Lectures

Dr. Alex Piquero—the No. 1 ranked criminologist in the world since 1996 in terms of scholarly publications in elite criminology and criminal justice journals—will serve as the next Visiting Research Scholar, March 22-23, 2018, hosted by the School of Applied Sciences. 

Piquero is an Ashbel Smith Professor of Criminology and the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs in the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas. He has published over 400 peer-reviewed articles in the areas of criminal careers, crime prevention, criminological theory and quantitative research methods and has been cited over 29,000 times. He has collaborated on several books, including “Key Issues in Criminal Careers Research: New Analyses from the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development” and the “Handbook of Quantitative Criminology.” 

Nationally renown for their presentations, strong research publication record, and national competitive grant award record, speakers invited to the School of Applied Sciences’ Visiting Research Scholars Forum provide presentations, small group discussions and individualized mentorship sessions to interested faculty, including a meritorious lectureship for a university-wide audience.

You can read more about Dr. Piquero here.

There are several opportunities to engage with our guest, so please take a moment to register for the sessions you plan to attend:

1.  Meritorious Research Lectureship, “Race, Justice & the NFL” from 4-5 p.m. on March 22, 2018 in Lamar Hall, Room 129: Register Here (OPEN TO THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY)
2. Presentation to SAS Faculty, “The Immigration – Crime Myth” from (9:30-11 a.m.) and Panel with SAS Faculty/Q&A (11 a.m.-12 p.m.) on March 23, 2018 at the Jackson Avenue Center, Auditorium A: Register Here
3. Individualized Mentorship with SAS Faculty: Please e-mail Linda Whitten which of the following times you wish to meet with our Visiting Research Scholar:
   • March 23, 2018: 2-3 p.m., 3-4 p.m. or 4-5 p.m.