The cross-campus collaboration gave UMSL students hands-on experience tackling real St. Louis budget challenges through research, analytics and policy recommendations.
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UMSL students’ data-driven solutions spark interest from St. Louis city officials
The cross-campus collaboration gave UMSL students hands-on experience tackling real St. Louis budget challenges through research, analytics and policy recommendations.
UMSL students’ data-driven solutions spark interest from St. Louis city officials
The cross-campus collaboration gave UMSL students hands-on experience tackling real St. Louis budget challenges through research, analytics and policy recommendations.
Passion for research leads Trilce Encarnacion to ‘dream job’ at UMSL and leadership role with international professional society
Encarnacion, a native of the Dominican Republic, was recently elected as the Regional Vice President of the Americas for the Production and Operations Management Society.
Doctoral student Anna Heinzmann researching how instituting plea bargaining is altering the legal system in her native Brazil
Heinzmann holds a law degree from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and her legal training has helped inform her research.
Doctoral student Anna Heinzmann researching how instituting plea bargaining is altering the legal system in her native Brazil
Heinzmann holds a law degree from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and her legal training has helped inform her research.
Doctoral student Anna Heinzmann researching how instituting plea bargaining is altering the legal system in her native Brazil
Heinzmann holds a law degree from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and her legal training has helped inform her research.
Eye on UMSL: Three Minute Thesis
Doctoral students in biology, criminology and criminal justice, and education competed in the annual Three Minute Thesis competition.
Eye on UMSL: Three Minute Thesis
Doctoral students in biology, criminology and criminal justice, and education competed in the annual Three Minute Thesis competition.
Eye on UMSL: Three Minute Thesis
Doctoral students in biology, criminology and criminal justice, and education competed in the annual Three Minute Thesis competition.
Robert Tracy, chief of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, to serve as educational consultant with UMSL’s Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Tracy will share his expertise from more than 40 years in law enforcement with faculty and students in workshops and other educational events.
Robert Tracy, chief of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, to serve as educational consultant with UMSL’s Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Tracy will share his expertise from more than 40 years in law enforcement with faculty and students in workshops and other educational events.
Robert Tracy, chief of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, to serve as educational consultant with UMSL’s Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Tracy will share his expertise from more than 40 years in law enforcement with faculty and students in workshops and other educational events.
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UMSL’s Advanced Workforce Center delivers diverse pathways to prepare the workforce of tomorrow
With a new location on the UMSL campus, the AWC offers everything from collaborative educational agreements with corporate partners to short-term skill development.
UMSL Global International Fellowship helps faculty members deepen their research and enrich their teaching
Associate Teaching Professor Violaine White was one of 13 awardees this year and had an immersive experience in the French-speaking country of Senegal with the support of her grant.
Stephen Moehrle, Michael Nichols and Lee Slocum named Curators’ Distinguished Professors
It is the highest rank in the University of Missouri System and recognizes faculty members for exceptional contributions to research, education and service.
UMSL welcomes 24 new faculty members as fall semester kicks off
The new faculty took part in an orientation organized by the Office of Academic Affairs last Tuesday to help get them ready for the new academic year.
3 questions with John Ampomah, master’s student in criminology and criminal justice
Ampomah represented his native Ghana in the javelin in the 2016 Rio Olympics. He is now researching vigilante justice and policing at UMSL.
Students improve presentation skills while showcasing breadth of their work at Graduate Research Fair
Students from biology, chemistry, communication, computer science, criminology and criminal justice, English, political science, psychological sciences, and supply chain and analytics took part in the fair.
Faculty members granted sabbaticals and teaching releases during 2025-26 academic year
Amber Candela, Jennifer Chen, Lon Chubiz, Lara Kelland, Jerome Morris, Lee Slocum, Leighanne Heisel, Waldemar Rohloff and Kate Watt have been granted time to devote to research or course development.
UMSL criminologists Chris Sullivan, Lee Slocum contributing expertise in research, data collection to Save Lives Now! initiative
Save Lives Now! has a goal of reducing violent street crime across the St. Louis region by 20% over the next three years.
Alum Paige Vaughn helps carry on the legacy of the late Richard Rosenfeld with research on St. Louis Police Partnership
The partnership uses the strategy of focused deterrence to help probationers and parolees avoid illegal activity and other risky behavior while connecting them to social services.
