Curriculum Vitae

David B. Wilson, PhD
dwilsonb@gmu.edu
Department of Criminology, Law and Society
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA
Updated: May 27, 2021

Educational History
PhD, Applied Social Psychology
Claremont Graduate University
Concentration in applied research methods and program evaluation
MA, Clinical Psychology
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
BA, Psychology
Whitworth College

1995
1987
1983

Employment History
Professor Department of Criminology, Law & Society
George Mason University
Chair
Department of Criminology, Law & Society
Associate Professor
Administration of Justice Department
George Mason University
Assistant Professor
Administration of JusticeDepartment of Public and International Affairs
George Mason University
Jerry Lee Assistant Research Professor
Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
University of Maryland
Research Associate
Center for Evaluation Research and Methodology
Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy Studies
Vanderbilt University

2010–present
2009–20192005–2010

2001-2005

1998–2001

1992-1998

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Academic Honors
Frederick Mosteller Award for Distinctive Contributions
to Systematic Reviewing
The Campbell Collaboration
Marcia Guttentag Award for Early Promise as an Evaluator
American Evaluation Association
Arthur Brayfield Outstanding Dissertation Award
Claremont Graduate School
Haynes Fellowship
Claremont Graduate School
Barrick Fellowship
University of Nevada, Las Vegas

2012
1999
1995
1988-1990
1986-1987

Editorships
Methods Editor
Crime and Justice Coordinating GroupThe Campbell Collaboration
Editor, Systematic Reviews
Journal of Experimental Criminology
Associate Editor
Journal of Experimental Criminology
EditorCrime and Justice Coordinating GroupThe Campbell Collaboration
Consulting Editor Psychological Bulletin

2018–present
2015–20192005–2014

2005–2017
2004–2008

Publications
Manuscripts in Progress
1. Wilson, D. B., & Lipsey, M. W. Identifying change levers related to program
effectiveness: Evidence from a large meta-analysis of juvenile delinquency
programs.
2. Olaghere, A., Kimbrell, C. S., & Wilson, D. B. An approach to critical appraisal
in qualitative evidence synthesis: A worked example of a meta-aggregation of
implementation studies on juvenile drug court treatment courts.
3. Kimbrell, C. S., Wilson, D. B., & Olaghere, A. Effectiveness of Restorative
Justice Principles in Juvenile Justice: A Meta-Analysis.
Manuscripts in Press
1. Mazerolle, L., Weisburd, D., Wilson, D. B., & Hassall, G. Experiments. In
Elizabeth Groff and Cory Haberman (Eds.), The Study of Crime and Place: A
Methods Handbook. Temple University Press
2. Weisburd, D., Wilson, D. B., Woodich, A., & Britt, C. (in press). Advanced
Statistics in Criminology and Criminal Justice. Springer.

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Books
1. Weisburd, D., Britt, C., Wilson, D. B., & Woodich, A. (2021). Basic Statistics in
Criminology and Criminal Justice (5th Edition). Springer.
2. Lipsey, M. W., & Wilson, D. B. (2001). Practical meta-analysis. Thousand Oaks:
Sage. (247 pages)
Journal Articles (Peer Reviewed)
1. Olaghere, A., Wilson, D. B., & Kimbrell, C. S. (2021). Trauma-focusedinterventions for justice-involved and at-risk youth: A meta-analysis. Criminal
Justice and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1177/00938548211003117
2. Wilson, D. B., Feder, L., & Olaghere, A. (2021). Court-mandated interventions
for individuals convicted of domestic violence: An updated Campbell
systematic review. Campbell Systematic Reviews. 17:e1151.
https://doi-org.mutex.gmu.edu/10.1002/cl2.1151
3. Wilson, D. B. (2021). The relative incident rate ratio effect size for count-based
impact evaluations: When an odds ratio is not an odds ratio. Journal of
Quantitative Criminology, 1-19.
4. Weisburd, D., White, C., Wire, S., & Wilson, D. B. (2021). Enhancing Informal
Social Controls to Reduce Crime: Evidence from a Study of Crime Hot Spots.
Prevention Science, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-020-01194-4
5. Lum, C., Koper, C., Wilsond, D. B., Stoltz, M., Goodier, M., Eggins, E.,
Higginson, A., & Mazerolle, L. (2020). Body-worn cameras’ effects on police
officers and citizen behavior: A systematic review. Campbell Systematic
Reviews, 16(3), e1112. DOI: 10.1002/cl2.1112
6. Tugwell, P., Welch, V. A., et al. (2020). When to replicate systematic reviews ofinterventions: consensus checklist. BMJ, 370. DOI: 10.1136/bmj.m2864
7. Lum, Cynthia, Christopher S. Koper, David B. Wilson, Megan Stoltz, Michael
Goodier, Elizabeth Eggins, Angela Higginson, & Lorraine Mazerolle. (2019).
Protocol: Body-Worn Cameras’ Effects on Police Officers and Citizen Behavior:
A Systematic Review. Campbell Systematic Reviews, DOI: 10.1002/cl2.1043
8. Weisburd, D., Wilson, D. B., & Mazerolle, L. (2020). Analyzing blockrandomized studies: The example of the Jersey City drug market analysis
experiment. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 16(2), 265-287.
9. Eggins, E., Dawe, S., Wilson, D. B., Chandler-Mather, N., & Betts, J. (2020).
Protocol: Psychosocial, pharmacological and legal interventions for improving
the psychosocial outcomes of children with substance misusing parents.
Campbell Systematic Reviews, 16, e1113). DOI: 10.1002/cl2.1113
10. Wilson, D.B., Olaghere, A., & Kimbrell C. S. (2019) Implementing the juvenile
drug court model: A meta-aggregation of process evaluation findings. Journalof Research on Crime and Delinquency, 56(4), 605–645.
11. Psaki, S. R., Chuang, E., Melnikas, A. J., Wilson, D. B., & Mensch, B. S. (2019).
Causal effects of education on sexual and reproductive health in low andmiddle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
SSM-Population Health, 8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2019.100386
12. Wilson, D. B., Brennan, I., & Olaghere, A. (2018). Police-initiated diversion foryouth to prevent future delinquent behavior: A systematic review. Campbell
Systematic Reviews, 14. The Campbell Collaboration.
13. Harada, T., Tsutomi, H., Mori, R., & Wilson, D. B. (2018).

