Teaching Faculty Profiles

Caroline Meyer Angel
Lecturer in Criminology

B.S.N. Georgetown University, 1997; M.S.N. University of Pennsylvania, 1999; M.A. University of Pennsylvania, 2004; Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania, 2005

Email: cmangel@sas.upenn.edu

Research Areas

Dr. Angel is a psychiatric nurse who holds a PhD in Criminology and Nursing from the University of Pennsylvania. Her doctoral dissertation was an experimental analysis of post-traumatic stress symptoms in crime victims who had met their offenders face-to-face in a restorative justice conference. Her research has focused on restorative justice, victimology, post-traumatic stress, and mental health.

Current Projects

Dr. Angel is currently working on restorative justice in the United Kingdom.

Academic Positions Held

2001-2005: Research Assistant, Jerry Lee Program on Randomized Controlled Experiments in Restorative Justice. Jerry Lee Center of Criminology, University of Pennsylvania
2006-present: Lecturer in Criminology, University of Pennsylvania

Professional Awards

Ann W. Burgess Endowed Student Award, University of Pennsylvania, 2005

Representative Publications

“Effects of face-to-face restorative justice on victims of crime in four randomized, controlled trials,“ with Sherman LW, Strang H, Angel, CM, Woods D, Barnes, GC, Bennett S, Inkpen N.Journal of Experimental Criminology 2005; 1: 367-395.

“Victim Evaluations of Face-to-Face Restorative Justice Conferences: A Quasi-Experimental Analysis,“ with Strang H, Sherman, LW, Angel CM, Woods DJ, Bennett S, Newbury-Birch D, Inkpen N. Journal of Social Issues 2006; 62 (2): 281-306.