Alex Piquero

Alexis Russell "Alex" Piquero (born May 6, 1970)[1] is a Cuban-American criminologist and the Ashbel Smith Professor of Criminology at the University of Texas at Dallas (UT-Dallas), where he is also the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs in the School of Economic, Political, and Policy Sciences. He has been ranked as the #1 criminologist in the world since 1996 by the number of peer-reviewed papers in criminology journals.[2] In 2015, then-United States Attorney General Eric Holder appointed him to the Office of Justice Programs Science Advisory Board.[3]

Education and career

Piquero received his B.A. in 1992, his M.A. in 1994, and his Ph.D. in 1996. All three of his degrees were in criminology and criminal justice, and he received all of them from the University of Maryland, College Park.[4] He joined the faculty of UT-Dallas in 2011.[5]

Research

The subjects Piquero has researched include the link between malnutrition and violence.[6] He has collaborated on several books, including the Handbook of Quantitative Criminology (edited by David Weisburd).[3]

Honors and awards

Piquero has received the American Society of Criminology's Young Scholar and E-Mail Mentor of the Year Awards. He has also been a fellow of the American Society of Criminology and the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences since 2011.[2]

Editorial activities

Piquero serves on the editorial boards of more than a dozen criminology journals. For five years (2008-2013), he was the co-editor of the Journal of Quantitative Criminology.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Alexis Russell Piquero". Library of Congress. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Alex R. Piquero". University of Texas at Dallas. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 Cepeda, Esther (24 February 2016). "What I've Learned: Our Talk with Top-Ranked Criminologist Alex Piquero". NBC News. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Alex R. Piquero CV" (PDF). Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Dr. Alex R. Piquero". University of Texas at Dallas. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  6. ↑ Shah, Khushbu (27 September 2016). "Want to reduce crime in America? Try giving kids better food.". Mic. Retrieved 29 September 2016.

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