Research Papers

Messina, N., & Covington, S. (2026). The history of research and recommendations for addressing trauma in carceral settings for women. Journal of Addiction & Addictive Disorders, 13(1), 216. https://doi.org/10.24966/AAD-7276/100216

Fischer, L., Wilson, M., Schofield, P., Jones, J., Kariminia, A., Barrett, E., Dean, K., Sullivan, E., Covington, S., and Butler, T. (August 2024). “Exposure to childhood adversity and intimate partner violence in a sample of incarcerated women in Australia.” International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology.  DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X241270577.

Messina, N. (2023). An Experimental Study of the Effectiveness of a Trauma-Specific Intervention for Incarcerated Men. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol 38(3-4), pages 3088-3112. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605221104526

Messina, N. and Esparza, P. (2022).  Poking the Bear: The Inapplicability of the RNR Principles for Justice-involved Women.  Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2022.108798

Messina, N. (2022). Evaluation of a Peer-Facilitated Trauma Intervention for Incarcerated Men. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 49(10):1399-1417. doi:10.1177/00938548221093280

Messina, M. (2021). "The Evolution of Gender-and Trauma-Responsive Criminal-Justice Interventions for Women."  HSOA Journal of Addiction & Addictive Disorders, 8: 070.  DOI: 10.24966/AAD-7276/100070

Rodriguez, C., Gopalakrishnan, L., Del Cid, M., Folk, J.B., Yonek, J. and Tolou-Shams, M. (2021). “The Ethical Implications of Using Social Media to Engage and Retain Justice-Involved Youth in Behavioral Health Research.”  Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics, Vol. 16(4) 356–363. DOI: 10.1177/15562646211039701 (Research on Voices)

Ramos, LMC., Delgadillo, J., Vélez, S., Dauria, E., Salas, J., Tolou-Shams, M. (2021). “Collecting Social Media Information in a Substance Use Intervention Trial With Adolescent Girls With Lifetime Substance Use History: Observational Study”.  JMIR Formative Research, 5(9):e25405. DOI: 10.2196/25405 (Research on Voices)

Saxena, P. and Messina, N. (2021). "Trajectories of Victimization to Violence Among Incarcerated Women." Health and Justice, 18. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40352-021-00144-8 (Research in prisons on Healing Trauma and Beyond Violence)

Messina, N. and Calhoun, S. (2021). “An Experimental Study of a Peer-Facilitated Violence Prevention Program for Women in Prison.”  Journal of Interpersonal Violence, pg 1-27. DOI: 10.1177/08862605211022063 (Research in prisons on Beyond Violence)

Tolou-Shams, M., Dauria, E.F., Folk, J., Shumway, M., Marshall, B.D.L., Rizzo, C.J., Messina, N., Covington, S., Haack L.M., Chaffee T., Brown L.K. (2021).  "VOICES: An Efficacious Trauma-informed, Gender-responsive Cannabis use Intervention for Justice and School-referred Girls with Lifetime Substance use History."  Drug and Alcohol Dependence, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108934 (Research on Voices)

Gajewski-Nemes, J. and Messina, N. (2021). “Exploring and Healing Invisible Wounds: Perceptions of Trauma-Specific Treatment from Incarcerated Men and Women.” Journal of Trauma & Treatment, 10: 471. (Research in prisons on Healing Trauma and Exploring Trauma)

Messina, N. P. and Burdon, W. B. (2021, Winter).  “Evaluation of a Violence- and Trauma-Prevention Program in Secure Housing Units.”  Journal of Community Corrections, Volume 30, Number 02, pp.7-12(6).  (Research in a men’s prison on Exploring Trauma)

Messina, N. & Schepps, M. (2021). "Opening the Proverbial 'Can of Worms' on Trauma‐Specific Treatment in Prison: The Association of ACEs to Treatment Outcomes." Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 28 (5), 1210-1221.  https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2568. (Research in prisons on Healing Trauma and Exploring Trauma) 

Messina, N. and Zwart, E. (2021).  "Breaking the Silence and Healing Trauma for Incarcerated Women: Peer-facilitated Delivery of a Brief Intervention." MOJ Women’s Health Volume 10(1):8‒16. DOI: 10.15406/mojwh.2021.10.00280 (Research in a women’s prison on Healing Trauma)

Mundo Aflora Institute. (2020). Voices Report 2020. São Paulo, Brazil: Author. (Research in criminal justice setting on Voices). 

Messina, N., Zwart, E., and Calhoun, S. (2020). “Efficacy of a Trauma Intervention for Women in a Security Housing Unit.” ARCH Women Health Care Volume 3(3): 1-9.  (Research in a women’s prison on Healing Trauma)

Sigler, K., Messina, N., and Calhoun, S. (Spring 2020).  "A Qualitative Review of a Trauma Intervention for Women in a Segregated Housing Unit."  Journal of Community Corrections.  (Research in a women’s prison on Healing Trauma)

Messina, N., & Burdon, W. (June 30, 2019).  Moving Beyond Violence and Building Resilience.  Report to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), Contract C5607315.  Envisioning Justice Solutions, Inc.: Simi Valley, CA. (Research in men's prisons on Exploring Trauma)