Shannon Harper receives grant from the 2022-2023 LAS Seed Grant for Social Sciences

Shannon Harper received $8,000 from the 2022-2023 LAS Seed Grant for Social Sciences for her project titled, “Examining Severe Intimate Partner Violence and Survival Strategies… Read More

Shannon Harper—“Identifying Revictimization Trajectories Among Adolescent Girls Using Latent Class Growth Analysis: An Examination of State Dependence and Population Heterogeneity.”

This study examines the relationship between prior varying forms of victimization (physical abuse) and subsequent bullying victimization (i.e., state dependence) among 574 adolescent girls, and… Read More

Shannon Harper—“The Systemic Model of Social Disorganization and Homicide and Suicide Trajectories in South Korean Community Areas: Testing the Stream Analogy of Lethal Violence.”

The stream analogy of lethal violence (SALV) argues that homicide and suicide are similarly driven by frustration and aggression. SALV research has examined forces of… Read More

Lane Kunzie
An abundance of opportunities

Lane Kunzie (’22 criminal justice, psychology) is well prepared for a future career in criminology and sociology, thanks to the plethora of educational and social opportunities Iowa State offers. Read More

Mark Ruelas receives a tenure-track position

Mark Ruelas received a tenure-track assistant professor position at Simpson College in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice. Read More

Ramesh Balayar and Robert Mazur: Beyond household income: the role of commercial vegetable farming in moderating socio‑cultural barriers for women in rural Nepal

Promoting rural women’s agricultural entrepreneurship in the Global South has become a major policy and program priority for governments and development partners. Women’s income earning… Read More

Alexandra Slemaker receives tenure-track position

Alexandra Slemaker received a tenure-track assistant professor position at the University of North Florida in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Read More

Shawn Dorius receives Innovation and Entrepreneurship Faculty Fellow Award

Congratulations to Shawn Dorius, associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, for receiving the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Faculty Fellow Award from Iowa… Read More

Shawn Dorius receives grant from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration

Shawn Dorius, associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, has received funds from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMSHA) to… Read More

A faculty member uses the VirTra-100 judgmental criminal justice simulator.
Simulator aims to support de-escalation training for students, law enforcement

A new simulator on campus will help criminal justice students, officers practice techniques to diffuse volatile situations and better respond to behavioral health issues. Read More