Postdoctoral fellow - Rutgers University (Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, IHHCPAR)
PhD; University of Utah (Sociology)
MA; University of Warsaw (Law)
Katarzyna (Kashka) Celinska grew up in Poland where she attended the University of Warsaw. Her master’s thesis focused on analyzing sociological and legal implications of infanticide in Poland. She earned her doctorate in Sociology at the University of Utah, completing a dissertation entitled “Individualism and Collectivism in America: The Case of Gun Ownership.” A quantitative article based on her dissertation is published in Sociological Perspectives. As a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research (IHHCPAR) at Rutgers University, she examined how imprisoned mothers struggle to maintain their maternal identities while separated from their children. From these qualitative data, she has developed a typology of coping strategies. Dr. Celinska, in collaboration with the Violence Institute, Rutgers University, oversaw an evaluation of Functional Family Therapy, a program for court-involved youth with disciplinary and behavioral problems. Currently, she is completing analysis of the qualitative and quantitative data from her multi-phase research project on incarcerated women. In addition, she is conducting research in Poland on Ukrainian refugee crisis. She has collaborated with the University of Warsaw to interview the NGOs who assisted Ukrainian refugees in Warsaw, Poland.
Courses in the PhD program, International Crime and Justice MA program, Criminal Justice MA program and undergraduate courses in the LPS Department. Courses on research methods, program evaluation, crime and culture, corrections, and gender.
American Society of Criminology,
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences,
European Society of Criminology,
Polskie Towarzystwo Kryminologiczne im.Prof.S.Batawii (Polish Criminological Association)
Selected & recent scholarly publications:
*Denotes Student Co-Author
Celinska, K. & *Cheboubi, A.* (2024). “A storm is coming”: The New York Times coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic in American prison. Current Issues in Criminal Justice. https://doi.org/10.1080/10345329.2024.2370196 (published online ahead of print 07.07.2024).
*Fanarraga, I.* & Celinska, K. (2024). Classification of women in prison: A typology based on mental health symptoms and coping strategies. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624x241246652 (published online ahead of print 05.15.2024)
Celinska, K., & *Cheboubi, A.* (2022). The contemporary American Juvenile Justice System: Revisiting parens patriae. Archiwum Kryminologii. Archives of Criminology 44, 2, 41-60. http://doi.org/10.7420/AK2022.4
Celinska, K., & *Fanarraga, I.* (2022). Female prisoners, mental health, and contact with family and friends. The Prison Journal 102, 3, 259-282. https://doi.org/10.1177/00328855221095518
Celinska, K., *Fanarraga, I.*, & *Cronin, M.* (2022). Coping with imprisonment among incarcerated women. Women and Criminal Justice 32, 4, 325-341. https://doi.org/10.1080/08974454.2021.1970694
Celinska, K. (2021). Evaluating a Functional Family Therapy Intervention: Challenges and Lessons Learned. Research on Social Work Practice 31, 4, 360-366. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731520985604
*Limoncelli, K.E.*, Wolff, K.T., & Celinska, K. (2019). The role of parental problems in Functional Family Therapy. Children and Youth Services Review 106, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104483
Celinska, K., Sung, H., *Kim, Ch.*, & *Valdimarsdottir, M.* (2019). An outcome evaluation of Functional Family Therapy for court-involved youth. Journal of Family Therapy 41, 2, 251-276. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-6427.12224
Celinska, K., & Cheng, Ch. (2017). Gender comparisons in the processes and outcomes of Functional Family Therapy. OJJDP Journal of Juvenile Justice 6, 1, 82-97.
Celinska, K. (2015). Effectiveness of Functional Family Therapy for mandated versus non-mandated youth. Juvenile & Family Court Journal 66, 4, 17-27.
Celinska, K. (2015). Attitudes towards minorities in post-communist and democratic Poland. Studies in Nationalism and Ethnicity 15, 13, 474-491.
Celinska, K., Cheng Ch., & Virgil, N. (2015). Youth and parental perspectives on the Functional Family Therapy program. Journal of Family Therapy 37, 4, 450-470.
Celinska, K., & Sung, H. (2014). Gender differences in the determinants of prison rule violations. The Prison Journal 94, 2, 220-241.
Katarzyna Celinska is a sociologist and a criminal justice scholar with research on corrections, women in prison, program evaluation, juvenile justice, international criminal justice with a special focus on Poland. Her major projects include:
Evaluation of Functional Family Therapy (2005 - 2014)
Multi-phased project on Incarcerated Women (2017 - present)
Ukrainian refugee crisis in Poland (2022 - present)