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 SociologyAggression and Violent BehaviorBritish 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

Degrees

  • Degree Type
    Ph.D.
    Degree Details
    Criminal Justice, Area of Concentration: Criminology
Course Name Course Title Semester Syllabus
CCJS418K Seminar in Criminology and Criminal Justice; Police-Community Relations Fall 2022 Syllabus

Current Students

Former Students

Related Students (Listed by Student on Student's Profile)

  • Diomand Henry
  • Elena Tapia Godinez
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2151 LeFrak Hall
Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Email
rbrunson [at] umd.edu