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Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom

@melsoderstrom.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor & Pre-Law Advisor @ Texas State | PhD in Criminal Justice from UCF | JD from William & Mary | Former public defender | Researcher of juvenile justice, school policing, youth mental health, and practitioner training | 🇵🇷

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Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom @melsoderstrom.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I might be reaching out for advice in near future. I have a conference in Orlando in April and am thinking of bringing my toddler for her first Disney trip.
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Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom @melsoderstrom.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Well, they also classified The Bear as a comedy…
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Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom @melsoderstrom.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I know you used to (?) play WoW. This is why I left. There was no real “casual.”
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Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom @melsoderstrom.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
See also broken windows theory in criminology!
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Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom @melsoderstrom.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
🚨New pub🚨 with some amazing colleagues exploring prosecutors’ perceptions of police interview practices.
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Prosecutors’ perceptions of the effectiveness of police interview practices
In recent years, there has been a growing push for changes in police interviewing practices. Research has primarily examined law enforcement and public perspectives, leaving a significant gap in un...
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Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom @melsoderstrom.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
So sorry to hear this! Hope you heal quickly
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Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom @melsoderstrom.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Besides the obvious problems with academic integrity, this episode demonstrates why we need to return to in-person exams and assessments.
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Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom @melsoderstrom.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Use AI?!?! I just want college students to be able to use the basic Microsoft Office package without major challenge or figure out how to use Canvas without me having to provide step-by-step directions on how to access an assignment.
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Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom @melsoderstrom.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Grad college should also consider AI policy or guidance!
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Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom @melsoderstrom.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Same camp. I know individuals use it to tidy up emails and other tedious tasks. So, I’ve asked it to transform references in a manuscript to another style and it was unable to do so accurately. I continue to be confused as to how this technology is worth the destruction of the environment…
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Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom @melsoderstrom.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
I cried tears of relief when I received the email that our daughter got a spot in the child development center on my campus. And then I got angry that childcare is such a huge source of stress and uncertainty for so many of us.
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Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom @melsoderstrom.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
My publication in @evidencebasejnl.bsky.social with Jennifer Peck and Kristina Childs @ucf.bsky.social reviewing the evidence base and need for more research in three critical areas of the juvenile justice system: school policing; court decision makers’ perceptions; and risk/needs assessments.
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Where evidence ends: opportunities for advancing juvenile justice system research
Although there have been calls for more evidence-based policies in the juvenile justice system in the United States, there is a lack of empirical evidence to support many of the practices and progr...
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Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom @melsoderstrom.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Thought this was @theonion.com post at first glance. Wow.
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Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom @melsoderstrom.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Uhhh this continues to be a huge thing today. At every recruiting event they claim they want to be criminal justice majors to go into forensics or criminal profiling 🤔
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Aubrey Hirsch @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Did you know that if you buy my book on Amazon, Jeff Bezos makes 5 times as much as I do on each copy sold? Sharing some behind-the-scenes book math on why buying directly from presses is best for EVERYONE (except Bezos) in my newsletter today! aubreyhirsch.substack.com/p/book-math
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Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom @melsoderstrom.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
🚨New pub🚨 with Drs. Kristina Childs & Jennifer Peck @ucf.bsky.social comparing juvenile arrests in FL occurring at school vs. in the community. Youth arrested at school showed lower criminogenic risk and were younger.
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Youth risk/needs profiles and initial juvenile court outcomes across arrest location: Does being arrested at school matter?
The current study examined differences in the risk/needs profiles and initial juvenile court outcomes between youth arrested at school and those arres…
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Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom @melsoderstrom.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Nah. A male candidate. I don’t recall his name and I don’t want to search for him as I don’t want his website or ad to gain any more views.
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Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom @melsoderstrom.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
It is disappointing that individuals will visit here and believe that we support such a message. I promise there are many good people here that do not support racism, xenophobia, and fear mongering!
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Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom @melsoderstrom.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Living in central TX I keep seeing a commercial for a local race where the candidate is running on this specific platform. I was so confused the first time I saw it. Distracting the masses from the fact that all our utility rates have increased in the last year among other more important things?
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Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom @melsoderstrom.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
One of the major reasons I cancelled my Amazon Prime account is that their streaming service is so crappy and they rarely had anything I wanted to watch. BTW I cancelled after seeing one of your posts and a few others. I thought it would be challenging to not have an account, but it’s been fine!
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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Experimental evidence that students are more likely to contest grades when they are delivered by an evaluator with a female-sounding name. "These findings suggest that women in evaluative positions face disproportionate resistance when delivering negative assessments."
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Prof. Virginia Braun (she/her they/them) @ginnybraun.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Now published… We Reject the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence for Reflexive Qualitative Research - Tanisha Jowsey, Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke, Deborah Lupton, Michelle Fine, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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We Reject the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence for Reflexive Qualitative Research - Tanisha Jowsey, Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke, Deborah Lupton, Michelle Fine, 2025
Four hundred and nineteen experienced qualitative researchers from 32 countries invite readers of Qualitative Inquiry to consider their position on use of gener...
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Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom @melsoderstrom.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Thanks for sharing! I will be including your findings in my Courts and Criminal Procedure class this spring when we cover judges.
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Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom @melsoderstrom.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Happy Thanksgiving Sean!
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UCF Football @ucffootball.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Best 50yd Line view in the country 🤩 Launch 💯 in 2025 from the Space Coast! 🚀 ucfknights.photoshelter.com/galleries/C0...
