Brian G. Sellers is an Assistant Professor in the Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology Department at Eastern Michigan University. He received his B.A. in History and Political Science in 2005 and his M.S. in Criminal Justice in 2008 from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Recently, he earned his Ph.D. in Criminology from USF.

Dr. Sellers' research interests include juvenile justice & policy, juvenile homicide offenders, juvenile risk assessment, restorative justice, school violence, psychology & law, and ethical dilemmas in the CJ system. He is the co-author of Ethics of Total Confinement: A Critique of Madness, Citizenship, and Social Justice. His work has also been published in The Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology, Criminal Justice & Behavior (Forthcoming), and Behavioral Sciences & the Law (Forthcoming).

Dr. Sellers is currently on the steering committee of a grassroots initiative in Washtenaw County, MI that is developing a program to provide restorative justice services to the local community. He is continuing to work with a research team in the further development of the START-AV, which is a risk assessment instrument for justice-involved youth.