Year in review: UMSL sees transformative change during 2024
Look back at some of UMSL Daily’s top stories from the past year.
Doctoral candidate Victoria Inzana examines prison arts programs and their potential to contribute to rehabilitation
Inzana is on track to defend her dissertation and graduate this spring, and she recently accepted a position as a tenure-track assistant professor at Sam Houston State University beginning next fall.
Amy Schechter, Marisa Omori and Mike Ellerman receive UMSL Hero Awards
The award is presented to up to three staff or faculty members each month in recognition of their efforts to transform the lives of UMSL students and the wider community.
Decade since Ferguson unrest has brought changes for criminal justice system and those who study it
Professor Lee Slocum talked to UMSL Daily about criminal justice reforms and changes in criminal justice research that have occurred in the past 10 years.
Chancellor Kristin Sobolik welcomes seven new members to UMSL Chancellor’s Council
Alumni Dan Isom, Sam Ganga, Wayne DeVeydt, Dave Reifschneider, Richard Winter, Evelyn Bailey Moore and Steve O’Loughlin are assuming their positions on the council in July.
Annual Graduate Research Fair helps students showcase their work
Twenty-two students representing the Departments of Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Computer Sciences, Criminology and Criminal Justice and Psychological Sciences took part in the fair on April 19.
Criminology and criminal justice doctoral student Ellie Lyne wins 3 Minute Thesis competition
The annual competition is meant to celebrate doctoral research while cultivating academic, presentation and research communication skills among students.
60 for 60: Syed Ali, Sylvia Fallon, Tim Green, Hubert H. Hoosman Jr., and Jim Tuxbury honored as exceptional alumni
To celebrate its anniversary, UMSL is spotlighting 60 alumni who apply one or more of the university’s core values in the world and help to make it a better place.
Criminologist Richard Rosenfeld, a national expert on crime trends and crime statistics, dies at age 75
Rosenfeld was a past president of the American Society of Criminology and the 2017 recipient of its Edwin H. Sutherland Award in recognition of his career achievements.
MacArthur Foundation releases new report from UMSL researchers detailing what drives people’s attitudes about community safety
Professor Lee Slocum was the lead author of the report, which was developed after surveying community members in St. Louis County, Mecklenburg County and Missoula County.
UMSL to honor nearly 1,000 students during fall commencement ceremonies
The weekend’s featured speakers include alumni Kathy Boyd-Fenger and Dan Isom as well as PhD candidate Riisa Rawlins.
Five questions with Lee Slocum, professor of criminology and criminal justice
Slocum has been leading a team of researchers studying people’s feelings of community safety with the support of a grant from the MacArthur Foundation.
60 for 60: David Henton, Dan Isom, Evelyn Moore, Michelle Moore, Cathy Phillips and Alex Stallings honored as exceptional alumni
To celebrate its anniversary, UMSL is spotlighting 60 alumni who apply one or more of the university’s core values in the world and help to make it a better place.
Fall semester opening at UMSL with 25 new faculty members
Keeta Holmes and Alice Hall helped new faculty members get acclimated to the UMSL community during orientation last Tuesday.
New CCJ graduate Myranda Hogg settling into role at Federal Public Defender’s Office
Hogg began working as a legal administrative assistant in May and completed her master’s degree in criminology and criminal justice this month.
Criminologist Lee Slocum researching ideas about community safety across different regions, including in St. Louis County
Slocum is surveying residents of St. Louis County; Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; and Missoula County, Montana, in a project sponsored by the MacArthur Foundation.
Chris Jones embarks on career in law enforcement while pursuing criminology and criminal justice degree at UMSL
Jones first got the opportunity to work with a local police department through the Boy Scouts Exploring program.
Ask an expert: Criminologist Richard Rosenfeld studies the impact the opioid epidemic has had on homicides
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation recently published a report from Rosenfeld and colleagues Joel Wallman and Randolph Roth showing a link between opioids and homicide.
Criminology and criminal justice graduate Hayden Steingruby hopes to enter St. Louis Police Academy
Steingruby graduated summa cum laude with both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees and also earned a bachelor’s degree in anthropology.
Students get a chance to show off their work at annual Graduate Research Fair
Students from biology, chemistry, criminology and criminal justice, computer science, education, political science, public policy, psychology and social work took part in the fair.
