Veronica “Ronni” Nelson was awarded a Dissertation Completion Grant from Temple's Graduate School. This award will support her final semester of work to complete her dissertation, "The Beginning of a Dehumanization Process: An Examination of Visitation Experiences During and ‘After’ COVID-19". The study draws on multiple methods to understand the effects of changes to prison visitation policies and practices in Pennsylvania facilities before and ‘after’ the COVID-19 pandemic.