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Current Research Interests

I completed my research project with Dr. Faith Lutze examining whether or not a community corrections officers provides more help to the probationers depending on the neighborhood in which the probationers reside. More specifically, I am trying to see if a community corrections officer will give more time, and resources to those on probation that are living in unstable environments. The instrument that I I used to conduct this research is a survery that was composed by Dr. Faith Lutze, entitled, Community Corrections Survery. I am currently employed as a corrections officer in Atlanta and will be applying to Georgia State University for graduate study.

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Biography

My name is Melany Bracking and I am Hunkpapa Lakota and Peoria. I grew up in the city of Tacoma, WA. I was raised by my mother, Kimberley Moorehead, and my father, Matthew Bracking, both have played a key role in helping me acheive me dreams. I am currently recieving my bachelors in psychology, but I have changed my major for grad school. I would like to look into criminal justice instead. During my stay at Washington State University, I have been active in many different things. I was a mentor for the Native American Student Center for two years. This program helped freshman and transfer student get comfortable here at W.S.U. I would help them with there financial aid, classes, or anything else that they needed. I was also co-chair for Native American Women's Association. Here I would help run meetings and get things going for this club. Through this club I was also active in Coalition for Women's Studies. This was a group that brought all the different multicultural clubs together to try and make some changes.

Extra-Curricular Activities

Native American Women's Association
Coalition for Women's Studies

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