College of Criminology and Criminal Justice Eppes Hall Phone: (850) 728-4012 Email: aranson@fsu.edu EDUCATION CURRICULUM VITAE J.W. Andrew Ranson Ph.D. Criminology and Criminal Justice., Tallahassee, Florida - 2018 (expected) Dissertation: A Multi-City Longitudinal Examination of Public Social Control and Neighborhood Crime. Committee: Dr. Brian Stults (chair), Dr. Eric P. Baumer, Dr. Daniel P. Mears, Dr. Eric A. Stewart, and Dr. Keith Ihlanfeldt M.S. Criminal Justice Administration. Niagara University, Lewiston, New York - 2006 B.A. Psychology. Bishop s University, Sherbrooke, Québec - 2004 Concentration: Human Resources Minors: Criminology and Sociology ADDITIONAL COURSES AND WORKSHOPS Introduction to Spatial Regression Analysis. Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Summer 2013. Professional Certificate in Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Niagara University, Lewiston, New York. Summer 2006. AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION Communities and Crime, Social Control/Punishment, Criminal Justice Policy, Racial and Economic Inequality, Quantitative Research Methods PUBLICATIONS Articles 2017 Baumer, Eric P., J.W. Andrew Ranson, Ashley N. Arnio, Ann Fulmer, and Shane DeZilwa. Illuminating a Dark Side of the American Dream: Evaluating the Prevalence of Mortgage Fraud across American Communities. American Journal of Sociology 123(2): 549-603. 2017 Ranson, J.W. Andrew, Javier Ramos, George Pesta, and Thomas G. Blomberg. Unlocking Knowledge: Florida s Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships Work. Corrections Today 79(1): 28-30. 2015 Mears, Daniel P., Samuel J.A. Scaggs, Roshni T. Ladny, Andrea M. Lindsey, and J.W. Andrew Ranson. Successful Transitions to Graduate School: Using Orientations to Improve Experiences in Criminology and Criminal Justice Programs. Journal of Criminal Justice Education 26(3): 283-306. Under Review Ranson, J.W. Andrew, Ashley N. Arnio, and Eric P. Baumer. Extending Research on Neighborhoods and Crime: An Examination of Mortgage Fraud across Chicago Census Tracts. Submitted to Journal of Quantitative Criminology.
J.W. Andrew Ranson Page 2 Pesta, George, Thomas G. Blomberg, Javier Ramos, and J.W. Andrew Ranson. Translational Criminology: Toward Validated Best Practices. Submitted to Evidence & Policy. Encyclopedia Entries Forth. Ranson, J.W. Andrew, and Matthew B. Hasbrouck. The Theory of Neighborhood Effects. In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Criminal Psychology, Robert D. Morgan (Ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Manuscripts in Progress Ranson, J.W. Andrew, and Eric P. Baumer. Exploring Variation in International Imprisonment Trends. Widdowson, Alex O., J.W. Andrew Ranson, Sonja E. Siennick, Kelly L. Rulison, and D. Wayne Osgood. An Empirical Test of Moffitt s Social Mimicry Hypothesis. PROFESSIONAL REPORTS 2017 Pesta, George B., and J.W. Andrew Ranson. An Evaluation of the Educational Services Provided to Juveniles in the Polk County Jail. Submitted to the Polk County School Board. 2017 Pesta, George B., Javier Ramos, J.W. Andrew Ranson, Alexa Singer, and Thomas G. Blomberg. Translational Criminology Research and Public Policy: Final Summary Report. Submitted to the National Institute of Justice. Award No. 2014-IJ-CX-0035. 2016 Brancale, Julie Mestre, Thomas G. Blomberg, George B. Pesta, J.W. Andrew Ranson, and Brae Campion. Elder Financial Exploitation in a Large Retirement Community. Submitted to Merrill Lynch. 2015 Mears, Daniel P., Andrea M. Lindsey, J.W. Andrew Ranson, Javier Ramos, and Jordyn Rosario. The College of Criminology and Criminal Justice s Evaluation of Its Graduate Student Orientation. 2014 Mears, Daniel P., Roshni T. Ladny, Samuel J.A. Scaggs, J.W. Andrew Ranson, and Andrea M. Lindsey. The College of Criminology and Criminal Justice s Evaluation of Its Graduate Student Orientation. ACADEMIC/RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2015-present Graduate Research Assistant: Center for Criminology and Public Policy Research - Florida State University Externally-Funded Projects: A Validation of the Palm Beach County Jail Risk Assessment Instrument for the Palm Beach County Criminal Justice Commission. Funded by the Palm Beach County Criminal Justice Commission. An Assessment and Forecast of Trends in the Leon County Jail. Funded by the Leon County Sherriff s Office Evaluation Services for the Palm Beach County Criminal Justice Commission Regarding the MacArthur Foundation Safety and Justice Challenge Grant. Funded by the Palm Beach County Criminal Justice Commission An Evaluation of the Educational Services Provided to Juveniles in the Polk County Jail. Funded by the Polk County School Board An Exploratory Study of Elder Financial Exploitation. Funded by Merrill Lynch
