Associate Professor | slocuml@umsl.edu | 314-516-4072
Lee Slocum received her Ph.D. in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2007. Her research interests include police-citizen relations, developmental criminology, and how people’s environment shapes their behavior. Lee’s recent research explores the effects of being stopped or arrested by the police on youth’s involvement in delinquency and orientation toward the law and how prior experiences with law enforcement influence victims’ willingness to report crime. She is also part of the UMSL Comprehensive Safe Schools Initiative, a longitudinal study on school safety.
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About Lee Slocum
Lee Slocum received her Ph.D. in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2007. Her research interests include police-citizen relations, developmental criminology, and how people’s environment shapes their behavior. Lee’s recent research explores the effects of being stopped or arrested by the police on youth’s involvement in delinquency and orientation toward the law and how prior experiences with law enforcement influence victims’ willingness to report crime. She is also part of the UMSL Comprehensive Safe Schools Initiative, a longitudinal study on school safety.
| Present | Associate Professor, University of Missouri-St. Louis ‐ Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2017 - Present | Research Network on Misdemeanor Justice |
| City University of New York | |
| Role: Principal investigator | |
| $182,083 | |
| 2016 - Present | UMSL Comprehensive School Safety Initiative |
| National Institute of Justice | |
| Role: Co-investigator | |
| Colleague(s): Finn-Aage Esbensen | |
| $1,603,690 | |
| 2015 - Present | Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Grant |
| Bureau of Justice Assistance | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| $180,000 | |
| 2015 - Present | Form and Function of Order and Disorder in the South Bronx: A Ten-year Follow-up |
| UMSL College of Arts and Sciences | |
| Role: Principle Investigator | |
| $7,592 | |
| 2014 - 2014 | Crime, Justice, and Urban Life as Seen through HBO's The Wire |
| UMSL Curriculum Development Grant | |
| Role: Co-investigator | |
| Colleague(s): Elaine Doherty | |
| $8,899 | |
| 2014 - 2014 | The Effect of Prior Police Contact on Victimization Reporting: Results from the Police Public Contract and National Crime Victimization Surveys |
| National Institute of Justice | |
| Role: Principle Investigator | |
| $38,044 | |
| 2014 - 2014 | The Potential "Dark Side" of Help Seeking for Victims of Violence: Exploring the Effects of Seeking Assistance on Re-victimization Using a Sample of Criminally-embedded Women |
| UMSL Office of Research Awards | |
| Role: Principle Investigator | |
| $3,000 | |
| 2010 - 2010 | Dynamics of Crime, Order, and Disorder |
| University of Missouri Research Board | |
| Role: Co-principal Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): Andres F. Rengifo | |
| $39,517 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2005 - 2007 | Managing Editor, Criminology |
Honors and Awards
- Gerald and Deanne Gitner Excellence in Teaching Award, 2009
- Pre-doctoral Fellow for the National Consortium for Violence Research, 2004-2007
- Travel Award for National Longitudinal Survey of Youth Users' Workshop at the Ohio State University, 2005
- Alpha Phi Sigma National Criminal Justice Honor Society, 2011
- Howard W. Odum Undergraduate Sociology Award for Most Outstanding Sociology Student at UNC, 1997
- Maryland Troopers' Association Scholarship Award, 1993, 1994, 1996
- Dean's List at University of North Carolina, 1993-1997
| 2007 | PhD, University of Maryland at College Park ‐ Criminology and Criminal Justice | |
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| 2004 | MA, University of Maryland at College Park ‐ Ciminology and Criminal Justice | |
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| 1997 | BA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ‐ Sociology and Biology | |
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