Published Research

My research focuses broadly on crime, deviance, and religion. For example, I have long been interested in the religious predictors of crime and delinquency, and some of my more recent work examines how religion or related cultural frameworks (e.g., religious nationalism) matter for gun ownership or gun policy preferences. I also recently completed a Social Science Research Council-funded data collection effort focused on beliefs about the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., who is to blame) and anti-Asian behaviors and attitudes. These original data support my ongoing researched focused on hate crime, discrimination, and bias. I also have a strand of research focused on how place matters for crime and health outcomes. This line incorporates extensions of my dissertation, as well as ongoing collaborations. A strong emphasis in my research on place is the ways that places can be interconnected through not only geographic proximity but also social mechanisms (e.g., routine human mobility, online communication, etc.), as well as implications of these connections for crime and health.

Please see below for links to my published work, organized by substantive topic. Note that many articles fit in more than one category.