EDUCATION
Ph.D., Criminal Justice, Indiana University Bloomington, doctoral minor in History
M.L.A., Liberal Arts, Johns Hopkins University
M.A., Criminal Justice, University of Massachusetts Lowell
M.S., Criminal Justice Administration, Western New England College
B.S., Criminal Justice, Western New England College, minor in English Literature
ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS
Adjunct Faculty, Sociology Department, Duquesne University, 2026–present
Scholar of Practice in Residence, School of Education, Duquesne University, 2022–present
Assistant Professor, Social Sciences Department, Chatham University, 2024–2025
Visiting Assistant Professor, Social Sciences Dept., Chatham University, 2023–2024
Adjunct Faculty, Social Sciences Department, Chatham University, 2022–2023
Associate Instructor, Department of Criminal Justice, Indiana Universtiy, 2015–2020
SCHOLARSHIP
Refereed Journal Publications
Ellsworth, Joshua T., Rick R. McCown, and Norman Conti. (2026). “Ardent hope for
freedom: Escape ideation, learning, and resilience in long-term imprisonment.” The Prison Journal: 1–20. (Published online ahead of print)
Ellsworth, Joshua T. (2026). “Violent streets: How the stresses of unsheltered homelessness affect interpersonal disputes.” Deviant Behavior: 1–17. (Published online ahead of print)
Ellsworth, Joshua T., Anita Zuberi, Cathleen J. Appelt, and Katie Willis. (2025). “Convalescent care in the context of homelessness and housing instability: The importance of fostering predictably safe and secure recuperative environments.” Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community: 1–14. (Published online ahead of print)
Conti, Norman, Joshua T. Ellsworth, and Deanna Fracul. (2025). “Are there any histories that are off limits? Performing history and autobiography in progress with incarcerated students, returning citizens, and more.” Metropolitan Universities 36(3): 124–146.
Ellsworth, Joshua T. (2023). “The minutiae of crime-prone human ecologies.” Crime, Media, Culture 19(1): 168.
Ellsworth, Joshua T. (2022). “Housing and criminality: The effect of housing placement on arrests among chronically homeless adults.” Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness 31(2): 130–141.
Ellsworth, Joshua T. (2022). “Spice, vulnerability, and victimization: Synthetic cannabinoids and interpersonal crime victimization among homeless adults.” Substance Abuse 43(1): 32–38.
Ellsworth, Joshua T. (2019). “The natural history of street-level criminality: Self-perceptions of vincibility and a persistent offender’s motive for desistance.” Journal of Theoretical & Philosophical Criminology 11(3): 187–204.
Ellsworth, Joshua T. (2019). “Street crime victimization among homeless adults: A review of the literature.” Victims & Offenders 14(1): 96–118.
Book Chapters and Entries in Edited Volumes
Ellsworth, Joshua T. (2023). “Domestic violence and homelessness among women.” Pp. 1–
10 in Encyclopedia of Domestic Violence, edited by T. K. Shackelford. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature.
Ellsworth, Joshua T. (2020). “Felony murder.” Pp. 206–207 in Criminal Justice in America:
The Encyclopedia of Crime, Law Enforcement, Courts, and Corrections (Vol. 1), edited by J. Bumgarner and C. Lewandowski. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
ACADEMIC HONORS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Robert F. Borkenstein Graduate Student Award, Department of Criminal Justice, Indiana
University Bloomington, 2019
Doctoral Fellow of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS), Doctoral Summit Scholarship, 2017
National Criminal Justice Honor Society, Alpha Phi Sigma, 2011
PRESENTATIONS
See paper CV for a detailed list
TEACHING
Undergraduate Courses
The American Drug Problem, Duquesne University (SOCI 312)
Criminological Theories , Duquesne University (SOCI 398)
Introduction to Sociology, Chatham University (SWK 101)
Introduction to Criminal Justice, Chatham University (CRM 101)
Criminal Investigations, Chatham University (CRM 305)
Survey of Corrections, Chatham University (CRM 310)
History of Crime and Punishment, Chatham University (CRM 332)
Capstone Project (Senior Thesis Paper), Chatham University (CRM 490)
Forensic Psychology, Chatham University (PSY 313)
Social Psychology, Chatham University (PSY 331)
Lethality: Homicide and Self Destruction , Indiana University Bloomington (CJUS P461)
Dissertation & Master's Thesis Committees
See paper CV for a complete list
SERVICE
Service to the Profession
Journal of Historical Criminology
Editor, 2026–present
Book Review Editor, 2024–2026
Ad Hoc Reviewer: Crime & Delinquency; European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research; GeoJournal; Health & Social Care in the Community; Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental; International Review of Victimology; Journal of Drug Issues; Journal of Psychoactive Drugs; Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness; Law, Crime and History; Oxford University Press; Sociological Inquiry; Substance Abuse journal; Theoretical Criminology; Victims and Offenders; Violence and Victims
Academic Association Memberships:
American Society of Criminology (ASC), 2014–present
British Society of Criminology (BSC), 2018–present
Homicide Research Working Group (HRWG), 2015–present
Northeastern Association of Criminal Justice Sciences (NEACJS), 2019–present
Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Justice Educators (PACJE), 2022–present
Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction (SSSI), 2016–present
Service to the Department, College, and University
Undergraduate Studies Committee, Dept. of CJ, IUB, 2017–2018
LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER
Detective and Police Officer, Baltimore City Police Department, MD, 2003–2015
Police Officer, Springfield Police Department, City of Springfield, MA, 1998–2003
Investigative Association Memberships
Harvard Associates in Police Science (HAPS), 2008–present
International Homicide Investigators Association (IHIA),2010–present
