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Kevin Drakulich serves as Professor and Associate Director at Northeastern University's School of Criminology and Criminal Justice within the College of Social Sciences and Humanities. He concurrently holds leadership roles as PhD Program Director and Director of the Race and Justice Lab, focusing on race-crime-justice intersections in American society.
Education:
- PhD in Sociology, University of Washington (2009)
Research Focus: His work examines how context shapes crime/justice perceptions, political behavior implications, and racial/intersectional threat dynamics. This interdisciplinary research bridges criminology, political science, and sociology to address systemic inequities in criminal justice systems.
Publication Trends: Recent works (2020-2024) consistently analyze Black Lives Matter movement reception, police legitimacy perceptions, and gun policy attitudes through racialized political lenses, utilizing survey data and intersectional frameworks across multiple high-impact journals.
Awards:
- Robert Sheehan Excellence in Teaching Award (2016, 2023)
- New Scholar Award, American Society of Criminology (2014)
- W.E.B. Du Bois Fellowship, National Institute of Justice (2014)
Mentorship & Leadership: As PhD Program Director, he supervises doctoral candidates including Eric Rodriguez-Whitney and Jesenia Robles. His Race and Justice Lab drives empirical research on racial disparities while informing national criminal justice reform dialogues through evidence-based scholarship.
