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Jaclyn Schildkraut

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Associate Professor

Contact Information

448 Mahar Hall
315.312.3403
[email protected]
Jaclyn Schildkraut's Website

Office hours

(On leave until Spring 2024)

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Research 

Mass murder and homicide; school shootings; media studies; criminological theories

Publications 

*Denotes student co-author 

Books

Forthcoming

Schildkraut, Jaclyn. School shootings: A documentary and reference guide. Under contract with ABC-CLIO (Santa Barbara, CA) with anticipated release in 2021.

Forthcoming Schildkraut, Jaclyn, & Gregg L. Carter. (Eds.)

Guns in American society: An encyclopedia of history, politics, culture, and the law (3rd ed.). Under contract with ABC-CLIO (Santa Barbara, CA) with anticipated release in 2021.

2022

 Schildkraut, Jaclyn, & Amanda B. Nickerson  Lockdown drills: A look at the what, why, and how. Under contract with MIT Press (Cambridge, MA) with anticipated release in late 2021 or early 2022.

2019

Knowles, Helen, Bruce Altschuler, & Jaclyn Schildkraut. Lights, camera, execution!: Cinematic portrayals of capital punishment. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.

Schildkraut, Jaclyn, & Glenn W. Muschert. Columbine, 20 years later and beyond: Lessons from tragedy. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger.

2018

Schildkraut, Jaclyn. (Ed.). Mass shootings in America: Understanding the debates, causes, and responses. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.

2016

Schildkraut, Jaclyn, & H. Jaymi Elsass. Mass shootings: Media, myths, and realities. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger Books.

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

In Press 

Schildkraut, Jaclyn, & Collin M. Carr*. Mass shootings, legislative responses, and public policy: An endless cycle of inaction. Emory Law Journal.

2020

Schildkraut, Jaclyn, Evelyn S. Sokolowski*, & John Nicoletti. The survivor network: The role of shared experiences in mass shootings recovery. Victims & Offenders. doi: 10.1080/15564886.2020.1764426 Schildkraut | 3

Schildkraut, Jaclyn, & Amanda B. Nickerson Ready to respond: Effects of lockdown drills and training on school emergency preparedness. Victims & Offenders, 15(5), 619-638.

Schildkraut, Jaclyn, Amanda B. Nickerson, & Thomas Ristoff. Locks, lights, out of sight: Assessing students’ perceptions of emergency preparedness across multiple lockdown drills. Journal of School Violence, 19(1), 93-106.

2019

Schildkraut, Jaclyn, & Jeff Gruenewald. Media salience and frame-changing in the coverage of mass shooting events: A comparison of ideological and non-ideological attacks. Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture, 19(1), 62-89.

Schildkraut, Jaclyn. A call to the media to change reporting practices for the coverage of mass shootings. Washington University Journal of Law & Policy, 60, 273-292.

Schildkraut, Jaclyn, Brandon Naman*, & Mark C. Stafford. Advancing responses to mass shootings using a routine activity approach. Crime Prevention and Community Safety, 21(4), 346-361.

2018

Schildkraut, Jaclyn, Collin M. Carr*, & Victoria Terranova.

Armed and academic: Perceptions of college students on concealed carry on campus policies. Journal of School Violence, 17(4), 487-499.

Schildkraut, Jaclyn, H. Jaymi Elsass, & Kimberly Meredith*.Mass shootings and the media: Why all events are not created equal. Journal of Crime and Justice41(3), 223-243.

Schildkraut, Jaclyn, Kevin Jennings, Collin M. Carr*, & Victoria Terranova. A tale of two universities: A comparison of college students’ attitudes about concealed carry on campus. Security Journal, 31(2), 591-617.

2017

Carr, Collin M.*, Jaclyn Schildkraut, & Allison Rank. Barriers to the ballot: Implications for the development of state and national crime policies. Criminal Justice Studies, 30(3), 276-288.

