Jacob Stowell

Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice

Professor Jacob Stowell’s research interests are guided by two general themes: communities and crime. More specifically, he is interested in the variation in patterns of violence across immigrant and non-immigrant neighborhoods. Most recently, his research has involved the use of tract-level data collected for a number of U.S. cities to test the question of whether immigration is associated with high levels of lethal and non-lethal violence, as theories of crime expect. Professor Stowell is currently involved in additional research projects which examine both the spatial and temporal aspects of the immigrant/crime link. Professor Stowell’s methodological interests include mapping, spatial analysis and structural equation modeling. His teaching interests include statistics, research methods, and communities and crime.

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Awards & Honors

Phillip Hoke Award for Excellence in Analysis for “Travel to Violence: Final Report,” 2007, Statistical Analysis Center (SAC)
Institute for Asian American Studies (IAAS) Research Fellowship, 2006, Project titled “A New Direction in the Study of Immigration and Crime: Examining the Between Asian Immigration and Criminal Deviance in New England.”
Pre-Doctoral Fellowship (Primary Mentor: Dr. Ramiro Martinez), 2004, National Consortium on Violence Research (NCOVR)
Paul Meadows Award for Excellence in Research, 2001, Department of Sociology, University at Albany

Selected Publications

Stowell, Jacob I. (2007). Immigration and Crime: Considering the Direct and Indirect Effects of Immigration on Violent Criminal Behavior. New York: LFB Scholarly Press.