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Cognitive-behavioural treatment for amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS)-use
disorders. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 12.
14. Johnson, D., Wilson, D. B., Maguire, E., & Lowrey, B. Race and perceptions ofpolice: Experimental results on the impact of procedural justice. Justice
Quarterly, 34(7), 1184-1212
15. Gill, C., & Wilson, D. B. (2016). Improving the success of reentry program:
Identifying the impact of service–need fit on recidivism. Criminal Justice andBehavior, 44(3), 336–359.
16. Tanner-Smith, E., Lipsey, M. W., & Wilson, D. B. (2016). Juvenile Drug Court
Effects on Recidivism and Drug Use: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Journal of Experimental Criminology, 12(4), 477–513.
17. Wilson, D. B., Olaghere, A., & Gill, C. (2016). Juvenile curfews affects on
juvenile crime: A Campbell Collaboration Systematic Review. Journal of
Experimental Criminology, 12(2), 167–186.
18. Aloe, A. M., Tanner-Smith, E. E., Becker, B. J., & Wilson, D. B. (2016).
Synthesizing bivariate and partial effect sizes. Campbell Systematic Reviews,
12, 1-9. DOI: 10.4073/cmpn.2016.2.
19. Wilson, D. B. (2013). Comment on “Developing a reporting guideline for socialand psychological intervention trials.” Journal of Experimental Criminology,
9(3), 375–377.
20. Mitchell, O., Wilson, D.B., Eggers, A., & MacKenzie, D. L. (2012). Assessing theeffectiveness of drug courts on recidivism: A meta-analytic review of traditionaland non-traditional drug courts. Journal of Criminal Justice, 40(1), 60–71.
21. Wilson, D. B., Parks, R. B., & Mastrofski, S. D. (2011). The Impact of Police
Reform on Communities of Trinidad and Tobago. Journal of Experimental
Criminology, 4, 375–405. DOI: 10.1007/s11292-011-9131-y
22. Kochel, Tammy, Wilson, David B., & Mastrofski, Stephen. (2011) New
approach to an age-old question: Applying meta-analysis to explore the effectsof suspect race on officer arrest decisions. Criminology, 49(2), 473–512.
23. Kuhns, Joseph B., Wilson, David B., Clodfelter, Tammatha A., Maguire,
Edward R., & Ainsworth, Stephanie A. (2011). Alcohol toxicology results
among homicide victims: A meta-analysis. Addiction, 106, 62–72.
24. Wilson, D. B., McClure, D., & Weisburd, D. (2010). Does Forensic DNA Help to
Solve Crime? The Benefit of Sophisticated Answers to Naive Questions.
Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 26(4), 458–469.
25. Doyle, J., Waters, E., Noonan, E., Royle, N., Kowalski, K., Gill, C., & Wilson, D.
B. (2010). Working with The Campbell Collaboration to produce reviews of
relevance to public health across the education, justice and social welfare
sectors. Journal of Public Health, 32(1), 138–140
26. Wilson, David B. (2009). Missing a critical piece of the pie: Simple document
search strategies inadequate for systematic reviews. Journal of Experimental
Criminology, 5(4), 429–440.
27. Kuhns, J. B., Wilson, D. B., Maguire, E. R., Ainsworth, S. A., & Clodfelter, T. A.
(2009). A meta-analysis of marijuana, cocaine and opiate toxicology study
findings among homicide victims. Addiction, 104(7), 1122–1131.
28. Mitchell, O., Wilson, D. B., & MacKenzie, D. L. (2007). Doesincarceration-based drug treatment reduce recidivism? A meta-analytic
synthesis of the research. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 3, 353–375.
29. Wilson, D. B., Mitchell, O., & MacKenzie, D. L. (2006). A systematic review of

