Guyu Sun is a third-year doctoral student in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Maryland. She earned her Bachelor of Social Sciences degree in Sociology from the University of Macau in 2022 with a Certificate of Honors College.
Guyu currently works as a graduate research assistant for Dr. Wade Jacobsen. She previously worked as a research assistant for Dr. Sarah Tahamont and 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 contexts, juvenile justice involvement, delinquency, and other individual outcomes. She is also interested in labeling theory and mixed-methods research. 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.
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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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2024-06-24Dean's Fellowship
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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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Jacobsen, Wade C., Rachel Ellis, & Guyu Sun. "Facing the System: Navigating Institutions as Emerging Adult Children of System-Impacted Parents." Paper accepted to present at the 2025 Population Association of America Annual Meeting, Washington D.C.
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Sun, Guyu. "Contextualizing Stigma: The Impact of School Cultural and Structural Contexts on Interpersonal Exclusion Following Criminal Justice Contact." Paper presented at the 79th American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
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Jacobsen, Wade, Guyu Sun, Cassie McMillan, Erin Tinney, & Nayan Ramirez. "Stuck in the Same Old Crowd? The Role of Institutional Exclusion in the Persistence of Interpersonal Exclusion after Adolescent Arrest." Paper presented at the 79th ASC Meeting, CA.
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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. (online first, October 2023). Peer Influence on Youth Delinquency: How Does School-Level Teacher Quality Matter?. Crime & Delinquency, 00111287231207385.
- Xu, J., Wang, X., & Sun, G. (2024). Sacrifice spirit and police work-family conflict among rank-and-file officers in China. Policing and Society, 34(3), 183-199.
- Xu, J., Sun, G., Wu, S., Zhu, S., & Zhou, Y. (2024). Understanding health fraud offenders in China: An emotional labour perspective. Asian Journal of Law and Society, 11(1), 54-69.
- 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)
