جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

John R. Hippمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Spatial criminology
• Social networks
• Neighborhood dynamics
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Professor John R. Hipp is a multi-departmental faculty member at the University of California Irvine's School of Social Ecology, holding appointments in Criminology, Law and Society; Urban Planning and Public Policy; and Sociology. With a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he co-directs the Irvine Lab for the Study of Space and Crime (ILSSC) with Charis Kubrin and leads the Metropolitan Futures Initiative (MFI), an interdisciplinary project analyzing Southern California's socioeconomic landscape. Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill His research focuses on the spatial and temporal dynamics of crime, integrating social network analysis with neighborhood sociology. Key interests include spatial modeling, collective efficacy, and the interplay between built environments and criminal activity. Current work examines how the spatial distribution of social ties affects urban safety and the application of machine learning to crime pattern analysis. Recent publications analyze pandemic-era crime patterns, neighborhood social capital during transitions, and business mobility's impact on urban crime. His 2023 book The Spatial Scale of Crime received the James Short Senior Scholar Award. 2023 James Short Senior Scholar Award Professor Hipp has mentored numerous students now in academic positions nationwide, including Xiaoshuang Iris Luo at Akron University, Seth Williams at Louisiana State, and Young-An Kim at Florida State. His NSF-funded work with Carter Butts explores network structure's impact on adolescent substance use.

Cory Habermanمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Crime Science
• Evidence-Based Policing
• Crime Prevention
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Dr. Cory Haberman is an Associate Professor and Director of the Institute of Crime Science at the University of Cincinnati's School of Criminal Justice. He earned his PhD in Criminal Justice from Temple University in 2015. His research focuses on crime science, emphasizing actionable strategies for crime prevention through partnerships with public safety stakeholders. Dr. Haberman prioritizes both scientific rigor and practical application, earning recognition as a U.S. National Institute of Justice LEADS Academic in 2019. Educations: PhD in Criminal Justice (Temple University, 2015). Research Interests: Dr. Haberman explores crime patterns, evidence-based policing, and place-based crime analysis. His work addresses hot spots policing, opioid crisis interventions, and police-community collaboration. Recent projects include randomized controlled trials of policing strategies and evaluations of overdose prevention programs. Grants & Funding: He leads multiple federal grants, including the Innovations in Community-Based Crime Reduction (BJA, $208,196) and Smart Policing Initiative (BJA, $241,505). Notable collaborations include evaluations of the Hamilton County Heroin Coalition and virtual reality training for police. Awards: 2019 ASC Division of Policing Early Career Award, 2023 ASC Teaching Award, and 2021 UC Faculty Excellence Award. Advising & Grants: Dr. Haberman oversees over $5 million in active grants, focusing on opioid strategies, police de-escalation training, and community policing. His lab, the Institute of Crime Science, collaborates with agencies like the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office and Fort Myers PD. Labs/Teams: Directs the Institute of Crime Science, a hub for translational research bridging academia and law enforcement. Engages in interdisciplinary projects with public safety partners.

• Criminology
• Criminal Justice Systems
• Victimology
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Prof. Martin Killias is a retired Professor and former Chair of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure & Criminology at the University of Zurich (retired since August 2013). He leads Killias Research & Consulting, focusing on applied criminological studies. His research spans crime victimization patterns, criminal justice system effectiveness, wrongful convictions, juvenile delinquency, and comparative legal frameworks across Europe. Education & Affiliations : University of Zurich (Faculty of Law). His work is funded by institutions like the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). Research Focus : Specializes in empirical studies of criminal justice systems, including: Crime victimization surveys (ICVS series) Risk assessment methodologies for offenders Evaluation of alternative sentencing strategies Cross-national comparisons of prosecution systems Analysis of wrongful conviction cases Prevention of youth crime through environmental strategies Key Projects : Evaluated electronic monitoring vs. community service effectiveness Investigated marijuana market accessibility in Swiss cantons Examined fear-of-crime correlates using gfs-zürich data Published landmark studies on Swiss judicial errors (1995–2004) Grants & Contributions : Pioneered longitudinal crime surveys in Switzerland, influencing policy reforms. Collaborates with institutions like the University of Lausanne's School of Criminal Sciences.