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drug court effects on recidivism. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 2,459–487.
30. Wilson, D. B., & Shadish, W. R. (2006). On blowing trumpets to the tulips: To
prove or not prove the null hypothesis. Psychological Bulletin, 132(4), 524–528.
31. Bushway, S. D., Sweeten, G., & Wilson, D. B. (2006). Size matters: Standard
errors in the application of null hypothesis significance testing in criminology
and criminal justice. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 2(1), 1–22.
32. Gottfredson, D., Kumpfer, K., Polizzi-Fox, D., Wilson, D., Puryear, V., Beatty, P.,& Vilmenay, M. (2006). The Strengthening Washington D.C. Families Project:
A randomized effectiveness trial of family-based prevention. Prevention
Science, 7(1), 57–74.
33. Feder, L., & Wilson, D. B. (2005). A meta-analytic review of court-mandated
batterer intervention programs: Can courts affect abusers’ behavior?. Journalof Experimental Criminology, 1(2), 239–262.
34. Wilson, D. B., Bouffard, L. A., & MacKenzie, D. L. (2005). A Quantitative
Review of Structured, Group-Oriented, Cognitive-Behavioral Programs for
Offenders. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 32(2), 172–204.
35. Gottfredson, D. C., & Wilson, D. B. (2003). Characteristics of effective
school-based substance abuse prevention. Prevention Science, 4(1), 27–38.
36. Najaka, S. S., Gottfredson, D. C., & Wilson, D. B. (2001). A meta-analytic
inquiry into the relationship between selected risk factors and problem
behavior. Prevention Science, 2(4), 257–271.
37. Wilson, D. B. & Lipsey, M. W. (2001). The role of method in treatment
effectiveness research: Evidence from meta-analysis. Psychological Methods,
6(4), 413–429. [Reprinted in: A. E. Kazdin (Ed.). (2003). Methodological issues
and strategies in clinical research (3rd edition) (pp. 589–616). Washington, DC:
American Psychological Association.]
38. Wilson, D. B. (2001). Meta-analytic methods for criminology. Annals of theAmerican Academy of Political and Social Science, 578, 71–89.
39. MacKenzie, D. L., Wilson, D. B., & Kider, S. (2001). Effects of correctional bootcamps on offending. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social
Science, 578, 126–143.
40. MacKenzie, D. L., Wilson, D. B., Armstrong, G. S., & Gover, A. R. (2001). The
impact of boot camps and traditional institutions on juvenile residents:
Adjustment, perception of the environment and changes in social bonds,
impulsivity, and antisocial attitudes. Journal on Research in Crime andDelinquency, 38, 279–313.
41. Wilson, D. B., Gottfredson, D. C., & Najaka, S. S. (2001). School-based
prevention of problem behaviors: A meta-analysis. Journal of Quantitative
Criminology, 17(3), 247–272.
42. Lipsey, M. W. & Wilson, D. B. (2001). The way in which intervention studies
have “personality” and why it’s important to meta-analysis. Evaluation andthe Health Professions, 24(3), 236–254.
43. Wilson, D. B. (2000). Meta-analyses in alcohol and other drug abuse treatment
research. Addiction, 95(Suppl. 3), S419–S438.
44. Wilson, D. B., Gallagher, C. A., & MacKenzie, D. L. (2000). A meta-analysis ofcorrections-based education, vocation, and work programs for adult offenders.
Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 37, 347–368.
45. Wilson, D. B., Gallagher, C. A., Coggeshall, M. B., & MacKenzie, D. L. (1999). A

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quantitative review and description of corrections-based education, vocation,
and work programs. Corrections Management Quarterly, 3, 8–18. [Reprinted in
Latessa, E. J., & Holsinger, A. M., Eds. (2005) Correctional contexts:
Contemporary and classical readings, 3rd edition. Los Angeles: Roxbury.
46. Gallagher, C. A., Wilson, D. B., Hirschfield, P., Coggeshall, M. B., & MacKenzie,
D. L. (1999). A quantitative review of the effects of sex offender treatment on
sexual reoffending. Corrections Management Quarterly, 3, 19–29.
47. Keith, R. A., Wilson, D. B., & Gutierrez, P. (1995). Acute and subacuterehabilitation for stroke: A comparison. Archives of Physical Medicine andRehabilitation, 76, 495–500.
48. Wolraich, M. L., Wilson, D. B., & White, J. W. (1995). The effect of sugar on
behavior or cognition in children: A metaanalysis. JAMA: Journal of theAmerican Medical Association, 274, 1617–1621.
49. Lipsey, M. W., & Wilson, D. B. (1993). The efficacy of psychological,
educational, and behavioral treatment: Confirmation from meta-analysis.
American Psychologist, 48, 1181–1209.
50. Wilson, D. B., Houle, D. M., & Keith, R. A. (1991). Stroke rehabilitation: A
model predicting return home. Western Journal of Medicine, 154, 587–590.

Invited Book Chapters
1. Wilson, David B. (2019). Systematic coding. In H. Cooper, L. V. Hedges, & J.
Valentine (Eds), The handbook of research synthesis and meta-analysis, third
edition. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
2. Wilson, D. B. (2016). Correctional programs for incarcerated offenders. In D.
Weisburd & D. Farrington, Systematic Reviews (SRs) in Criminology: What
Have We Learned?. New York: Springer.
3. MacKenzie, Doris L., Mitchell, Ojmarrh, & Wilson, David B. (2011). The
Impact of Drug Treatment Provided in Correctional Facilities. In Carl
Leukefeld, John Gregrich and Jessica Ramos (Eds), Handbook on Evidence
Based Substance Abuse Treatment Practice in Criminal Justice Settings. New
York: Springer.
4. Wilson, David B. (2009). Systematic coding. In H. Cooper, L. V. Hedges, & J.
Valentine (Eds), The handbook of research synthesis and meta-analysis, second
edition (159–176). New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
5. Wilson, David B. (2010). Meta-analytic methods for criminology and criminal
justice. In A. Piquero & D. Weisburd (eds.), Handbook of Quantitative
Criminology (pp. 181–208). New York: Springer.
6. Lipsey, M. W., & Wilson, D. B. (1998). Effective intervention for serious juvenile
offenders: A synthesis of research. In R. Loeber & D. P. Farrington (Eds.),
Serious & violent juvenile offenders: Risk factors and successful interventions(pp. 313-345). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
7. Lipsey, M. W., Wilson, D. B., Cohen, M. A., & Derzon, J. (1997). Is there acausal relationship between alcohol use and violence? A synthesis of evidence.
M. Galanter (Ed.) Recent Developments in Alcoholism, Volume 13: Alcoholism
and Violence. Plenum Press. [Reprinted as: Lipsey, M. W., Wilson, D. B.,
Cohen, M. A., & Derzon, J. H. (2002). Is there a causal relationship between
alcohol use and violence?. In Recent developments in alcoholism (pp. 245-282).
Springer, Boston, MA.]

