Crime and Corrections
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
Boyd, Christina
Professor, Political Science
website | clboyd@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Judicial behavior; Gender and racial diversity; Political institutions
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
McNulty, Thomas
Associate Professor, Sociology
website | tmcnulty@uga.edu
Research Interests include race/ethnicity, communities & crime, and inequality
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
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.
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
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
Yi, Hui
Assistant Research Scientist, Social Work
website | huiyi@uga.edu
Research Interests include statistics and data analysis