Revised May 2020
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SCOTT EDWARD WOLFE
SCHOOL OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
BAKER HALL
655 AUDITORIUM DR., ROOM 510
EAST LANSING, MI 48824
PHONE – 517.432.7160 | EMAIL – [email protected]
EDUCATION
2012 Ph.D. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University
2008 M.S. Justice Administration, University of Louisville
2006 B.A. Criminal Justice and Sociology, Ohio Northern University
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2017-Present Associate Professor, School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University
2019 Interim Undergraduate Studies Coordinator, School of Criminal Justice,
Michigan State University
2012-2017 Assistant Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice,
University of South Carolina. Tenured and promoted to Associate Professor in
May, 2017
2009-2010 Faculty Associate, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State
University
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Policing Criminological theory
Organizational justice Low self-control
Procedural justice and legitimacy
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PUBLICATIONS
Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals (* Denotes graduate student co-author)
Wolfe, Scott E., & Spencer G. Lawson.* (2020). The organizational justice effect among
criminal justice employees: A meta-analysis. Criminology, 58(4), Forthcoming.
Wolfe, Scott. E., Spencer G. Lawson,* Jeff Rojek, & Geoffrey P. Alpert. (2020). Predicting
police officer seat belt use: Evidence-based solutions to improve officer driving safety.
Police Quarterly (Accepted April 2020).
Wolfe, Scott E., Kyle McLean, Jeff Rojek, Geoffrey P. Alpert, & Michael R. Smith. (2020).
Advancing a theory of police officer training motivation and receptivity. Justice
Quarterly, DOI: 10.1080/07418825.2019.1703027.
Wolfe, Scott E., Jeff Rojek, Kyle McLean, & Geoffrey P. Alpert. (2020). Advancing social
interaction training to reduce the likelihood of officer use of force events. The ANNALS
of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 687(1), 124-145.
Nix, Justin, Justin Pickett, and Scott E. Wolfe. (2020). Testing a theoretical model of perceived
audience legitimacy: The neglected linkage in the dialogic model of police-community
relations. Journal of Research in Crime & Delinquency, 57(2), 217-259.
McLean, Kyle,* Scott E. Wolfe, Jeff Rojek, Geoffrey P. Alpert, and Michael R. Smith. (2020).
Police officers as warrior or guardians: Empirical reality or intriguing rhetoric? Justice
Quarterly DOI: 10.1080/07418825.2018.1533031.
Martin, Tara,* and Scott E. Wolfe. (2020). Lead exposure, concentrated disadvantage, and
violent crime rates. Justice Quarterly, 37(1), 1-24.
McLean, Kyle,* Scott E. Wolfe, and Travis C. Pratt. (2019). Legitimacy and the life course: An
age-graded examination of changes in legitimacy attitudes over time. Journal of
Research in Crime & Delinquency, 56(1), 42-83.
Nix, Justin, Scott E. Wolfe, and Brandon Tregle.* (2018). Police Officers’ Attitudes toward
Citizen Advisory Councils. Policing: An International Journal, 41(4), 418-434.
Wolfe, Scott E., Jeff Rojek, Victor M. Manjarrez, Jr., and Allison Rojek. (2018). Why does
organizational justice matter? Uncertainty management among law enforcement officers.
Journal of Criminal Justice, 54, 20-29.
Wolfe, Scott E., Justin Nix, and Bradley Campbell. (2018). Police managers’ self-control and
support for organizational justice. Law and Human Behavior, 42(1), 71-82.
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Nix, Justin, Scott E. Wolfe, and Bradley Campbell. (2018). Command-level police officers’
perceptions of the “war on cops” and de-policing. Justice Quarterly, 35, 33-54.
Nix, Justin, and Scott E. Wolfe. (2018). Management-level officers’ experiences with the
Ferguson Effect. Policing: An International Journal 41(2), 262-275.
Shjarback, John. A., Justin Nix, and Scott E. Wolfe. (2018). The ecological structuring of police
officers’ perceptions of citizen cooperation. Crime & Delinquency, 64(9), 1143-1170.
Nix, Justin, Justin Pickett, Scott E. Wolfe, and Bradley Campbell. (2017). Demeanor, race, and
police perceptions of procedural justice: Evidence from two randomized experiments.
Justice Quarterly, 34(7), 1154-1183.
Alpert, Geoffrey P., Kyle McLean,* and Scott E. Wolfe. (2017). Consent decrees: An approach
to police accountability and reform. Police Quarterly, 20(3), 239-249.
Shjarback, John. A., David C. Pyrooz, Scott E. Wolfe, and Scott H. Decker. (2017). De-policing
and crime in the wake of Ferguson: Racialized changes in the quantity and quality of
policing among Missouri police departments. Journal of Criminal Justice, 50, 42-52.
Wolfe, Scott E., and Kyle McLean.* (2017). Procedural injustice, risky lifestyles, and violent
victimization. Crime & Delinquency, 63(11), 1383-1409.
Wolfe, Scott E., Kyle McLean,* and Travis C. Pratt. (2017). I learned it by watching you: Legal
socialization and the intergenerational transmission of legitimacy attitudes. British
Journal of Criminology, 57(5), 1123-1143.
Wolfe, Scott E., and Justin Nix. (2017). Police officers’ trust in their agency: Does self-
legitimacy protect against supervisor procedural injustice? Criminal Justice & Behavior,
44(5), 717-732.
Wolfe, Scott E., Chrusciel, Margaret,* Jeff Rojek, J. Andrew Hansen,* and Robert J. Kaminski.
(2017). Procedural justice, legitimacy, and school principals’ evaluations of school
resource officers: Support, perceived effectiveness, trust, and satisfaction. Criminal
Justice Policy Review, 28(2), 107-138.
Nix, Justin,* and Scott E. Wolfe. (2017). The impact of negative publicity on police self-
legitimacy. Justice Quarterly, 34(1), 84-108.
Metcalfe, Christi, Scott E. Wolfe, Evelyn Gertz, and Marc Gertz. (2016). They protect our
homeland but neglect our community: Homeland security overemphasis, legitimacy, and
public cooperation in Israel. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 53(6), 814-
839.
Nix, Justin, and Scott E. Wolfe. (2016). Sensitivity to the Ferguson Effect: The role of
managerial organizational justice. Journal of Criminal Justice, 47, 12-20.
