Guyu Sun is a doctoral student in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Maryland. She completed her Bachelor of Social Sciences degree in Sociology at the University of Macau in 2022 with the Certificate of Honors College.
Guyu currently works as a graduate research assistant for Dr. Sarah Tahamont. She previously worked as a teaching assistant for the CCJS100 (Introduction to Criminal Justice) course taught by Dr. Justine Madoo.
Her research interests center on the intersection of school, crime, juvenile justice, and individual outcomes. Her ongoing master's thesis, chaired by Dr. Wade Jacobsen, examines how school cultural and structural contexts affect adolescent friendship networks following criminal justice contact.
Areas of Interest
- School and Crime
- Justice-Involved Youth
- Network Analysis
Degrees
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Degree TypeB.S.Degree DetailsSociology, University of Macau, 2022
Awards
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2023-06-23Dean's Fellowship
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2022-07-202021 Best Paper Award by the Asian Criminological Society
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2022-05-16Macau Foundation Academic Prize
Conferences
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Sun, Guyu. “Contextualizing Stigma: How School Structure and Culture Affect Interpersonal Exclusion After Justice Contact.” Poster presented at the 78th American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
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Sun, Guyu & Tony Huiquan Zhang. “Peer Influence on Youth Delinquency: How Does School-Level Teacher Quality Matter?” Paper presented at the 60th Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Meeting, National Harbor, MD.
Research
- Sun, G., & Zhang, T. H. (2023). Peer Influence on Youth Delinquency: How Does School-Level Teacher Quality Matter?. Crime & Delinquency, 00111287231207385.
- Xu, J., Wang, X., & Sun, G. (2023). Sacrifice spirit and police work-family conflict among rank-and-file officers in China. Policing and Society, 1-17.
- Xu, J., Sun, G., Wu, S., Zhu, S., & Zhou, Y. (2023). Understanding health fraud offenders in China: An emotional labour perspective. Asian Journal of Law and Society, 1-16.
- Xu, J., Sun, G., Cao, W., Fan, W., Pan, Z., Yao, Z., & Li, H. (2021). Stigma, discrimination, and hate crimes in Chinese-speaking world amid Covid-19 pandemic. Asian Journal of Criminology, 16(1), 51-74.
- Xu, J., Lao, T. I., Sun, G., Yao, Z. (2021). The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on crimes in Macao: A routine activity approach. Journal of Macau Studies, 100, 17-34. (In Chinese)