• Criminology
• Social Psychology
• Fear of Crime
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr. Michael Chataway is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Justice at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), within the Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice. He holds a PhD and a Bachelor of Criminology & Criminal Justice from Griffith University. His research focuses on fear of crime, occupational violence in healthcare, and innovative methodologies like mobile app and virtual reality technologies. Chataway has published extensively in criminology journals and authored Space, Time, and Crime , exploring spatio-temporal crime features. He is an honorary Adjunct Research Fellow at Griffith Criminology Institute. Key research areas include fear of crime measurement, workplace violence against healthcare professionals, and the application of mobile technology for real-time data collection. He collaborates with institutions like the University of Manchester and University of Sunshine Coast on virtual reality studies. Teaching expertise spans research methods, environmental criminology, and forensic psychology. Awards include the 2018 Academic Excellence in Research Award and his 2018 honorary appointment. Current PhD supervision includes projects on bystander intervention in hate crimes and systems approaches to workplace violence. Chataway’s work bridges criminology, psychology, and technology to enhance community safety and understand crime-related perceptions.

Christopher Brunsdonمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Spatial Statistics
• Data Science
• Spatial Analysis
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Christopher Brunsdon is Professor of Geocomputation and Director of the National Centre for Geocomputation at Maynooth University's Faculty of Social Sciences. Previously, he held positions at the University of Liverpool, Leicester, Glamorgan, and Newcastle. His academic credentials include a BSc in Mathematics from Durham University and an MSc in Medical Statistics and PhD in Geography from Newcastle University. Research interests focus on spatial statistics, data science, and spatial analysis, with emphasis on open-source software (especially R) and reproducible methods. Applied domains include crime pattern analysis, health geography, and environmental applications. Current projects include 'Mapping Lineages: Quantifying the Evolution of Maps of the British Isles' and 'Building city dashboards'. Brunsdon's recent publications (2018-2020) demonstrate strong methodological contributions to geocomputation, spatial regression, and geodemographics. Trends include reproducibility in spatial science, multiscale modeling, and applications in health geography and urban analytics. He leads the National Centre for Geocomputation, fostering innovation in spatial data science. Grant leadership includes an ERC Advanced Grant (RIGAR) and industry collaborations like consultancy for SiteZeus.

Shane T. Jensenمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Bayesian Multi-level Modeling
• Spatial Statistics
• Urban Analytics
• +۱ مورد دیگر

Shane T. Jensen is Professor of Statistics and Data Science at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, where he has held a faculty position since 2004. His research integrates advanced statistical methodologies with real-world applications in urban environments and sports analytics, leveraging Bayesian multi-level modeling and spatial statistics to address complex societal challenges. Education: PhD, Harvard University, 2004 AM, Harvard University, 2001 MS, McGill University, 1999 BS, McGill University, 1997 Professor Jensen's research program exhibits strong interdisciplinary connections between statistical theory and practical implementation. His urban analytics work investigates how spatial interventions like vacant lot greening impact property values and crime patterns through rigorous spatial econometric modeling, while his sports statistics research has pioneered new evaluation frameworks in baseball (OpenWAR) and hockey analytics. The consistent application of Bayesian hierarchical methods across these domains demonstrates methodological cohesion despite topical diversity. Recent publications reveal a pronounced trend toward collaborative, data-driven solutions for urban challenges, with increasing focus on reproducibility (evidenced by the 2023 JASA Award) and translational impact. His sports analytics output maintains strong connections to professional applications through SABR recognition and frequent media engagement. Awards and Honors: Savage Award for best thesis, International Society for Bayesian Analysis (2005) David W. Hauck Award for Outstanding Teaching (2009) Sports in Statistics Award, American Statistical Association (2011) JASA Reproducibility Award (2023) Wharton Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award (2021) Wharton Teaching Excellence Awards (2019, 2020) SABR Analytics Conference Research Award (2016) Professor Jensen maintains active research partnerships with Dylan Small on urban safety projects, as highlighted in Wharton Stories coverage of their big data approach to neighborhood safety. His frequent appearances on Knowledge at Wharton through 2025 discussing tennis, baseball, and basketball analytics demonstrate ongoing engagement with both academic and public audiences.