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Wolfe, Scott E., and John P. Hoffmann. (2016). On the measurement of low self-control in Add
Health and NLSY79. Psychology, Crime, and Law, 22(7), 619-650.
Wolfe, Scott E., Justin Nix,* Robert J. Kaminski, and Jeff Rojek. (2016). Is the effect of
procedural justice on police legitimacy invariant? Testing the generality of procedural
justice and competing antecedents of legitimacy. Journal of Quantitative Criminology,
32(2), 253-282.
Wolfe, Scott E., Catherine D. Marcum, George E. Higgins, and Melissa L. Ricketts. (2016).
Routine cell phone activity and exposure to sext messages: Extending the generality of
routine activity theory and exploring the etiology of a risky teenage behavior. Crime &
Delinquency, 62, 614-644.
Wolfe, Scott E., and Justin Nix.* (2016). The alleged “Ferguson Effect” and police willingness
to engage in community partnership. Law and Human Behavior, 40(1), 1-10.
Pyrooz, David C., Scott H. Decker, Scott E. Wolfe, and John Shjarback. (2016). Was there a
Ferguson Effect on crime rates in large U.S. cities? Journal of Criminal Justice, 46, 1-8.
McLean, Kyle,* and Scott E. Wolfe. (2016). A sense of injustice loosens the moral bind of law:
Specifying the links between procedural injustice, neutralizations, and offending.
Criminal Justice and Behavior, 43(1), 27-44.
Wolfe, Scott E., Michael D. Reisig, and Kristy Holtfreter. (2016). Low self-control and crime in
late adulthood. Research on Aging, 38(7), 767-790.
Wolfe, Scott E. (2015). Low self-control, gender, race, and offending in late life. Psychology,
Crime, and Law, 21(5), 426-451.
Wolfe, Scott E., Jeff Rojek, Geoffrey P. Alpert, Hope Tiesman, and Stephen James. (2015).
Characteristics of officer-involved vehicle collisions in California. Policing: An
International Journal of Police Strategies & Management, 38, 458-477.
Hansen, J. Andrew,* Jeff Rojek, Scott E. Wolfe, and Geoffrey P. Alpert. (2015). The influence
of department policy and accountability on officer-involved collisions. Policing: An
International Journal of Police Strategies & Management, 38, 578-594.
Nix, Justin,* Scott E. Wolfe, Jeff Rojek, and Robert J. Kaminski. (2015). Trust in the police: The
influence of procedural justice and perceived collective efficacy. Crime & Delinquency,
61(4), 610-640.
Chrusciel, Margaret,* Scott E. Wolfe, J. Andrew Hansen,* Jeff Rojek, and Robert J. Kaminski.
(2015). Law enforcement executive and principal perspectives on school safety
measures: School resource officers and armed school employees. Policing: An
International Journal of Police Strategies & Management, 38 (1), 24-39.
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Marcum, Catherine D., George E. Higgins, Scott E. Wolfe, and Melissa Ricketts. (2015).
Becoming someone new: Identity theft behaviors by high school students. Journal of
Financial Crime, 22(3), 318-328.
Wolfe, Scott E., and David C. Pyrooz. (2014). Rolling back prices and raising crime rates? The
Walmart Effect on crime in the United States. British Journal of Criminology, 54(2),
199-221.
Ferdik, Frank V.,* Scott E. Wolfe, and Nicholas Blasco.* (2014). Informal social controls,
procedural justice, and perceived police legitimacy: Do social bonds influence
evaluations of police legitimacy? American Journal of Criminal Justice, 39, 471-492.
Marcum, Catherine D., George E. Higgins, Melissa Ricketts, and Scott E. Wolfe. (2014).
Hacking in high school: Cybercrime perpetration by juveniles. Deviant Behavior, 35,
581-591.
Reisig, Michael D., Scott E. Wolfe, and Travis C. Pratt. (2012). Low self-control and the
religiosity-crime relationship. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 39(9), 1172-1191.
Reisig, Michael D., Scott E. Wolfe, and Kristy Holtfreter. (2011). Legal cynicism, legitimacy,
and criminal offending: The non-confounding effect of low self-control. Criminal
Justice and Behavior, 38(12), 1265-1279.
Wolfe, Scott E., and Alex R. Piquero. (2011). Organizational justice and police misconduct.
Criminal Justice and Behavior, 38(4), 332-353.
Wolfe, Scott E. (2011). The effect of low self-control on perceived police legitimacy. Journal of
Criminal Justice, 39(1), 67-74.
Wolfe, Scott E., David C. Pyrooz, and Cassia Spohn. (2011). Unraveling the effect of offender
citizenship status on federal sentencing outcomes. Social Science Research, 40(1), 349-
362.
Pyrooz, David C., Scott E. Wolfe, and Cassia Spohn. (2011). Gang-related homicide charging
decisions: An analysis of the implementation of a specialized prosecution unit in Los
Angeles. Criminal Justice Policy Review, 22(1), 3-26.
Vito, Gennaro F., Scott E. Wolfe, George E. Higgins, and William F. Walsh. (2011). Police
integrity: Rankings of scenarios on the Klockars Scale by management cops. Criminal
Justice Review, 36(2), 152-164.
Marcum, Catherine D., George E. Higgins, Scott E. Wolfe, and Melissa L. Ricketts. (2011).
Examining the intersection between self-control, peer association, and neutralization in
explaining digital piracy. Western Criminology Review, 12(3), 60-74.
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Wolfe, Scott E., and George E. Higgins. (2009). Explaining deviant peer associations: An
examination of low self-control, ethical predispositions, definitions, and digital piracy.
Western Criminology Review, 10(1), 43-55.
Higgins, George E., Scott E. Wolfe, Margaret Mahoney, and Nelseta Walters. (2009). Race,
ethnicity, and experience: Modeling the public’s perceptions of justice, satisfaction, and
attitude toward the courts. Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice, 7(4), 293-310.
Higgins, George E., Scott E. Wolfe, and Nelseta Walters. (2009). Sex and experience: Modeling
the public’s perceptions of justice, satisfaction, and attitude toward the courts. American
Journal of Criminal Justice, 34(1), 116-130.
Higgins, George E., Scott E. Wolfe, and Melissa L. Ricketts. (2009). Digital piracy: A latent
class analysis. Social Science Computer Review, 27(1), 24-40.
