DATE: August 1, 2017 NAME:, MA PRESENT TITLE: Instructor, Social and Behavioral Health Sciences, Center for Tobacco Studies, Rutgers School of Public Health OFFICE ADDRESS: 863 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854 TELEPHONE NUMBER: 732-235-6890 E-MAIL ADDRESS: mkk85@sph.rutgers.edu CITIZENSHIP: U.S.A EDUCATION: A. Undergraduate Fordham University Bronx, NY B.A. (Sociology) 2009 B. Graduate and Professional John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY M.A. (Criminal Justice) 2011 Rutgers School of Criminal Justice Newark, NJ M.A. (Criminal Justice) 2014 Ph.D. (Criminal Justice) Dec. 2017 EMPLOYMENT/ WORK EXPERIENCE Department of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences Center for Tobacco Studies Rutgers School of Public Health Instructor May 2017- Present School of Criminal Justice Rutgers University Part-Time Lecturer Sept 2012- May 2014 Page 1 of 3
Department of Sociology and Anthropology Fordham University Adjunct Instructor Sept 2011- May 2017 MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: Member, American Society of Criminology, 2011- Present Member, American Public Health Association, 2017- Present HONORS AND AWARDS: Faculty Teaching Award Fordham University s School of Professional and Continuing Studies 2017 Young Scholars Award John Jay College of Criminal Justice 2010 Higher Educational Opportunities Program Award Fordham University 2009 Rev. Joseph P. Fitzpatrick, S.J. Memorial Award in Sociology Fordham University 2009 SERVICE ON JOURNALS/PUBLICATIONS: Ad hoc: Tobacco Control Police Practice and Research: An International Journal Trends in Organized Crime Preventive Medicine Reports TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES: 2011 Introduction to Sociology, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Fordham University, Course Instructor 2012 Basic Research Methods, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Fordham University, Course Instructor 2012, 2015 Introduction to Criminal Justice, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Fordham University, Course Instructor Page 2 of 3
2012-2013 Research Methods in the Social Sciences I (Online), Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Fordham University, Course Instructor 2013 Delinquency and Juvenile Justice, Rutgers School of Criminal Justice, Course Instructor 2013, 2016 Criminal Justice Policy, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Fordham University Course Instructor 2013-2015 Criminal Justice Research Methods, Rutgers School of Criminal Justice, Course Instructor 2014 Sociological Theory, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Fordham University, Course Instructor 2014 Organized Crime, Rutgers School of Criminal Justice, Course Instructor 2014-2016 Criminology, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Fordham University, Course Instructor 2014-2017 Methods of Social Research I, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Fordham University, Course Instructor 2015 Crime in Time and Space (GIS course), Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Fordham University, Course Instructor 2015, 2017 American Criminal Justice Systems, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Fordham University, Course Instructor 2016 Inequality in America, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Fordham University, Course Instructor 2016 Mass Incarceration & Collateral Consequences, Rutgers School of Criminal Justice, Course Instructor GRANT SUPPORT: 2017 New Jersey Department of Health (Contract #402314) Evaluation of NJ s Tobacco Control Initiatives Role: Faculty 2015 Dean s Research Grant, Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice Tracing Shadows: Measuring the Underground Economy in New York City Using Systematic Social Observation Role: Principal Investigator, $1,500 Page 3 of 3
2013 Dean s Research Grant, Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice Legal Smarts and Police Stops: Measuring Miranda Knowledge and Action in the Context of Aggressive Policing in East New York, Brooklyn Role: Co-Principal Investigator (with Sarah Trocchio), $2,000 2011 Graduate Research Scholarship, John Jay College of Criminal Justice Where There s Smoke, There s Fire: The Illegal Cigarette Market in the South Bronx Role: Principal Investigator, $2,000 PUBLICATIONS: A. Published Peer-Reviewed Original Articles in Journals 1. Kurti M, Yi H, von Lampe K, Li Y. Identifying Counterfeit Cigarette Packs Using Ultraviolet Irradiation and Light Microscopy. Tobacco Control, 2017, 26(1), 29-33. 2. von Lampe K, Kurti M. The illegal cigarette trade in New York City. Trends in Organized Crime. 