Nancy A. Morrisمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Developmental Criminology
• Cross-National Crime Patterns
• Crime Prevention Strategies
• +۱ مورد دیگر

Nancy A. Morris is an Associate Professor and Program Chair of Criminal Justice at Virginia Commonwealth University's L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs. She holds a Ph.D. in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland. Her research examines developmental criminology, cross-national patterns of violence, spatial crime distribution, and terrorism dynamics using advanced quantitative methods. Her education includes: B.A. in Sociology and B.S. in Political Science from Virginia Tech M.S. and Ph.D. in Criminology and Criminal Justice from University of Maryland Morris's research investigates continuity and change in criminal behavior across the life course, cross-national patterns of lethal violence (including homicide and terrorism), and the spatial-temporal dynamics of crime at micro-places. She employs longitudinal and spatial analyses to examine criminal persistence/desistance, country-level terrorism trajectories, and place-based crime prevention strategies. Her publications demonstrate consistent focus on: Behavioral genetics of criminality using Scandinavian datasets Counterterrorism policy and target selection dynamics Methodological innovations in measuring crime patterns Honors include: Predoctoral fellowship with National Consortium of Violence Research Professional affiliations: American Society of Criminology (subcommittee service) Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences American Sociological Association American Psychological Association

Youjung Kimمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Land Use Change Prediction Modeling
• Environmental Planning
• Flood Vulnerability
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Youjung Kim is an Assistant Professor at the School of Public Affairs, University of South Florida. Her research focuses on environmental planning, flood vulnerability, and urban design strategies for climate resilience. She specializes in integrating land change modeling with scenario planning to address future uncertainties. Her work explores topics such as urban tree impacts on neighborhood safety, green infrastructure effectiveness in flood-prone areas, and proactive land acquisition policies. She teaches courses like Urban Planning and Sustainability (URP 4052) and Environmental and Planning Issues in Coastal Communities (URP 6422). Kim's research emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches combining geospatial analysis, predictive modeling, and community engagement. Recent studies address flood risk mitigation in Houston, post-disaster urban dynamics in Fukushima, and comparative climate preparedness strategies between Amsterdam and Houston.

• Geographical Criminology
• Urban Analysis
• Spatial Analysis and Statistics
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Naru Shiode is an Associate Professor at the Department of Geography, Geology and the Environment, Kingston University, within the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment. A quantitative geographer and GIScientist, his work focuses on spatial-temporal modeling of crime patterns, urban risks, and data-driven geo-surveillance. PhD in Spatial Analysis, University College London MEng and BEng in Urban Engineering, University of Tokyo His research spans four domains: Geographical Criminology: Spatial collocation of crimes, hotspot displacement, seasonal crime resonance Urban Analysis: Linking vulnerable populations to risks like epidemics and riots Spatial Analysis and Modeling: Network-based statistics, geo-surveillance systems Data Science and Geo-visualization: 3D GIS models for urban and social data Collaborations include the London Mayor’s Office, Metropolitan Police, and Home Office. Key methodologies involve network-based scan statistics, recursive Voronoi diagrams, and spatial interpolation. Publications since 1999 highlight interdisciplinary work bridging GIS, urban planning, and public health.