Higgins, George E., Scott E. Wolfe, and Melissa L. Ricketts. (2009). Social structure and social
learning theory and digital piracy. International Journal of Sociological Research, 2(2),
83-99.
Wolfe, Scott E., George E. Higgins, and Catherine D. Marcum. (2008). Deterrence and digital
piracy: A preliminary examination of the role of viruses. Social Science Computer
Review, 26(3), 317-333.
Higgins, George E., Scott E. Wolfe, and Catherine D. Marcum. (2008). Digital piracy: An
examination of three measurements of self-control. Deviant Behavior, 29(5), 440-460.
Wolfe, Scott E., and George E. Higgins. (2008). College students’ punishment perceptions of on-
line solicitation of children for sex. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 33(2), 192-
208.
Higgins, George E., Thomas Hughes, Melissa L. Ricketts, and Scott E. Wolfe. (2008). Identity
theft complaints: Exploring the state-level correlates. Journal of Financial Crime, 15(3),
295-307.
Wolfe, Scott E., and George E. Higgins. (2008). Self-control and perceived behavioral control:
An examination of college student drinking. Applied Psychology in Criminal Justice,
4(1), 108-134.
Higgins, George E., Scott E. Wolfe, and Catherine D. Marcum. (2008). Music piracy and
neutralization: A preliminary trajectory analysis from short-term longitudinal data.
International Journal of Cyber Criminology, 2(2), 324-336.
Durkin, Keith F., Scott E. Wolfe, and Ross May. (2007). Social bond theory and drunk driving in
a sample of college students. College Student Journal, 41(3), 734-744.
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Research and Technical Reports
Lawson, Spencer G., Jeff Rojek, and Scott E. Wolfe. (2019). “A Safety and Wellness Toolkit for
Law Enforcement: Ensuring Resilience and Survivability.” A report to the VALOR
Officer Safety Initiative, Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance.
Rojek, Jeff, Justin Nix, Scott E. Wolfe, Geoff Alpert, James Burch, Julie Grieco, and Teresina
Robbins. (2019). “Analysis of 2018 Use of Deadly Force by the Phoenix Police
Department.” A report to the City of Phoenix (AZ). The National Police Foundation.
Link.
Rojek, Jeff, Victor M. Manjarrez, Jr., Scott E. Wolfe, and Allison Rojek. (2017). “El Paso Sector
Border Patrol Agent Survey Report.” A report submitted to the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol, El Paso Sector. University of Texas at El Paso,
Center for Law & Human Behavior.
Wolfe, Scott E., and Margaret M. Chrusciel.* (2017). “City of Columbia (SC) Police Department
Smart Policing Initiative: An Addendum to the Final Report.” Addendum to the Final
Report to the Bureau of Justice Assistance (Extension to Award No. 2009-DG-BX-
K021).
Wolfe, Scott E., Jeff Rojek, Robert J. Kaminski, and Justin Nix.* (2015). “City of Columbia
(SC) Police Department Smart Policing Initiative.” A Final Report to the Bureau of
Justice Assistance (Award No. 2009-DG-BX-K021).
McLean, Kyle,* Scott E. Wolfe, Margaret M. Chrusciel,* and Robert J. Kaminski. (2015).
“Body-Worn Cameras in South Carolina: Law Enforcement Executives’ Views
Concerning Use, Policies, and Outcomes.” (2015 Census). University of South Carolina,
Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice.
Wolfe, Scott E., and Justin Nix.* (2015). “Results from the 2015 Richland County Sheriff’s
Department employee survey.” University of South Carolina, Department of
Criminology and Criminal Justice.
Chrusciel, Margaret M.,* Kyle McLean,* Scott E. Wolfe, Bob J. Kaminski, and Jeff Rojek.
(2015). “Officer-involved traffic collisions in South Carolina: Exploring the issue
through official records (2001-2010) and survey responses of law enforcement
executives.” (2014 Census). University of South Carolina, Department of Criminology
and Criminal Justice.
Chrusciel, Margaret M.,* J. Andrew Hansen,* Jeff Rojek, Scott E. Wolfe, and Bob J. Kaminski.
(2014). “School resource officers (SROs) and the arming of school teachers or
administrators as responses to school shootings: Results from a state census of law
enforcement executives and public school principals.” (2013 Census). University of
South Carolina, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice.
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Holtfreter, Kristy, Michael D. Reisig, Daniel P. Mears, and Scott E. Wolfe. (2014). “Financial
exploitation of the elderly in a consumer context.” A Final Report to the National
Institute of Justice (Award No. 2010-IJ-CX-0008).
Op-Eds and Invited Publications
Wolfe, Scott E. (2019, March 1). Review of the book Mirage of Police Reform: Procedural
Justice and Police Legitimacy, by R. E. Worden & S. J. McLean. Contemporary
Sociology: A Journal of Reviews DOI: doi.org/10.1177/0094306119828696qq.
Shjarback, John, Scott Decker, Scott Wolfe, and David C. Pyrooz. (2017). De-policing, crime,
and the ‘Ferguson effect’ in Missouri. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 3.
Shjarback, John, Scott Decker, Scott Wolfe, and David C. Pyrooz. (2017). Did the Ferguson
shooting make police less proactive? Washington Post. September 18.
Tiesman, Hope, Jeff Rojek, Geoffrey P. Alpert, and Scott E. Wolfe. (2017). Officer-involved
collisions: Magnitude, risk factors, and prevention. The Police Chief. May 2017.
Wolfe, Scott E., Scott H. Decker, and David C. Pyrooz. (2016). What does science tell us about
the so-called Ferguson effect? Quillette. March 1.
Wolfe, Scott E., and Justin Nix. (2016). Managing police departments post-Ferguson: Officers
want fairness and transparency from their bosses. Harvard Business Review. September
13.
Wolfe, Scott E. (2016). When young people no longer see the police as procedurally fair, they
are more likely to engage in risky behavior and be victimized. London School of
Economics United States Politics and Policy Blog. August 18.
Book Chapters and Other Publications
Lawson, Spencer G., and Scott E. Wolfe. (2020). “Organizational justice and policing.” In
Geoffrey P. Alpert, Roger Dunham, and Kyle McLean (Eds.), Critical Issues in Policing
(7th Edition). Waveland Press.
