PhD - University of Florida (2009-2013) MA - John Jay College of Criminal Justice (2006-2007) BA - University of North Florida (2001-2004)
Bio
Julie Marie Baldwin is the interim vice provost for research and innovation, founding director of the Center for Research and Collaborative Partnerships, and research professor in the Department of Justice, Law & Criminology (JLC). Before undertaking these appointments, Dr. Baldwin served as a scholar in residence in JLC and associate director for research for the Justice Program’s Office (JPO), a center within the School of Public Affairs. In this role, she was responsible for establishing JPO’s research arm and developed a strong externally funded research portfolio that she has continued to significantly grow.
Dr. Baldwin’s expertise spans external funding, program and research development, grant administration, and the creation of strong researcher-practitioner partnerships. She has secured nearly $70 million in total revenue from grants and contracts, including over $68 million from externally funded grants. She has helped partners across the country build the infrastructure needed for effective grant management and data collection, while directly managing federal awards for partners with limited internal resources.
A specialist in translational and evaluation research with a focus on courts and treatment courts, behavioral and mental health, and subcultures including military, law enforcement, and gangs, Dr. Baldwin serves as a research partner and consultant for a variety of programs, agencies, and organizations at the federal, state, and local level. In particular, she is an internationally recognized expert on veterans treatment courts (VTCs), working with and researching VTCs since 2010 and continuing to pioneer VTC research, implementation, and enhancement. Currently, she serves as principal investigator for both the National Institute of Justice’s Multisite Evaluation of VTC and the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Veterans Risk and Need Enhancement Initiative. She disseminates her work broadly, has visited more than 60 VTCs across the country, and is actively working with 24 VTC programs. Dr. Baldwin is also the co-founder and co-president of the Veterans Treatment Court Research Consortium and served as editor of the Veterans Justice and Mental Health Newsletter for BJA’s National Drug Court Resource Center.
Dr. Baldwin serves as an associate editor of the American Journal of Criminal Justice and on the editorial board for The American Society of Criminology’s Division of Corrections and Sentencing Handbook Series, as well as co-editor of volume 11 in the series. She previously served as director at large for the Southern Criminal Justice Association, editor in chief of Drug Court Review, editor of the Veterans Justice and Mental Health Newsletter for BJA’s National Drug Court Resource Center, and guest editor of the Drug Court Review special issue on VTCs. She was awarded the Academy of Criminal Justice Science’s 2020 Academy New Scholar Award.
Prior to her joining American University, Dr. Baldwin was an assistant professor in the Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice at Missouri State University (2015-2018) and the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (2013-2015). She earned her PhD in Criminology, Law & Society from the University of Florida in 2013. Before entering her doctoral program, she was a court analyst for the New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division (2008-2009) and a paralegal and Freedom of Information Law administrator for Appeals Bureau of the Kings County (Brooklyn) District Attorney’s Office (2007-2008). She obtained her MA in criminal justice with a specialization in criminal law & procedure from John Jay College of Criminal Justice (2007) and BA in criminal justice from the University of North Florida (2004).
