Amy Anderson

Dr. Amy L. Anderson
- Criminology and Criminal Justice, Professor
General Information
Teaching Interests
Social Contexts of Crime
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Criminology & Deviant Behavior
Women, Crime and Justice
Academic Writing, Research Methods & Statistics
Research Interests
Social contexts
Including but not limited to: leisure, peers, schools, family, neighborhoods
Juvenile delinquency and juvenile justice
Criminological theory
Public perceptions of criminal justice policies
Awards and Honors
GSO Best Mentor of the Year Award, Leadership - 2016
Certificate of Recognition for Contributions to Students, Teaching - 2011
SCCJ Faculty Teaching Award, Teaching - 2014
Education
Ph D, the Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, Sociology/Criminology, 2003
BA, the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, Sociology/Criminology, 1997
MA, the Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, Sociology/Criminology, 2000
Ph D, the Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, Sociology/Criminology, 2003
Scholarship/Research/Creative Activity
Selected Publications
Anderson, Amy, Lytle, Robert, Schwadel, Philip. 2017. Age, Period, and Cohort Effects of Death Penalty Attitudes in the United States: 1975-2014, Criminology, 55, 4, 833-868.
Evans, Mary, Anderson, Amy, Simi, Peter. 2017. An Examination of the Relationship between Height and Delinquency, Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology, 3, 3, 266-283.
Additional Information
Education
Ph.D., Crime, Law and Justice, Pennsylvania State UniversityResearch Interests
Time Use and Deviance, Relationship between Family, School and Neighborhoods and Delinquency, Public Perceptions of Sex Offenders, Quantitative Methods