PhD Student in Criminology and Criminal Justice @UMDCriminology | B.S. Sociology @UM_Sociology
Joined February 2020
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A rewarding conference! Highly recommend the Doctoral Student Summit! #ACJS2026
Took some time today to speak to the ACJS Doctoral Student Summit about preparing and finishing their dissertations.
Thank you panelists: Dr. Robert Geibler, Dr. Melissa E. Swauncy-Coleman and Dr. Kimberley Schanz!
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8 Oct 2025
I’m grateful for this recognition! 💛
8 Oct 2025
Congrats to Ph.D. candidate Guyu Sun (@guyusun_) on earning 3rd place in ASC’s 2025 Gene Carte Student Paper Competition for her paper, “Contextualizing Stigma: How Cultural and Structural Contexts Influence Exclusion After Criminal Justice Contact.” go.umd.edu/2305
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Call for application: Balzan PhD Fellowships on Restorative Justice and Restorative Peacemaking in Africa. PhD students can apply for US$10,000 in fieldwork support from John Braithwaite’s Balzan Prize funds. For more details:
regnet.anu.edu.au/balzan-phd…
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7 Feb 2025
Enjoy your time at the Western Society of Criminology Conference, Jessica! Congratulations on this prestigious award!
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12 Dec 2023
We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our esteemed faculty member Xiaohong Xu.
Xiaohong passed away on December 12 surrounded by family and friends. Our academic community mourns a great loss today. Read more about his lasting impact. myumi.ch/qGDXm
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16 Oct 2023
Save the Date! Join us for the University of Maryland's reception at the Annual Meeting of The American Society of Criminology (ASC) on November 17, 2023, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the Gallery Room, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. Don't miss this networking opportunity! #ASC2023
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26 Jul 2023
Congratulations to CCJS Doctoral Candidate Erin Tinney (@tinney_erin) for her publication in Criminology, exploring stigma after a friend's arrest. Hear her on The Criminology Academy podcast discussing police contact and labeling theory. bit.ly/3D8I0MV
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14 Jul 2023
We are hiring! Full/Advanced Associate Professor. For best consideration date, submit application materials by 9/20/2023. Position details here: ejobs.umd.edu/postings/10966…
Learn more about @UMDCriminology here:
ccjs.umd.edu/
RTs appreciated.
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17 Dec 2022
I’m so humbled. Had a great discussion at our session on education, family, and culture at this year’s International Chinese Sociological Association (ICSA-sociology.org). Esp grateful to all the #aapi parents who shared their stories with me!
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Protests erupt across China, including at universities and in Shanghai, in an unprecedented challenge to Xi Jinping's zero-Covid policy
cnn.it/3u0Nkxp
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10 Oct 2022
We are hosting our Virtual Open House Fri, 10/28, from 12-2pm EST. This is a chance to learn more about the M.A. and Ph.D. programs in Criminology & Criminal Justice at UMD. To register for this event, visit go.umd.edu/cBe
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21 Sep 2022
Join us on 9/29 for Cambridge Chinese #Migration Studies-Seminar 22. Prof. Jianhua Xu and Dr. Alex Chung will separately share their research on "#Policing #Medialisation and Police-media Power in China" and "How Smuggled Guangzhou Migrants Became #Crime Bosses Overseas".
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8 Aug 2022
The Department of Sociology of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau @UM_1981 invites applications for the position of Associate/Assistant Professor in Sociology/Anthropology. Read more career.admo.um.edu.mo/fss_ds…
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29 Aug 2022
NEW EPISODE.
It's the start of our Fall 2022 episode lineup and we are starting off with a bang. Episode 53 features Professor Brian Johnson (@UMDCriminology) discussing facial profiling, judicial decision-making, and criminal punishment.
thecriminologyacademy.com/ep…
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