Jacqueline van Wormer, Ph.D. is the director of the Center for Advancing Justice, a division of All Rise, and holds an affiliate faculty position at Washington State University. Before this appointment, she was an associate professor of sociology at Whitworth University. Dr. van Wormer has held various positions in the justice field, including serving as the Spokane Regional Criminal Justice Administrator, MacArthur Foundation coordinator for the Benton/Franklin Counties Juvenile Treatment Court, intervention services manager, probation supervisor and coordinator for both the adult and juvenile treatment court programs in Benton/Franklin Counties. She has lectured and trained extensively across the country and internationally on issues related to courts, pretrial reform, and the treatment court model.

Dr. van Wormer has published 20 peer-reviewed articles, four book chapters, and dozens of technical reports focused on risk/need tool development, court model fidelity, detention alternatives, effective treatment options for individuals charged with criminal offenses, and collaboration among social service agencies. She has successfully secured, and served as principal or co-principal investigator on more than $13.5 million in grants and contracts, all focused on justice system improvements. Dr. van Wormer received her doctorate in 2010 from Washington State University. She was awarded the 2017 WSU Woman of Distinction (alumna category) for her work in adult and juvenile justice reform.