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Presley McGarry serves as Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Norwich University's School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and holds a Fellowship at the Peace and War Center. Currently in her second year, she teaches core courses including Research Methods and Senior Seminar while leading interdisciplinary investigations into antisocial behavior through biosocial frameworks.
Education:
- PhD in Criminology & Criminal Justice, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
- MA in Criminology & Criminal Justice, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
- BA in Psychology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Dr. McGarry's research pioneers the integration of physiological metrics (EEG/ECG) with psychological analysis to examine how autonomic nervous system function interacts with emotional regulation and cognitive biases in misinformation exposure scenarios. Her work uniquely bridges criminology, neuroscience, and political science to investigate online radicalization pathways and democratic resilience against disinformation campaigns, employing AI-driven natural language processing to analyze extremist rhetoric and societal polarization mechanisms.
Her 2023-2025 publications reveal consistent methodological innovation in studying physiological-psychological interactions, with recent work analyzing reinforcement sensitivity theory's role in violent extremist content engagement, behavioral inhibition system responses to pandemic/election misinformation, and biosocial triggers in radical activism. These studies demonstrate growing interdisciplinary convergence between criminology, cognitive psychology, and computational social science.
Dr. McGarry manages multiple federally funded projects from the Department of Defense, Army Research Institute, and Air Force Office of Scientific Research, developing novel methodologies for understanding illicit behavior physiology. She co-leads a Norwich-Helmuth Schmidt University initiative on democratic resilience through the Peace and War Center, though no formal advisees are documented in current materials.
She directs a rebranded university laboratory focused on physiological-criminological intersections and maintains collaborative research teams analyzing military decision-making and misinformation ecosystems, with ongoing projects exploring stress response patterns in high-risk information environments.