• Geospatial Big Data Analytics
• GeoHealth
• GeoAI (Geospatial Artificial Intelligence)
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Tao Hu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at Oklahoma State University (OSU), serving since 2021. He holds a PhD (2015) and BS (2009) in Geography from Wuhan University, China. Prior to OSU, he worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Harvard University's Center for Geographic Analysis (2019–2021) and Kent State University (2016–2019). Research Focus: Leverages geospatial big data (remote sensing, social media, smartphone mobility) and GeoAI models to address health disparities, environmental health, and urban sustainability challenges. Key Contributions: Over 60 peer-reviewed articles, including 5 ESI Highly Cited Papers (top 1%). Research supported by NSF, USDA, and ESIP. His work spans FAIR workflow systems, disaster public perception analysis (e.g., Ohio train derailment), heat vulnerability modeling, and healthcare accessibility via mobility data. He emphasizes reproducible GIScience and societal impact through actionable insights. Teaching includes courses on GIS in public health, health geography, and programming for geospatial applications. His lab integrates geospatial AI with health equity, environmental justice, and smart city initiatives.

William Moretoمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Wildlife Crime
• Wildlife Law Enforcement
• Environmental Criminology
• +۳ مورد دیگر

William Moreto is an Associate Professor and Graduate Director in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Central Florida's College of Community Innovation and Education. His research focuses on wildlife crime dynamics, conservation law enforcement, and the experiences of rangers globally. He holds a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from Rutgers University - Newark and a B.A. in Criminology from Simon Fraser University. Dr. Moreto’s work examines intersections between wildlife crime and corruption, as well as strategies to improve ranger well-being and community engagement in conservation efforts. His projects span multiple regions, including Uganda, Asia-Pacific tiger landscapes, and Latin America. Key themes include ranger working conditions, militarization of conservation, and gender equity in wildlife protection roles. His publications analyze complex crime networks, spatial crime patterns, and policy interventions. Recent work highlights the planetary health implications of ranger labor conditions and the symbiotic links between wildlife trafficking and organized crime. His research bridges criminological theory with practical conservation science, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches. Dr. Moreto collaborates with international organizations to address ranger safety, community-park relations, and anti-poaching strategies. He has advised on wildlife crime prevention frameworks and contributed to global assessments of protected area management challenges.

Olli Lehtonenمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Economic geography
• Health geography
• Geospatial analysis
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Olli Lehtonen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geographical and Historical Studies at the University of Eastern Finland's Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies. His research focuses on economic and health geographies, with expertise in geospatial modeling, GIS, and statistical methods for analyzing policy impacts, service accessibility, and multi-local living patterns. Dr. Lehtonen's research interests span economic geography, health geography, and regional development, with particular emphasis on how spatial patterns affect policy outcomes. His work combines quantitative methods with spatial analysis to examine urban-rural disparities, municipal finance flows, and the socioeconomic impacts of various policy measures. He primarily uses R for data analysis in both research and teaching contexts. His recent publications reveal a strong focus on multi-local living, rural development, and spatial analysis of policy impacts. The research demonstrates increasing sophistication in combining traditional statistical methods with geospatial approaches to tackle complex regional development questions. His work frequently addresses practical policy concerns while maintaining academic rigor, with publications appearing in both Finnish and international journals. Dr. Lehtonen actively contributes to several research groups including Digital Geosciences (since 2020), Changing places of social transformation (since 2019), and House of Effectiveness (since 2018). His current projects include TOTAL - Rural economic security and vitality (2024-2026), examining rural economic conditions, alongside recently completed projects on rural services infrastructure, financial flows to rural areas, and health services reform. His methodological expertise in geospatial analysis, statistical modeling, and multi-method research approaches positions him as a key contributor to understanding the complex spatial dynamics of regional development in Finland, particularly regarding the evolving relationships between urban and rural areas in the context of multi-local living patterns and changing service provision models.

