Jessica R. Deitzer

Jessica R. Deitzer is an Assistant Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Nebraska Omaha. Her research centers on criminal decision-making, with a focus on how self, social, and environmental contexts shape deviant behavior, particularly among adolescents.

• Institution: University of Nebraska Omaha
• School: School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Email: jdeitzer@unomaha.edu

Her primary research interests include peer influence, adolescent delinquency, substance use, situational crime theory, and environmental criminology. She examines how immediate social contexts, such as unstructured peer interactions, affect risk-taking and criminal decisions.

Recent publications indicate a strong focus on the temporal dynamics of peer effects, including how peer interactions influence short-term mindsets and subsequent behavior. Her work often employs space-time budget data and advanced statistical modeling to understand situational crime patterns.

Jessica Deitzer actively collaborates with leading scholars in criminology, including Evelien Hoeben and Jean Marie McGloin, contributing to cutting-edge research on peer dynamics and adolescent behavior.