Professor of Sociology; Director, Master of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Michigan-Dearborn
From 1992 until 2000, I was a public health field worker, specializing in tuberculosis control, first in New York City and then in Chicago. I earned my PhD from Loyola University Chicago in 2001, and wrote my first book based on my dissertation field work, Consumed in the City: Observing Tuberculosis at Century’s End (Temple University Press, 2004).
At UM-Dearborn, I teach a variety of classes, including Medical Sociology, Urban Sociology, Sociological Theory, Deviant Behavior, Restorative Justice and Inside-Out Prison Exchange. I have published numerous articles on substance abuse, from crack cocaine in small towns in Ohio to heroin in the city of Detroit, and on urban green space. Lately I have been spending a lot of time in alleys.
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