Wade Jacobsen is an associate professor and the director of graduate studies in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice. He is also a faculty associate of the Maryland Population Research Center, research scholar at the Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center, and research affiliate in criminology at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law in Germany.
His research examines how risky behaviors in childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood are shaped by interactions with institutions (e.g., schools, criminal legal system) and social networks. Before joining the faculty at Maryland, he was a research specialist in the Center for Research on Child Wellbeing at Princeton University (Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study) and then a graduate assistant for the PROSPER Peers Project at Penn State University.
Degrees
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Degree TypePhDDegree DetailsPennsylvania State University
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Degree TypeMSDegree DetailsBrigham Young University
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Degree TypeBSDegree DetailsBrigham Young University
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