Christina Lanier is the Co-Director of the National Treatment Court Resource Center (NTCRC) and a professor of sociology and criminology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. She received her Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Delaware in 2006. She has extensive experience in the area of grant writing and program evaluation. She conducts program evaluations for specialty courts in North Carolina and is a co-evaluator for a local re-entry program. Her work has been published in Substance Use and Misuse, International Journal of Offender Therapy, Journal of Drug Issues, The Prison Journal, and The Journal of American College Health. Dr. Lanier’s focus in on linking the work of researchers with practitioners to make policy and social change.

Kristen E. DeVall received her Ph.D. in sociology from Western Michigan University in 2008. At present, she is the Co-Director of the National Drug Court Resource Center & a professor of sociology and criminology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Dr. DeVall has also garnered over $10 million in grant funding from SAMHSA, BJA, and others to support various treatment courts & other criminal justice programs. Overall, her work seeks to bridge the gap between academia and practitioners, as well as influence the development of evidence-based policies and practices. In her spare time, Kristen enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling with her husband John and German Shepherd dog Riley, attending classes at Orange Theory, frequenting locally-owned eateries, & boating on Lake Michigan in the summer.