2016 Dec 1;19(3-4):329-50. 3. von Lampe K, Kurti M, Johnson J, Rengifo AF. I Wouldn t Take My Chances on the Street Navigating Illegal Cigarette Purchases in the South Bronx. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. 2016 Aug;53(5):654-80. 4. Consroe K, Kurti M, Merriman D, von Lampe K. Spring Breaks and Cigarette Tax Noncompliance: Evidence From a New York City College Sample. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2016 Mar 19;18(8):1773-9. 5. He Y, von Lampe K, Wood L, Kurti M. Investigation of lead and cadmium in counterfeit cigarettes seized in the United States. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 2015 Jul 31;81:40-5. 6. Kurti M, von Lampe K, Johnson J. The intended and unintended consequences of a legal measure to cut the flow of illegal cigarettes into New York City: the case of the South Bronx. American Journal of Public Health. 2015 Apr;105(4):750-6. 7. Kurti M, von Lampe K, Thompkins DE. The illegal cigarette market in a socioeconomically deprived inner-city area: the case of the South Bronx. Tobacco Control. 2013 Mar 1;22(2):138. 8. von Lampe K, Kurti M, Shen A, Antonopoulos GA. The Changing Role of China in the Global Illegal Cigarette Trade International Criminal Justice Review. 2012;22(1):43-67. 9. Andersen R, Kurti M. From America s Army to Call of Duty: Doing battle with the military entertainment complex. Democratic Communiqué. 2009 Apr 1;23(1):45. Original Articles Submitted/Under Review 1. He Y, Green, CE, Chaney, RL, Tan F, Hua Y, Mei V, Kurti M, von Lampe K. Elemental profile of tobacco used in counterfeit cigarettes, Environmental Health Perspectives, under review. Page 4 of 3
2. Kurti M, He Y, Silver D, Giorgio M, von Lampe K, Macinko J. Tan F, Hua Y, Mei V, Prevalence of Counterfeit Cigarettes in Licensed Retail Stores in New York City: Evidence from Test Purchases. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, under review. Original Articles In Preparation 1. Kurti M, von Lampe K, Hu R. Dramatize the issue Industry rhetoric on the links between cigarette taxes and organized crime in New York, 1970-1985. 2. Johnson, J., von Lampe, K, Kurti M. Let me get two : Single cigarette purchases in the South Bronx. 3. Trocchio, S., Johnson, J, Kurti M, von Lampe K. Between Taliban and Habibi : Intergroup relations within the illegal cigarette market in the South Bronx. 4. Kurti M, von Lampe K., Khanzada H, Kostara K. Counterfeit Identifiers: Systematic analysis of industry documents and civil litigation. 5. Kurti M. von Lampe K, He Y, Johnson J, Tan F, Hua Y, Mei V. Trends in cigarette counterfeiting in the South Bronx, 2011-2015. 6. Robinson G, Kurti M, He Y, von Lampe K. Pollen analysis of US counterfeit cigarette seizures. B. Books, Monographs and Chapters 1. von Lampe K, Kurti M, Johnson J. The Link Between Crime and Poverty: Views from Consumers in the Cigarette Black Market in the South Bronx In: Petrus C. van Duyne, Almir Maljevic, Georgios A. Antonopoulos, Jackie Harvey, Klaus von Lampe (eds.), The Relativity of Wrongdoing: Corruption, Organized Crime, Fraud, and Money Laundering in Perspective. 2015. Nijmegen, NL: Wolf Legal Publishers. 2. von Lampe K, Kurti M, Bae J. Land of Opportunities: The Illegal trade in Cigarettes in the United States In Petrus C. van Duyne, Jackie Harvey, Georgios A. Antonopoulos, Klaus von Lampe, Almir Maljevic, Anna Markovska (eds.), Corruption, Greed and Crime Money: Sleaze and Shady Economy in Europe and Beyond. 2014, Nijmegen, NL: Wolf Legal Publishers. 3. Shen A, Antonopoulos G, Kurti M, von Lampe K. The Neoliberal Wings of the Smoke- Breathing Dragon The Cigarette Counterfeiting Business and Economic Development in the People s Republic of China In Whitehead, P. & Crawshaw, P. (eds). Organising Neoliberalism: Markets, Privatisation and Justice. 2012. London: Anthem Press. Page 5 of 3
C. Reports 1. Chaloupka F, Diaz M, Edwards SM, Kurti M, Merriman D, Pesko M, Xu X, Ross H, DeLong H. Preventing and Reducing Illegal Tobacco Trade in the United States. 2015. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office on Smoking and Health. PRESENTIONS: 1. Kurti M, Trocchio S, Miller J. (November 2016) Potential Pathways: Police Stops, Theoretical Drivers of Deviance, and Juvenile Delinquency in a Scottish Sample. Presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. 