• Policing Strategies
• Crime Prevention
• Victimology
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Ken Pease is a Professor of Policing Research affiliated with the College of Business, Law and Social Sciences. His work focuses on policing strategies, crime prevention, and victimology. Key research themes include repeat victimization, crime concentration patterns, and the application of environmental design principles to predict criminal behavior. He has authored over 50 publications, including influential works on policing ethics, terrorism studies, and offender behavior analysis. Pease’s research spans multiple disciplines, integrating criminology with urban planning, psychology, and public policy. His 2022 book chapter Wise Policing: Soft Skills and Strong Principles emphasizes the importance of ethical and human-centric policing approaches. Earlier work such as the 2018 Crime concentrations paper pioneered spatial criminology methodologies. Major contributions include analyzing the mental health implications of police misconduct investigations (2020) and exploring immigrant communities’ perceptions of crime severity (2017). His collaborative projects with Dainis Ignatans and Graham Farrell have advanced understanding of victimization dynamics and crime prevention tactics. Pease’s publications consistently bridge theoretical research with practical applications, informing policy decisions and operational strategies in law enforcement agencies globally. His work on terrorism’s psychological impact (2016) and evolutionary psychology links has expanded interdisciplinary dialogue on security studies.

János Kertészمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Network Science
• Computational Social Science
• Econophysics
• +۷ مورد دیگر

János Kertész is a Professor and Head of the Department of Network and Data Science at the Central European University (CEU), currently based in Vienna. He is also an elected member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Previously, he held professorial and research positions at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, where he served as Director of the Institute of Physics. His research lies at the intersection of statistical physics and social sciences, with major contributions to network science, econophysics, computational social science, and algorithmic fairness. He investigates systemic risks in economic networks, opinion dynamics in algorithmically biased environments, poverty mapping using big data, and the role of automation in online extremism. The most recent articles highlight a strong trend in applying complex systems methodologies to real-world socioeconomic problems—particularly through large-scale network analysis, multimodal data integration, and policy-relevant modeling in inequality, supply chains, and digital fairness. His collaborative work spans institutions like the Complexity Science Hub (CSH) in Vienna. Elected member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences He has advised numerous researchers and contributed to major interdisciplinary grants, particularly in complexity science and data-driven social science. His leadership in organizing NetSci 2023, the largest network science conference, underscores his role in fostering global scientific collaboration. He is central to projects involving high-resolution poverty mapping, economic systemic risk, and ethical AI applications. He is actively involved with the Complexity Science Hub (CSH), where CEU is a partner institution, and contributes to interdisciplinary teams working on economic modeling, social network analysis, and crisis preparedness using granular supply chain and VAT data.

Wim Bernascoمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Geographical criminology
• Criminal location choice
• Offender mobility
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Prof. Dr. Wim Bernasco is a Senior Researcher at the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR) and Professor by Special Appointment of Urban Geography of Crime and Safety at the University of Amsterdam (UvA). His work bridges urban geography and criminology, focusing on socio-spatial processes like tourism, daily mobility, school choice, digitalization, and segregation in relation to crime, nuisance, and safety concerns. He emphasizes safety as both freedom from victimization and the ability to move without fear. Education: Psychology (cum laude) from Leiden University (1989), PhD in Social Sciences from Utrecht University (1994) Prior Roles: Special Professor of Spatial Analysis of Crime at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (2013–2023), Senior Researcher at NSCR since 2000 Research Focus: Bernasco investigates how urban environments shape criminal behavior and safety perceptions. His work includes discrete spatial choice models, geographic profiling techniques (GP-SMART), and analysis of video material to understand offender-victim-bystander interactions. Recent studies examine social distancing compliance and conflict de-escalation using CCTV data. Notable Trends in Publications: His 15 most recent articles (2021–2025) emphasize spatial crime analysis, offender decision-making, urban safety dynamics, and methodological innovations in criminological research. Collaborations span institutions like NSCR, UvA, VU Amsterdam, and international partners.