Professor Stowell received his PhD in sociology from the University at Albany-SUNY. Stowell is originally from California, where he received his BA in sociology from California State University, San Marcos. His 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. Stowell is currently involved in additional research projects with Ramiro Martinez 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.

Selected Publications

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

Awards and Honors

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

Professional Associations

• American Society of Criminology
• American Sociological Association
• Midwest Sociological Society
• New York State Sociological Association