Schildkraut, Jaclyn, Joseph M. McKenna, & H. Jaymi Elsass. Understanding crisis communications: Examining students’ perceptions about campus notification systems. Security Journal30(2), 605-620. Schildkraut | 4

2016
Elsass, H. Jaymi, Joseph M. McKenna, & Jaclyn Schildkraut. Rethinking crisis communications on campus: An evaluation of faculty and staff perceptions about emergency notification systems. Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management13(3), 329-349.

Schildkraut, Jaclyn. Mass murder and the mass media: Understanding the construction of the social problem of mass shootings in the U.S. Journal of Qualitative Criminal Justice & Criminology, 4(1), 1-41.

Elsass, H. Jaymi, Jaclyn Schildkraut, & Mark C. Stafford. Studying school shootings: Challenges and considerations for research. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 41(3), 444-464.

2015

Schildkraut, Jaclyn, & Mark C. Stafford. Researching professionals or professional researchers? A comparison of professional doctorates and Ph.D. programs in criminology and criminal justice. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 40(1), 183-198.

Schildkraut, Jaclyn, H. Jaymi Elsass, & Mark C. Stafford. Could it happen here? Moral panics, school shootings, and fear of crime among college students. Crime, Law and Social Change, 63(1), 91-110.

2014

Elsass, H. Jaymi, Jaclyn Schildkraut, & Mark C. Stafford. Breaking news of social problems: Examining media consumption and panic over school shootings. Criminology, Criminal Justice, Law & Society, 15(2), 31-42.

2014

Schildkraut, Jaclyn, & Tiffany Cox Hernandez. Laws that bit the bullet: A review of legislative responses to school shootings. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 39(2), 358-374. 

Schildkraut, Jaclyn, & Glenn W. Muschert. Media salience and the framing of mass murder in schools: A comparison of the Columbine and Sandy Hook school massacres. Homicide Studies, 18(1), 23-43.

Schildkraut, Jaclyn, & Elizabeth E. Mustaine. Movin’, but not up to the east side: Foreclosures and social disorganization in Orange County, FL. Housing Studies, 29(2), 177-197.

2013

Schildkraut, Jaclyn, & Glenn W. Muschert. Violent media, guns, and mental illness: The three ring circus of causal factors for school massacres, as related in media discourse. Fast Capitalism, 10(1). Available at http://www.uta.edu/huma/agger/fastcapitalism/10_1/schildkraut10_1.htmlSchildkraut | 5

Schildkraut, Jaclyn. An inmate’s right to die: Legal and ethical considerations in death row volunteering. Criminal Justice Studies, 26(2), 139-150.

2012

Schildkraut, Jaclyn. Media and massacre: A comparative analysis of the reporting of the 2007 Virginia Tech shootings. Fast Capitalism, 9(1). Available at http://www.uta.edu/huma/agger/fastcapitalism/9_1/schildkraut9_1.html

Schildkraut, Jaclyn, & Amy M. Donley.

Murder in black: A media distortion analysis of 2010 homicides in Baltimore. Homicide Studies, 16(2), 175-196.

BOOK CHAPTERS

Forthcoming

Schildkraut, Jaclyn, & Amanda B. Nickerson. Preparing for the worst day: The benefits, consequences, and everything in between of lockdown drillsIn Margaret Shane (Ed.), Impact of school shootings on classroom culture, curriculum, and learning. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

2019

Schildkraut, Jaclyn, & Glenn W. Muschert. Media salience and mass murder: Examining frame changing across mass shooter events, 2000-2012In Sarah Daly (Ed.), Assessing and Averting the Prevalence of Mass Violence (pp. 129-153). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

Schildkraut, Jaclyn, & Bethany Dohman*. Commander or comforter in chief? Examining presidential rhetoric in the wake of mass shootings. In Sarah Daly (Ed.), Assessing and Averting the Prevalence of Mass Violence (pp. 154-193). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

2017

Muschert, Glenn W., & Jaclyn Schildkraut. School shootings in the media. In Michelle Brown (Ed.)., Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice: Oxford Encyclopedia of Crime, Media, and Popular Culture. New York: Oxford University Press.

