Staff

Theresa Ochoa, Ph.D.

Executive Director

Email:

gijdp@iu.edu

Is an associate professor at Indiana University. She serves as the Executive Director of the Global Institute for Juvenile Delinquency and Prevention and is the founder of the Helping Offenders Prosper through Employment mentoring program. She received her Ph.D. from the University of California Santa Barbara in special education and specializes in emotional and behavioral disorders. Publications include the topics of teacher preparation, positive behavioral interventions and supports, special education law, mentoring, and transition from incarceration.  

Niki Weller, Ph.D.

Co-Director

Email:

wellern@iuk.edu

Is an associate professor at Indiana University Kokomo and serves as the Co-director of the Global Institute for Juvenile Delinquency and Prevention. She received her PhD from Arizona State University in Sociology and specializes in adolescent risky health behaviors. She is a site-coordinator for the Helping Offenders Prosper through Employment mentoring program and partners with a local non-profit organization working towards educating youth about drug use and abuse. Publications include adolescent drug and sexual behaviors, and mentoring.