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• PhD Public Administration, Specialization Justice Policy, Florida Atlantic University
  Dissertation Practice to Policy to Management: A Restorative Justice Framework
• MPA Master of Public Administration, Florida International University
• BA Political Science, University of Florida
  
  

Restorative justice, juvenile justice, American politics and elections, public policy, program evaluation, gender responsive programming

Graduate Courses
Graduate Faculty designee
PAD 5933: Proposal Writing and Grant Administration
PAD 6327: Seminar in Program Planning and Evaluation
PAD 6708: Research Methods and Analysis
PAD 6812: State and Local Government Administration

Undergraduate Courses
CCJ 4662: Minorities and Crime
CCJ 4663: Female Crime
CCJ 4933: Special Topics – Restorative Justice
CJC 4310: Methods of Offender Treatment
CJJ 4015: Juvenile Justice System
IDH 4638C: Freedom to Serve - Honors
IDS 3302: Issues in Politics and Economics
POS 2041: American National Government
POS 2112: State and Local Government Administration
POS 3272: Politics and the Citizen
POS 3691: Law Politics and Society
POS 4064: Intergovernmental Relations
POS 4072: Women in Politics and Government
POS 4152: Urban Politics and Problems
POS 4232: Proposal Writing and Grant Administration
POS 4734: Research Methods and Analysis in Political Science
PUP 4930: Special Topics in Political Science Policy – Restorative Justice Policy
PUP 3040: State and Local Public Policy

Select Publications

Books

• The Legacy of Community Justice.  Editors: Pavelka, S., A. Seymour, B. Stuart. Kanata, ON: J Charlton Publishing Ltd, 2013.
• International Perspectives on Restorative Justice in Education. Editors: Charlton, J., S. Pavelka, and P.J. Verrecchia.      Kanata, ON: J Charlton Publishing Ltd, 2011.

Peer Reviewed Publications

• McChargue, D., S. Pavelka and J. Kennedy, “Restorative Justice Interventions,” Corrections Today, a publication   of the American Correctional Association, Nov/Dec 2020.
• S. Pavelka and D. Thomas, “The Evolution of Balanced and Restorative Justice,” Juvenile and Family Court Journal, 70(1), 2019.
• Pavelka, S. and A. Seymour, “Guiding Principles for Restorative Justice and Victims,” Corrections Today, a publication of the American Correctional Association, Jan/Feb 2019.
• Pavelka, S., “Restorative Justice in the States: A National Assessment of Legislation and Policy,” Justice Policy Journal, 13(2), 2016.
• Pavelka, S. and D. Thomas, “Performance Measurement in Juvenile Justice: Developing and Implementing Model Reporting Systems," Perspectives. 40(1), 2016.
• Pavelka, S., “Practices and Policies for Implementing Restorative Justice within Schools,” The Prevention Researcher, 20(1), 2013.

Select Conference Presentations

• “Restorative Justice in the US: An Analysis of Statutory Legislation and Policy,” Keynote Speaker, RJ World E-Conference, August 22-31, 2020.
• “Community Justice: Community Engaged Criminal Justice Reform,” RJ World E-Conference, August 22-31, 2020. 
• “Balanced and Restorative Justice’s 30 Year Evolution: Where It Began, How It Developed, and Where It Might Be Going,” National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, July 28-31, 2019.
• “NACRJ Law and Policy Initiative: Planning for Advocacy,” National Conference on Community and Restorative Justice, Denver, CO, June 14-16, 2019.
• “Gender Responsive Restorative Justice and Peer Mediation,” All About Girls Summit, Orlando, FL, March 7-8, 2019.
• “Gender Responsive Restorative Justice and Peer Mediation,” All About Girls Summit, Orlando, FL, March 22-23, 2018.
• “Strategies to Address Juvenile Crime and Wrongdoing: A Restorative Justice Approach,” National Symposium on Juvenile Services, Orlando, FL, October 9, 2017.
• “Restorative Justice in the States: An Analysis of Statutory Legislation and Policy,” National Conference on Community and Restorative Justice, Oakland, CA, June 16-18, 2017.

Grants:
Ft. Myers Reentry Initiative
Principal Investigator/Evaluator
US Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (Total award amount $1 million)
Subcontract through City of Ft. Myers Police Department
January 2019 – December 2022
Funded Amount: $ 182,412.

Awards:
Leadership and Service Award, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, 2017
National Points of Light Award, 2016
Student Government McTarnaghan Teaching Award, Florida Gulf Coast University, 2015