CURRICULUM VITAE RODERICK W. JONES

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE RODERICK W. JONES Contact: University of North Carolina Wilmington Department of Sociology and Criminology Bear Hall Randall Drive Wilmington, NC Phone: Research Interests: Crime and place; Integration and elaboration of criminological theory; The role of urban housing policy and planning on crime rates; Social structure and homicide and suicide rates; Quantitative methods; Geographic information systems (GIS); Spatial methods; Longitudinal methods. Teaching Interests: Statistics; Research methods; Communities and crime; Crime mapping; Criminological theory; Interpersonal violence; Urban development and urbanization; Policing; Juvenile justice; Introduction to criminal justice. EDUCATION Ph.D. (Criminal Justice) Indiana University 2015 M.S. (Criminal Justice) Eastern Kentucky University 2009 B.A. (Psychology) Georgetown College 2007 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Department of Sociology and Criminology 2015 Present Adjunct Professor, Eastern Kentucky University, School of Justice Studies Associate Instructor, Indiana University, Department of Criminal Justice Graduate Assistant, Eastern Kentucky University, Department of Criminal Justice and Police Studies AWARDS AND HONORS University of North Carolina Wilmington Charles L. Cahill Award University of North Carolina Wilmington Faculty Research Scholar

2 Roderick W. Jones Vita Page 2 Peer-reviewed articles RESEARCH Jones, R.W. & Pridemore, W.A. (2016). The U.S. housing crisis and suicide rates: An examination of total, sex-, and race-specific suicide rates. Housing Studies, 3(2), Jones, R.W. & Pridemore, W.A. (2014). A longitudinal study of the impact of home vacancy on robbery and burglary rates during the U.S. housing crisis, Crime & Delinquency, Advanced online publication. doi: / Paper featured on the London School of Economics American Politics and Policy Blog. Jones, R.W., & Pridemore, W.A. (2012). The foreclosure crisis and crime: Is housing-mortgage stress associated with violent and property crime in U.S. metropolitan areas? Social Science Quarterly, 93, Paper featured in Atlantic Cities magazine articles: Badger, E. (August 17, 2012). Foreclosures have caused a lot of problems-crime isn t one of them. Atlantic Cities. Jaffee, E. (November 7, 2012). Do foreclosures increase crime after all? Atlantic Cities. Jones, R.W., & Paulsen, D.J. (2011). HOPE VI resident displacement: Using HOPE VI program goals to evaluate neighborhood outcomes. Cityscape, 13, Manuscripts in preparation or under review Jones, R.W. & Pridemore, W.A. (2016). Toward an integrated multilevel theory of crime at place: Routine activities, social disorganization, and the law of crime concentration. Under Review. Jones, R.W. (2016). Community-level predictors of fatal- and alcohol-related automobile crashes: The role of alcohol outlets, businesses, and ecological conditions. Nearing submission at the Journal of Urban Health. Jones, R.W. (2016). The impact of student loan debt and delinquency on total-, sex-, and age-specific suicide rates: Findings from a state-level longitudinal study. Nearing submission at the Archives of Suicide Research. Jones, R.W. & Pridemore, W.A. (2016). Toward a general theory of street level crime rates: A multilevel elaboration of routine activities theory. Book proposal under review with Springer.

3 Roderick W. Jones Vita Page 3 Book reviews Jones, R.W. (2015). Andresen, M.A. Environmental criminology: Evolution, theory, and practice. New York, NY: Routledge. International Criminal Justice Review. doi: / Jones, R.W. (2010). Cecile Wright, Penny Standen and Tina Patel (eds): Black youth matters: Transitions from school to success. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 39, Research projects in progress Jones, R.W. & Paulsen, D. J. (2016). Measurement of gentrification at sub-community levels. Jones, R.W. (2016). An exploratory study of shots fired incidents discovered by the shot-spotter system in Wilmington, North Carolina. Jones, R.W. (2016). Hierarchical generalized linear modeling vs. area weight means: Assessing the methodological procedure for including social disorganization in studies of street segment level crime. Jones, R.W. (2016). An exploration of street segment level exposure to criminogenic places in Washington D.C.: Testing a multi-level theory of crime concentration. Jones, R.W. (2016). Do security alarms reduce the risk of street segment level crime? Henderson, K., Maume, M. & Jones, R.W. (2016). Real estate owned foreclosure (REO) and neighborhood-level violence and property crime rates. Government reports Jones, R.W. (2014). Eastern District of Kentucky s 2011 Project Safe Neighborhoods Report on Gun and Gang Related Crime. In Partial Fulfillment of the 2011 Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant for the Eastern District of Kentucky. Jones, R.W. (2013). UK Area Report: A report on crime, LexCall, code enforcement, and building inspection in UK area neighborhoods. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government: Neighborhood Incident Management System (NIMS). Funded research 2016 Principal Investigator National Institute of Justice Real-Time Crime Forecasting Challenge. Charles L. Cahill Faculty Scholarship Grant. $5,000. University of North Carolina Wilmington Principal Investigator. Shot Spotter Data Analysis Project. Spring Undergraduate Research and Creativity Award. $5,000. University of North Carolina Wilmington. Research Unfunded Co-Principal Investigator. Linking Predictive Policing and Criminological Theory: Using Routine Activities Theory to Explain Locations Identified by Predictive Policing Techniques. $240,000. Justice and Safety Center, Eastern Kentucky University. Research Unfunded.

