Liat Kriegel, PhD, MSW

Education

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate, Washington State University, Institute for Research and Education to Advance Community Health
  • University of Southern California, PhD in Social Work
  • University of Pennsylvania, MSW
  • New York University, BA in Religious Studies

 

 

Biography

Education

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate, Washington State University, Institute for Research and Education to Advance Community Health
  • University of Southern California, PhD in Social Work
  • University of Pennsylvania, MSW
  • New York University, BA in Religious Studies

 

 

Research

The intersection of the behavioral health, housing, and criminal legal systems; role of public spaces in reentry after prison or jail; peer support and community integration; social and spatial mechanisms of interventions for individuals with complex needs; opioid use treatment and recovery in rural spaces.

Honors & Awards

Outstanding Contribution to Research, 2024

Publications

  • Kriegel, L.S., Henwood, B.F., McDonell, M., Amram, O., Bellamy, C., Collins, S., & Salzer, M. (2025) Risk Environments of Permanent Supportive Housing for Formerly Incarcerated People with Serious Mental Illnesses: A Protocol for a Nontraditional Mixed Methods Feasibility Study. International Journal of Qualitative Methods.
  • Kriegel, L.S., Barrenger, S.L. & Henwood, B.F. (2023) Examining public space as a resource during reentry for formerly incarcerated people with serious mental illnesses. Health and Place.
  • Barrenger, S.L., Kriegel, L.S., Canada, K., & Blank Wilson, A. (2021). What gets measured in reentry research? A scoping review on community reentry from jail and prison for persons with mental illnesses. Criminal Justice and Behavior.
  • Kriegel, L.S. (2019). Stranger Support: How Former Prisoners with Mental Illnesses Navigate the Public Landscape of Reentry. Health & Place, 56, 155-154.