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Beidi Dong is an Associate Professor of Criminology, Law and Society at George Mason University. His work focuses on firearm violence prevention, crime and place dynamics, life-course criminology, and computational social science methods. He holds a PhD from the University of Florida and conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Pennsylvania. His research integrates life-course and socio-contextual perspectives to address community violence, health disparities, and policy interventions.
Dr. Dong’s educational background includes a BSS in Sociology from the University of Hong Kong, followed by advanced training in criminology, biostatistics, and epidemiology. His teaching spans theoretical criminology, research methods, and crime-place relationships. He has advised graduate students on topics such as mass shootings and crime prevention strategies.
His research portfolio includes over 30 peer-reviewed publications analyzing micro-place crime patterns, gun policy impacts, and health-crime intersections. Key themes include the co-occurrence of crime hotspots with poor health outcomes, the role of social media in policing communication, and the developmental pathways linking substance use and handgun carrying among youth.
No academic awards are explicitly listed in the provided materials. His work emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration, particularly in applying computational methods to criminological challenges.
