Dr. Molly Smith, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the School of Criminal Justice and Criminology at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She joined the faculty in the fall of 2016 after receiving her Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from Sam Houston State University. She also holds both a M.A. in Criminal Justice and Criminology and a B.A. in Criminal Justice from Sam Houston State University.
Dr. Smith’s research focuses on victimization, human trafficking, institutional corrections, and correctional healthcare. In particular, she is interested in how the demand for commercialized sex fuels trafficking victimization and the barriers incarcerated offenders face regarding receiving proper medical care. Her research has been published in journals such as Criminology, Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology, Criminal Justice and Behavior, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, Public Health Ethics, and Journal of Correctional Health Care. She also mentors both undergraduate and graduate students on a variety of projects, including topics within corrections, life-course criminology, and campus crime. Several of her undergraduate mentees have won competitive state-wide Student Undergraduate Research Fellowships from the Arkansas Department of Higher Education; allowing them to present the findings of their research with her at national and regional conferences.
Molly Smith can be reached at [email protected].