J.W. Andrew Ranson Page 3 Translational Criminology Research and Public Policy. Funded by the National Institute of Justice 2010-2015 Graduate Assistant: College of Criminology and Criminal Justice - PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2007-2011 Senior Officer Trade Compliance: Canada Border Services Agency - Toronto, Ontario PRESENTATIONS 2017 Ranson, J.W. Andrew. A Multi-City Neighborhood Exploration of External Resources, Neighborhood Institutions, and Crime. To be presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology: Philadelphia, PA. 2016 Ranson, J.W. Andrew. A Multi-City Analysis of External Resources and Crime Rates. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology: New Orleans, LA. 2016 Ramos, Javier, J.W. Andrew Ranson, George B. Pesta, and Thomas G. Blomberg. Developing a Model for Translational Criminology: The Use of Research to Inform Policy and Practice in Florida s Adult and Juvenile Correctional Systems. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology: New Orleans, LA. 2016 Brancale, Julie Mestre, Brae Campion, J.W. Andrew Ranson, George Pesta, and Thomas G. Blomberg. Elder Financial Exploitation in a Florida Retirement Community. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Law and Society Association: New Orleans, LA. 2015 Brancale, Julie Mestre, Thomas G. Blomberg, Brae Campion, George Pesta, and J.W. Andrew Ranson. White Collar Crime Victimization against Vulnerable Populations. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology: Washington, DC. 2015 Ramos, Javier, George Pesta, and J.W. Andrew Ranson. Translational Criminology: Research and Public Policy in Florida s Adult and Juvenile Correctional Systems. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology: Washington, DC. 2015 Ranson, J.W. Andrew. A Multi-City Neighborhood Analysis of Lending and Crime Rates. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology: Washington, DC. 2015 Widdowson, Alex O., J.W. Andrew Ranson, Sonja E. Siennick, Kelly L. Rulison and D. Wayne Osgood. An Empirical Test of Moffitt s Social Mimicry Hypothesis. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology: Washington, DC. 2014 Ranson, J.W. Andrew, and Eric P. Baumer. Exploring Variation in International Imprisonment Rates. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology: San Francisco, CA. 2013 Ranson, J.W. Andrew, Ashley N. Arnio and Eric P. Baumer. A Tract-level Analysis of Mortgage Fraud in Chicago. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology: Atlanta, GA. 2013 Baumer, Eric P., J.W. Andrew Ranson, Ashley N. Arnio and Ann Fulmer. Illuminating the Dark Side of the American Dream: Assessing the Prevalence and Predictors of Mortgage Fraud across U.S. Counties. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association: New York, NY 2012 Ranson, J.W. Andrew, Matthew Hasbrouck, Alex Piquero, Nicole Leeper Piquero, and Marc Gertz. Racial Threat and its Impact on Public Perceptions of Michael Vick. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology: Chicago, IL.
J.W. Andrew Ranson Page 4 2011 Piquero, Nicole L., J.W. Andrew Ranson, and Marc Gertz. Low Self-Control and Public Perceptions of Identity Theft. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology: Washington, DC. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Instructor Teaching Assistant Criminal Justice Administration (CCJ 4450) - Summer 2014 and 2015 Law, Society, and the Administration of Justice (CJL 4038), Sentencing Patterns in the United States (CCJ4938), White Collar Crime (CCJ 3644), Women, Crime, and Justice (CCJ 4663) AWARDS AND RECOGNITION 2011-18 Florida-Canada Linkage Institute Tuition Exemption 2005 Niagara University Graduate Scholarship SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION 2015 Chair, Session: Revisiting Core Issues in Theory and Justice. Annual American Society of Criminology Conference: Washington, DC. 2012 Chair, Session: Role of Race in Perceptions of Justice. Annual American Society of Criminology Conference: Chicago, IL. SERVICE TO FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE 2014-2016 Co-Organizer. Graduate-Faculty Workshop Series 2014 Orientation Leader at the New Graduate Student Orientation 2013 Orienteer-in-Training at the New Graduate Student Orientation 2012 Panelist: Life as a Graduate Student at the New Graduate Student Orientation JOURNAL REVIEWER Criminology, International Journal of Law, Crime, and Justice PROFESSIONAL AFFLIATIONS American Society of Criminology American Sociological Association Member of Crime, Law, and Deviance Section Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
J.W. Andrew Ranson Page 5 REFERENCES Dr. Brian J. Stults, PhD. Associate Professor College of Criminology and Criminal Justice 302A Eppes Hall Phone: (850) 645-7376 Email: bstults@fsu.edu Dr. Eric P. Baumer, PhD. Department Head and Professor of Sociology and Criminology Department of Sociology and Criminology Pennsylvania State University 201 Oswald Tower University Park, PA 16802 Phone: (814) 863-5436 Email: epbaumer@psu.edu Dr. Eric A. Stewart, PhD. Ronald L. Simons Professor of Criminology College of Criminology and Criminal Justice 310D Eppes Hall Phone: (850) 645-8150 Email: estewart2@fsu.edu