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Other Publications
1. Wilson, D. B., Mazerolle, L., & Neyroud, P. (2020). Campbell Collaboration
systematic reviews and the Journal of Experimental Criminology: Reflections
on the last 20 years. Journal of Experimental Criminology. DOI:
10.1007/s11292-020-09433-y
2. Mazerolle, L., Wilson, D. & Jennings, W. (2019). Editor’s corner: The Journal of
Experimental Criminology. The Criminologist, 44(6), 6-6.
3. Wilson, D. B., Olaghere, A., & Kimbrell, C. S. (2017). Effectiveness of
Restorative Justice Programs, OJJDP-Funded Research in Brief.
4. Wilson, D.B. Olaghere, A., & Kimbrell, C. (2016, January). Developing Juvenile
Drug Court Practices on Process Standards: A Systematic Review andQualitative Synthesis. Final grant report submitted to OJJDP, Washington,
DC.
5. Tanner-Smith, E., Lipsey, M., & Wilson, D.B. (2016, January). The
Effectiveness of Juvenile Drug Courts on Criminal Offending and SubstanceUse Outcomes: Results from an Updated Meta-Analysis. Final grant reportsubmitted to OJJDP, Washington, DC.
6. Wilson, D.B., Olaghere, A., Gill, C., & McClure, D. (2015). Juvenile curfew
effects on criminal behavior and victimization: A Systematic Review. Campbell
Systematic Reviews, 12(3).
7. Gill, C., Wilson, D.B., Tuffin, R., & Weisburd, D. (2014). Foreword to the special
issue: NPIA systematic reviews in policing. Journal of Experimental
Criminology, 10(4), 367–369.
8. Wilson, D. B., Tanner-Smith, E., & Mavridis, D. (2015). Network
Meta-Analysis. Campbell Methods Series: Policy Note 1. Campbell
Collaboartion, Oslo, Norway. DOI: 10.4073/cmpn.2016.1
9. Harada, T., Tsutomi, H., Mori, R., & Wilson, D.B. (2014). Cognitive behavioural
treatment for amphetamine type stimulants (ATS) use disorders (protocol). The
Cochrane Library
10. Wilson, D. B., Kochel, T. R., & Mastrosfki, S. D. (2014). Race and the likelihoodof arrest. In Gerben Bruinsma & David Weisburd (Editors-in-Chief),
Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice. New York: Springer.
11. Wilson, D. B., Mitchell, O., & MacKenzie, D. L. (2014). Drug Courts’ effects on
criminal offending. In Gerben Bruinsma & David Weisburd (Editors-in-Chief),
Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice. New York: Springer.
12. Mitchell, O., Wilson, D. B., Eggers, A., & MacKenzie, D. L. (2011) Drug Courts’
Effects on Criminal Offending for Juveniles and Adults. Campbell Systematic
Reviews. http://www.campbellcollaboration.org.
13. Ajzenstadt, M. & Wilson, D. B. (2011). Introduction to special issue. Journal of
Experimental Criminology, 7, 293–295.
14. Wilson, D. B., Weisburd, D., & McClure, D. (2010). Use of NDA Testing in Police
Investigative Work for Increasing Offender Identification, Arrest, Conviction,
and Case Clearance: Protocol. Campbell Systematic Reviews.
http://www.campbellcollaboration.org.
15. Feder, L., Wilson, D. B., & Austin, S. (2006). Court-mandated interventions forindividuals convicted of domestic violence. Campbell Systematic Reviews.
http://www.campbellcollaboration.org.
16. Mitchell, O., Wilson, D. B., & MacKenzie, D. L. (2006). Incarceration-based
drug treatment programs. Campbell Systematic Reviews.

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http://www.campbellcollaboration.org.
17. Feder, L., Wilson, D. B., & Petrosino, A. (2005). The argument for experimental
studies when testing the effectiveness of court-mandated batterer intervention
programs. Domestic Violence Report, 10(2), 1-2 & 29-30.
18. Wilson, D. B., MacKenzie, D. L., & Mitchell, F. N. (2005). Effects of correctionalboot camps on offending: A Campbell Collaboration systematic review.
Campbell Systematic Reviews. http://www.campbellcollaboration.org.
19. Wilson, D. B. (2002). Sex Offender Treatment. In Encyclopedia of Crime andPunishment. Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Reference Works. (1,800 words)
20. Lipsey, M. W., Wilson, D. B., & Cothern, L. (2000, March). Effective
intervention for serious juvenile offenders. Juvenile Justice Bulletin.
Washington, D.C.: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
21. Lipsey, M. W., & Wilson, D. B. (1996). Toolkit for practical meta-analysis.
Cambridge, MA: Human Services Research Institute. (159 pages)
22. Lipsey, M. W., & Wilson, D. B. (1995). Reply to comments on Lipsey and Wilson(1993). American Psychologist, 50, 113–115.

