Navigating a Career in Communities, Place, and Crime

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

This discussion panel will feature a diverse set of voices from communities and place research sharing their experiences, thoughts, and advice for scholars and students at different stages of their careers. Topics will cover a variety of challenges faced by scholars in the discipline (with a focus on communities and place issues), including: grants and funding, publishing, establishing partnerships and collaborative working relationships, disseminating information about your work, navigating the tenure process, and balancing the many demands of academic work. As such, we have put together a panel comprised of communities, place, and crime researchers at different stages in their careers, from a variety of institutions and with a range of experiences in research, teaching, and service.

Sub Unit

• Area IV. Correlates of Crime / 30. Neighborhoods and Communities

Chair

• Ben Feldmeyer, University of Cincinnati

Discussants

• Kevin Drakulich, Northeastern University

• Elizabeth Groff, Temple University

• Maria João Lobo Antunes, Towson University

• Cody Telep, Arizona State University

• Pamela Wilcox, Pennsylvania State University