معرفی
Justin Lucas Sola is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, holding joint appointments in the Department of Sociology within the College of Arts & Sciences and the School of Data Science and Society. He completed his Ph.D. in Criminology, Law, and Society at the University of California, Irvine, focusing on race and justice. His research explores gun ownership trends, social inequality, and interactions with the criminal justice system, employing methods like preregistered experiments, longitudinal studies, and machine learning.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Criminology, Law, and Society, University of California, Irvine
Research Interests:
Focuses on gun policy, criminology, and social inequality. His work analyzes how economic instability influences gun ownership, partisan differences in social discrimination, and the role of race in public interactions with the criminal justice system. Methodologically, he emphasizes experimental designs and computational social science.
Key Trends in Research:
His articles highlight topics such as concealed gun carrying, bipartisan public aversion to unsafe firearms, and the impact of perceived race on calling police. These studies bridge sociology, criminology, and data science to address policy-relevant questions.
Awards:
- 2023 American Society of Criminology Experimental Division Student Paper Award
Advising & Grants:
No publicly listed advising or grants details are available at this time.
Labs/Teams:
Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams on projects involving computational social science and criminal justice system analysis.
