Daniel S. Nagin

Daniel S. Nagin is the Teresa and H. John Heinz III University Professor of Public Policy and Statistics at Carnegie Mellon University and a Max Planck Law Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law (Freiburg) and Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods (Bonn). He is renowned for his work in criminology, focusing on rational choice theory, life-course criminal behavior, deterrence, and statistical methods for longitudinal data.

• Education: Ph.D. from Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy (1976)

His research spans behavioral approaches to crime prevention, statistical modeling, and policy evaluation. He has published extensively across criminology, sociology, economics, and law.

Scientific awards include:

• Edwin H. Sutherland Award (2006)
• Stockholm Prize in Criminology (2014)
• National Academy of Science Award for Scientific Reviewing (2017)

He has held leadership roles such as Associate Dean of Faculty at Carnegie Mellon and chaired the National Research Council’s Committee on Deterrence and the Death Penalty. His collaborations with institutions like the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue and Max Planck Institutes highlight his interdisciplinary impact.