Abigail A. Fagan

Abigail A. Fagan is Professor of Criminology, Law & Society at the University of Florida. She holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Colorado (2001) and researches juvenile delinquency prevention using scientific approaches to inform policy. Her work has been funded by NIDA and NIJ.

Research focuses on:

• Community-based crime prevention frameworks
• Gender disparities in offending patterns
• Victimization-offending relationships

Publications (2012-2020) emphasize prevention science and evidence-based policy. Consistent themes:

• Longitudinal evaluation of intervention programs
• Socioeconomic and racial disparities in delinquency
• Community-level protective factors

Professional service includes Society for Prevention Research presidency and Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development advisory board membership.