Bridget Kelly completed her master’s and bachelor’s degrees in criminal justice with an undergraduate minor in sociology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She has co- authored two articles published in academic journals, a book chapter, a state data brief, and an encyclopedia entry, all in the area of criminal justice. She has presented original research data at the Western and Pacific Criminal Justice Educators Conference (2008) and American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting (2008, 2009, and 2016).