Dr. Elizabeth Wright is originally from Wisconsin, where she earned Bachelor's degrees in Psychology and Social Welfare, with a certificate in Criminal Justice in 1994 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received her Ph.D. from Sam Houston State University in 2004. Her interests include: Victimology and victim's studies, females and criminal justice, juvenile justice and delinquency, police-community relations, stress management and vicarious trauma, and disaster response and criminal justice. Dr. Wright has worked as a corrections liaison with both incarcerated boys and girls and an HIV counselor. Additionally, she worked for a number of years as a rape crisis hotline counselor and support group facilitator and continued her victim advocacy work through the Rape Crisis Volunteers of Cumberland County organization from 2007-2011. In addition to responding to crisis line calls and emergency room companion call, she served as a member of the Board of Directors for four years, including appointments as Board Treasurer and Board Secretary for 3 of those years, was a primary grant writer for the organization, and assisted with training and fundraising efforts.

Most recently, Dr. Wright has worked on projects exploring fear of crime and citizen satisfaction of police for the Fayetteville Police Department, exploring availability and utilization of victim services for domestic violence victims in four counties within North Carolina, evaluating a self-defense program for victims of sexual assault, and assessing teaching at the undergraduate level in criminal justice.

She has been published in Women & Criminal Justice, Applied Psychology in Criminal Justice, Contemporary Justice Review, ACJS Assessment Forum, and Crime Prevention and Community Safety. She has also written multiple book chapters exploring different victimological and victims' rights issues and a technical report on the victimization experience presented to the Texas State Legislature. IDr. Wright, along with Dr. Sara Brightman (Fayetteville State University), published a new textbook on crime victimization, currently in its 2nd edition, offering students a broader look at burgeoning issues and working with victims overall.

Dr. Wright comes to MTSU with 11 years of experience of teaching/research/service at the University level. She previously worked at Fayetteville State University in Fayetteville, North Carolina, where she earned the rank of Associate Professor with tenure, and Assistant Department Chair and was actively engaged in numerous committees, including the Sexual Misconduct Task Force which was responsible for ensuring the University was meeting the standards of the Campus SAVE Act.

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Wright, E.Q. & Deonna Gibbs (forthcoming 2022). Mental health and criminal justice. In A.P. Madden, Today’s Issues in Crime and Punishment: Democrats and Republicans. ABC-CLIO.  

Wright, E.Q. (forthcoming 2022). Crime victims’ rights. In A.P. Madden, Today’s Issues in Crime and Punishment: Democrats and Republicans. ABC-CLIO.  

DeValve, M.J., Garland, T.S., & E.Q. Wright (2019).  A unified theory of justice and crime: Justice as love gives. Rowman and Littlefield Press.  

Wright, E.Q. (2019). Victim advocacy. In K. Frailing & F. Bernat, Encyclopedia of Women and Crime, Wiley-Blackwell.*  

Wright, E.Q. (2019). Rape Kits. In K. Frailing & F. Bernat, Encyclopedia of Women and Crime, Wiley-Blackwell.*  

Wright, E.Q. (2019). Rape Trauma Syndrome. In K. Frailing & F. Bernat, Encyclopedia of Women and Crime, Wiley-Blackwell.*  

Wright, E.Q. & Brightman, S. (2018). Crime victimization: A comprehensive overview, 2nd edition. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press.  

Quinn, E. (2017).  Repeat victimization and community policing: A reciprocal approach to addressing crime.  In L. J. Moriarty and R. J. Jerin, (Eds) Current issues in victimology research, 3rd ed., pp. 73-92. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press.  

Quinn, E. and Brightman, S. (2015). Crime victimization: A comprehensive overview. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press.  

Grohe, B.R., M. DeValve, and E. Quinn (2012).  Is perception reality? The comparison of citizens’ levels of fear of crime versus perception of crime problems in the community. Crime Prevention and Community Safety, 14, 196-211.*  

Lenning, E.E. and E. Quinn (2011). Fixin’ a Hot Mess: Using multiple drafts and rubrics to improve student writing.  Assessment Forum, ACJS.*

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Wright, E.Q. (5/11/2021). Presentation: Working with justice-involved clients in a trauma-informed way. Doors of Hope, Lunch ‘n Learn.

Wright. E.Q. (October 9, 2020). Event coordinator: Academic Discussion Panel: Crime Victims’ Rights in Tennessee. MTSU Campus – Virtual event.   

Wright, E.Q. (September 13, 2018). Place matters: Comparison of victim compensation programs across the Southeastern United States.  Southern Criminal Justice Association annual meeting, Pensacola, FL.  

Wright, E.Q. (February 15, 2018). Vicarious Trauma: Experiences of law enforcement and victim advocates. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, February 14-17, 2018, New Orleans, LA.  

Quinn, E. (November 18, 2016). Is perception reality? Crime concerns, levels of fear, and the perception of police services. Research Showcase, College of Behavioral and Health Sciences.  

ROUNDTABLE: BALANCING MOTHERHOOD AND ACADEMIA. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Conference, Denver, CO, March 2016.  

A geo-spatial analysis of fear of crime and satisfaction with police services. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Conference, Orlando, FL, March 2015.  

ROUNDTABLE: 10 YEARS LATER: FIRST YEAR PROFESSORS (2005) REVISITED – LESSONS LEARNED OVER A DECADE. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Conference, Orlando, FL, March 2015.  

Certification Session I: Best practices for achieving certification: Advice from Certification Coordinators.  Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Conference, Philadelphia, PA February 20, 2014.  Co-presenter: Gary Bayens.  

Domestic violence prevalence, service availability, and service utilization.  Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Conference, NYC March 2012. Co-presenter: Michael DeValve.  

Certification Session I: Best practices for achieving certification: Advice from Certification Coordinators.  Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Conference, NYC March 2012.  Co-presenter: Gary Bayens.  

Fear of crime versus actual crime. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Conference, San Diego February 2010.  Co-presenters: Bonnie Grohe and Michael DeValve.  

Certification Session I: Best practices for achieving certification: advice from Program Certification Coordinators.  Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Conference, San Diego February 2010.  

Domestic violence victim service availability and utilization: A comparison of four counties.  Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Conference, Boston March 2009.   

Using student assessment to improve student learning outcomes at an HBCU.  Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Conference, Cincinnati March 2008.  Co-presenters: Melissa Barlow, Fayetteville State University, Bonnie Grohe, Fayetteville State University, Robert Brown, Fayetteville State University, Lorenzo Boyd, Fayetteville State University.  

Curricula in Criminal Justice and Criminology Doctoral Programs.  Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Conference, Seattle March 2007.  Co-presenter: Michael DeValve, Fayetteville State University.  

First Year Professors’ Experiences.  Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Conference, Chicago March 2005.  Co-presenters: Michael DeValve, Fayetteville State University; Dale Brooker, St. Joseph’s College (Maine); Scott Vollum, The College of William and Mary; Tammy Garland, University of Arkansas – Monticello. 

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