Kyle L. Roberson, Ph.D.

Bio

Dr. Kyle Roberson was born and raised in Arlington Texas.  He joined the Army in 1989 and served over 21 years with active duty and reserve service, retiring in 2010.  Dr. Roberson also recently retired from the Federal Bureau of Prisons where he served as the educational administrator for Federal Correctional Institution Oxford in Oxford, Wisconsin. Dr. Roberson earned his undergrad at Bellevue University in 2011, his Masters in FCS Education from South Dakota State University in 2012, and his Ph.D. from Texas Tech University in May 2019.

Research Focus

Educational programming within prisons and jails and the wellbeing of families of the incarcerated.

Research Interests or Areas of Expertise:

Ethnography and Autoethnography as a method to study and tell the stories of how inmates and families deal with the effects of incarceration, separation, and the reentry process.

Selected Publications

Roberson, K. L. (2026). Happenstance and innovation: Implementing tonies to bridge literacy gaps and strengthen family bonds for incarcerated parents and their children. Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies, 13(1), Article 7415.

Roberson, K. L., Cope, J. (2026). Empathy training for correctional workers: A feasibility pilot demonstration in a county detention center. Corrections: Policy, Practice and Research, 1-9.

Roberson, K. L., Bobritsky, S., Quick, M. (2025). History of correctional education: Development and outcomes of literacy programming. Corrections Today, 87(3), 40-50.

Roberson, K. L., Cox, S. (2024). Exploring the intersections of family & consumer sciences and justice-involved families. Journal of Family & Consumer Sciences, 16(2), 29-32.

Roberson, K. L., Hinkle, D. (2023). Research behind the walls and razor wire. Corrections Today, 85(3), 38-42.

Roberson, K. L., Alexander, K. L. (2022). An autoethnographic approach to developing human connections: A prison educator’s lived experiences. The Qualitative Report, 27(11), 2501-2508.