Technical Reports and Theses
1. Wilson, D. B., Olaghere, A., & Kimbrell, C. S. (2018, June). Trauma-FocusedInterventions for Justice-Involved and At-Risk Youth: A Meta-Analysis. Finaltechnical report to OJJDP. (85 pages).
2. Wilson, D. B., Olaghere, A., & Kimbrell, C. S. (2017, June). Effectiveness of
Restorative Justice Principles in Juvenile Justice: A Meta-Analysis. Finaltechnical report to OJJDP. NCJ 250872 (145 pages).
3. Kimbrell, C. S., & Wilson, D. B. (2016). Money bond processes experiences andperceptions. Final technical report to the Pretrial Justice Institute. (25 pages)
4. Wilson, D. B., Olaghere, A., & Kimbrell, C. S. (April, 2016). Developing
Juvenile Drug Court Practices on Process Standards: A Systematic Review andQualitative Synthesis. Fairfax, VA: George Mason University. [OJJDP FY 2014
Initiative to Develop and Test Guildeines for Juvenile Drug Courts.]
5. Wilson, D. B., Olaghere, A., Kimbrell, C. S., & Gill, C. (February 2015).
Meta-analysis effect size estimates for juvenile diversion (counsel and release).
Technical report for the Pew-MacArthur Results First Initiative. [24 pages]
6. Wilson, D. B., Olaghere, A., Kimbrell, C. S., & Gill, C. (January 2015).
Meta-analysis effect size estimates for drug substition programs. Technicalreport for the Pew-MacArthur Results First Initiative.
7. Wilson, D. B., Olaghere, A., Kimbrell, C. S., & Gill, C. (December 2014).
Meta-analysis effect size estimates for self-control interventions for young
children. Technical report for the Pew-MacArthur Results First Initiative.
8. Gill, C., & Wilson, D. B. (2014). Improving the success of reentry programs:
Identifying the impact of service-need fit on recidivism (Technical Report).
Washington, DC: National Institute of Justice.
9. Wilson, D. B. & Henry, K. (2006). School Security and Surveillance Survey.
Center for Justice Leadership and Management, George Mason University,
Manasses, VA. (24 pages)
10. Olkin, I. & Becker, B. (Co-chairs), Elaine Allen, Jesse Berlin, Sally C. Morton,
Diana Petitti, David Rindskopf, Allan Sampson, and David B. Wilson (panel
members, alphabetized). (March, 2006). Report of the EPA Work Group on VSL

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Meta-analysis. Washington, DC: Environmental Protection Agency.
11. Wilson, D. B. & Mastrofski, S. D. (2004). Final Report: Evaluation of the
Biometric Tracking System at the Consolidated Navy Brig, Charleston, South
Carolina. Center for Justice Leadership and Management, George Mason
University, Manasses, VA. (32 pages)
12. Wilson, D. B. (2004). D.C. Strengthening Families Project: Growth Curve
Analysis (Technical Report). George Mason University, Manassas, VA. (41pages)
13. Parks, R. B., Mastrofski, S., & Wilson, D. B. (2003). Influences on the adoptionof community policing in the United States Final Report. Washington, DC:
National Institute of Justice. (68 pages)
14. Wilson, D. B., & Mastrofski, S. (2003). Biometric Tracking System Evaluation
at the Consolidated Navy Brig, Charleston, South Carolina: Interim Report.
Center for Justice Leadership and Management, Administration of Justice
Program, George Mason University, Manassas, VA. (14 pages)
15. Wilson, D. B., & Wilson, S. S. (2002). A Meta-Analysis of Child and Adolescent
Psychotherapy Effectiveness Studies in Representative Clinical Samples: Final
Report. Bethesda, MD: National Institute of Mental Health. (Grant No.:
R01MH57690) (91 pages)
16. Lipsey, M. W., Wilson, D. B., Shayne, M., Derzon, J. H., & Newbrough, J. R.
(1996, June). Community needs assessment: The challenges of classificationand comparison across diverse needs. Research report, Vanderbilt Institute for
Public Policy Studies: Nashville, TN.
17. Wilson, D. B. (1995). The role of method in treatment effect estimates: Evidence
from psychological, behavioral, and educational treatment intervention
meta-analyses. Doctoral dissertation, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont,
California.
18. Cohen, M. A., Lipsey, M. W., Wilson, D. B., & Derzon, J. H. (1993, March). The
role of alcohol consumption in violent behavior: Final report. Washington
Technical Information Group, Inc: Washington, DC. (191 pages)
19. Wilson, D. B. (1990). Evaluation of the fourth grade cooperative learning mathtutorial program: Second year report. Claremont Unified School District:
Claremont, CA.
20. Wilson, D. B. (1989). Evaluation of the fourth grade cooperative learning mathtutorial program: First year report. Claremont Unified School District:
Claremont, CA.
21. Wilson, D. B. (1987). The role of dysfunctional attitudes, social support, life
stress and assertiveness on depression: A multiple regression analysis.
Unpublished master’s thesis, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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Grant Awards

Methodologist
Funder: Laura and John Arnold Foundation/Campbell
Collaboration
Title:
Systematic Review of Body Worn Cameras
Dates:
December 1, 2018 – June 30, 20120
Co-Principal Investigator
Funder: Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Title:
What Works in Preventing Terrorism and Radicalization:
Campbell Collaboration Systematic Reviews.
Dates:
October 1, 2018 — September 31, 2032
Principal Investigator
Funder: Office of Juvenile Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
Title:
Trauma-informed interventions for justice-involved youth:
A meta-analysis.
Dates:
October 1, 2016 — February 28, 2018
Principal Investigator
Funder: Office of Juvenile Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
Title:
Effectiveness of restorative justice principles in juvenile
justice: A meta-analysis
Dates:
October 1, 2015 — February 28, 2017
Principal Investigator
Funder: Jacob’s Foundation
Title:
Police initiated diversion for youth to prevent futuredelinquent behavior: A systematic review
Dates:
September 1, 2015 — May 25, 2016
Principal Investigator
Funder: Pretrial Justice Institute
Title:
Sponsorship of George Mason University Graduate
Research AssistantDates:
September 1, 2015 — May 31, 2016 ($29,332)
Principal Investigator (sub-contract)
Funder: Office of Juvenile Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) (AIRis project lead)
Title:OJJDP FY 2014 Initiative to Develop and Test Guildeinesfor Juvenile Drug Courts
Dates:
October 1, 2014 — September 31, 2019
Principal Investigator
Funder: Pew Foundation
Title:
Pew-MacArthur Results First Initiative
Dates:
June 10, 2014 — September 9, 2014
Co-Principal Investigator with Charlotte Gill
Funder: National Institute of Justice
Title:
Improving the success of reentry program: Identifying theimpact of service–need fit on recidivism
Dates:
January 1, 2013 — March 31, 2014