Wolfe, Scott E. (2020). “Doing organizational justice: The role of police manager
communication. In Howie Giles, Ed Maguire, and Shawn Hill (Eds.), Handbook of
Policing, Communication & Society. Sage.
Kutnjak Ivković, Sanja, M. R. Haberfeld, Irena Cajner Mraović, Marko Prpić, Joseph A. Hamm,
and Scott Wolfe. (2019). “Seriousness of police (mis)behavior and organizational justice.
In Sanja Kutnjak Ivković and M. R. Haberfeld (Eds.), Exploring Police Integrity Novel
Approaches to Police Integrity Theory and Methodology (pp. 87-109). Springer.
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Nix, Justin,* and Scott E. Wolfe. (2016). “Self-control theory.” In Wesley Jennings (Ed.), The
Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment (pp. 1151-1156). Wiley-Blackwell.
Wolfe, Scott E. (2011). Preparing for comprehensive exams. The Criminologist, 36(5), 25.
Higgins, George E., and Scott E. Wolfe. (2009). “Cybercrime.” In J. Mitchell Miller (Ed.), 21st
Century Criminology: A Reference Handbook (pp. 466-471). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Durkin, Keith F., Scott E. Wolfe, and Kara Lewis. (2005). “Binge drinking and the social bond
among college students.” In Alex Thio and Thomas C. Calhoun (Eds.), Readings in
Deviant Behavior. Fourth Edition (pp. 217-220). Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
Hundersmarck, Steven, Scott E. Wolfe, and Keith F. Durkin. (2005). MSSA membership survey:
Additional results. Mid-South Sociological Association Forum, 7, 7-8.
Durkin, Keith F., Scott E. Wolfe, Zachary Bushatz, and Gregory Elzey. (2004). Results of the
MSSA membership survey. Mid-South Sociological Association Forum, 6, 3-7.
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
2020-Present Co-Principal Investigator, “Improving Officer Safety and Decision-making by
Understanding and Harnessing Within-Officer States and Between-Officer
Traits.” National Science Foundation. Principal Investigator: Brent Scott; Co-
Investigators: John Hollenbeck, Joe Hamm, and Scott E. Wolfe. Amount:
$499,884.
2019-Present Principal Investigator, “Saginaw Community, Offender, and Victim
Cooperation Initiative” (2019-WY-BX-0003). Department of Justice, Bureau of
Justice Assistance, Strategies for Policing Innovation (SPI). Principal
Investigator: Scott Wolfe; Amount: $646,706 ($266,941 to MSU).
2019-Present Principal Investigator, “Project Safe Neighborhoods – Saginaw Violent Gang
and Gun Crime Reduction Program” (2019-GP-BX-0060). Eastern District of
Michigan. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance. Principal
Investigator: Scott Wolfe; Investigator: Allison Rojek. Amount: $351,844
($135,541 to MSU).
2019-Present Co-Principal Investigator, “VALOR Officer Safety Initiative – National
Coordinating Team.” Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance.
Subcontracted by the National Police Foundation. Principal Investigator: Jeff
Rojek; Co-Investigator: Scott E. Wolfe. Amount: $86,433.
2018-2019 Consultant, “An examination of officer-involved shootings at the Phoenix
Police Department.” Contracted by the National Police Foundation.
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2018 Consultant, “VALOR Officer Safety and Wellness Pilot Project.” Department
of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance. Contracted by the National Police
Foundation.
2017-Present Co-Principal Investigator, “An evaluation of a social interaction training
program to reduce use of force and build legitimacy” (2016-IJ-CX-0018).
Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice, Research and Evaluation in
Support of the Recommendations of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century
Policing. Principal Investigator: Geoffrey P. Alpert; Co-Investigators: Jeff
Rojek, Scott E. Wolfe, and Michael Smith. Amount: $799,454.
2017-Present Investigator. “Case-Control Study: How Do Victims and Suspects of Firearm
Violence Compare to Control?” Principal Investigator: Mallory O’Brien. Funded
by The Joyce Foundation ($178,563). Subcontract to Michigan State University:
$49,000.
2014-2018 Researcher, Office of the Consent Decree Monitor; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter,
& Hampton, LLP, Appointed by Order of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern
District of Louisiana.
2016-2017 Principal Investigator, “Columbia Ceasefire: An extension to the integrated
data exchange and analysis project.” Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice
Assistance, Smart Policing Initiative (SPI). Grant awarded to the Columbia (SC)
Police Department and subcontract awarded to Department of Criminology and
Criminal Justice ($44,361 to USC).
2016-2017 Principal Investigator, “The importance of outcome fairness.” Research
Mentorship Grant, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University
of South Carolina. Mentee: Kyle McLean. ($2,000).
2016 Senior Research Scientist, Collaborative Reform Initiative-Technical
Assistance. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing.
Subcontracted by University of Texas at El Paso and Hillard Heintz.
2015-2017 Director, “South Carolina law enforcement census.” Conducted with Robert
Kaminski. ($76,000 annually distributed to USC).
2013-2015 Consultant, “Evidence based solutions to reduce law enforcement officer
vehicle crashes.” Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance. Principal
Investigator: Geoffrey P. Alpert; Co-Principal Investigator: Jeff Rojek.
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2012-2015 Co-Investigator, “Integrated data exchange and analysis (IDEA) project.”
Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Smart Policing Initiative
(SPI). Grant awarded to the Columbia (SC) Police Department and Department
of Criminology and Criminal Justice ($298,523 total; $103,417 to USC).
Principal Investigator: Jeff Rojek; Co-Investigator: Robert Kaminski.
2012-2014 Consultant, “Evidence based solutions to reduce law enforcement officer
vehicle crashes.” Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice. Principal
Investigator: Jeff Rojek; Co-Principal Investigator: Geoffrey P. Alpert.
2012-2014 Investigator, “South Carolina law enforcement census.” Conducted with Jeff
Rojek and Robert Kaminski.
2011-2012 Research Assistant, “Financial exploitation of the elderly in a consumer
context.” United States Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.
Principal Investigators: Kristy Holtfreter, Michael Reisig, and Daniel Mears.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Wolfe, Scott, Jeff Rojek, Kyle McLean, and Geoff Alpert. (2019). “An evaluation of a social
interaction training program to reduce the use of force and build legitimacy.”
Presentation to command staff at the Tucson Police Department. May 2019.
