Publications

• Muñoz EA & Owen RY (2022). Diversion and Restorative Justice: Salt Lake Peer Court Disrupting Disproportionate Minority Contact?. Latina/o/x Criminology “Hot Off the Press”. Accepted, 03/26/2022.
  https://www.latcrim.org/hot-off-the-press/diversio...
• Muñoz EA, Owen RY, Próspero M & Adkins DE (2022). Diversion and Restorative Justice: Salt Lake Peer Court Disrupting Disproportionate Minority Contact?. Sociology of Race & Ethnicity. Vol. 8, 284-300. Published, 02/18/2022.
  https://doi.org/10.1177/23326492221078860
• Muñoz EA, Owen RY & Próspero M (2021). Salt Lake Peer Court: The Importance of Volunteers’ Motivations and Training for Program Success. University of Utah Community Based Research Grant Program. Accepted, 05/2021.
• Alley J, Owen RY, Wawrzynski S, Lasrich L, Ahmmad Z, Utz R & Adkins DE (2020). Illness, Social Disadvantage, and Sexual Risk Behavior in Adolescence and the Transition to Adulthood. Archives of Sexual Behavior. Vol. 50, 205-217. Published, 05/27/2020.
  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-020-01747-2

Research Keywords

• Restorative Justice
• Life Course Trajectories
• Law and Justice
• Juvenile Delinquency
• Criminology
• Adolescent Development

Presentations

• "Parental Involvement: A Key to Success in Salt Lake Peer Court" American Society of Criminology. Philadelphia, PA. Presentation, Presented, 11/2023.
• “Diversion & Recidivism: Salt Lake Peer Court Unsettling Disproportionate Minority Contact." American Sociological Association. Los Angeles, CA. Presentation, Presented, 08/2022.
• “The Importance of Volunteers’ Motivations and Training of Volunteers for Program Success.” American Society of Criminology. Chicago, IL. Presentation, Presented, 11/2021.
• “Peer Court: The Effects of Offense Severity on Recidivism” American Society of Criminology. San Francisco, CA. Presentation, Presented, 11/2019.
• “Restorative Justice: Salt Lake Peer Court Disrupting the School-to-Prison Pipeline.” American Sociological Association. New York City, NY. Presentation, Presented, 08/2019.
• “The Effectiveness of Salt Lake Peer Court: Research in Progress.” Crime, Justice, & Equity Conference. Salt Lake City, UT. Presentation, Presented, 12/2018.
• “Restorative Justice: Exploring Pillars of Success.” American Society of Criminology. Philadelphia, PA. Presentation, Presented, 11/2017.
• “Restorative Justice: Salt Lake Peer Court Recidivism to Juvenile Court.” American Society of Criminology. New Orleans, LA. Presentation, Presented, 11/2016.
• “Restorative Justice: Salt Lake Peer Court Best Practices.” Utah Youth Court Association Conference. Salt Lake City, UT. Presentation, Presented, 01/2016.
• “Restorative Justice: Salt Lake Peer Court Best Practices.” American Society of Criminology. Washington, DC. Presentation, Presented, 11/2015.
• “Unintended Consequences of High School Food Policy.” American Society of Nutrition, Experimental Biology Conference. Boston, MA. Presentation, Presented, 03/2015.

Research Groups

• Salt Lake Peer Court Evaluation Project, Research Professor. Sociology and Ethnic Studies. 05/2015 - present.
• Family Wellness Project, Graduate Student. Sociology and Nutrition. 08/2014 - 08/2016.