rydberg, J. (2016). Albert Fish. ABC-CLIO
  • Ray, B., Grommon, E., Rydberg, J. (2016). Anticipated Stigma and Defensive Individualism During Postincarceration Job Searching. Sociological Inquiry,86(3) 348–371.
  • Grommon, E., Rydberg, J. (2016). Correctional Interventions and Outcomes. Wiley
  • Grommon, E., Rydberg, J. (2016). Desisters in the Making? Exploring the Capacity to Desist During Community Transition Among a Small Longitudinal Panel of Releasee. Journal of Crime and Justice, 1–19.
  • Rydberg, J., Grommon, E., Huebner, B., Pleggenkuhle, B. (2016). Examining the Correlates of Sex Offender Residence Restriction Violation Rates. Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 1–23.
  • Socia, K., Rydberg, J. (2016). Sex Offender Legislation and Policy. Routledge
  • Clark, K., Rydberg, J. (2016). The Effect of Institutional Educational Programming on Prisoner Misconduct. Criminal Justice Studies,29(4) 325–344.
  • Rydberg, J., Stone, R., McGarrell, E.F. (2016). Utilizing Incident-Based Crime Data to Inform Strategic Interventions A Problem Analysis of Violence in Michigan. Justice Research and Policy,17(1) 3–27.
  • Grommon, E., Rydberg, J. (2015). Elaborating the Correlates of Firearm Injury Severity: Combining Criminological and Public Health Concerns. Victims & Offenders,10(3) 318-340.
  • Grommon, E., Rydberg, J. (2014). Managing the Reentry Transition with Substance Use Propensities: Insights from a Sample of Parolees in a Small, Industrialized Midwestern City. Jones & Bartlett Learning
  • Huebner, B.M., Kras, K., Rydberg, J., Bynum, T.S., Grommon, E., Pleggenkuhle, B. (2014). The Effect and Implications of Sex Offender Residence Restrictions. Criminology & Public Policy,13(1) 139-168.
  • Rydberg, J., Pizarro, J.M. (2014). Victim Lifestyle as a Correlate of Homicide Clearance. Homicide Studies: An Interdisciplinary & International Journal,18(4) 342-362.
  • Rydberg, J., Grommon, E., Huebner, B.M., Bynum, T. (2014). Effect of Statewide Residency Restrictions on Sex Offender Post-Release Housing Mobility. Justice Quarterly,31(2) 421-444.
  • Dooley, B.D., Rydberg, J. (2014). Irreconcilable Differences? Examining Divergences in the Orientations of Criminology and Criminal Justice Scholarship, 1951–2008. Journal of Criminal Justice Education,25(1) 84-105.

Selected Presentations

  • Impact of a Pre-Arraignment Adult Diversion Alternatives Program (ADAP) on behavioral health outcomes - Academic and Health Policy on Conference on Correctional Health, March 2021 - Virtual Meeting
  • Evaluation of an adult diversion alternatives program - 22nd Annual Student Research and Community Engagement Symposium, May 2019 - Lowell, MA

Selected Contracts, Fellowships, Grants and Sponsored Research

  • Zhang, S., Hounmenou, C., Kysia, K., Rydberg, J., Lee, C. S., & Zimmerman, C. (FY 2023). Measuring Prevalence of Child Trafficking in Cote d’Ivoire. US Department of State, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. ($1,000,000, Role: Co-PI).
  • Rydberg, J., Morabito, M. S. (FY 2022). Evaluation of the Mindright program. Liberty Mutual Foundation ($120,000, Role: PI).
  • Zhang, S. & Rydberg, J. (FY 2022). Reducing domestic servitude in Tunisia through capacity building. Submitted to US Department of State, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. ($1,458,667, Role: Co-PI).
  • McGarrell, E. and Rydberg, J. (FY 2018). Core Capacity and Special Emphasis SAC Proposal: Michigan Statistical Analysis Center 2018. US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, State Justice Statistics Program ($224,043; $104,760 subcontract to UML). Role: Co-Principal Investigator.
  • Shortland, N., Horgan, J., Savoia, E., Williams, M., and Rydberg, J. (FY2018). Operation250: An Evaluation of a Primary Prevention Campaign focused on Online Safety and Risk Assessment. US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice ($1,029,474; $153,455 direct to UML). Role: Co-Investigator.
  • Clark, K. M. and Rydberg, J. (FY 2018). Informing The Utility of GPS Monitoring for Pretrial Probationary Supervision: An Examination of Reoffending and Collateral Consequences. US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice ($31,989). Role: Co-Principal Investigator.
  • Harris, A., and Rydberg, J. (FY2017). Evaluation of efficacy of technical assistance to Tribal Justice Systems. US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance ($31,383). Role: Co-Principal Investigator.
  • Fu, Xinwen (FY2017). An Internet of Things (IoT) security and privacy course built upon frontier research, industry need, and affordable platforms for classrooms. United States Department of Defense, National Security Agency ($114,086). Role: Evaluator ($8,506).
  • Rydberg, J., and Socia, K. M. (FY2015). Community-Level Influences on the Sentencing of Convicted Sex Offenders. US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, Solicitation NIJ-2015-3974 ($39,997). Role: Principal Investigator.
  • Impact of the First Pre-Arraignment Adult Diversion Alternatives Program (ADAP) in the Wake of the Opioid Epidemic (2018), Grant - University of Massachusetts Lowell, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation, Sustainability Engagement & Enrichment Development (S.E.E.D.) Fund
    Walter, A.W., Rydberg, J., Morocho, C.