$86,053$1.5mil$74,998$120,496$38,152$29,332$138,518$62,752$39,379

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Principal Investigator with David Weisburd
Funder: Campbell Collaboration
Title:
Use of NDA Testing in Police Investigative Work for
Increasing Offender Identifications, Arrest, Conviction,
and Case Clearance
Dates:March 1, 2009 — June 30, 2009
Principal Investigator with David Weisburd
Funder: UK National Police Improvement Agency
Title:
Systematic literature search: use and effect of forensic
science in serious crime investigations
Dates:March 1, 2009 — April 30, 2009
Co-Principal Investigator with David Weisburd
Funder: UK National Police Improvement Agency
Title:
Campbell Systematic Reviews in Policing
Dates:
May 1, 2009 — April 30, 2010
Principal Investigator
Funder: National Institute of Justice
Title:
Safe schools, law enforcement, and corrections researchsupportDates:
September 1, 2004 — August 31, 2005
Principal Investigator
Funder: George Mason University, Provost’s Summer Faculty
Research Award
Title:
A method for converting meta-analytic mean odds-ratios
into treatment and control event rates
Dates:
Summer 2004
Co-Principal Investigator with Stephen Mastrofski
Funder: National Institute of Justice and SPAWAR (U.S. Navy)
Title:
Evaluation of the impact on security and efficiency of abiometric tracking system in a Navy Brig
Dates:
May 1, 2002 — August 31, 2004
Methodologist/Statistician
PIs:
Karol Kumpfer & Denise Gottfredson
Funder: National Institute of Drug Abuse
Title:
Strengthening Washington, D.C. Families Project
Dates:
August 25, 2001 — February 28, 2003
Principal Investigator
Funder: National Institute of Mental Health
Title:
Synthesis of child psychotherapy effectiveness studies
Dates:
February 1, 1998 — January 31, 2001

$30,000$81,375$420,972$50,000$4,300$104,000$45,720$141,324

Presentations (Selected)
1. Olaghere, A., Wilson, D. B., & Kimbrell, C. (2019, November). Criticalappraisal in qualitative evidence synthesis: A worked example of ameta-aggregation. Annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology,
San Francisco.
2. Lum, C. Koper, C., Wilson, D. B., Stoltz, M., & Goodier, M. (2019, November)
The Impacts of Body-Worn Cameras: What We Know, What More We Need toDavid B. Wilson — 12

Know. Annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco.
3. Wilson, D. B. (2019, November). Developing a theory of effective juvenile
delinquency programming through an examination of change-levers rather
than program types: Preliminary evidence from a large juvenile delinquency
meta-analysis. Annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San
Francisco.
4. Kimbrell, C. S., & Wilson, D. B. (2019, November). Poverty and Pretrial Justice:An analysis of pretrial administrative data from one jurisdiction. Annual
meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco.
5. Wilson, D. B. (February, 2019). Identifying change levers related to program
effectiveness: Evidence from a large meta-analysis of juvenile delinquency
programs. Invited keynote address, Applied Research in Crime and JusticeConference, Sydney, Australia.
6. Feder, L., Wilson, D. B., & Olaghere, A. (November, 2018). An Updated
Meta-Analytic Review of Court-Mandated Batterer Intervention Programs: A
Campbell Systematic Review. Annual Meeting of the American Society of
Criminology, Atlanta, GA.
7. Wilson, D. B., Olaghere, A., & Kimbrell, C. S. (November, 2018).
Trauma-Informed Interventions for Justice-Involved Youth: A Systematic
Review and Meta-Analysis. Annual Meeting of the American Society of
Criminology, Atlanta, GA.
8. Wilson, D. B., Brennan, I., & Olaghere, A. (2017, November). Police InitiatedDiversion for Youth to Prevent Future Delinquent Behavior: A Campbell
Collaboration Systematic Review. Annual meeting of the American Society of
Criminology, Philadelphia, PA.
9. Tanner-Smith, E. E., Lipsey, M., Campie, P. & Wilson, D. B. (2017, November).
Establishing the Research Basis for Guidelines through Meta-analyses andSystematic Reviews. Annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology,
Philadelphia, PA.
10. Olaghere, A., Wilson, D. B., & Kimbrell, C. S. (2017, November). Final Resultson the Effectiveness of Restorative Justice Principles in Juvenile Justice: A
meta-analysis. Annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology,
Philadelphia, PA.
11. Kimbrell, C. S., & Wilson, D. B. (2017, November). A Qualitative Analysis of
Money Bail Process Experiences and Perceptions. Annual meeting of theAmerican Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA.
12. Wilson, D. B. (2017, June). Correctional interventions. Presentation at theCenter for Evidence-Based Crime Policy Symposium, George Mason
University.
13. Wilson, D. B., Brennan, I, & Olaghere, A. (2017, June). Police inititaed
diversion for youth to prevent future delinquent behavior: A systematic review.
Stockholm Criminology Symposium.
14. Wilson, D. B. (2017, February). Improving decision making on policy andpractice via international systematic reviews. Invited address as part of a panel
on Public Policy: Making Sense of an Abudnacne of Knowledge to Inform
Policymaking at the AAAS annual conference in Boston, MA.
15. Wilson, D. B., & Lipsey, M. W. (2016). Identifying change levers related toprogram effectiveness: Evidence from a large meta-analysis of juvenile
delinquency programs. Annual meeting of the American Society ofDavid B. Wilson — 13