Eye on UMSL: Three Minute Thesis
Biology PhD student George Todd presents his research on hover fly cognitive and behavioral ecology during a Three Minute Thesis competition last week in the MSC.
UMSL criminologists behind new report examining plea-bargaining process in St. Louis County and elsewhere
Faculty members Beth Huebner and Marisa Omori and doctoral students Alessandra Early and Luis Torres co-authored the report with colleagues at Loyola University Chicago.
Janet Lauritsen issues call to modernize nation’s crime statistics during presidential address at American Society of Criminology conference
The theme of the annual meeting in Atlanta was the future of criminology.
UMSL welcoming 29 new faculty members as the fall semester begins
New faculty members in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Education, Nursing and the Pierre Laclede Honors College took part in orientation last week.
UMSL set to welcome back students with Triton Take-Off, Weeks of Welcome activities
The Office of New Student Programs and the Office of Student Involvement have a full schedule of events designed to help students get involved on campus.
Doctoral candidates Ernesto Lopez, Bobby Boxerman do groundwork for newsmaking Council on Criminal Justice report
They have compiled crime data for the ongoing study of “Pandemic, Social Unrest, and Crime in U.S. Cities” with Curators’ Distinguished Professor Emeritus Richard Rosenfeld.
Provost Steven Berberich announces 20 faculty promotions for the 2022-23 academic year
Four faculty members received tenure, three earned the rank of full professor and 13 non-tenure track faculty members also advanced.
Criminologist Richard Rosenfeld helps author new report calling for more nuanced look at recidivism
The report, titled “The Limits of Recidivism: Measuring Success After Prison,” was released by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
Doctoral candidate Lauren Morgan balances criminal justice research with training as elite water skier
Morgan is doing her dissertation research on so-called crossover youth – children and adolescents involved in both the child welfare and juvenile justice system.
US News recognizes UMSL on its ‘Best Graduate Schools’ list with 9 programs appearing in latest rankings
Nursing, public affairs, business, education, social work, psychology, mathematics, chemistry and biology all received recognition on the publication’s 2023 list.
UMSL students make good impression as interns with Decipher
Shawanda Martin, Zachary Weiss and Hufsa Siddiqui have been interning at the company, which assists law firms with intelligence gathering in the hiring process.
Alumna Emily Blackburn deploying vast geospatial intelligence expertise in new role at UMSL
Blackburn began working as a geospatial data analyst at UMSL’s Geospatial Collaborative after more than a decade at the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.
From the Navy to UMSL: Benjamin Ebert’s eclectic journey through higher education
The Navy veteran and single dad is pursuing bachelor’s and master’s degrees in criminology and criminal justice and a bachelor’s in anthropology.
Graduate programs in criminology, supply chain management get top marks from Intelligent.com
UMSL also received top-five rankings for its online DBA and school counseling master’s programs in the website’s Best Colleges of 2022 rankings.
Emily Blackburn implements advanced tools to help St. Louis police better understand crime and protect communities
Blackburn, a 2001 CCJ alumna, has served as the manager of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s crime analysis unit since 2012.
Ask an Expert: Samantha Simon explores the challenges to changing police culture in the United States
The assistant professor of criminology and criminal justice authored a recent journal article in “Social Problems” about police training.
New report from UMSL criminologists shows lengths of stay at St. Louis County jail increasing even as admissions decline
Professors Beth Huebner and Lee Slocum and doctoral student Andrea Giuffre produced the report for the Research Network on Misdemeanor Justice.
D’Andre Braddix relishing even more opportunity to serve in new role as dean of students
Braddix was promoted to dean of students in April after 14 years working in the Division of Student Affairs at his alma mater.
White House cites UMSL criminologists’ research while announcing new strategy to combat gun violence, other crime
Curators’ Distinguished Professor Richard Rosenfeld and doctoral student Ernesto Lopez have been studying the rise in violent crime over the past year.
Eye on UMSL: Family ties
Director of Alumni Engagement Phil Donato (at left) is welcoming his son Joe Donato, a 2017 criminology and criminal justice graduate, back to campus to pursue his MBA this fall.
Doctoral student Ernesto Lopez contributes to impactful work on crime trends during COVID-19 pandemic
Lopez has worked as a research assistant for Curators’ Distinguished Professor Emeritus Richard Rosenfeld on the Council on Criminal Justice project.
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