Ph.D., Criminal Justice, Indiana University Bloomington, doctoral minor in History
M.L.A., Liberal Arts, Johns Hopkins University
M.A., Criminal Justice, University of Massachusetts Lowell
M.S., Criminal Justice Administration, Western New England College
B.S., Criminal Justice, Western New England College, minor in English Literature
ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS
Adjunct Faculty, Sociology Department, Duquesne University, 2026–present
Scholar of Practice in Residence, School of Education, Duquesne University, 2022–present
Assistant Professor, Social Sciences Department, Chatham University, 2024–2025
Visiting Assistant Professor, Social Sciences Dept., Chatham University, 2023–2024
Adjunct Faculty, Social Sciences Department, Chatham University, 2022–2023
Associate Instructor, Department of Criminal Justice, Indiana Universtiy, 2015–2020
SCHOLARSHIP
Refereed Journal Publications
Ellsworth, Joshua T., Rick R. McCown, and Norman Conti. (2026). “Ardent hope for
freedom: Escape ideation, learning, and resilience in long-term imprisonment.” The Prison Journal: 1–20. (Published online ahead of print)
Ellsworth, Joshua T. (2026). “Violent streets: How the stresses of unsheltered homelessness affect interpersonal disputes.” Deviant Behavior: 1–17. (Published online ahead of print)
Ellsworth, Joshua T., Anita Zuberi, Cathleen J. Appelt, and Katie Willis. (2025). “Convalescent care in the context of homelessness and housing instability: The importance of fostering predictably safe and secure recuperative environments.” Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community: 1–14. (Published online ahead of print)
Conti, Norman, Joshua T. Ellsworth, and Deanna Fracul. (2025). “Are there any histories that are off limits? Performing history and autobiography in progress with incarcerated students, returning citizens, and more.” Metropolitan Universities 36(3): 124–146.
Ellsworth, Joshua T. (2023). “The minutiae of crime-prone human ecologies.” Crime, Media, Culture 19(1): 168.
Ellsworth, Joshua T. (2022). “Housing and criminality: The effect of housing placement on arrests among chronically homeless adults.” Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness 31(2): 130–141.
Ellsworth, Joshua T. (2022). “Spice, vulnerability, and victimization: Synthetic cannabinoids and interpersonal crime victimization among homeless adults.” Substance Abuse 43(1): 32–38.
Ellsworth, Joshua T. (2019). “The natural history of street-level criminality: Self-perceptions of vincibility and a persistent offender’s motive for desistance.” Journal of Theoretical & Philosophical Criminology 11(3): 187–204.
Ellsworth, Joshua T. (2019). “Street crime victimization among homeless adults: A review of the literature.” Victims & Offenders 14(1): 96–118.
Book Chapters and Entries in Edited Volumes
Ellsworth, Joshua T. (2023). “Domestic violence and homelessness among women.” Pp. 1–
10 in Encyclopedia of Domestic Violence, edited by T. K. Shackelford. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature.
Ellsworth, Joshua T. (2020). “Felony murder.” Pp. 206–207 in Criminal Justice in America:
The Encyclopedia of Crime, Law Enforcement, Courts, and Corrections (Vol. 1), edited by J. Bumgarner and C. Lewandowski. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
ACADEMIC HONORS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Robert F. Borkenstein Graduate Student Award, Department of Criminal Justice, Indiana
University Bloomington, 2019
Doctoral Fellow of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS), Doctoral Summit Scholarship, 2017
National Criminal Justice Honor Society, Alpha Phi Sigma, 2011
PRESENTATIONS
See paper CV for a detailed list
TEACHING
Undergraduate Courses
The American Drug Problem, Duquesne University (SOCI 312)
Criminological Theories , Duquesne University (SOCI 398)
Introduction to Sociology, Chatham University (SWK 101)
Introduction to Criminal Justice, Chatham University (CRM 101)
Criminal Investigations, Chatham University (CRM 305)
Survey of Corrections, Chatham University (CRM 310)
History of Crime and Punishment, Chatham University (CRM 332)
Capstone Project (Senior Thesis Paper), Chatham University (CRM 490)
Forensic Psychology, Chatham University (PSY 313)
Social Psychology, Chatham University (PSY 331)
Lethality: Homicide and Self Destruction , Indiana University Bloomington (CJUS P461)
Dissertation & Master's Thesis Committees
See paper CV for a complete list
SERVICE
Service to the Profession
Journal of Historical Criminology
Editor, 2026–present
Book Review Editor, 2024–2026
Ad Hoc Reviewer: Crime & Delinquency; European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research; GeoJournal; Health & Social Care in the Community; Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental; International Review of Victimology; Journal of Drug Issues; Journal of Psychoactive Drugs; Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness; Law, Crime and History; Oxford University Press; Sociological Inquiry; Substance Abuse journal; Theoretical Criminology; Victims and Offenders; Violence and Victims
Academic Association Memberships:
American Society of Criminology (ASC), 2014–present
British Society of Criminology (BSC), 2018–present
Homicide Research Working Group (HRWG), 2015–present
Northeastern Association of Criminal Justice Sciences (NEACJS), 2019–present
Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Justice Educators (PACJE), 2022–present
Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction (SSSI), 2016–present
Service to the Department, College, and University
Undergraduate Studies Committee, Dept. of CJ, IUB, 2017–2018
LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER
Detective and Police Officer, Baltimore City Police Department, MD, 2003–2015
Police Officer, Springfield Police Department, City of Springfield, MA, 1998–2003
Investigative Association Memberships
Harvard Associates in Police Science (HAPS), 2008–present
International Homicide Investigators Association (IHIA),2010–present