Carrie Mier

Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice
Tom Raper Hall 356
(765) 973-8544
cwarstle@iue.edu

Education

• Ph.D. (2017), Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida State University
• M.S. (2012), Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida State University
• B.S. (2009), Public Affairs with a Concentration in Criminal Justice, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne

Current Teaching Interests

Drug Issues in Criminal Justice; Violence and Victimization; Criminal Theory

Current Research Interests

Drug Trends at National, State, and Local Levels; Community Risk and Resilience to Substance Issues; Stigma; Risk and Protection to Violence and Victimization; Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (Experiential Learning/Service Learning/Study Abroad)

Selected Publications and Presentations

• Mier, C. (2019). “Two Sides of the Same Coin: Stigma in Substance Use Disorders and Mental Health.” Presentation at Richmond State Hospital Dual Diagnostic Symposium on September 20, 2019.
• Mier, C. (2019). “So You Want to Do Service Learning? Development, implementation, and refinement of a service learning project in a criminal justice substance abuse course.” Spring 2019 presentation for Chancellor’s Community Engagement Course Development Grant recipients at Indiana University East.
• Mier, C. (2018). Adventures in Advising: Strategies, Situations, and Solutions to Student Problems in Criminology and Criminal Justice. International Journal of Progressive Education, 14(1), 21-31.
• Mier, C., & Ladny, R.T. (2018). Does Self-Esteem Negatively Impact Crime and Delinquency? A Meta-Analytic Review of 25 Years of Evidence. Deviant Behavior, 39(8), 1006-1022. *Published additionally as a blog post for PsyPost blog titled “Study: High self-esteem     linked to reduced likelihood of crime and delinquency”
• Leal, W., & Mier, C. (2015). What’s Age Got to Do With It? Comparing Juveniles and Adults on Drugs and Crime. Crime & Delinquency, 0011128715616131 *Published additionally as a blog post for London School of Economics USAPP - American Politics and Policy blog titled “The relationship between drugs and crime differs by age”

Selected Awards and Recognition

• Summer Faculty Fellowship Grant (2018) – community trend research in opioids, risk, and resilience
• IU Addiction Grand Challenges Ideas Lab (2018)
• Chancellor’s Community Engagement Course Development Grant (2018) – service learning in addicted to justice course
• Summer Faculty Fellowship (2017) – national and state opioid trend research