Expertise
Substance Abuse Treatment, In-prison Therapeutic Communities, Forensic Psychology, Problem-solving Courts, Implementation Science
Biography
For the past 20 years, Dr. Hiller has been faculty in the Department of Criminal Justice focused on research methodology, criminal justice policy, and forensic psychology. He has published more than 70 articles in peer-reviewed journals and has several scholarly book chapters, the most recent of which came out in 2023 in the The History and Future of Correctional Psychology. His most recent projects were the National Juvenile Drug Court Guidelines Cross-site Protocol and a process and outcome evaluation of a federal mental health court.
Selected Publications
- Houser, K., Hiller, M. L., Saum, C. A. (in press). Exploring co-occurring disorders (CODs) in mental health court: Predictors of graduation. Criminal Justice Review.
- Hiller, M. L. (2023). Correctional therapeutic communities. In. P. Magaletta, M. Ternes, & M. Patry (eds.). The History and Future of Correctional Psychology. New York, NY: Springer
- Hiller, M. L., Belenko, S. B., Dennis, M., Estrada, B., Cain, C.*, Mackin, J. R., Kagan, R. & Pappacena (2021). The impact of juvenile drug court treatment (JDTC) implementing federal evidence-based guidelines on recidivism and substance abuse: Multisite randomized control (RCT) and regression discontinuity (RDD) designs. Health & Justice, 9, 1-15.
- Robertson, A., Hiller, M. L., Dembo, R., Dennis, M., Scott, C., Henry, B., & Elkington, K. (2019). National survey of juvenile community supervision agency practices and caregiver involvement in behavioral health treatment. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 28, 3110-3120.
Courses Taught
- CJ 2696 Criminal Justice Research Methods
- CJ 3000 Police and Investigative Psychology
- CJ 3030 The Courts and Psychology
- CJ 3408 Forensic Psychology
- CJ 4096 CJ Capstone - Crime, Psychology and Rehabilitation
- CJ 8101 Decision Making in the Criminal Justice System