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CrimRxiv @crimrxiv.com · 19/11/2025
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News: "CrimRxiv Consortium joined by Texas State University, School of Criminal Justice and Criminology"
This is an announcement based on the article, "CrimRxiv Consortium joined by Texas State University, School of Criminal Justice and Criminology" (available at https://doi.org/10.21428/cb6ab371.ea5ed2e8). For more information, please refer directly to the article. We create these announcements with the AI tool ElevenLabs. To join CrimRxiv Consortium as an individual, visit https://app.joinit.com/o/crimconsortium.
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Latina/o/x Criminology @latcrim.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
We are continuing our effort with the “LC Scholars on the Market” - Vitoria De Francisco Lopes and Carolina Caliman have great possibilities to contribute your program/department/school! [www.latcrim.org/on-the-market.html]
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Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom @melsoderstrom.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Currently completing a HIPAA and FERPA training when what I really need to be doing is finishing a manuscript. 😐
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Professor Laura Huey @drlaurahuey.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
We’ve had a great year at PPR. Here’s our Q3 performance
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Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom @melsoderstrom.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
After working in the criminal justice system having to deal with crimes against children, I would argue to not post photos on ANY social media accounts. It’s definitely very challenging to not post when you have a cute baby you want to share with world! Grandparents get REAL mad too 🙄
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Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom @melsoderstrom.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Congrats @rpogge.bsky.social 🎉
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 01/10/2025
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
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Dr. Kathleen E. Padilla @kepadil.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Today is #NationalLawEnforcementSuicideAwarenessDay I wrote this dedication for my dissertation in 2021. In the 4 years since, another 500 officers have died by suicide. It is for these individuals - these mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, sisters, brothers, friends - that I do this work. (1/)
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 23/09/2025
'Rapture' comes from the Latin 'rapere' meaning "to seize and carry off." 'Raptor' also comes from 'rapere.' We hope neither carries you off today.
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Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom @melsoderstrom.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
🚨New pub with PhD student @shallen-a.bsky.social (She’s on the job market!) in PPR exploring SROs’ perceptions of selection for the position. It was suggested that being a parent and effective communicator, some law enforcement experience, and an ability to multitask are helpful characteristics.
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‘It takes a special cop to be an SRO’: school resource officers’ perceptions of selection for the position
School resource officers (SROs) play a critical role in U.S. schools, often serving as law enforcement, educators, and counselors. The extant literature emphasizes the importance of SROs’ law enfor...
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Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom @melsoderstrom.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Congratulations! 🎉🍾🥳
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Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom @melsoderstrom.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
🚨New publication with awesome co-authors from UCF, South Florida, and Georgia Southern evaluating YMHFA training with public safety professionals🚨 Free access for 50 days!
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Youth mental health first aid training outcomes among public safety professionals serving high-risk youth
This study examined the effectiveness of Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA), an educational training program designed to teach adults how to identi…
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Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom @melsoderstrom.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
I played too. My husband would poke fun at me for obsessing over logs after raid night. He didn’t understand that as a female, I felt like I couldn’t mess up a fight or even be mediocre. It wasn’t fun. I quit when working on dissertation and have never played again.
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Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom @melsoderstrom.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Latest publication is out today exploring how SROs become involved with student misbehavior and the factors influencing arrest decision-making. 50 free downloads are available!
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‘Being a pain in the ass is not a criminal offense’: a qualitative exploration of school resource officers’ arrest behaviors
Policing research since the 1960s has explored the arrest behaviors of patrol officers. It is unclear whether the findings from this body of research are applicable to a growing subpopulation of la...
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Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom @melsoderstrom.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Wonderful news. Such interesting and impactful articles recently! The editorial team at Police Practice & Research has been wonderful to work with and so understanding and kind when I requested a deadline extension due to having a baby (which was not as common of a response as one would hope😐).
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Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom @melsoderstrom.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
New pub analyzing involuntary commitment examinations of students in a school district that expanded their SRO program. Key takeaway = examinations are another collateral consequence of SRO implementation that should be considered by policymakers/school districts/public. doi.org/10.1080/1538...
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School Policing and Involuntary Commitment Examinations of Students Under Florida’s Baker Act
Research is silent surrounding school resource officers’ (SROs) role in involuntary commitment examinations arising from incidents at school. This study leverages changes to one Florida county’s SR...
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Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom @melsoderstrom.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Oh, no thank you. Hard pass.
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Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom @melsoderstrom.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
I am VERY confused about how I’m supposed to change my baby’s diaper in one…
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Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom @melsoderstrom.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Currently living in TX with a 2-month-old 😭
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Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom @melsoderstrom.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Factor is also useful after having a baby!
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 16/03/2025
Academia's culture of competition breeds this kind of cruelty. Too often, faculty who've suffered in these systems believe that suffering is what made them successful. So, they perpetuate that suffering with their own students, rather than seeing that success doesn't have to be wrought that way.
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Daniel S Lawrence @danslawrence.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
NEW study examining suicidal ideation among law enforcement officers. The big (not surprising) takeaway: improving mental health and responses to PTSD are critical aspects to preventing suicide among this population. More details in thread and links at the end.
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Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom @melsoderstrom.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
NINE pounds and early? It seems like it’s a very good thing you did not go past 40 weeks!
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Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom @melsoderstrom.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
I’m right there with her! 40 weeks, 3 days pregnant and I’ve never been so uncomfortable in my life. Or received so many texts and phone calls from people wanting status updates!
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Professor Laura Huey @drlaurahuey.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
The next issue of PPR.
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