McLean, Kyle, and Scott Wolfe. (2019). “Police Officers as Warriors or Guardians: Empirical
Reality or Intriguing Rhetoric.” Presentation to the Charles Koch Institute, Future of
Policing Network. May 1.
Wolfe, Scott. (2019). “Policing the Police.” Panel member. Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Team,
School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University. East Lansing, MI. March 20.
Wolfe, Scott, Kyle McLean, Jeff Rojek, and Geoff Alpert. (2019). “Evaluating a Long-Term
Social Interaction Police Training Program: A Randomized-Controlled Trial in the Real
World.” Presentation at the Conference for Producing a Volume of the ANNALS of the
AAPSS (“Fatal Police Shootings”). The Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of
Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA. February 7.
Rojek, Jeff, Victor M. Manjarrez, Jr., Scott E. Wolfe, and Allison Rojek. (2017). “El Paso Sector
Border Patrol Agent Survey Report.” Presentation to Acting Chief, United States Border
Patrol, Carla L. Provost. Washington, D.C.
Wolfe, Scott E. (2017). “The Ferguson Effect: What We Know and How it Can be Prevented.”
Presentation to the Southern Police Institute’s Alumni Association Annual Conference.
North Myrtle Beach, SC. July 13.
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Wolfe, Scott E. (2016). “The Role of the Police: The Impact of Police/Community Relations.”
Panel discussant for event hosted by the Federalist Society and American Constitution
Society of the University of South Carolina Law School. February 25.
Wolfe, Scott E. (2015). “Columbia, SC Smart Policing Initiative: Applying the UK National
Intelligence Model.” Presentation given as part of the Smart Policing Initiative webinar
series sponsored by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, US Department of Justice and CNA
Corporation. January 21.
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS (* denotes graduate student co-author)
Wolfe, Scott E., Kyle McLean, Jeff Rojek, Geoff Alpert, and Mike Smith. (2019). A
randomized-controlled trial of social interaction police training: Outcomes. The 75th
Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA.
McLean, Kyle, Scott E. Wolfe, Jeff Rojek, Geoff Alpert, and Mike Smith. (2019). A randomized
controlled trial of social interaction police training: Receptivity. The 75th Annual Meeting
of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA.
Wolfe, Scott E., Kyle McLean, Jeff Rojek, Mike Smith, and Geoff Alpert. (2018). A
randomized-controlled trial of a police social-interaction training program: Tact, Tactics,
and Trust (T3). The 74th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology,
Atlanta, GA.
Hamm, Joseph, and Scott E. Wolfe. (2018). Disentangling the relative importance of the major
dimensions of procedural justice and trustworthiness. The 74th Annual Meeting of the
American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA.
Nix, Justin, Scott E. Wolfe, Justin Pickett, and Brandon Tregle.* (2018). An exploration of the
sources of self-legitimacy among a US sample of municipal police executives. The 74th
Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA.
Tregle, Brandon,* Justin Nix, Justin Pickett, and Scott E. Wolfe. (2018). When will police
executives release footage from body-worn cameras? A national experiment. The 74th
Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA.
Wolfe, Scott E. Jeff Rojek, Victor M. Manjarrez, Jr., and Allison Rojek. (2017). Why does
organizational justice matter? Uncertainty management among Border Patrol agents. The
73rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA.
Nix, Justin, Scott E. Wolfe, and Bradley Campbell. (2017). The (in)variance of police self-
legitimacy. The 73rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology,
Philadelphia, PA.
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McLean, Kyle,* Scott E. Wolfe, Meg Chrusciel,* and Robert Kaminski. (2017). On the viability
of vignette studies in procedural justice research. The 54th Annual Meeting of the
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Kansas City, MO.
Nix, Justin, Justin T. Pickett, Scott E. Wolfe, and Bradley Campbell. (2017). Demeanor, race,
and police perceptions of procedural justice: Evidence from two randomized
experiments. The 54th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences,
Kansas City, MO.
Wolfe, Scott E., and Kyle McLean. (2016). Procedural injustice, risky lifestyles, and violent
victimization. The 72nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, New
Orleans, LA.
Hoffmann, John, P., and Scott E. Wolfe. (2016). Examining the invariance of self-control on
delinquent behavior. The 72nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology,
New Orleans, LA.
Shjarback, John, Scott Decker, David Pyrooz, and Scott E. Wolfe. (2016). De-policing among
Missouri police departments in the wake of Ferguson. The 72nd Annual Meeting of the
American Society of Criminology, New Orleans, LA.
Rojek, Jeff, Geoff Alpert, Scott E. Wolfe, and Hope M. Tiesman. (2016). Challenges to seatbelt
use by officers. International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP) Annual Conference,
San Diego, CA.
Chrusciel, Meg,* Andy Hansen, Scott E. Wolfe, Jeff Rojek, and Robert Kaminski. (2016).
Principals’ perceptions of potential responses to active school shooters. The 53rd Annual
Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Denver, CO.
Metcalfe, Christi, Scott E. Wolfe, Evelyn Gertz, and Marc Gertz. (2016). The impact of policing
terrorism on police legitimacy and public cooperation: A study of Israeli Jewish
perceptions. The 53rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences,
Denver, CO.
Nix, Justin, and Wolfe, Scott E. (2016). Sensitivity to the Ferguson Effect. The 53rd Annual
Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Denver, CO.
Wolfe, Scott E., Kyle McLean,* and Travis Pratt. (2016). Parental attitudes, legal socialization,
and police legitimacy. The 53rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences, Denver, CO.
McLean, Kyle,* Scott E. Wolfe, Meg Chrusciel,* and Robert Kaminski. (2016). South Carolina
law enforcement executives’ perceptions of body-worn camera use and policy. The 53rd
Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Denver, CO.
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Wolfe, Scott E., and Justin Nix. (2015). Does Officer Self-Legitimacy Minimize the Impact of
Supervisor Procedural Injustice? Police Organizational Trust and Sensitivity to the
Ferguson Effect. The 71st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology,
Washington, DC.
Nix, Justin, and Scott E. Wolfe. (2015). The impact of negative publicity on police self-
legitimacy. The Annual Meeting of the Southern Criminal Justice Association,
Charleston, SC.
McLean, Kyle*, and Scott E. Wolfe. (2015). Procedural justice and offending: The mediating
role of neutralizations. The 52nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences, Orlando, FL.
