Present | E. Desmond Lee Professor of Youth Crime and Violence, University of Missouri-St. Louis ‐ Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2016 - Present | UMSL Comprehensive School Safety Initiative |
National Institute of Justice | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
$1,603,390 | |
2011 - 2015 | A Multi-method, Multi-site Study of Gang Desistance |
National Institute of Justice | |
Role: Principle Investigator | |
$501,337 | |
2006 - 2013 | Process and Outcome Evaluation of G.R.E.A.T. |
National Institute of Justice | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
$2,497,585 | |
2003 - 2009 | Evaluation of Teens, Crimes, and the Community Program and Community Works Training |
National Institute of Justice | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
$1,625,274 | |
1994 - 2001 | National Evaluation of the Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) Program |
National Institute of Justice | |
Role: Principle Investigator | |
$1,560,000 | |
1999 - 2000 | Youth Groups and Gangs in Europe |
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
$14,000 | |
1990 - 1992 | "Research Program on Successful Adolescent Development" and "The Denver Neighborhood Survey |
The John D. Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation | |
Role: Investigator | |
$250,000 | |
1990 - 1992 | The National Youth Survey |
National Institute of Mental Health | |
Role: Investigator | |
$1,600,000 | |
1988 - 1992 | Children, Youth, and Drugs: A Longitudinal Study |
National Institute of Drug Abuse | |
Role: Investigator | |
$400,000 | |
1986 - 1992 | Understanding Delinquency: A Longitudinal Multi-disciplinary Study of Developmental Patterns |
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention | |
Role: Investigator | |
$2,509,000 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
1980 - 1981 | Research Analyst, Behavioral Research Institute | 1976 - 1977 | Research Associate, Department of Psychology, Catholic University | 1975 - 1976 | Research Assistant, Systems Evaluations Research Corporation | 1974 - 1974 | Research Assistant, Center for Criminal Justice, Harvard Law School |
Honors and Awards
- Fellow, American Society of Criminology, 2013
- James L. Maddex, Jr. Paper of the Year Award, Criminal Justice Review, 2013
- Gerhard O. W. Mueller Award, Academy of Criminal Justice Services, 2012
- Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Research and Creativity, University of Missouri-St. Louis, 2010
- Recipient of the William L. Simon Outstanding Paper Award from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, 2010
- President's Award, Western Society of Criminology, 2009
- Paul Tappan Award, Western Society of Criminology
- Outstanding Academic Title List by Choice Magazine for American Youth Gangs at the Millennium, 2005
- Fellow Award, Western Society of Criminology, 2002
- Recipient of the Award for Distinguished Research or Creative Activity, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2000
- Recipient of the Anderson Outstanding Paper Award, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, 1993
1982 | PhD, University of Colorado, Boulder ‐ Sociology | |
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1976 | MA, Tufts University ‐ Sociology | |
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1973 | BA, Tufts University ‐ German and Sociology | |
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