Steven Messner
Steven F. Messner | |
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| Born | February 27, 1951 |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (B.A., 1983) 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.
Education
[edit | edit source]Messner received his undergraduate degree from Columbia University and his master's and doctoral degrees from Princeton University.[1][2]
Career
[edit | edit source]Prior to joining the faculty of the University at Albany, Messner taught at Columbia University and Nankai University.[1]
Research
[edit | edit source]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,[3] and monthly variations in homicide rates.[4]
Honors, awards and positions
[edit | edit source]Messner was elected a fellow of the American Society of Criminology in 2002, and served as its president from 2010 to 2011.[5] 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.[6] 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.[5]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Steven Messner publications indexed by Google Scholar
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