Chelsea Foudray

Postdoctoral Fellow

Pretrial Period, Community Supervision, Corrections, Criminal-Legal Organizations, Criminal-Legal Policies, Legal Decision Making

Chelsea Foudray (née van Dijk) is a postdoctoral researcher in the Early Justice Strategies Lab. She received her Ph.D. in Criminology, Law and Society from George Mason University in 2023. She graduated with her B.S. in Criminal Justice & Criminology and her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Mount Olive, NC in 2017. She earned her M.A. in Criminology, Law and Society from George Mason University in 2020. Her research interests include legal decision making, community supervision, criminal justice organizations, corrections, and the intersection of law and psychology.

Originally from Maastricht, the Netherlands, she traveled to the United States to further her education while running track. During her undergraduate degrees, she worked as a Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant in the Psychology department. She took a year after graduating with her bachelor's degrees to work in the Academic Resource Center at UMO, to help students with academic difficulties.

Selected Publications

Foudray, C.M.A., Lawson, S.G., & Lowder, E.M., (2022). Jail-based court notifications to improve appearance rates following early pretrial release. American Journal of Criminal Justice. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12103-022-09676-7

Lowder, E. M., Foudray, C. M. A., & McPherson, M. (2022). Proxy assessments and early pretrial release: Effects on criminal case and recidivism outcomes. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/law0000341

Lowder, E. M., & Foudray, C. M. A. (2021). Use of Risk Assessments in Pretrial Supervision Decision-Making and Associated Outcomes. Crime & Delinquency, 67(11), 1765–1791. https://doi.org/10.1177/00111287211022642

Expanded Publication List

Journal Articles

Lowder, E. M., Foudray, C. M. A., & McPherson, M. (2022). Proxy assessments and early pretrial release: Effects on criminal case and recidivism outcomes. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/law0000341

Lowder, E. M., & Foudray, C. M. A. (2021). Use of Risk Assessments in Pretrial Supervision Decision-Making and Associated Outcomes. Crime & Delinquency. https://doi.org/10.1177/00111287211022642

Foudray, C. M. A., Kramer, C., Rudes, D. S., Sufrin, C., Burr, E., & Parayil, T. (2021). The Compendium of U.S. jails: Creating and conducting research with the first comprehensive contact database of U.S. jails. Health & Justice, 9(1), 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40352-021-00137-7

Research Reports

Lowder, E. M., Foudray, C. M. A., Vibhute, H., Lawson, S. G., & Rodriguez, A. (2022, February). St. Joseph County: IRAS-PAT validation final report. Report prepared for the Pretrial Committee, Indiana Office of Court Services, Indiana Judicial Center.

Lowder, E. M., Foudray, C. M. A., Vibhute, H., Lawson, S. G., & Rodriguez, A. (2022, January). Tipton County: IRAS-PAT validation final report. Report prepared for the Pretrial Committee, Indiana Office of Court Services, Indiana Judicial Center.

Lowder, E. M., Foudray, C. M. A., Lawson, S. G., McPherson, M., & Rodriguez, A. (2021, June). Grant County: IRAS-PAT validation final report. Report prepared for the Pretrial Committee, Indiana Office of Court Services, Indiana Judicial Center.

Lowder, E. M., Foudray, C. M. A., Lawson, S. G., McPherson, M., & Rodriguez, A. (2021, May). Porter County: IRAS-PAT validation final report. Report prepared for the Pretrial Committee, Indiana Office of Court Services, Indiana Judicial Center.

Lowder, E. M. & Foudray, C. M. A., (2020, December). Bartholomew County Proxy report. Report prepared for Bartholomew County Court Services.

Lowder, E. M., Lawson, & Foudray, C. M. A., (2020, December). Differences in the predictive accuracy of IRAS-PAT assessments as a function of age, sex, and race: Final report. Report prepared for the Pretrial Committee, Indiana Office of Court Services, Indiana Judicial Center.

Lowder, E. M., Lawson, S. G., Foudray, C. M. A., Grommon, E., & Ray, B. (2020, October). Bartholomew County: IRAS-PAT validation final report. Report prepared for the Pretrial Committee, Indiana Office of Court Services, Indiana Judicial Center.

Lowder, E. M. & Foudray, C. M. A., (2020, August). Pretrial risk assessment and pretrial supervision in Indiana: Final report. Report prepared for the Pretrial Committee, Indiana Office of Court Services, Indiana Judicial Center.

Grants and Fellowships

Association of Doctoral Programs in Criminology and Criminal Justice Student Research Funding (2022)

Education

PhD. Criminology, Law and Society, George Mason University

M.A. Criminology, Law and Society, George Mason University

B.S. Criminal Justice & Criminology, University of Mount Olive

B.A. Psychology, University of Mount Olive

Recent Presentations

“Factors Predicting Judicial Overrides of Risk Assessment-Guided Supervision Decisions,” The American Society of Criminology. Chicago, IL, November 17 – 20, 2021

“Text Message Notifications to Improve Appearance Rates Following Early Pretrial Release,” Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Virtual, April 13 – April 14

“The Compendium of U.S. Jails: Creating and Conducting Research with the First Comprehensive Contact Database of U.S. Jails,” Academic Consortium on Criminal Justice Health. Virtual, April 8 – April 10

In the Media

Foudray, C. “We need voter reform to reduce recidivism and improve community reintegration for returning felons.” Richmond Times-Dispatch, Apr 11, 2021. Op-ed.