Biography
Dr. Vivian Aranda-Hughes is an Assistant Professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University. Her research focuses on correctional experiences, particularly the well-being, stress, and organizational contexts of correctional staff, as well as the broader institutional environments that shape life inside prisons and jails. She also examines how criminal justice policies affect both staff and system functioning, with a goal of informing evidence-based approaches to improve cor
Read moreEducation
PhD 2022, Florida State University
MA 2016, Kansas State University
BA 2009, University of Washington
Publications
Aranda-Hughes, V., & Mears, D. P. (2025). Prison personnel views of the effects of solitary confinement on the mental health of incarcerated persons. Criminal Justice and Behavior.
Torres-Rivera, V., Aranda-Hughes, V., & Zavala, E. (2025). On the Relationship Between Cyber Abuse Perpetration and Intimate Partner Violence Victimization: A Social Interactionist Approach. Victims & Offenders.
Lim, S., Allen, M., Aranda-Hughes, V., Edwards, K. M., & Wilson, T. (2024). “We’re Going to Start Healing”: Perceptions of Sexual Violence on a Rural Indian Reservation in the Northern Great Plains. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
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Read moreResearch and Grants
Evaluating the Impact of the Clean Slate Act on Socio-Economic Equity and Recidivism
Examining Deaths in Custody
Victimization and Help-Seeking among the Latina/o Population in the U.S.
