She holds a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from the City University of New York's Graduate School and University Center. Natasha's primary research and teaching interests are in the area of punishment and social control. Specifically, she is interested in punitiveness (both individual and state level), formal and informal social control, and the effects of incarceration and reentry on individuals, families, and communities. Natasha has recently published in Criminology & Public Policy, Punishment & Society, Studies in Law, Politics, and Society, and the Journal of Criminal Justice Education. She is co-author of the book, The Punishment Imperative (with Todd Clear), that will be published by NYU Press in 2010. From 2000-2007, she served as Founding Managing Editor and then Associate Editor of the journal Criminology & Public Policy (CPP).