Charis Kubrin
Professor · UC Irvine
Charis E. Kubrin is Professor of Criminology, Law and Society and (by courtesy) Sociology.
Race, Ethnicity, and Crime Crime Trends Crime Immigration and Crime Rap Music and Media
Edmund McGarrell
Professor of Criminal Justice · Michigan State University
Edmund McGarrell is an expert in violence prevention, evidence-based crime policy, and community- and problem-oriented policing.
Gun, Gang and Drug Related Crime Violence Reduction Community Policing
LaNina Cooke
Chair, Criminal Justice Department · Farmingdale State College
Dr. Cooke is chair of the Department of Criminal Justice, assistant professor in the department, and an author.
Juvenile Delinquency Public Policy Corrections Reentry Community Policing Program Evaluation
Michael Ostrowsky
Professor of Sociology · Southern Utah University
Sociologist specializing in the topics of education, drug use, deviance, delinquency theories, and violent behavior
Social Psychology Delinquency Theories, Trends and Issues Sociology of Drugs Violent Behavior in Sports Fans Applied Research
Hadar Aviram
Thomas Miller '73 Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: aviramh@uchastings.edu / 415-581-8890 / Office 328-200
Criminal Justice Criminology Criminal Law Constitutional Law Public Policy
Meredith Gore
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
I am a conservation social scientist building knowledge about how principles of risk affect human-environment relationships.
Conservation Social Science Human-Wildlife Conflict Environmental Risk Perception Conservation Criminology Community Based Natural Resource Management
Jennifer Cobbina
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
Expertise is in topics on race, crime, and policing; protest movements; and prisoner reentry
Race, Crime, and Policing Gender and Crime Race and Crime Prisoner Re-entry
Jill McCorkel, PhD
Professor of Sociology and Criminology | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University
Jill McCorkel, PhD, examines the social and political consequences of mass incarceration in the United States
#SayHerName Prison Education Programs Race, Class and Gender Inequality Prisons and Punishment Law and Criminal Justice Policy
Professor Imran Awan
Professor and Deputy Director of the Centre for Applied Criminology · Birmingham City University
Professor Imran Awan is one of the country’s leading criminologists and experts on Islamophobia and countering extremism.
Cultural and Critical Criminology Radicalization Hate Crime Islamophobia Terrorism
Jonathan Hiskey
Associate Chair of Political Science · Vanderbilt University
Expert on Latin American politics and Latin American migration.
Honduras Guatemala Migration Crime in Latin America Immigration
Michelle D. Miranda
Associate Professor, Security Systems and Law Enforcement Technology · Farmingdale State College
Dr. Michelle Miranda teaches Security Systems and Law Enforcement Technology. She has worked as a Criminalist with the NYC Police Dept.
Forensic Sciences Tattoos and Tattoo Inks Gunshot Residue and Shooting Reconstruction Microscopy Spectroscopic Techniques
Carl S. Taylor
Professor of Sociology · Michigan State University
Carl Taylor is an expert on youth violence, youth culture and gangs.
Youth Culture Youth Activism Gang Activity Youth Violence
Joseph Kennedy, J.D., B.A.
Professor of Law, UNC School of Law · UNC at Chapel Hill
Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, UNC School of Law
Intellectual Property Law International Law International and Comparative Criminal Law Constitutional Law Criminal Justice Policy
Dr. Adam Lynes
Senior Lecturer in Criminology · Birmingham City University
Adam Lynes has published research focusing on violent crimes from serial murder to family annihilation.
Mass Murder Applied Investigative Techniques Visual Criminology Family Annihilation Gender and Crime
Paula M. Uruburu
Professor of English · Hofstra University
Professor Uruburu researches the Gothic and the Grotesque, the Gilded Age, and film history (genre, auteur, adaptation).
Zombies Evelyn Nesbit Horror films Gender Studies Film History
Bridget Freisthler
Professor | College of Social Work · The Ohio State University
Expert in health and social problems based on neighborhood ecologies.
Child Abuse and Neglect Drug and alcohol use (particularly marijuana, opiates, and alcohol) Drug distribution systems GIS Spatial Analysis
Elizabeth Cauffman
Professor of Psychological Science, Education and Law · UC Irvine
Elizabeth Cauffman’s research addresses the intersect between adolescent development and juvenile justice.
Social Ecology Juvenile Justice Adolescent Development Mental Health Legal and Social Policy
John L. Diamond
The Honorable Raymond L. Sullivan Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contact: diamondj@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4628 / Office M202-198
Tort Law Criminal Law Mass Media Law Defamation Law
Professor Imran Awan
Professor of Criminology · Birmingham City University
He is one of the UK’s leading criminologists and experts on Islamophobia and countering extremism.
Conspiracy Theories of Lockdown Bigotry Extremism Islamaphobia Crime
Professor Elizabeth Yardley
Professor of Criminology and Director of the Centre for Applied Criminology · Birmingham City University
Elizabeth Yardley is passionate about criminological research that is exciting, needs-led and meaningful.
Healthcare Serial Killers Narrative Criminology Television Crime Drama Homicide Female Serial Killers