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Caitlin Cavanagh

Associate Professor

532 Baker Hall

caitcav@msu.edu

Curriculum Vitae

The Adjust Lab

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Area of Expertise

Juvenile Justice

Biography

Caitlin Cavanagh is an Associate Professor in the School of Criminal Justice and a Mason Soneral Faculty Fellow at Michigan State University. Broadly, her research focuses on the intersections of psychology and the law, and how social contexts shape adolescent behavior. A developmental psychologist by training, she is particularly interested in family dynamics as they relate to the legal system. Her program of research seeks to produce developmentally sound research that can improve how the juve

Education

PhD 2016, University of California Irvine

MA 2013, University of California Irvine

BA 2011, University of Rochester

Publications

Simmons, C., Cavanagh, C., & Krupa, J. (in press). Integrating Developmental and Antiracist Perspectives into Juvenile Legal System Research. Developmental Review.

Cavanagh, C., & Cauffman, E. (in press). Sibling Justice Involvement and Youth Recidivism Following First Arrest. Law and Human Behavior.

Simmons, C., & Cavanagh, C. (in press). Adolescent Development, Youth Violence, and Policy Options for a Developmentally Informed Legal System. Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences.

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Research and Grants

The Siblings Study

The Juvenile Risk Assessment Study

The Short-Term Detention Study

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