Eric Cooke

Eric Cooke, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor and Graduate Coordinator at Bowling Green State University (BGSU) within the College of Health & Human Services, specializing in the Department of Human Services (Criminal Justice specialization). He joined BGSU in 2022 after earning his Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from Sam Houston State University in 2021.

• Research Focus:
  • Life-course and developmental criminology
  • Biopsychosocial correlates of criminal behavior
  • Victimology and early life adversity impacts
  • Police integrity and misconduct
• Teaching:
  • Research Methods for Human Services
  • Introduction to Criminal Justice System
  • Nature of Crime

His recent publications address hormonal influences on criminal behavior, police misconduct patterns, and developmental processes in criminology journals such as Trauma, Violence, & Abuse and Journal of Quantitative Criminology. Dr. Cooke is actively involved in the Police Integrity Research Group and accepts undergraduate and graduate research assistants for academic year 22–23.