Dr. Lyndsay Boggess is an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminology. She received her Ph.D. in Criminology, Law & Society from the University of California, Irvine. Her research focuses on communities and crime, specifically how neighborhood change affects crime over time, and how changes in crime reciprocally affect neighborhood structure. She has conducted research on the housing market, gentrification and economic investment, and disorder and crime. Dr. Boggess’ recent work focuses on the effects of neighborhood structure on violent crime across different sub-groups such as r ..read more

Dr. Eric Connolly is an assistant professor at the Sam Houston State University. He received his Ph.D. from Florida State University. Dr. Connolly specializes in biosocial criminology. He is particularly interested in examining how genetic and environmental factors influence antisocial behavior at different stages of the life course.  He currently serves as president of the Biosocial Criminology Association, an organization of researchers and practitioners devoted to understanding how biology and environment contribute to antisocial behavior.  ..read more

Dr. Andrea Glenn is an associate professor in the department of psychology at the University of Alabama. She received her Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. Her research interests include psychopathy, callous/unemotional traits in youth, biologically- based prevention and intervention, hormones, and neuroethics.    In this episode, we discuss the following articles with her.  Using biological factors to individualize interventions for youth with conduct problems: Current state and ethical issues.  Toward tailored interventions: Sympathetic and parasym ..read more

Dr. Jill Portnoy is an assistant professor at the University of Massachusetts Lowell in the School of Criminology and Justice Studies. Her research interests include Biosocial criminology, Psychophysiology, Hormones, Nutrition, and Biologically-informed prevention. Her research examines biological risk factors for antisocial behavior, aggression, and psychopathy. Her primary focus is on psychophysiological and hormonal risk factors for antisocial behavior, as well as interactions between these biological factors and the social environment. This research contributes to the broader field of deve ..read more

Dr. J.C. Barnes is an Associate Professor at the University of Cincinnati in the School of Criminal Justice. He has two primary areas of research interest. First, his research seeks to identify how genetic and environmental factors combine to impact criminological phenomena. Second, he studies the offender decision-making process in order to gain insight into the way in which offenders choose their targets. Be sure to check out his book with co-author Kevin Beaver, Quantitative and behavioral genetics for social scientists, releasing in 2020!  ..read more

Dr. Noah Painter-Davis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of New Mexico. He received his Ph.D. in Sociology and Demography from Pennsylvania State University. His research interests focus on race and ethnic differences in crime and punishment, and demography and crime.  ..read more

Dr. Jennifer Peck is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Central Florida. She received a dual BA in Criminal Justice and Sociology from the University at Albany (SUNY), and MA and PhD in Criminology from the University of South Florida. Her research interests focus on racial/ethnic disparities in the juvenile justice system, treatment of disadvantaged groups throughout juvenile court processing, and special populations in courts and corrections. Jen’s recent publications appear in Justice Quarterly, Law and Human Behavior, Crime & ..read more

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