2. Yi H, Green C, Chaney R, Tan F, Hua Y, Mei V, Kurti M, von Lampe K. (March 2016) Elemental Profile of Tobacco Used in Counterfeit Cigarettes. Presented at the Annual Pittsburg Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, Atlanta, GA. 3. Chaloupka F, Diaz M, Kurti M, Merriman DF, Pesko M, Ross H (November 2015) State and Federal Options for Curbing Illicit Tobacco in the U.S. Presented at the Association for Public Policy and Analysis and Management Annual Meeting, Miami, FL. 4. Kurti M, Lampe K, Johnson J, and He Y. (November 2015) Counterfeit Cigarettes in the South Bronx: Evidence from a Five Year Litter Pack Survey. Presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. 5. Barberet R, Picarelli J, Savona EU, Ivkovich SK, Kurti M, Shaw M. (November 2015) Author Meets Critics: Decoding Albanian Organized Crime: Culture, Politics, and Globalization. Presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. 6. Consroe, K, Ferguson R, Kurti M. (November 2014) Ethnoarchaeological Approaches to Illicit Antiquities Markets. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Chacmool Archaeological Association, Alberta, CA. 7. Kurti M, Trocchio S. (November 2014) Legal Smarts and Police Stops: Measuring Miranda Knowledge in the Context of Aggressive Policing in East New York, Brooklyn. Presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. 8. von Lampe, Klaus, Kurti M, Bae J (November 2014). The Illegal Cigarette Trade in the United States. Presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. 9. Johnson J, von Lampe K, Kurti M. (November 2014) You Drop Your Dollar and Keep it Pushing: Perceptions and Behaviors Regarding the Illegal Cigarette Market in the South Bronx. Presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. Page 6 of 3
10. He Y, von Lampe K, Kurti M. (November 2014) Lead and Cadmium in Counterfeit Cigarettes: Implications for Public Health and Research on the Illegal Cigarette Trade. Presented at the Eastern Analytical Symposium. Somerset, NJ. 11. von Lampe K, Johnson J, Kurti M (May 2014) The Social Embeddedness of Illegal Markets in an Economically Deprived Community: The Case of Illegal Cigarettes in the South Bronx. Presented at the 15 th Cross-Border Crime Colloquium. Sarajevo, BA. 12. Johnson J, von Lampe K, Kurti M (October 2013) A Tax By Any Other Name Would Be As Difficult: What Can The Illegal Cigarette Trade Tell Us About Future Drug Legalization? Presented at the Challenging Punishment Conference, Columbia University, NY. 13. von Lampe K, Kurti M (September 2013) Are Illegal Markets Supply or Demand Driven? Two Case Studies. Presented at the European Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Budapest, HU. 14. von Lampe K, Kurti M, Bae J. (May 2013) Blue Smoke Over New York City: A Look at the Illegal Cigarette Trade on the Other Side of the Atlantic. Presented at the 14 th Cross-Border Crime Colloquium. Cambridge, UK. 15. Johnson J, von Lampe K, Kurti M. (November 2012) The Illegal Cigarette Market in the South Bronx: After a Tax Amendment. Presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. 16. von Lampe K, Kurti M. (March 2012) Measuring the Illegal Cigarette Trade: A Review of Quantitative and Qualitative Methods. Presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Meeting, New York, NY, March 2012. 17. Kurti M, von Lampe K. (November 2011) Where There s Smoke, There s Fire: The Illegal Cigarette Market in the South Bronx. Presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Washington D.C. 18. von Lampe K, Antonopoulos G, Shen A, Kurti M. (September 2011) The Sorcerer s Apprentice: China s Changing Role in the Global Illegal Cigarette Trade. Presented at the European Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Vilnius, LT. 19. Kurti M, Thompkins DE. (November 2010) Facebook Stalking: A Pilot Study Measuring Stalking in an Undergraduate Sample. Presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. 20. von Lampe K, Antonopoulos G, Shen A, Kurti M. (November 2010) The Sorcerer s Apprentice: China s Changing Role in the Global Illegal Cigarette Trade. Presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. Page 7 of 3
21. von Lampe K, Antonopoulos G, Shen A, Kurti M. (September 2010) The Cigarette Counterfeiting Business and Economic Development in the People s Republic of China. Presented at the European Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Liège, BE, September 2010. 22. von Lampe K, Antonopoulos G, Shen A, Kurti M. (February 2010) Cigarette Counterfeiting in the People s Republic of China in the Context of the Global Illicit Cigarette Trade. Presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. 23. Kurti M. (November 2008) Criminal Opportunists: The Birth and the Evolution of the Albanian Criminal Organization in the United States. Presented at the Eastern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, New York, NY. Page 8 of 3