Wolfe, Scott E., and John P. Hoffmann. (2014). On the measurement of self-control: Internal
consistency, dimensionality, and predictive validity of self-control scales in two
nationally representative data sets. The 70th Annual Meeting of the American Society of
Criminology, San Francisco, CA.
Alpert, Geoffrey P., J. Andrew Hansen,* Jeff Rojek, and Scott E. Wolfe. (2014). The impact of
organizational policies and practices on police officer-involved motor vehicle collisions.
The 70th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA.
Martin, Tara*, Scott E. Wolfe, and Robert J. Kaminski. (2014). Lead exposure and crime. The
70th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA.
Wolfe, Scott E., Michael D. Reisig, and Kristy Holtfreter. (2013). Opportunity, offending, and
crime-analogous outcomes in late life: General routines or domain-specific opportunities?
The 69th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA.
Hansen, J. Andrew*, Jeff Rojek, Geoffrey Alpert, Scott E. Wolfe, and Hope Tiesman. (2013).
Officer and citizen injury and fatality outcomes from law enforcement vehicle collisions.
The 69th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA.
Nix, Justin,* Jeff Rojek, Robert Kaminski, and Scott E. Wolfe. (2013). Influencing police
organizational change: Who are the key players? The 69th Annual Meeting of the
American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA.
Chrusciel, Meg,* J. Andrew Hansen,* Scott E. Wolfe, Jeff Rojek, and Robert Kaminski. (2013).
Law enforcement and educator perspectives on school resource officers. The 69th Annual
Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA.
Marcum, Catherine, George Higgins, Melissa Ricketts, and Scott E. Wolfe. (2013). High school
student experiences with online victimization and offending. The 69th Annual Meeting of
the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA.
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Marcum, Catherine, George Higgins, Scott E. Wolfe, Melissa Ricketts, and Robert Tucci.
(2013). Examination of rural high school student experiences with online victimization
and offending. The Annual Meeting of the Southern Criminal Justice Association,
Virginia Beach, VA.
Blasco, Nicholas* and Scott E. Wolfe. (2013). Parenting, religiosity, and self-control. The 50th
Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Dallas, TX.
Wolfe, Scott E. (2012). Gender, race, and offending in late life: A test of self-control theory and
the invariance thesis. The 64th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology,
Chicago, IL.
Wolfe, Scott E. (2011). Routine activity, low self-control, and offending late in the life course.
The 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C.
Reisig, Michael D., Kristy Holtfreter, Daniel P. Mears, and Scott E. Wolfe. (2011). Financial
victimization of the elderly in a consumer context: Some preliminary findings. The 63rd
Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C.
Wolfe, Scott E., and David C. Pyrooz. (2011). Rolling back prices and raising crime rates?
Walmart, poverty, and violent crime. The 48th Annual Meeting of the Academy of
Criminal Justice Sciences, Toronto, Canada (Winner of the Michael C.
Braswell/Anderson Publishing Outstanding Student Paper Award).
Wolfe, Scott E., and David C. Pyrooz. (2010). Rolling back prices and raising crime rates?
Walmart, poverty, and violent crime. The 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Society
of Criminology, San Francisco, CA.
Wolfe, Scott E. (2010). Organizational justice and police misconduct. The 37th Annual Meeting
of the Western Society of Criminology, Honolulu, HI.
Wolfe, Scott E., Michael D. Reisig, and Travis C. Pratt. (2009). Saving grace or spuriousness?
Religiosity, self-control, and crime. The 61st Annual Meeting of the American Society of
Criminology, Philadelphia, PA.
Wolfe, Scott E., and David C. Pyrooz. (2009). Citizenship status and disparity in federal
sentencing: Are walls not the only barriers to non-citizens? The 36th Annual Meeting of
the Western Society of Criminology, San Diego, CA.
Pyrooz, David C., and Scott E. Wolfe. (2009). Gang-related homicide charging decisions. The
36th Annual Meeting of the Western Society of Criminology, San Diego, CA.
Wolfe, Scott E. (2008). Procedural Justice and Police Legitimacy during Online Solicitation of
Children for sex investigations: A path analysis of the role of a procedure-specific
measure of police legitimacy. The 45th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal
Justice Sciences, Cincinnati, OH.
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Vito, Gennaro F., William Walsh, George E. Higgins, and Scott E. Wolfe. (2008). Police ethics:
An examination of middle management using the Klockars Scale. The 45th Annual
Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Cincinnati, OH.
Higgins, George E., Scott E. Wolfe, and Catherine D. Marcum. (2008). Digital piracy and
neutralization: A trajectory analysis from short-term longitudinal data. The 45th Annual
Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Cincinnati, OH.
Marcum, Catherine D., Scott E. Wolfe, and George E. Higgins. (2008). Examining the
intersection between self-control, peer association, and neutralization in explaining
digital piracy. The 45th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences,
Cincinnati, OH.
Wolfe, Scott E., and George E. Higgins. (2007). Deterrence and digital piracy: A preliminary
examination of the role of viruses. The 44th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal
Justice Sciences, Seattle, WA.
Durkin, Keith F., Scott E. Wolfe, and Nicole Pierson. (2005). The initiation of binge drinking by
first year college students: An application of social learning theory. The 31st Annual
Meeting of the Mid-South Sociological Association, Atlanta, GA.
Durkin, Keith F., and Scott E. Wolfe. (2005). Partyboying: Some sociological observations on an
emerging form of deviant behavior. The 31st Annual Meeting of the Mid-South
Sociological Association, Atlanta, GA.