4 Roderick W. Jones Vita Page 4 (Funded research continued) 2014 Principal Investigator. Eastern District of Kentucky s 2011 Project Safe Neighborhoods Report on Gun and Gang Related Crime. $5,000. Funded by Lexington Division of Police Principal Investigator. UK Area Report: A report on crime, LexCall, code enforcement, and building inspection in UK area neighborhoods. $4,500. Funded by Lexington Division of Planning. Participation at professional conferences 2016 Jones, R.W. & Pridemore, W.A. Toward an integrated theory of crime at place: Routine activities, social disorganization, and the law of crime concentration. American Society of Criminology. New Orleans, Louisiana Attendee, Fifth Annual Conference on Poverty in Southeastern North Carolina, University of North Carolina Wilmington Jones, R.W. Student loan debt and suicide rates: Findings from a state-level longitudinal study, North Carolina Sociological Association. Winston-Salem, North Carolina Jones, R.W. Opportunity structure within neighborhood contexts: A multilevel theoretical approach. American Society of Criminology. Washington D.C Jones, R.W. Toward a general theory of street-level crime rates: A multilevel elaboration of routine activities theory. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Orlando, Florida Jones, R.W. & Pridemore, W.A. The foreclosure crisis and suicide: Is housing-mortgage stress associated with suicide in U.S. metropolitan areas? American Society of Criminology. Atlanta, Georgia Jones, R.W. & Pridemore, W.A. The foreclosure crisis and violence in U.S. cities. American Sociological Association. Denver, Colorado Jones, R.W. & Pridemore, W.A. The foreclosure crisis and violence in U.S. cities. American Society of Criminology. Washington D.C Booth Presenter with ClueTrust. American Association of Geographers. Washington D.C Jones, R.W. The effects of HOPE VI relocations on crime patterns. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Boston, Massachusetts Jones, R.W. & Schafer, B. Comparing campus safety strategies and outcomes at a Kentucky university. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Boston, Massachusetts Organizer and Chair. Panel on campus safety and students rights. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Boston, Massachusetts.

5 Roderick W. Jones Vita Page 5 (Conference participation continued) 2008 Jones, R.W. The effects of HOPE VI on crime patterns in Lexington, Kentucky: National Institute of Justice. Arlington, Virginia Attendee, Kentucky Innocence Project s Advancing Justice Conference, Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville. Courses taught Introduction to Criminology Introduction to Criminal Justice Introduction to Criminal Justice (Online) Research Methods Research Methods (Online) Perspectives on Crime and Delinquency Theories of Crime and Deviance TEACHING Communities and Crime (Graduate level) Applied Criminal Justice Analysis Techniques of Data Analysis Statistical-Experimental II (Online) First Year Experience (Freshman seminar) Senior Seminar: Communities and Crime Graduate student thesis involvement 2016 Chair, Master s Internship Committee, Rani Haddock, University of North Carolina Wilmington Chair, Master s Thesis Committee, William Shelton, University of North Carolina Wilmington ex officio, Master s Thesis Committee, Tyler McCarty, University of North Carolina Wilmington. SERVICE AND INVOLVEMENT 2016 Presenter, College Day 2016, Presentation: Crime in Your City: The Geographic Distribution and Context of Crime in American Cities, University of North Carolina Wilmington Member, Assistant Professor Search Committee, Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of North Carolina Wilmington Member, Master s Admissions Committee, Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of North Carolina Wilmington Department Representative, College of Arts and Sciences Open House, University of North Carolina, Department of Sociology and Criminology Attendee, Evaluation Plans & Budgets Grant Workshop, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Sponsored by the Department of Sociology and Criminology.

6 Roderick W. Jones Vita Page 6 (Service and involvement continued) 2016 Attendee, Writing a Winning Proposal Grant Workshop, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Sponsored by the Department of Sociology and Criminology Attendee, Grant Writing Boot Camp, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Sponsored Programs and Research Compliance workshop Attendee, Harassment Prevention Mini-Conference, University of North Carolina Wilmington Faculty Advisor, UNCW Chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma Criminal Justice National Honor Society, University of North Carolina Wilmington Member, Lecturer Search Committee, Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of North Carolina Wilmington Attendee, The Science of Critical Thinking in Higher Education, Center for Teaching Excellence, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Presentation by Dr. Daniel Willingham Attendee, Mayor s Roundtable Discussion on Housing Affordability, City of Wilmington, NC and the Cape Fear Housing Coalition Presenter, Opportunity Structure within Neighborhood Contexts: A Multilevel Theoretical Approach, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Department of Sociology and Criminology Brown Bag Lecture Series Attendee, Social Entrepreneurship Business Plan and Project Development, Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of North Carolina Wilmington Attendee, Thinking Critically about Critical Thinking Kick-Off Event, University of North Carolina Wilmington Member, Committee for the Development of the Thematic Transdisciplinary Cluster on Critical Thinking, University of North Carolina Wilmington Member, Assessment Committee, Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of North Carolina Wilmington Department Representative, Academic Majors and Minors Fair, Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of North Carolina Wilmington Academic Practices Committee, Eastern Kentucky University, Department of Criminal Justice and Police Studies Graduate Student Organization, Eastern Kentucky University, Department of Criminal Justice and Police Studies.

7 Roderick W. Jones Vita Page 7 Journal referee activity Justice Quarterly (2) Drug and Alcohol Review (1) Social Problems (1) Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency (1) Social Science Quarterly (1) Urban Affairs (1) Applied Geography (1) American Journal of Preventative Medicine (1) American Journal of Criminal Justice (1)