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Meet Haley Puddy

Assistant Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice
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Assistant Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice
Email: hpuddy@ut.edu
Address: 401 W Kennedy Blvd Tampa, FL 33606
Mailbox: Box 57F

Education

2019 Loyola University Maryland, B.A.
2022 The University of Texas at Dallas, M.S.
2026 The University of Texas at Dallas, Ph.D.

Courses Taught

Introduction to Criminal Justice
Corrections

Career Specialties

Haley Puddy's research focuses on public attitudes toward criminal justice policy, particularly community corrections, supervision technologies and the intersection of immigration and crime.

Professional and Community Activities

Puddy studies public opinion on criminal justice policy, with an emphasis on community corrections, immigration and crime and technology-based supervision. She has published in outlets including Crime & Delinquency and the American Journal of Criminal Justice, and regularly presents at the American Society of Criminology and the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meetings. She has chaired panels and served on committees within the ASC's Division of Public Opinion and Policy and Division of Feminist Criminology.

As a graduate student at UT Dallas, she helped lead community service initiatives, including a holiday toy drive for local families and a supply drive for a county jail. She looks forward to getting involved in the Tampa community and continuing this work locally.