Durkin, Keith F., Scott E. Wolfe, Ross May, Katie Simpson, and Chris Stacko. (2004). Social
learning and binge drinking: A longitudinal study of first year college students. The 30th
Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Sociological Association, Biloxi, MS.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Graduate Courses Developed and Taught
CJ 890 (PhD)—Independent Study on Meta-Analysis, Michigan State University
Fall 2019 – enrollment 1
CRJU 821 (PhD)—Advanced Criminology Theory, University of South Carolina
Fall 2015 – enrollment 10
CRJU 701 (MA)—Survey of Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina
Fall 2016 – enrollment 6
Fall 2014 – enrollment 6
Fall 2013 – enrollment 12
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CRJU 741 (MA)—Criminology, University of South Carolina
Spring 2017 – enrollment 6
Spring 2015 – enrollment 10
Spring 2013 – enrollment 14
Undergraduate Courses Developed and Taught
CJ 220—Criminology, Michigan State University
Fall 2019 – enrollment 116
* Honors students = 4
CJ 335—Policing, Michigan State University
Fall 2017 – enrollment 52
* Honors students = 1
Spring 2018 – enrollment 64
* Honors students = 2
Fall 2018 – enrollment 53
* Honors students = 1 (from Spring 2018 semester)
Spring 2019 – enrollment 56
Spring 2020 – enrollment 68
* Half of semester taught online due to COVID-19
CRJU 341—Sociology of Crime, University of South Carolina
Fall 2012 – enrollment 80 (section 1), 50 (section 2)
Spring 2013 – enrollment 52
Spring 2014 – enrollment 49
Spring 2015 – enrollment 48
Fall 2015 – enrollment 45
Spring 2016 – enrollment 76
Summer 2016 – enrollment 16
Fall 2016 – enrollment 79
CRJU 101—American Criminal Justice System, University of South Carolina
Spring 2016 – enrollment 80
CRJ 100—The Justice System, Arizona State University
Fall 2009 – enrollment 50
Fall 2010 – enrollment 69
Spring 2010 – enrollment 205
Online Undergraduate Courses Developed and Taught
CRJU 101—American Criminal Justice System, University of South Carolina
Fall 2014 – enrollment 48
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CRJ 302—Research Methods, Arizona State University
Summer 2009 – enrollment 49
CRJ 100—The Justice System, Arizona State University
Summer 2009 – enrollment 29
Winter 2009 – enrollment 16
Spring 2010 – enrollment 100
Summer 2010 – enrollment 35
Fall 2010 – enrollment 21
Doctoral Dissertations-Chair
Dr. Kyle McLean, University of South Carolina, Spring 2018
Title: “The Importance of Outcome Fairness: Revisiting the Role of Distributive Justice”
Position: Assistant professor, Florida State University, 2018-2020
Assistant professor, Clemson University, 2020-present
Dr. Margaret (Meg) Chrusciel, University of South Carolina, Spring 2017
Title: “Untangling the Interconnected Relationships between Alcohol Use, Employment, and
Offending”
Position: Assistant professor, High Point University, 2017-present
Dr. Justin Nix, University of South Carolina, Spring 2015
Title: “In the Eye of the Beholder: Exploring the Dialogic Approach to Police Legitimacy”
Positions: Assistant professor, University of Louisville, 2015-2017
Assistant professor, University of Nebraska Omaha, 2017-present
Doctoral Dissertations-Committee Member
Chair, Spencer Lawson, Michigan State University, 2018-present
Chair, Travis Carter, Michigan State University, 2020-present
Chair, Yongjae (David) Nam, Michigan State University, 2020-present
Jin Lee, Michigan State University, 2020-present
Dr. Matilda Foster, University of South Carolina, Spring 2019
Dr. J. Andrew Hansen, University of South Carolina, Summer 2015
Dr. Taylor Brickley, University of South Carolina, Fall 2014
Dr. Allison Carter, University of South Carolina, Spring 2014
Doctoral Guidance Committee Member
Chair, Spencer Lawson, Michigan State University, 2018-present
Chair, Travis Carter, Michigan State University, 2020-present
Chair, Yongjae (David) Nam, Michigan State University, 2020-present
Jin Lee, Michigan State University, 2020-present
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Master’s Theses-Chair
Tara Martin, University of South Carolina, Spring 2014
Title: “Lead Exposure and Crime”
Positions: Assistant professor, University of Arkansas Little Rock, 2020-present
Master’s Theses-Committee Member
Amanda Setser, Forensic Science, Michigan State University, Spring 2018
Chase Gibson, University of South Carolina, Spring 2014
Independent/Directed Studies Supervised
CJ 890 (BA)—Independent Study—Meta-Analysis, Michigan State University, Fall 2019
CJ 490 (BA)—Independent Study—Review of What Works in Law Enforcement Strategies that
Target Drug Sales, Michigan State University, Fall 2018
CRJU 792 (PhD)—Gang Involvement and Self-Esteem- Directed Study, University of South
Carolina, Fall 2014
CRJU 792 (MA)—Lead Exposure and Criminal Behavior- Directed Study, University of South
Carolina, Fall 2013
CRJU 792 (MA)— Legitimacy Exchange- Directed Study, University of South Carolina, Fall
2013
CRJU 792 (PhD)—Procedural Justice and Legitimacy- Directed Study, University of South
Carolina, Spring 2013
AWARDS AND HONORS
2019 Alumni Scholar Award, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona
State University.
2018 Outstanding Reviewer, Policing: An International Journal.
2017 Academy New Scholar Award, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.
2016 Early Career Award, American Society of Criminology, Division of Policing.
2016 Research featured in Breakthrough Magazine, University of South Carolina.
“The Ferguson Effect—Real or Imagined?” (Spring issue).
2016 Phi Mu Faculty Member of the Week, University of South Carolina.
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2012
Featured Scholar of the Month, Office of Research, University of South Carolina
(December).
2009-2012 University Graduate Fellowship, Arizona State University.
2011
Continuing Teaching Excellence Award, Arizona State University Graduate and
Professional Student Association.
2011 Michael C. Braswell/Anderson Publishing Outstanding Student Paper Award,
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.
2010 Teaching Excellence Award, Arizona State University Graduate and
Professional Student Association.
SERVICE
Professional Service
2013-Present Editorial Board, Journal of Criminal Justice.
2018-Present Study Reviewer, CrimeSolutions.gov, Office of Justice Programs, National
Institute of Justice.
2018 Job Task Analysis Committee Member, Michigan Commission on Law
Enforcement Standards.
2018 Peer reviewer, National Science Foundation.
2018 Faculty Q&A Panel Member, American Criminal Justice Association Meeting,
Michigan State University.
2017 Discussant, A Foundation for a Successful Research Agenda from the
Perspective of 2016 ASC Division Young Scholar Award Winners, The 73rd
Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA.
2017 Thematic Panel Co-Chair, Understanding and Advancing Legitimacy Theory,
The 73rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia,
PA.
2017 Panel Chair, Varieties of Policing Research, The 73rd Annual Meeting of the
American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA.
