Lauren Miley is a second-year doctoral student in the Criminology Department. She received her B.A. and M.A. in criminology from USF. She currently works as a research assistant for Dr. Roger Peters providing technical assistance to the GFIT Forensic Diversion project in Hillsborough County, and assists with the UTC coordinating center for North American universities.

Ms. Miley is currently involved with the Pasco Jail Project, a research project overseen by Dr. Bryanna Fox seeking to improve outcomes for jail inmates. She holds a leadership position within the USF Criminology SPRUCE lab, mentoring students on projects and conducting research. She is also on the board of the ASC Division of BioPsychoSocial Criminology and is President of the Criminology Graduate Student Organization. Additionally, Ms. Miley is the producer and co-host of the USF Department of Criminology podcast, Crimeversation. Her research interests include mental health in the criminal justice system, biosocial criminology, and developmental and life-course criminology.