Schildkraut, Jaclyn. Crime news in newspapers. In Michelle Brown (Ed.)., Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice: Oxford Encyclopedia of Crime, Media, and Popular Culture. New York: Oxford University Press.

2016

Schildkraut, Jaclyn, & H. Jaymi Elsass. The influence of media on public attitudes. In Laura Wilson (Ed.), The Wiley Handbook of the Psychology of Mass Shootings (pp. 117-135). Oxford, UK: John Wiley & Sons. [Invited Manuscript]

Schildkraut, Jaclyn, H. Jaymi Elsass, & Glenn W. Muschert. Satirizing mass murder: What many think, yet few will say. In Lisa Eargle and Ashraf Esmail (Eds.), Gun Violence in American Society: Crime, Justice, and Public Policy (pp. 233-255). Lanham, MD: University Press of America.

2015

Muschert, Glenn W., & Schildkraut, Jaclyn. School shootings. In Heather Montgomery (Ed.), Oxford Bibliographies in Childhood Studies. New York: Oxford University Press.

2014

Schildkraut, Jaclyn, & Glenn W. Muschert. Violent media, guns, and mental illness: The three ring circus of causal factors for school massacres, as related in media discourse. In Ben Agger & Tim Luke (Eds.), Gun Violence and Public Life (pp. 61-80). Boulder, CO: Paradigm Publishers.

2012

Schildkraut, Jaclyn. The remote is controlled by the monster: Issues of mediatized violence and school shootings. In Glenn W. Muschert & Johanna Sumiala (Eds.), School Shootings: Mediatized Violence in a Global Age (pp. 235-258). Bingley, UK: Emerald Publishing Group, Ltd.

ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRIES

Forthcoming

Schildkraut, Jaclyn. Columbine High School tragedy. In Jaclyn Schildkraut & Gregg L. Carter (Eds.), Guns in American Society: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, Culture, and the Law (3rd Edition). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.

Additional EntriesAurora Theater shooting (with Daniel Beutler*), Charleston church shooting, Las Vegas shooting (with Daniel Beutler*), Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, Pittsburgh temple shooting (with Daniel Beutler*), Pulse nightclub shooting (with Brian Monahan*), Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Sutherland Springs church shooting, Virginia Tech massacre, and Washington Navy Yard shooting (with Daniel Beutler*).

2016

Schildkraut, Jaclyn. Adam Lanza. In Steven Chermak & Frankie Y. Bailey (Eds.), Crimes of the Centuries: An Encyclopedia of Notorious Crimes, Criminals, and Criminal Trials in American History. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. Additional Entries: Amish schoolhouse shooting, Casey Anthony, Columbine, John Hinckley, Jr., and the Long Island railroad massacre.

2014
Schildkraut, Jaclyn. Embezzlement. In Heith Copes & Craig J. Forsyth (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Social Deviance. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.

2013

Schildkraut, Jaclyn.

The presentation and effects of violent content in news. In Matthew S. Eastin (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Media Violence. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.

Schildkraut, Jaclyn.

Mortgage-backed securities. In Lawrence M. Salinger (Ed.), Encyclopedia of White-Collar and Corporate Crime (2nd ed). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.

POLICY BRIEFS

2020

Schildkraut, Jaclyn, Kathryn Grogan, & Amanda Nabors. Should schools be conducting lockdown drills? San Francisco, CA: WestEd. Available at https://www.wested.org/resources/schools-lockdown-drills/.

2019

Schildkraut, Jaclyn, & Kathryn Grogan. Are metal detectors effective at making schools safer? San Francisco, CA: WestEd. Available at https://www.wested.org/resources/are-metal-detectors-effective-at-making...

Schildkraut, Jaclyn. Assault weapons, mass shootings, and options for lawmakers. Albany, NY: Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium, Rockefeller Institute of Government. Available at https://rockinst.org/issue-area/assault-weapons-mass-shootings-and-optio....

2018

Schildkraut, Jaclyn, Margaret K. Formica, & Jim Malatras.