Criminology, New Orleans, LA.
16. Kimbrell, C. S., & Wilson, D. B. (2016). Money bail process experiences andperceptions. Annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, New
Orleans, LA.
17. Wilson, D. B, Olaghere, A., & Kimbrell, C. S. (2016). Effectiveness of restorative
justice principles in juvenile justice: a meta-analysis. Annual meeting of theAmerican Society of Criminology, New Orleans, LA.
18. Tanner-Smith, E., Lipsey, M., & Wilson, D. B. (2016). Juvenile drug court
effects on recidivism and drug use: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Annual meeting of the American Criminal Justice Society, Denver, CO.
19. Kimbrell, C., Wilson, D. B., & Olaghere, A. (2016). What have we learned about
juvenile drug court implementation and processes?. Annual meeting of theAmerican Criminal Justice Society, Denver, CO.
20. Tanner-Smith, E., Lipsey, M., & Wilson, D.B. (2015, November). The
Effectiveness of Juvenile Drug Courts on Criminal Offending and SubstanceUse Outcomes: Results from an Updated Meta-Analysis. Annual meeting of theAmerican Society of Criminology, Washington, DC.
21. Kimbrell, C., Wilson, D.B., & Olaghere, A. (2015, November). Juvenile Drug
Court Implementation and Process Findings: A Systematic Review for the
OJJDP Juvenile Drug Court Study. Annual meeting of the American Society of
Criminology, Washington, DC.
22. Hutzell, K., Wilson, D. B., & Maass, S. (2015, November). A Meta-Analysis of
the Predictive Validity of Risk and Needs Assessment Instruments. Annual
meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, DC.
23. Harada, T., Tsutomi, H. Mori, R., & Wilson, D.B. (2015, November). Cochrane
Systematic Review on Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Amphetamine-Type
Stimulant Use Disorders. Annual meeting of the American Society of
Criminology, Washington, DC.
24. Kimbrell, C., Wilson, D.B., & Olaghere, A. (2016, March). What have welearned about juvenile drug court implementation and processes? Annual
meeting of the American Society of Criminal Justice, Denver, CO.
25. Tanner-Smith, E., Lipsey, M., & Wilson, D.B. (2016, March). Juvenile drug
court effects on recidivism and drug use: A systematic review andmeta-analysis. Annual meeting of the American Society of Criminal Justice,
Denver, CO.
26. Wilson, D. B., & Gill, C. (2014, June). Improving the success of reentry
programs: Identifying the impact of service-need fit on recidivism. Stockholm
Criminology Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden.
27. Gill, C., & Wilson, D. B. (2013, November). Improving the success of reentry
programs: Identifying the impact of service-need fit on recidivism. Annual
meeting of the America Society of Criminology, Atlanta.
28. Wilson, D.B. (2013, June). A simple method of estimating the standard error ofHedges’ g accounting for clustering or other complex design features. Annual
meeting of the Soceity for Research Synthesis Methods, Providence, RI.
29. Wilson, D.B., Kochel, T. R., & Mastrofski, S. D. (2012, November). The
Influence of Race/Ethnicity on Police Use of Force: A Meta-analysis. Annual
meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago.
30. Wilson, D.B. (2012, May). Correctional interventions. Conference on Systematic
Reviews in Criminology at the Hebrew University, Israel.

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31. Wilson, D. B. (2011, December). Musing on offender rehabilitation. Conference
at Hebrew University: Research Innovations as a Response to the Challengesof the Criminal Justice System in Israel.
32. Wilson, D. B. (2012, April). Correctional programs for incarcerated offenders.
Meeting of authors for the edited book by Weisburd and Farrington on
Systematic Reviews.
33. Wilson, D. B., McClure, D., & Weisburd, D. (2010, October). Use of DNA Testingin Police Investigative Work for Increasing Offender Identification, Arrest,
Conviction, and Case Clearance. Technology, Crime & Terrorism: A One-Day
Symposium at the University of Maryland.
34. Wilson, D. B. (2010, November). What We Have Learned About Effective
Rehabilitation. Invited address at the Israeli Prison Service.
35. Kuhns, J. B., & Wilson, D. B. (2010, November). A Meta-Analysis of Alcohol
Toxicology Study Findings among Homicide Victims. Annual meeting of theAmerican Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA.
36. Wilson, D. B., & McClure, D. W. (2010, November). Juvenile Curfew Policies’
Effect on Criminal Behavior, Public Safety, and Victimization. Annual meetingof the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA.
37. Wilson, D. B. (2011, June). Two decades of problem-solving justice: Findings
and lessons from the USA (Discussant). The Stockholm Criminology
Symposium.

