Our faculty are nationally recognized for their scholarship, conducting cutting edge research and regularly publishing in top peer-reviewed journals.
The Department executes numerous funded grants and sponsored projects. Below is a sample of some of our recently published work.
- Implementation of Domestic Violence Firearm Policy in Urban and Rural Communities: Current Procedures and Future Directions - $121,167 (Dr. Kellie Lynch)
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Health Outcomes in Recently Incarcerated Individuals - $15,000 (Dr. Chantal Fahmy)
- Building Resilience during Disasters through Digital Inclusion of Older Adults: A Smart and Connected Community Research Initiative - $150,000 (Dr. Roger Enriquez)
- Violence Against Teachers in the 50 Largest U.S. School Districts: Predictors Consequences and School Responses - $579,041 (Dr. Byongook Moon)
- Innovative Spatiotemporal Pattern Detection: Examining Changes in Crime Hot Spots Across 6 U.S. Cities - $458,679 (Dr. Marie Tillyer)
- Violence Reduction Planning & Evaluation Projects in Dallas, Tacoma, Salt Lake City and San Antonio - $424,034 (Drs. Mike Smith, Rob Tillyer, and Brandon Tregle)
- Chicago Police Department Use of Force Data Analysis Project - $160,618 (Drs. Mike Smith & Rob Tillyer)
- San Antonio Case Processing Evaluation & Analysis - $139,553 (Drs. Mike Smith, Richard Hartley, Marie Tillyer, and Brandon Tregle)
- The Cumulative Financial Costs of Victimization among College Students at Minority Serving Institutions - $745,679 (Drs. Kellie Lynch and Marie Tillyer)
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Degree programs
147k+
Internship hours
4
Research centers
$4.8M
in grants awarded across 22 projects
