Rod K. Brunson is a Fellow of the American Society of Criminology and has been elected to serve as President in 2026 – 2027. Professor Brunson’s research expertise centers on police-community relations, gun violence, and evidence-based criminal justice policy. Dr. Brunson’s scholarship appears in the Annual Review of Criminology, Annual Review of Sociology, Aggression and Violent Behavior, British Journal of Criminology, City & Community, Criminology, Criminology & Public Policy, Evaluation Review, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, Justice Quarterly, Preventive Medicine, Urban Affairs Review, and the Journal of Urban Health.
Areas of Interest
- Concentrated Neighborhood Disadvantage, Police-Community Relations, Youth Violence
CV:
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Degrees
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Degree TypePh.D.Degree DetailsCriminal Justice, Area of Concentration: Criminology
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Diomand Henry
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Elena Tapia Godinez

Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Email
rbrunson [at] umd.edu