Non-University Teaching Experience
1. Meta-analysis Workshop, Statistical Horizons, September, 2016; October,2017-2020.
2. Meta-analysis Workshop, University of Maryland, March 21, 2016
3. Course on Evaluation Methods, World Bank, March 27, 2015
4. Meta-analysis brown-bag, Independent Evaluation Group, World Bank,
November 13, 2014.
5. Meta-analysis Wedinar, WestEd, January 21, 2014
6. Campbell Collaboration• Basic Meta-analysis workshop (delivered several times internationally,
available on YouTube)• Calculating effect sizes worksop (delivered several times internationally,
available on YouTube)
7. Evaluators’ Institute• Practical Meta-analysis: A two-day professional development course on
meta-analysis (July 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008,2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)• Evaluation Research Methods: A three-day professional development
course on basic quantitative and qualitative program evaluation methods(July/January 2004-2018)
8. One-day seminar on meta-analysis: UṠḊepartment of Education, May 2006
9. Nordic Campbell Center, Danish Institute for Social Research• Master Class for Campbell Collaborative Protocol Development andMeta-analysis Methods, May 2003

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10. American Evaluation Association• Practical Meta-analysis: A one-day professional development course on
meta-analysis (November 1999)

Professional Activities and Service
Journal Related
1. Advisory Board, Journal of Experimental Criminology
2. Advisory Board, Current Drug Abuse Reviews (2007-present)
3. Advisory Board, American Journal of Evaluation (2001-present)
4. Advisory Board, New Directions for Program Evaluation (2000-present)
5. Advisory Board, Research Synthesis Methods(2011-present)
6. Advisory Board, Corrections Compendium (a journal of the American
Corrections Association) (2002-2016)
7. Manuscript Reviewer:• Annals of Behavioral Medicine• American Journal of Evaluation• American Psychologist• Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation• British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology• Campbell Collaboration• Corrections Compendium• Criminal Justice Review• Criminology• Criminology and Public Policy• Drug Abuse Review• Evaluation and Program Planning• Evaluation Review• International Criminal Justice Review• Journal of Behavioral Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry• Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology• Journal of Experimental Criminology• Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease• Journal of Policy Analysis and Management• Journal of Research on Crime and Delinquency• Journal for Research on Educational Effectiveness• Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness• Journal of Quantitative Criminology• Justice Quarterly• New Directions for Program Evaluation• Oxford Press (Books)• Police Practice and Research: An International Journal• Prevention Science• Psychological Bulletin

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• Psychological Methods• Research Synthesis Methods• Sage Publications (Books)• Sociological Methods Research• “What Works” Clearinghouse
Service to Professional Organizations
1. ASC Publications Committee, American Society of Criminology (2019 topresent)
2. Campbell Collaboration Crime and Justice Coordinating Group member (2004
to present)
3. Co-Chair, Crime and Justice Group, Campbell Collaboration (2012-2018)
4. Chair of the scientific agenda for the 2006 Campbell Collaboration annual
meeting
5. International Steering Group member, Campbell Collaboration (2005 to 2016)
6. Planning Committee for the Fifth through Eleventh Annual Jerry Lee Crime
Prevention Symposiums held in Washington DC (2005-2011)
7. Program Committee member: American Society of Criminology, 2003 & 2004
Annual Meeting
8. Member of the Statistics and Methods Committee of the Campbell
Collaborative (February 2001 to present)
9. Member-at-Large, 1998 Audit Committee for the Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences
Service to Governmental Agencies
1. Review for NSF (January 2020)
2. Reviewer for OJJDP (May 2015)
3. Reviewer for AHRQ (August 2012)
4. HHS Expert Panel on Systematic Reviews (June 2011)
5. Institute of Medicine, the National Academies, Committee on Standards for
Systematic Reviews of Clinical Effectiveness Research meeting (January 14,2010). Served on a panel of experts on systematic review methods.
6. National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Portfolio Analysis and Strategic
Initiatives, Science of Science Management Meeting (October 3, 2008).
Member of a select panel of 12 academics advising the Office of the Director on
the management of the NIH research portfolio. Main meeting held October 3,
2008. http://nihperformance.nih.gov/ScieceofScienceOctoberMeeting.htm
7. Grant Reviewer: CIHB/NIH, February, 2008
8. UṠĖnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA). Member of a panel ofmeta-analysis experts that provided the EPA with a set of recommendations
regarding how best to synthesize existing economic models of a value of astatistical life, 2005.
9. Secondary Grant Reviewer: National Institute of Drug Abuse
10. Grant Reviewer: National Science Foundation (NSF)
11. Evaluation methodology consultant for the Expert Panel on Safe, Disciplined,
and Drug Free Schools for the UṠḊepartment of Education, 1999
12. Appointee, U.S. Department of Education’s Impact Review Panel 1999–2000

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13. Liaison to the Nashville/Davidson County Juvenile Court for the Vanderbilt
Institute for Public Policy Studies (1994–1997)
University Service (Selected)
1. Chair, Department of Criminology, Law and Society (2009-2019)
2. University New Ventures Advisory Council (2018-present)
3. Senior Leadership Committee (2013-2016)
4. Chair, Department Chair Renewal Committee, Economics (2015-16)
5. Chair, Department Chair Renewal Committee, of Public and International
Affairs (2013-2014)
6. Chair, Department Chair Search Committee, Religious Studies (2012-13)
7. Chair, Department Chair Search Committee, English Department (2011-12)
8. Member, Provost’s GRA Funding proposal committee
9. Member, Dean’s Search Committee (2012-13 & 2010-2011)
10. Chair, BA degree in criminology proposal (2010-2011)
11. Academic Program Review Committee, Chair (2008-2014)

Professional Memberships
1. American Evaluation Association
2. American Society of Criminology
3. Society for Research Synthesis Methodology (charter member)