Assistant Professor | University of Tampa
Research

Place
My place research answers questions about the importance of place, and how spatial analyses can inform our understanding of the relationship between the environment, crime, and other social outcomes.

Policing
My policing research centers on critical questions facing the institution of policing in the present climate including police efficacy, evaluating police strategies, and working towards police reform.

Prevention
My prevention research explores ways for police and other public safety stakeholders to integrate technology, data, and innovative quantitative methods to reduce the likelihood of crime.
- Crime Mapping
- Hot Spots
- GIS
- Google Imagery
- Environmental Criminology
- Systematic Social Observation
- Evaluation
- Strategy
- Resource Allocation
- Presence and Dosage
- Situational Crime Prevention
- Body Worn Cameras
- Gunshot Detection
- Police Data Systems
- Quantitative Research Design
- Quasi-Experiments
