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What are your areas of interest (academic)?

Cultural criminology; crime, media, and representation; criminal underworlds and illicit subcultures; everyday criminality; ethnography/field research

 
Why did you choose criminology/criminal justice? 

 I think to some degree it chose me.

 
What is your fondest memory of college?

 Of the ones I’m willing to mention: Discovering ‘labeling theory’ in a sociology of deviance class—it changed the way I saw the world.

What are your hobbies?

Bicycling, scrounging, walking, causing trouble

 What have you found most interesting about living in Fort Worth?

The friendliness of the people and the sense of ‘Funky Town Ft. Worth.’ KTCU and KNON are always interesting as well….

What is your teaching philosophy?

Openness to ideas, intellectual give and take, and critical thinking

Favorite movie and why?

I can’t narrow it down to one; but among my favorites, Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner; Five Easy Pieces; Brazil; The Seven Samurai; The Bicycle Thief; Breathless….all of which help you understand something new about the world and your place in it…

Any info about family, pets, etc.?

Mostly legal