Leadership Team

Director and Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice; Co-Director of the Violence and Justice Research Lab

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…

Associate Director and Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice

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…

Associate Dean of Research; Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice; PhD Program Director; Director of Corrections and Reentry Lab

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…

Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice; Master’s Program Director; Director of Big Data and Quantitative Methods Initiatives

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…

Undergraduate Program Director; Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice

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…