Photo Gallery
See our work in action!
View the galleries below to see IJRD team members at community events, press conferences, trainings, working group meetings, and conferences.
Photos from Headquarters
We are located at Innovation Park, close to the FSU main campus. Our central office is where the planning, writing, research, and decision-making begins. View our gallery to see how we get things done and how our team has grown.
Student Engagement
IJRD works with Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral students to provide training to the current and future generations of professionals at the intersection of criminal justice and social work. View our photos to see how we engage students.
National Scientific Advisory Committee
We held our inaugural meeting with our National Scientific Advisory Committee in August 2019 to discuss the technical aspects of scientific integrity and how we can expand activities in research, capacity building, and policy outreach.
Association of State Correctional Administrators Conference
Executive Director Carrie Pettus-Davis attended the Association of State Correctional Administrators 2019 Summer Conference in Boston, where she met with correctional leaders across the country to share ideas and discuss issues of national and regional significance.
International Congress on Law and Mental Health Conference in Rome, Italy
Associate Director Stephen Tripodi, and Doctoral Affiliate Maria Morrison, presented research on conducting trauma-informed groups with incarcerated men and women at the International Congress on Law and Mental Health Conference in Rome, Italy.
Transforming Criminal Justice for the 21st Century - Tallahassee Event
A spoken word event about justness, opportunity and the interaction of the criminal justice system with individuals and communities was presented to a crowd of 100 on June 27th at FSU. Carrie Pettus-Davis was joined by Lamont Carey, "Born in DC, Raised in Prison," and Bill Rone, MSW Reentry Specialist, "Formerly Incarceratedx3."
Dallas Post Master's Fellowship Training
In June 2019, our inaugural class of 16 Post-Master's Fellows had their first training together in Dallas, Texas to help them develop professionally as both clinicians and researchers. The inaugural class of Post-Master’s Fellows will work on the 5-Key Model for Reentry project, helping test an innovative re-entry intervention with incarcerated men and women as they leave prison and transition back home to their families and communities.
Alice Johnson Event
Executive Director, Carrie Pettus-Davis, and College of Social Work Dean, Jim Clark, were invited to celebrate Alice Johnson's birthday and her first year of freedom after being incarcerated for 26 years for conspiracy drug charges.
IJRD Open House Event
The College of Social Work celebrated IJRD on Thursday, April 18th at the Augustus B. Turnbull Center. A crowd of 100 was in attendance to learn more about the newest multidisciplinary research institute to find a home at FSU.
Center for Advancing Opportunity Conference 2019
Executive Director Carrie Pettus-Davis was on two panels at the Center for Advancing Opportunity 2019 Summit, “Advancing an Opportunity Message about Crime and Criminal Justice” and “Research About Crime and Criminal Justice.”
National Diversity Council's 15th Annual Diversity and Leadership Conference
Program Director Teisha Sanders presented on the power of second chance hiring and the 5-Key Model at the National Diversity Council's 15th Annual Diversity and Leadership Conference in Dallas, Texas. She joined keynote speakers President Barack Obama and award-winning actress America Ferrera for an exciting event!
FSU's College of Social Work: Poverty in America Conference
Carrie Pettus-Davis and Stephen Tripodi attended the FSU's College of Social Work: Poverty in America Conference in March 2019. Dr. Pettus-Davis' talk was entitled "Achieving Economic Equality in the Criminal Justice System."
Press Conferences
Our work at IJRD impacts incarcerated individuals and criminal justice reform across the United States. View our gallery to see our press release photos.
Center for Advancing Opportunity Workgroup Meeting 2018
Executive Director Carrie Pettus-Davis was a panelist for the Center for Advancing Opportunity Workgroup Meeting 2018. View the gallery to see more.
Photos from Our First Year
We found our home within the College of Social Work at FSU in June 2018. Since then, our team has worked diligently to rapidly disseminate data-driven research and training, to improve policy, practice, and future generations of professionals at the intersection of criminal justice and social work. Take a look into our first year as an institute.
