Jonathan Dirlam

Jonathan Dirlam is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University at Albany, State University of New York. He specializes in criminology, social inequality, and structural determinants of health outcomes and policing practices.

• Education
  • PhD, Ohio State University
  • Postdoctoral Research, Pennsylvania State University's Criminal Justice Research Center

His research focuses on two primary areas: (1) structural determinants of police use of lethal force and (2) early life factors influencing cohort health disparities. These projects bridge sociological theory with quantitative methods to analyze systemic social patterns.

Contact: jdirlam@albany.edu