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Dr. Nix participates in a panel discussing OPD Chief's new book
Dr. Nix was one of several panelists that convened at UNO on April 22nd to discuss Chief Todd Schmaderer’s new book, Synergy of Influence: Leadership, Law Enforcement, and the Media.
Last updated on Apr 28, 2025 1 min read
Dr. Nix participates in a panel discussing OPD Chief's new book
Congrats Brenna and Trey on receiving $5,000 in GRACA funds to advance their projects!
Ph.D. students Brenna Dunlap and Trey Bussey were each awarded $5,000 Graduate Research and Creative Activity grants to advance their research projects centered on fatal and nonfatal officer-involved shootings. First, both students will collectively create and clean a dataset to track officer-involved fatal and nonfatal shootings from 2020-2022.
Last updated on Nov 29, 2023 1 min read
Congrats Brenna and Trey on receiving $5,000 in GRACA funds to advance their projects!
Congrats to Dr. Kearns on being elected chair of the ASC Division on Terrorism and Bias Crimes!

Dr. Erin Kearns, an SCCJ Faculty Affiliate of the lab, has just been elected chair of the ASC Division on Terrorism and Bias Crimes.

Last updated on Nov 13, 2023 1 min read
Congrats to Dr. Kearns on being elected chair of the ASC Division on Terrorism and Bias Crimes!
Congrats to Drs. Kearns and Hashimi!

Dr. Erin Kearns will lead a two-year project funded by the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate.

Last updated on Nov 13, 2023 2 min read
Congrats to Drs. Kearns and Hashimi!
Come check us out at ASC in Philly

If you’re in Philadelphia for ASC next week, we hope you’ll stop by our thematic panel (sponsored by the Division of Policing) or other panels featuring lab members.

Last updated on Nov 9, 2023 4 min read
Come check us out at ASC in Philly
Congrats to Dr. Huff on being awarded a BJA grant!

Dr. Jessie Huff has been awarded an $800K grant from the Office of Justice Programs in collaboration with Tacoma Police Department!

Last updated on Nov 12, 2023 3 min read
Congrats to Dr. Huff on being awarded a BJA grant!
Kudos to Dr. Hashimi for spearheading the SCCJ + TRAC partnership!
The TRAC (Transforming, Renewing, Achieving, and Connecting) Program has partnered with the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Nebraska Omaha to provide post-secondary classes for incarcerated individuals.
Last updated on Feb 7, 2024 1 min read
Kudos to Dr. Hashimi for spearheading the SCCJ + TRAC partnership!
Congrats to Dr. Hashimi on receiving a Howard G. Buffett Foundation Grant!

A new effort led by researchers at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) seeks to provide an overview of labor trafficking in Nebraska and provide actionable items on how the state can improve identification and responses. The two-year project began in July and is funded by a roughly $500k grant from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation.

Last updated on Nov 12, 2023 2 min read
Congrats to Dr. Hashimi on receiving a Howard G. Buffett Foundation Grant!
Congratulations Sarah!

Congratulations to Sarah Al Falatah, who successfully defended her thesis, The Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Attempted Suicide Rates and A Descriptive Analysis of Consumer and Individual-Level Characteristics of Suicide Attempts, on July 17th.

Last updated on Jul 17, 2023 1 min read
Congratulations Sarah!
Congratulations Rachael!

Congratulations to Rachael Rief, who successfully defended her dissertation, Being a Policewoman in 2020: The Effect of Police Culture and Social Identity on Female Officers' Perceptions of their Work, on April 28th.

Last updated on May 19, 2023 1 min read
Congratulations Rachael!