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Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

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2014 ‐ Present	Affiliate, Institute for Interdisciplinary STEM Education, Georgia Southern University
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2012 ‐ Present	Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Georgia Southern University ‐ Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
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Violent crime, School violence, School shootings, Active shooter events, Conflict mediation,, Victimization and drug use, Violence against women, Interdisciplinary STEM, and Rural Education

University Award for Excellence in Service (2015)
Award of Distinction in Teaching Nomination (2015)
Recognition for Excellence in Faculty Advising
Student Organization Advisor of the Year Nomination (2015)
Outstanding Program Assessment Report Writer (2014)
Outstanding First Year Student Advocate Award (2012)
Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor of the Year (2010)

Seminar in Criminology – School Violence
Quantitative Research Design
Victimology (CRJU 3531)
Research Methods (CRJU 4231)
School Violence (CRJU 3536)
Equality, Crime, and Justice (CRJU 3733; Online)
Corrections (CRJU 3331; Online)
Introduction to Criminal Justice & Criminology (CRJU 1100)
Inside-Out Gender and Crime (CRJU 4192)
Crimes against Vulnerable Populations (CRJU 3353)

P.O. Box 08105

Statesboro, GA 30460

Phone: (912) 478-8027

Office: Carroll Building 1092

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Psychological Victimization among College Students

Violence and Gender (2016)

Shanna Felix, Christina Policastro, Laura E. Agnich and Laurie Gould

According to the 2010 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, approximately 1 in 5 women and 1 in 7 ...

Exploring the Relationship Between Gender Violence and State Failure: A ...

Violence Against Women (2016)

Laurie A. Gould and Laura E. Agnich

The concept of state failure has only recently emerged in the political science and legal literature. Although state failure has ...

The Effects of Adoption Openness and Type on the Mental ...

Sociological Spectrum (2016)

Laura E. Agnich, April M. Schueths, Tiffany D. James and Jeff J. Klibert

Analyzing the 2007 National Survey of Adoptive Parents, this study examines the impact of open adoption, demographics, and other factors ...

Who Seeks Counseling for Intimate Partner Violence? The Role of ...

Criminal Justice Review (2016)

Chad Posick, Laura E. Agnich, Christina Policastro and Heather Hatfield

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a pervasive problem in the United States affecting every demographic group. Victims of IPV suffer ...

They Were Getting High on What? Evaluating Novel Psychoactive Drug ...

American Journal of Criminal Justice (2016)

John M. Stogner, David N. Khey, Laura E. Agnich and Bryan Lee Miller

Novel psychoactive drugs (NPDs) such as synthetic marijuana, bath salts, and salvia have increasingly entered into the American drug landscape. ...

A Comparative Analysis of Attempted and Completed School-Based Mass Murder ...

American Journal of Criminal Justice (2015)

Laura E. Agnich

“School shootings” are rarely studied quantitatively due to the fact that they are relatively rare, albeit powerful events. Therefore, prior ...

Cheating around the World: A Cross-National Analysis of Principal Reported ...

Journal of Criminal Justice Education (2015)

Bryan Lee Miller, Laura E. Agnich, Chad Posick and Laurie A. Gould

An increasing problem of great concern for academic institutions around the world is the pervasiveness of academic cheating among students. ...

Unpaid Debt to Society: Exploring How Ex-Felons View Restrictions on ...

Contemporary Justice Review (2015)

Bryan Lee Miller and Laura E. Agnich

Examining Perceptions of Substance Use in Friendships of Different Gender ...

Journal of Crime and Justice (2014)

John H. Boman, Bryan Lee Miller, John M. Stogner, Laura E. Agnich, et al.

Peer delinquency is nearly always operationalized with an individual's perceptions of his/her peers' behavior rather than the peers' actual behavior. ...

Marketing a Panic: Media Coverage of Novel Psychoactive Drugs (NPDs ...

American Journal of Criminal Justice (2014)

Bryan Lee Miller, John M. Stogner, Laura E. Agnich, Amber Sanders, et al.

Recent social and legal responses to novel psychoactive drugs (NPDs) have been attributed to media panics rather than these substance’s ...

A Cross-National Analysis of Principals' Reports of School Violence

International Criminal Justice Review (2013)

Laura E. Agnich and Yasuo Miyazaki

School violence is a growing problem throughout the world, although some nations exhibit higher rates of violence than others. This ...

A Multilevel Cross-National Analysis of Direct and Indirect Forms of ...

Journal of School Violence (2013)

Laura E. Agnich and Yasuo Miyazaki

The detrimental effects of school violence on students' physical and emotional health are well studied, and research has shown that ...

Exploring the Relationship between Gender Violence and State Failure: A ...

Violence Against Women (2013)

Laurie Gould and Laura E. Agnich

Gender inequalities in legal protection, education, health, employment, and political empowerment have been of special interest to researchers for many ...

Media Framing of a Tragedy: A Content Analysis of Print ...

Traumatology (2013)

James E. Hawdon, Laura E. Agnich and John Ryan

On April 16, 2007, a gunman attacked the Virginia Tech (VT) campus killing 32 people, wounding 17 others, and tearing ...

Purple Drank Prevalence and Characteristics of Misusers of Codeine Cough ...

Addictive Behaviors (2013)

Laura E. Agnich, John M. Stogner, Bryan Lee Miller and Cathy D. Marcum

A mixture of codeine cough syrup with alcohol and/or a soft drink known as “purple drank” has gained media attention ...

Crime as a Source of Solidarity: A Research Note Testing ...

Deviant Behavior (2010)

James E. Hawdon, John Ryan and Laura E. Agnich

A basic premise of a functional theory of crime is that heinous crimes can be a source of solidarity. While ...

Contribution to Book

Gender-Based Violence in Schools

Sourcebook on Violence against Women (2015)

Laura E. Agnich, Anthony A. Peguero and Jun S. Hong

Contribution to Book

Framing Mass Gun Violence: A Content Analysis of Print Media ...

Gun Violence in American Society: Crime, Justice and Public Policy (2014)

James Hawdon, Laura E. Agnich, Robert Wood and John Ryan

Review of the book Why We Harm

International Criminal Justice Review (2014)

Laura E. Agnich

Encyclopedia Articles (3)

Contribution to Book

Alcohol Use and Crime

Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment (2014)

Laura E. Agnich

Contribution to Book

Methadone Control Act

Encyclopedia of Drug Policy (2011)

Laura E. Agnich

Spanning two volumes of approximately 450 entries in an A-to-Z format, this encyclopedia explores the controversial drug war through the ...

Contribution to Book

Aviation Drug-Trafficking Control Act

Encyclopedia of Drug Policy (2011)

Laura E. Agnich

Spanning two volumes of approximately 450 entries in an A-to-Z format, this encyclopedia explores the controversial drug war through the ...

Committing Mass Violence to Education and Learning

Contexts (2015)

Laura E. Agnich and Meghan Hale

Laura E. Agnich and Meghan Hale on the rational, if overblown, fears reconfiguring classrooms.

Professor Researches Coverage of School Violence

Ochberg Society for Trauma Journalism (2014)

Laura E. Agnich

Active Shooter Response Training Feedback

Laura E. Agnich

Report prepared for the Statesboro Police Department.