Steven Messner
Steven F. Messner | |
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Born | (1951-02-27) February 27, 1951 |
Alma mater | Princeton University (Ph.D., 1978) |
Awards | Fellow of the American Society of Criminology |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Sociology, criminology |
Institutions | University at Albany, SUNY |
Thesis | Income inequality and murder rates: a cross-national analysis (1978) |
Steven Fredrick Messner (born February 27, 1951) is an American sociologist and Distinguished Teaching Professor in the sociology department at University at Albany, SUNY.
Contents
1 Education
2 Career
3 Research
4 Honors, awards and positions
5 References
6 External links
Education
Messner received his undergraduate degree from Columbia University and his master's and doctoral degrees from Princeton University.[1]
Career
Prior to joining the faculty of the University at Albany, Messner taught at Columbia University and Nankai University.[1]
Research
Messner is known for researching violent crime, especially homicide.[1] Specific topics he has studied include social disorganization theory and spatial patterns of crime,[1] homicides in New York City,[2] and monthly variations in homicide rates.[3]
Honors, awards and positions
Messner was elected a fellow of the American Society of Criminology in 2002, and served as its president from 2010 to 2011.[4] He has served as the chair of the Crime, Law, and Deviance Section of the American Sociological Association and on the executive committee for the Eastern Sociological Society.[5] He received a Collins Fellowship from the University at Albany in 2007, and an award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities from the University chancellor in 2011.[4]
References
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^ Lehren, Andrew W. (3 July 2009). "In New York City, Fewer Murders on Rainy Days". New York Times. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
^ Lehren, Andrew W. (19 June 2009). "In New York, Number of Killings Rises With Heat". New York Times. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
^ ab "Faculty Achievements". University at Albany, SUNY. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
^ "Steven Messner". Crime & Justice Research Alliance. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
External links
Steven Messner publications indexed by Google Scholar
Professional and academic associations | ||
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Preceded by Richard Rosenfeld | President of the American Society of Criminology 2011 | Succeeded by Robert J. Sampson |
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