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2017 Thematic Panel Co-Chair, Organizational Justice, Police Attitudes, and Work-
Related Outcomes, The 73rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of
Criminology, Philadelphia, PA.
2017 Panel Chair, Policing, Race, and Community, The 54th Annual Meeting of the
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Kansas City, MO.
2016 Peer reviewer, National Science Foundation.
2016 Fellowship reviewer, The Research Foundation Flanders (Fonds
Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek; FWO), Belgium.
2016 Panel Chair, Citizens’ Perceptions and Police Legitimacy, The 53rd Annual
Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Denver, CO.
2016 Panel Chair, The Dynamics of Police Decision-Making, The 53rd Annual
Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Denver, CO.
2014 Panel Chair, Police Policies and Procedures, The 70th Annual Meeting of the
American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA.
2014 Special Emphasis Panel Reviewer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, RFA CE14-001: Grants for
Injury Control Research Centers.
2013 Panel Chair, Crime and Victimization in Late Adulthood, The 69th Annual
Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA.
2012 Panel Chair, Self-Control Theory across the Life Course, The 68th Annual
Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL.
2011 Panel Chair, Emerging Issues in Criminal Justice, The 48th Annual Meeting of
the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Toronto, Canada.
2007 Registration Volunteer, The 44th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal
Justice Sciences, Seattle, WA.
University Service
2019-Present Chair – College Curriculum and Academic Policy Committee, College of Social
Science, Michigan State University.
2019-Present Chair – Doctoral Student Qualifying Papers Committee (Theory Section),
School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University.
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2018-Present College Curriculum and Academic Policy Committee, College of Social Science,
Michigan State University.
2020 “Work-life Balance,” Doctoral Student Professional Development Class (Dr.
Melde, CJ 809), School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University.
2018-2020 Undergraduate Program Committee, School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State
University.
2018-2019 Co-Chair – Awards Committee, School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State
University.
2019 “Comprehensive exams,” Doctoral Student Professional Development Class (Dr.
Melde, CJ 809), School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University.
2017-2018 Strategic Planning Committee, School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State
University.
2018 “Work-life Balance,” Doctoral Student Professional Development Class (Dr.
Melde, CJ 809), School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University.
2018 “Research with Graduate Students,” PhD Student Recruitment Visit,
Presentation on Research Projects and Student Involvement, School of Criminal
Justice, Michigan State University.
2018 Internship Reviewer and Interviewer, Combined Internship with Michigan
Intelligence Operations Center and Immigration and Customs Enforcement –
Homeland Security Investigations, School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State
University.
2017 “Scholarly Publishing,” Doctoral Student Professional Development Class (Dr.
Finn, CJ 809), School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University.
2016-2017 Graduate Program Committee, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice,
University of South Carolina.
2014-2017 Faculty Advisor, University of South Carolina Ducks Unlimited, Student
Chapter.
2015-2016 Website Update Committee, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice,
University of South Carolina.
2015-2016 Speaker Series Committee, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice,
University of South Carolina.
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2016 Graduate Student Evaluation Form Committee, Department of Criminology and
Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina.
2015 “Work-life Balance,” Faculty Brown Bag Lecture Series for Doctoral Students,
Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina.
2015 Doctoral Comprehensive Exam Grading Committee, Department of Criminology
and Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina.
2015 “Publishing,” Faculty Brown Bag Lecture Series for Doctoral Students,
Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina.
2014 Doctoral Comprehensive Exam Grading Committee, Department of Criminology
and Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina.
2013 “The Job Market,” Faculty Brown Bag Lecture Series for Doctoral Students,
Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina.
2013 Tenure-track Assistant Professor Search Committee, Department of Criminology
and Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina.
2013 Master’s Comprehensive Exam Grading Committee, Department of Criminology
and Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina.
2012-2014 Undergraduate Program Committee, Department of Criminology and Criminal
Justice, University of South Carolina.
2009-2012 Doctoral Student Web Page Coordinator, School of Criminology and Criminal
Justice, Arizona State University.
2010 Faculty Search Committee, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice,
Arizona State University.
2009 Prisoner Reentry Conference Volunteer, School of Criminology and Criminal
Justice, Arizona State University.
2008-2009 Downtown Moving Committee Doctoral Student Representative, School of
Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University.
Manuscript Reviewer
Academic Journals:
Aggressive Behavior
American Journal of Criminal Justice
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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology
Behavioral Sciences and the Law
Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice & Behavior
Criminal Justice Review
Criminal Justice Studies
Criminology
Criminology, Criminal Justice, Law & Society
Criminology & Public Policy
Drug and Alcohol Review
European Journal of Criminology
International Criminal Justice Review
International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice
Journal of Crime and Justice
Journal of Criminal Justice
Journal of Criminal Justice Education
Journal of Economic Psychology
Journal of Experimental Criminology
Journal of Quantitative Criminology
Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
Justice Quarterly
Law & Human Behavior
Police Quarterly
Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management
Policing & Society
Regulation & Governance
Social Problems
Social Science Research
Ad-hoc internal reviewer:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health
Books and Encyclopedias:
Rienner Publishing
Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Policing
Lynne Rienner Publishers
Pearson
Professional Development
2019 Research for the Real World – Law Enforcement Stress and Trauma. Department
of Justice, National Institute of Justice.
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2017 Active violence response training, Michigan State University Police.
2015 Active-shooter training, University of South Carolina Police Department.
2015 USCConnect Faculty Conference, University of South Carolina.
2015 Academic Freedom and Teaching Controversial Topics, University of South
Carolina.
2014 Grant Proposal Writing: A Detailed Guide, Office of Research and Grant
Development, University of South Carolina.
2013 Missing Data Pre-Conference Workshop, The 69th Annual Meeting of the
American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA.
2011 Online Webinars and In-Person Workshop for Pearson Learning Studio, Arizona
State University and Pearson Publishing.
2010 Online Course Development for Online Bachelor Program, School of
Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University.
2009 Writing Workshop, Graduate College, Arizona State University.
2009 Teaching/Research Development, Graduate College, Arizona State University.
2008-2009 Professional Development Series, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice,
Arizona State University. Topics: Syllabus and course design, conference
presentations, publication process, and teaching large classes.
2008 Hierarchical Linear Modeling Pre-Conference Workshop, The 60th Annual
Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, St. Louis, MO.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Society of Criminology
Division of Policing
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
Division of Policing