Dr. Nicole Niebuhr

• Position: Assistant Professor
• Department: Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Legal Studies
• Office Location: Building 85, Room 148
• nniebuhr@uwf.edu
• Campus: 850.474.3409
• Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Biography

Dr. Nicole Niebuhr joined the UWF faculty as an assistant professor in the Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice in 2019 after earning her doctoral degree from Sam Houston State University. Her research interests include criminal careers, corrections, criminological theory and program evaluation. Her research has examined desistance and deterrence on samples of offenders. She has examined how experience with punishment impacts risk perceptions and intentions to engage in crime.

Niebuhr has also studied how job stress and job satisfaction are related to formerly incarcerated individuals’ time to recidivism. She has also examined criminal decision-making by comparing known offenders to college students decision to engage in criminal activities. For her evaluation research she has also worked with agencies to conduct evaluations of a juvenile drug court and a court for mentally ill probationers. Additionally, she has worked with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice assisting them with research, including exploring correlates of correctional officer attrition.

Degrees & Institutions

Niebuhr received her bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Wisconsin La-Crosse. She earned her master's and doctorate in Criminal Justice and Criminology from Sam Houston State University.

Research

• Criminal careers
• Corrections
• Criminological theory
• Program evaluation

Publications

Updegrove, A. H., Muftic, L. R., & Niebuhr, N. (Forthcoming). Criminal justice system outcomes for buyers, sellers, and facilitators of commercial sex in Houston, Texas. Crime & Delinquency.

Bouffard, J. A., Exum, M. L., & Niebuhr, N. (2018). Examining the stability and predictors of deterrability across multiple offense types within a sample of convicted felons. Journal of Criminal Justice, 57, 76-88.

Niebuhr, N., & Orrick, E. A. (2018). Impact of employment satisfaction and stress on time to recidivism. Corrections Policy, Practice & Research, 1-18.

Bouffard, J. A., Niebuhr, N., & Exum, M. L. (2017). Examining specific deterrence effects on DWI among serious offenders. Crime & Delinquency, 63(14), 1923-1945.

Book Chapters

Bouffard, J.A., & Niebuhr, N.  (2017). The Use of Experimental Designs in the Study of Offender Decision Making. Chapter to appear in The Handbook on Offender Decision Making, edited by W. Bernasco, H. Elffers, & J-L. van Gelder. Oxford University Press.

Keywords: victimology, criminological theory, corrections, criminal careers, incarceration, recidivism, criminal decision-making, punishment and risk assessment