Professional Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Associate Professor

School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
University of Nebraska Omaha

Aug 2020 – Present Omaha, NE
 
 
 
 
 

Assistant Professor

School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
University of Nebraska Omaha

Aug 2017 – Jul 2020 Omaha, NE
 
 
 
 
 

Assistant Professor

Department of Criminal Justice
University of Louisville

Aug 2015 – Jul 2017 Louisville, KY

Recent Blog Posts

Much is being made about an apparent increase in the use of deadly force by U.S. police officers. In January, The Guardian ran a story …
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A few days ago Andy Wheeler posted about career outcomes for people who earned their PhD in Criminal Justice from SUNY Albany between …
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About 2 years ago I posted about my peer review “stats” and how I typically approach the review process. Today, I decided …
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Recent Publications

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The police murder of George Floyd sparked nationwide protests in the summer of 2020 and revived claims that public outcry over such …
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We model the factors associated with officers displaying their firearms in 4 agencies.
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Objectives: Judgments about police procedural fairness consistently have a stronger influence on how the public ascribes legitimacy to …
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Projects

An Evaluation of De-Escalation Training to Understand the Links between Training and Outcomes

Minnesota Sexual Assault Kit Research Project

Screening for Insider Threats in US Law Enforcement: A National Representative Sample of Department Policies and Practices

Domestic Violence Help-Seeking During COVID-19

Recent Talks

We discuss police killings, legitimacy, and the “war on cops.”
Feb 27, 2023
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A crash course on building a professional website.
Dec 2, 2022 1:00 PM — 2:00 PM Omaha, NE
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Courses

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  • CRCJ 2030 - Police & Society
    • This undergraduate course is designed to explore the role of the police in American society. Attention is given to the origins of policing, the nature of police organizations and police work, and patterns of relations between the police and the public. The values of a democratic society as they affect the law enforcement role are discussed.
  • CRCJ 8040 - Police & Society
    • This graduate course pushes students to think critically about the role of policing in U.S. society. For PhD students, this class will help prepare for the SCCJ Systems Comprehensive Exam.

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Honors & Awards

2021 Outstanding Young Experimental Criminologist

American Society of Criminology - Division of Experimental Criminology Sep 2021
The Annual Young Experimental Scholar Award recognizes exceptional early career scholarship.

2020 Early Career Award

American Society of Criminology - Division of Policing Sep 2020
The Early Career Award recognizes outstanding scholarly contributions to the field of policing by someone who has received his or her Ph.D. degree within the last five years.

2019 Outstanding Paper Award for Journal of Crime and Justice

Midwestern Criminal Justice Assocation Sep 2020
For my paper with Brandon Tregle and Geoff Alpert, Disparity does not mean bias: Making sense of observed racial disparities in fatal officer-involved shootings with multiple benchmarks

LEADS Academic

National Institute of Justice Jul 2019
The Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Academics program (currently in pilot) offers a unique opportunity for early-career academics to engage with NIJ LEADS Scholars, all of whom are mid-career police officers dedicated to advancing the police profession through science.

2017 Outstanding Reviewer for Policing: An International Journal

Emerald Literati Awards May 2017
The editor and Editorial Advisory Board (EAB) of each journal select a winner of the ‘Outstanding Reviewer Award’ from the previous year’s volume, based on timeliness, quality, and depth of reviews provided.
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