Can mass shootings be stopped? To address the problem, we must better understand the phenomenon. Albany, NY: Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium, Rockefeller Institute of Government. Available at http://rockinst.org/issue-area/can-mass-shootings-be-stopped/.

MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW

2020

Schildkraut, Jaclyn, & Amanda B. Nickerson. Students’ state anxiety prior to and after participating in lockdown drills. Submitted to School Psychology Review, August 8.

Schildkraut, Jaclyn, & Amanda B. Nickerson. Effects of lockdown drills on students’ fear, perceived risk, and use of avoidance behaviors: A multiphase assessment. Submitted to Children and Youth Services Review, June 16.

2020

H. Jaymi Elsass, Jaclyn Schildkraut, Ross Haenfler, Brian V. Klocke, Eric Madfis, & Glenn W. Muschert. Moral panic, fear of crime, and school shootings: Does location matter?  Revise and resubmit (in progress) at Sociological Inquiry (special issue on Guns and Society), originally submitted June 15 / R&R received August 4.

Schildkraut, Jaclyn, Amanda B. Nickerson, & Kirsten R. Klingaman*. Reading, writing, responding: Faculty and staff perceptions of school safety and emergency preparedness in the context of lockdown drills.

Submitted to Educational Policy, June 9.

GRANTS

*Denotes student co-author 

Externally Funded

2019-2020 Schildkraut, Jaclyn.

“Amending and Assessing the Standard Response Protocol Training and Drills in Syracuse City School District for COVID.”

Role: Principal Investigator

Funding Institution: Syracuse City School District

Funded Amount: $30,000.00 (Contract Pending)

2019-2020 Schildkraut, Jaclyn.

“Implementing the Standard Reunification Method in Syracuse City School District.”

Role: Principal Investigator

Funding Institution: Syracuse City School District

Funded Amount: $29,950.00

2019-2020 Schildkraut, Jaclyn.

“Implementing the Standard Response Protocol in Central Square School District.”

Role: Principal Investigator

Funding Institution: Oswego County Sheriff’s Office

Funded Amount: $12,000.00 Schildkraut | 9

2018-2019 Schildkraut, Jaclyn.

“Testing and Implementing the Standard Response Protocol in Syracuse City School District.”

Role: Principal Instructor

Funding Institution: Syracuse City School District

Funded Amount: $30,000.00

Internally Funded

2020 Schildkraut, Jaclyn, & H. Jaymi Elsass.

“Perceptions of mass shootings and moral panic among U.S. citizens.”

Role: Principal Investigator

Funding Institution: State University of New York at Oswego (Faculty SCA Grant)

Funded Amount: $2,975.00

2018-2019 Mosher, Tessa*, & Jaclyn Schildkraut.

“The Parkland shooting and systems failures: A review of the evidence.”

Role: Faculty Mentor

Funding Institution: State University of New York at Oswego (Student SCA Grant)

Principal Investigator: Tessa Mosher

Funded Amount: $1,000.00

2018-2019 Rothschild, Kelly*, & Jaclyn Schildkraut.

“The Pulse Nightclub shooting and the impact on the local LGBTQ+ community.”

Role: Faculty Mentor

Funding Institution: State University of New York at Oswego (Student SCA Grant)

Principal Investigator: Kelly Rothschild

Funded Amount: $993.60

2017-2018 McHale, Ryan*, & Jaclyn Schildkraut.

“Covering rampage: News consumers’ perceptions about mass shootings in the media.”

Role: Faculty Mentor

Funding Institution: State University of New York at Oswego (Student SCA Grant)

Principal Investigator: Ryan McHale

Funded Amount: $1,000.00

2017-2018 Blum, Samantha*, & Jaclyn Schildkraut.

“News consumers’ perceptions of the coverage of domestic terrorism.”

Role: Faculty Mentor

Funding Institution: State University of New York at Oswego (Student SCA Grant)

Principal Investigator: Samantha Blum

Funded Amount: $1,000.00 Schildkraut | 10

2017-2018 Schildkraut, Jaclyn.

“Mass shootings and the needs of survivors.”

