Category: Graduate Students

Christopher Contreras is a doctoral student in the Department of Criminology, Law & Society.  He earned a B.A. in Criminology, Law & Society and Social Ecology from the University of California, Irvine and an M.S. in Criminal Justice from California State University, Long Beach.  Christopher is interested in the incivilities thesis, land use, and the community…Continue Reading Christopher Contreras

James Wo is a Doctoral Student in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society. He graduated from the University of California-Irvine with an undergraduate degree in Sociology. James is interested in the community context of crime, local institutions, and public policy. Email: jwo@uci.edu…Continue Reading James Wo

Rylan Simpson is a Doctoral Student in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society. He graduated from the University of British Columbia with a B.A. in Sociology and Psychology. His research interests include policing, neighborhoods and crime. Email: simpson@uci.edu…Continue Reading Rylan Simpson

Young-An Kim is a doctoral student in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society. He received a B.A. in Urban Sociology from University of Seoul (South Korea) and an M.A. in Sociology from the University of Texas at El Paso. His research interests are crime and community, sociology of health, urban sociology and, multilevel statistical…Continue Reading Young-An Kim

Seth A. Williams is a doctoral student in the Department of Criminology, Law & Society. He earned a BA and an MA in Sociology at Bowling Green State University. His research focuses on segregation, social capital, social control, neighborhood mobility and urban change. Email: sethw@uci.edu…Continue Reading Seth A. Williams