Steven Messner

Steven F. Messner
Born (1951-02-27) February 27, 1951 (age 75)
Alma materColumbia University (B.A., 1983)
Princeton University (Ph.D., 1978)
AwardsFellow of the American Society of Criminology
Scientific career
FieldsSociology, criminology
InstitutionsUniversity at Albany, SUNY
ThesisIncome 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

Messner received his undergraduate degree from Columbia University and his master's and doctoral degrees from Princeton University.[1][2]

Career

Prior to joining the faculty of the University at Albany, Messner taught at Columbia University and Nankai University.[1]

Research

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

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

  1. ^ a b c d "Steven Messner". University at Albany, SUNY. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  2. ^ Columbia College (Columbia University). Office of Alumni Affairs and Development; Columbia College (Columbia University) (1989). Columbia College today. Columbia University Libraries. New York, N.Y. : Columbia College, Office of Alumni Affairs and Development.
  3. ^ Lehren, Andrew W. (3 July 2009). "In New York City, Fewer Murders on Rainy Days". New York Times. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  4. ^ Lehren, Andrew W. (19 June 2009). "In New York, Number of Killings Rises With Heat". New York Times. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Faculty Achievements". University at Albany, SUNY. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Steven Messner". Crime & Justice Research Alliance. Retrieved 30 August 2016.

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