Dr. Gaylene Armstrong

Director, Professor

garmstrong@unomaha.edu
402-554-2610
Nebraska Hall 516

Gaylene Armstrong, PhD, is Director and Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She also serves as the Co-Director for the Nebraska Collaboration on Violence Intervention and Prevention, an effort in conjunction with the UNMC College of Medicine, Department of Surgery and Nebraska Medicine to reduce gun violence in Nebraska.

Armstrong is an expert in correctional program and policy evaluation. Her research has extended to numerous at-risk populations including youth, female, and sex offender populations. Armstrong has consulted with the National Institute of Corrections, the National Institute of Justice, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Iowa Community Corrections Improvement Association and most recently agencies and community organizations throughout Nebraska including the Nebraska Attorney General's Office.

Armstrong was recognized as one of the Most Prolific Female Scholars in Elite Criminology and Criminal Justice Journals and Top 20 Female "Academic Stars" in Criminology by the Journal of Criminal Justice Education. Armstrong is the first ASC DCS member to be awarded both the Distinguished New Scholar Award and the Distinguished Scholar Award (2019) in recognition of her career accomplishments. She has published in several academic journals, and is the author of the book Private vs. Public Operation: Juvenile Correctional Facilities. Armstrong received her PhD and MA in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland, and B.A.(Hons.) in Psychology from the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.