Joshua Ellsworth, Ph.D.

Joined Chatham: September 2021

ACADEMIC AREAS OF INTEREST

Criminology; Interpersonal violence and victimization; Vulnerable populations; Homelessness; Street crime; Illicit drug use; Homicide and criminal investigations; Historical criminology; Qualitative research methods

EDUCATION

• Ph.D., Indiana University (Bloomington, IN), 2021
• M.L.A., Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD), 2015
• M.A., University of Massachusetts (Lowell, MA), 2011
• M.S., Western New England University (Springfield, MA), 2001
• B.S., Western New England University (Springfield, MA), 1998

AWARDS

• Robert F. Borkenstein Graduate Award, Indiana University, 2019

ORGANIZATIONS

• American Society of Criminology (ASC)
• Northeastern Association of Criminal Justice Sciences (NEACJS)
• Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Justice Educators (PACJE)
• Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction (SSSI)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Ellsworth, J. T. (2023). “Domestic violence and homelessness among women.” In T. K. Shackelford (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Domestic Violence. Springer Nature.
• Ellsworth, J. T. (2023). Coda: “The minutiae of crime-prone human ecologies.” Crime, Media, Culture, 19(1), 168–168.
• Ellsworth, J. T. (2022). “Housing and criminality: The effect of housing placement on arrests among chronically homeless adults.” Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness, 31(2), 130–141.
• Ellsworth, J. T. (2022). “Spice, vulnerability, and victimization: Synthetic cannabinoids and interpersonal crime victimization among homeless adults.” Substance Abuse, 43(1), 32–38.
• Ellsworth, J. T. (2020). “Felony murder.” In J. Bumgarner and C. Lewandowski (Eds.), Criminal Justice in America: The Encyclopedia of Crime, Law Enforcement, Courts, and Corrections (Vol. 1, pp. 206–207). ABC-CLIO.
• Ellsworth, J. T. (2019). “The natural history of street-level criminality: Self-perceptions of vincibility and a persistent offender’s motive for desistance.” Journal of Theoretical & Philosophical Criminology, 11(3), 187–204.
• Ellsworth, J. T. (2019). “Street crime victimization among homeless adults: A review of the literature.” Victims & Offenders, 14(1), 96–118.

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

• Ellsworth, J. T., Proctor, K. R., & Richard E. Niemeyer. “Criminality through a mechanistic lens: Contextual, constitutive, and etiological accuracy in a qualitative study of drug use-precipitated violence.” American Society of Criminology (ASC), Philadelphia, PA.
• Ellsworth, J. T. (2023). “Escape ideation and resistance to the pains of imprisonment among long-term sentence serving incarcerated men.” Northeastern Association of Criminal Justice Sciences (NEACJS), Williamsport, PA.
• Ellsworth, J. T., & McCown, R. R. (2023). “Listening to formerly incarcerated elders: narratives of hope, learning, teaching, and mentorship.” American Education Research Association (AERA), Chicago, IL.
• Ellsworth, J. T. (2023). “Neglected criminological theory: The overlooked importance of victim-centric frameworks.” Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Justice Educators (PACJE), Slippery Rock, PA. Session Chair.
• Proctor, K. R., & Ellsworth, J. T. (2022). “Contextualizing Ruth Kornhauser.” Thematic session: The Future of Criminology can be Found in its Past. American Society of Criminology (ASC), Atlanta, GA
• Ellsworth, J. T. (2022). “The reality of drug-facilitated crime and violence: How naturalistic, qualitative methods can improve contextual accuracy in criminological research.” Northeastern Association of Criminal Justice Sciences (NEACJS), Williamsport, PA
• Ellsworth, J. T. (2022). “Mental illness, crime, and homelessness: The importance of victimological balance.” Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Justice Educators (PACJE), Latrobe, PA
• Ellsworth, J. T. (2021). “Ontological security and violence: The ecology of urban homelessness and its effect on violent its interactions.” American Society of Criminology (ASC), Chicago, IL. Session Chair
• Ellsworth, J. T., & Tepperman, A. (2021). "The revival of narrative: Why stories should matter in historical Criminology." British Crime Historians Symposium (Leeds, UK)
• Ellsworth, J. T. (2019). "Effects of permanent supportive housing on adult homeless victimization". American Society of Criminology annual conference (San Francisco, CA)
• Ellsworth, J. T. (2019). "The natural history of street-level criminality: Self-perceptions of vincibility and a persistent offender's motive for desistance." American Society of Criminology (San Francisco, CA), Thematic Session Chair
• Ellsworth, J. T., Sandys, M., Madeira, J. L., & Pruss, H. (2019). Homicide victim-shaming: Negative victim portrayals in the news media." Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Conference (Baltimore, MD)
• Ellsworth, J. T. (2018). "Street-crime victimization among the homeless." American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting (Atlanta, GA)
• Ellsworth, J. T., Sandys, M., Madiera, J. L., Mastrocinque, J. M., & Pruss, H., (2017). "An exploratory inquiry into homicide survivors' talk of murder investigations." American Society of Criminology Annual Conference (Philadelphia, PA)