Role: Principal Investigator

Funding Institution: State University of New York at Oswego (Faculty SCA Grant)

Funded Amount: $2,819.95

2016-2017 Carr, Collin M.*, & Jaclyn Schildkraut.

“Context matters: Examining mass shootings and the role of county and state level correlates.”

Role: Faculty Mentor

Funding Institution: State University of New York at Oswego (Challenge Grant)

Principal Investigator: Collin M. Carr

Funded Amount: $1,750.00

Technical Reports

2019 Schildkraut, Jaclyn.

Implementing and testing the standard response protocol: Final report. Prepared for the Syracuse City School District.

2019 Schildkraut, Jaclyn, & Robert J. Borrow*.

A survey of perceptions of safety and preparedness of Skaneateles Middle and High School students. Prepared for the Skaneateles (NY) Central School District.

2018 Schildkraut, Jaclyn.

Perceptions of safety and preparedness at the central office. Prepared for the Syracuse City (NY) School District.

2018 Schildkraut, Jaclyn.

Report of the Onondaga County School Safety Task Force. Prepared for the Onondaga County (NY) District Attorney’s Office.

2016 Schildkraut, Jaclyn, H. Jaymi Elsass, & Joseph M. McKenna.

Faculty, staff, and students’ perceptions of the University’s emergency notification system and related training protocols. Prepared for the State University of New York at Oswego.

2014 McKenna, Joseph M., Jaclyn Schildkraut, & H. Jaymi Elsass.

Student perceptions of the University’s emergency notification system. Prepared for the Texas State University Office of Emergency Management. Schildkraut | 11

2013 Sanders, Beth A., Scott Bowman, Anne L. Kringen, M. Hunter Martaindale, Jaclyn Schildkraut, Victoria Terranova, & Tyler Vaughan.

Bexar County felony probation terminations 2010 and 2011: Quantitative data results. Prepared for the Bexar County (TX) Probation Department.

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

Invited Presentations

2020 Schildkraut, Jaclyn.

Lockdown drills: Best practices and key ways to maximize efficiency. Invited webinar presentation for Raptor Technologies, Houston, TX.

2020 Schildkraut, Jaclyn.

Evaluating school safety and preparedness: Findings from implementing an emergency response protocol. Invited presentation at The Briefings winter meeting, Wheat Ridge, CO.

2019 Schildkraut, Jaclyn.

5 ways to measure the efficacy of your school safety protocols. Invited webinar presentation for Raptor Technologies, Houston, TX.

2019 Schildkraut, Jaclyn.

Mass shootings, legislative responses, and public policy: An endless cycle of inaction. Invited panel presentation to the Randolph Thrower Symposium, Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, GA.

2018 Schildkraut, Jaclyn.

Mass shootings and the media: Collateral consequences stemming from the news coverage and how to change the narrative. Invited panel presentation to the Whitney R. Harris Institute, Washington University-St. Louis School of Law, St. Louis, MO.

2018 Schildkraut, Jaclyn.

School and mass shootings in America: Now what? Invited presentation at the National Association of Pupil Transportation annual meeting, Kansas City, MO.

2018 Schildkraut, Jaclyn.

School safety and securitization in an age of mass shootings. Invited presentation at the Genesee Valley Institute for Staff Development meeting, Rochester, NY.

2018 Schildkraut, Jaclyn.

School shootings in America: How do we protect our schools? Invited webinar/guest presentation to the Nevada Governor School Safety Task Force subcommittee on student well-being, Carson City, NV.

Conferences 

McHale, R.*, & Schildkraut, J. (2018). Covering rampage: News consumers’ perceptions about mass shootings in the media. Paper submitted for presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New Orleans, LA.


Schildkraut, J., & Gruenewald, J. (2017). Blurring the lines: News media framing of ideological and non-ideological mass shootings. Paper accepted for presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA.


Schildkraut, J., Jennings, K., Terranova, V., & Carr, C. M.* (2017). A tale of two universities: A red state-blue state comparison of college students’ attitudes of concealed carry on campus policies.Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Kansas City, MO.


