Crime and Corrections

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Baker III, Thomas

Professor, Kinesiology
2013-15 GDP Participant, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | tab3@uga.edu

Research Interests: how commercial laws influence sport marking, and on risk management in two specialized areas: (a) preventing sexual abuse in youth sports and (b) terrorism management at sports facilities

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Chapman, Nathan

Associate Dean of Faculty Development, Professor, School of Law
website | nsc@uga.edu

Research Interests: Conflict, Crime and Corrections, Higher Education, International Relations

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Clay-Warner, Jody

Director, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
Meigs Professor, Sociology
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | jclayw@uga.edu

Research Interests include justice, emotions, violence, and victimization

Elkins, Jennifer

Associate Professor, Social Work
website | jelkins@uga.edu

Research Interests include sexual abuse and child maltreatment, interpersonal and multigenerational trauma, violence and loss, PTSD and trauma related disorders, ecological/transactional and risk/resilience processes across the lifespan, and culturally congruent research and practice

Holloway, Steven

Professor, Geography
website | holloway@uga.edu

Research Interests include the geography of youth labor markets, the impact of public housing on the geographies of poverty and crime, and the geographically contingent nature of discrimination in mortgage lending

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Johnson, Tracey

Assistant Professor, History
website | tdjohnson@uga.edu

Research Interests include: Crime and Corrections, Culture, Diversity, Education and Learning, Gender, Youth, Adolescence, and Emerging Adulthood

Miller, Joshua

Professor, Psychology
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | jdmiller@uga.edu

Research Interests include the relations between models of personality and psychopathology, specifically various forms of externalizing problems and the personality disorders; most interested in behaviors such as crime, substance, risky sex, and aggression

Mowbray, Orion

Associate Professor & Interim Associate Dean for Research, Social Work
website | omowbray@uga.edu

Research Interests include mental health, substance use, and criminal justice

Mustard, David

Professor, Economics
website | mustard@uga.edu

Research Interests include education, sentencing, gambling, and law

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Orpinas, Pamela

Professor, Health Promotion and Behavior
Distinguished Fellow, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | porpinas@uga.edu

Research Interests include preventing family violence, dating aggression, and bullying; improving the lives of immigrant and underserved populations; identifying developmental trajectories of children and youth.

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Pridemore, William

Department Head and Franklin Professor of Sociology
website | pridemore@uga.edu

Research Interests: Assessment and Evaluation, Crime and Corrections, Culture, Physical Health and Well-being, Policy, Regulation, and Compliance, Prevention and Implementation Science, Risk Behaviors, Substance Use and Addiction, Violence and Injury

Robinson, Michael

Associate Professor, Social Work
website | marobi01@uga.edu

Research Interests include social problems, juvenile delinquency, urban communities, young adults, women in recovery, nutrition, self care, and health disparities

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Shannon, Sarah

Meigs Professor, Sociology
Director, Criminal Justice Studies
website | sshannon@uga.edu

Research Interests include criminal justice, punishment, monetary sanctions, and rural jails

Simons, Leslie Gordon

Meigs Professor, Sociology
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | lgsimons@uga.edu

Research Interests include family, crime, and intimate partner violence