He received his Ph.D. in criminology and criminal justice in 2006 from the University of Maryland. His research interests include criminological theory, transitions to adulthood, and quantitative methods, and his research has recently appeared in Criminology, Social Problems, Justice Quarterly, Criminology & Public Policy, and the Journal of Quantitative Criminology. Courses taught: CRJ 304 Criminology CRJ 502 Seminar in Criminology CRJ 525 Seminar on Life-Course Criminology CRJ 604 Advanced Statistical Analysis