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Ekaterina Botchkovar’s research interests include global criminology and criminological theory testing. A key aspect of Professor Botchkovar’s research is understanding the role of cultural context in shaping crime and criminal behavior. Specifically…
Professor Bruell’s research and scholarship focuses on Evaluation Research, Intersectionality and the Criminal Justice System, and the Role of Social Support in Criminal Offending. Formerly, he held a position with the Commonwealth of MA’…
Dr. Patrice Collins earned her PhD in Sociology from Yale University in 2022. Her research is situated at the intersection of urban sociology, race and ethnicity, social justice, parental incarceration, and child wellbeing. …
Professor Cuevas’s research interests are in the area of victimization and trauma, sexual violence, family violence, and psychological assessment. His work focuses examining victimization among Latinos and how it relates to mental health and service …
Megan Denver’s research interests include criminal record stigma, employment and recidivism, credentialing decisions for people with criminal records, and desistance. She uses a variety of methods to address her research questions and integrate…
Professor Kevin Drakulich’s recent work addresses three interrelated questions. The first question concerns social processes related to crime and its consequences across space—and in particular across neighborhoods and communities. A second line of r…
Professor Amy Farrell’s research is aimed at understanding and describing how the criminal justice system administers justice. Over the past decade she has focused much of her scholarly attention on understanding how the criminal justice system respo…
James Alan Fox has published 18 books, dozens of journal and magazine articles, and hundreds of freelance columns in newspapers around the country, primarily in the areas of mass murder, serial murder youth crime, school and campus violence, workpla…
Natasha Frost, Associate Dean of Research in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities, is a professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice with a specialization in punishment and social control. She also currently serves as the Crim…
Jack R. Greene is recognized as one of the country’s leading scholars in the field of policing. Greene has published six books, a two-volume Encyclopedia of Police Science, and over 100 research articles, book chapters, research reports and policy pa…
Roderick L. Ireland began his legal career in 1969 as a Neighborhood Legal Services attorney. In 1971 he founded, along with attorney Wallace Sherwood (who later taught at the SCCJ for 35 years), the Roxbury Defenders Committee, a public defender pro…
Attorney Krista M. Larsen joined Northeastern as an adjunct professor in 2007 and is now an Assistant Professor. Her teaching focus is the “Due Process” course, which focuses on the 4th, 5th, and 6th Amendments. She was recognized by CSSH in 2016 whe…
Professor Ineke Haen Marshall specializes in the study of comparative criminology, minorities and crime, self-report methodology, juvenile delinquency and criminal careers. Her current research focuses on cross-national surveys of juvenile delinquenc…
Ramiro Martínez, Jr. is a quantitative criminologist. Within that broad arena, his work contributes to violent crime research. His core research agenda asks how violence varies across ecological settings, and, whether violent crime and violent deaths…
Jack McDevitt is the co-author of three books: Hate Crimes: The Rising Tide of Bigotry and Bloodshed, Hate Crime Revisited: American War on Those Who Are Different (both with Jack Levin) and Victimology (with Judy Sgarzy). He has spoken on hate crime…
Cassie McMillan’s research applies a social networks perspective to disentangle how our connections both reproduce and challenge systems of social inequality. She is interested in developing statistical and computational methodologies that can better…
Daniel Medwed’s research interests and pro bono activities revolve primarily around the topic of wrongful convictions. Professor Medwed is an official legal analyst for WGBH News, Boston’s local NPR and PBS affiliate. …
Dr. Daniel T. O’Brien is a leader of the burgeoning field of “urban informatics”, which uses modern digital data to better understand and serve local communities. He is Associate Professor in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and the Scho…
Professor Nikos Passas specializes in the study of corruption, illicit financial/trade flows, sanctions, informal fund transfers, remittances, terrorism, white-collar crime, financial regulation, organized crime and international crimes. He has publi…
Glenn Pierce has conducted research on a broad range of social and economic issues and has obtained funding for his research from a variety of agencies including the National Institute of Justice, the National Institute of Mental Health, the Bureau o…
Dr. Piza’s research agenda focuses on the spatial analysis of crime patterns, evidence-based policing, crime control technology, and the integration of academic research and police practice. In support of his research, Dr. Piza has received over $2….
Professor Singer’s scholarship focuses on adolescent offender and juvenile justice. His most recent book, America’s Safest City: Delinquency and Modernity in Suburbia (New York University Press, 2014), won the American Society of Criminology’s 2015 …
Professor St. Louis’ research interests include police and technology, police-community relations, and surveillance. He uses quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods to address his research questions. Professor St. Louis recently served as the ma…
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, …
Dr. Welsh is currently on leave at Harvard Medical School, where he is the Visiting Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine. Dr. Welsh is also a Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northeastern University and the Dir…
Professor Gregory M. Zimmerman’s record combines strong commitment to graduate education with leading research on the spatial distribution of crime. His scholarship examines the intersection of psychological risk factors for violent offending a…
Prior to her position at Northeastern University, Tina Di Blasi worked in the Accounting Bureau at the Office of the State Comptroller as an Accounting System Analyst. Tina also held a position at Boston University as the Assistant Director of the Ne…
Dakotah Kennedy is the Graduate Program Coordinator for the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Originally from Portland, OR, Dakotah graduated from Portland State University where she received her bachelor’s degree in Criminology and Crimina…
Lisa Laguerre is the Director of Community Relations for the Center on Crime, Race, and Justice (CRJ) at Northeastern University. She received her Master of Science Degree in Criminal Justice and Clinical Counseling Psychology from Northeastern Unive…
Rachel San Giacomo is the Marketing and Communications Specialist for the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Rachel’s responsibilities include managing the School’s website content, email marketing, social media and general communicati…
Heather Stellberger is a Senior Academic Advisor in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities and works with undergraduate students in Criminal Justice and International Affairs majors and combined majors. Heather received a Master of Arts in Tea…
Michelle Zaff joined the CSSH co-op program in 2013 and works primarily with undergraduate and graduate students, academic faculty, and co-op employers in the Criminal Justice and Philosophy and Religion programs. During her time in CSSH co-op, she h…