Schildkraut, J., Lee, R., Elsass, H. J., & Carr, C. M.* (2016). Context matters: Examining mass shootings and the role of county and state level correlates. Paper presented at presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, New Orleans, LA.


Elsass, H. J., & Schildkraut, J. (2016). Mass shootings by the numbers: Understanding the myths and realities. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Denver, CO.

McKenna, J. M., Schildkraut, J., & Elsass, H. J. (2016). Rethinking crisis communications on campus: An evaluation of faculty and staff perceptions about emergency notifications. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Denver, CO.


Elsass, H. J., Schildkraut, J., & Hernandez, T. C. (2015). Increasing guardianship in schools after mass shootings: A routine activities approach. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, DC.


Meredith, K.*, Schildkraut, J., & Elsass, H. J. (2015). Mass shootings and the media: Why all events are not created equal. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Orlando, FL.


Elsass, H. J., Schildkraut, J., & Stafford, M. C. (2014). Measurement issues and violent episodic crime: Some thoughts and considerations. Invited paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA.


Hernandez, T. C., Schildkraut, J., & Elsass, H. J. (2014). The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and changes in mental health legislation: A review of the evidence. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA.


McKenna, J. M., Schildkraut, J., & Elsass, H. J. (2014). Understanding crisis communications: Examining students’ perceptions about campus notification systems. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Homicide Research Working Group, San Antonio, TX.


Schildkraut, J., Elsass, H. J., & Stafford, M. C. (2014). Modifying target suitability following the Boston Marathon bombing: A routine activities approach. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.


Elsass, H. J., Schildkraut, J., Arford, T., & Stafford, M. C. (2014). The effect of the Boston Marathon bombing on fear of crime among college students. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.

For more conference presentations by Dr. Schildkraut, please see the attached vitae.

Awards and Honors 

  • Schildkraut, J., and Carr, C.* (2016). Context matters: Examining mass shootings and the role of county and state level correlates. Challenge Grant, SUNY Oswego, $1,750.
  • 2016 President’s Award for Academic Excellence in Academic Advisement Nominee, SUNY Oswego.
  • 2015 SAGE Junior Faculty Professional Development Award, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, $700.
  • 2014 Winner of the Richard Block Award for Outstanding Dissertation, Homicide Research Working Group.
  • 2014 Outstanding doctoral student, School of Criminal Justice, Texas State University.
  • 2014 Winner of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences’ student paper competition (co-author). Prize includes travel award to 2014 annual meeting
  • 2013 Outstanding doctoral student, School of Criminal Justice, Texas State University.
  • 2013 Texas State University Graduate College’s dissertation research stipend, $2,000.
  • 2012 Winner of the Teaching with Sakai Innovation Award Winner for Higher Education: Face-To-Face Category. Includes travel award to 2012 Jasig/Sakai International Conference, Atlanta, GA.
  • 2011 Winner of the Richard Block Award for Outstanding Thesis, Homicide ResearchWorking Group.
  • 2011 Alpha Kappa Delta, International Honors Society.

Education 

Ph.D. School of Criminal Justice, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, 2014.
Dissertation: “Mass Murder and the Mass Media: An Examination of the Media Discourse on U.S. Rampage Shootings, 2000-2012.”
Committee: Drs. Mark Stafford (Chair), Marcus Felson, Scott Bowman, and Glenn W. Muschert.

M.A. Department of Sociology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, 2011.
Thesis: “Homicide in the Headlines: An Analysis of the Newspaper Reporting of Baltimore Homicides of 2010.”
Committee: Drs. James Wright (Chair), Jay Corzine, Lin Huff-Corzine, and Amy Donley.

B.S. University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, 2009. Major: Interdisciplinary Studies.

Classes taught 

  • CRJ 101
  • CRJ  220
  • CRJ 312
  • CRJ 313
  • CRJ 330
  • CRJ 333
  • CRJ 366
  • CRJ 387
  • CRJ 388
  • CRJ 401
  • CRJ 412