MEGHAN E. HOLLIS-PEEL
Northeastern University
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
400 Churchill Hall
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Tel: (617) 633-4478 (cell); Fax: (617) 373-8998
Email:
Education
Ph.D. Northeastern University, Criminology and Justice Policy (ant. January 2013)
Dissertation Title: Defining Crime, Social Control, and the Enduring Influence of Neighborhood Context: A Mixed Methods Approach
Chair: Dr. Peter K. Manning
M.Sc. Northeastern University, Criminal Justice (2009)
Thesis Title: Social Disorganization in a Military Community
Chair: Dr. Jennifer B. Robinson
B.Sc. (Cum Laude). Troy University, Criminal Justice (2006)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Faculty. University of Massachusetts – Boston, Department of Sociology(Sept 2009-present).
Research Consultant to Dr. Anthony Petrosino, Learning Innovations at WestEd (March 2012-August 2012).
Research Assistant to Dr. Brandon C. Welsh. College of Criminal Justice, Northeastern University and Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR) (May 2009-December 2011).
Research Associate. Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR) (May 2009-December 2011).
Teaching Assistant to Dr. Marc Swatt, Northeastern University for Statistics courses at the undergraduate, master’s, and Ph.D. levels (Sept 2008-April 2009).
Research Assistant to Dr. Ni (Phil) He and Dr. Ineke Marshall, Northeastern University on International Self-Report Delinquency study 2 (May 2007-April 2008).
Grants
Performance Incentive Fund Grant (PIF). University of Massachusetts – Boston. Grant for FY 13 to create a professional development program and develop civic engagement strategies. Evaluation and Learning Outcomes Assessment Program Leader: $118,000.
SELECTED Awards AND Fellowships
Northeastern University School of Criminology and Criminal Justice Conference Presentation Award for American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting (2011).
Northeastern University School of Criminology and Criminal Justice Conference Presentation Award for American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting (2010).
Northeastern University College of Criminal Justice Conference Presentation Award for American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting (2009).
Northeastern University College of Criminal Justice Conference Presentation Award for American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting (2008).
Northeastern University College of Criminal Justice Travel Award for Graduate Student Symposium on Spatial Criminology at Temple University (2008).
Temple University Award for Graduate Student Symposium on Spatial Criminology (2008).
Northeastern University College of Criminal Justice Research Assistantship (May 2007-December 2011).
Publications
Hollis, M.E., Felson, M., & Welsh, B.C. (forthcoming). The capable guardian in routine activities theory:A theoretical and conceptual reappraisal. Crime Prevention and Community Safety.
Hollis-Peel, M.E. & Welsh, B.C. (2012). What makes a guardian capable? A test of guardianship in action. Security Journal.Advance online publication, August 13, 2012; doi:10.1057/sj.2012.32
Welsh, B.C., Braga, A.A., & Hollis-Peel, M.E. (2012). Can “Disciplined Passion” Overcome the Cynical View? An Empirical Inquiry of Evaluator Influence on Police Crime Prevention Program Outcomes. Journal of Experimental Criminology, OnlineFirst Edition, DOI: 10.1007/s11292-012-9153-0.
Petrosino, A., Petrosino, C.T., Buehler, J., & Hollis, M.E. (2012). “Scared Straight” and Other Juvenile Awareness Programs for Preventing Juvenile Delinquency, update. Campbell collaboration, Crime and Justice Reviews. (in press).
Hollis-Peel, M.E., Reynald, D.M. Welsh, B.C. (2012). Guardianship and crime: An International Comparative Study of Guardianship in Action.Crime, Law, and Social Change, 58(1), 1-14.
Welsh, B.C., Lipsey, M.W., Rivara, F.P., Hawkins, J.D., Aos, S., & Hollis-Peel, M.E. (2012). Promoting change, changing lives: Effective prevention and intervention to reduce serious offending in early adulthood. In R. Loeber & D.P. Farrington (Eds.), From Juvenile Delinquency to Adult Crime: Criminal Careers, Justice Policy, and Prevention. New York: Oxford University Press.
Hollis-Peel, M.E., Reynald, D.M., van Bavel, M., Elffers, H., and Welsh, B.C. (2011). Guardianship for crime prevention: A critical review of the literature. Crime, Law, and Social Change, 56(1), 53-70.
Welsh, B.C., Peel, M.E., Farrington, D.P., Elffers, H., and Braga, A.A. (2011). Research design influence on study outcomes in crime and justice: A partial replication with public area surveillance. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 7 (2), 183-198.
Under Review
Petrosino, A., C. Turpin-Petrosino, J. Lavenberg, and M.E. Hollis.“Scared Straight” (invited for the Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice).
Hollis, M.E. (under review) Social disorganization in a military community: A case study in social disorganization research. Under review at Criminology.
In Preparation
Petrosino, A., Petrosino, C.T., Buehler, J., & Hollis, M.E. (in preparation). “Scared Straight” and Other Juvenile Awareness Programs for Preventing Juvenile Delinquency, update. Cochrane Collaboration Reviews.
Welsh, B.C., Farrington, D.P., & Hollis, M.E. (in preparation). Effects of improved street lighting on crime, update. Campbell Collaboration, Crime and Justice Reviews.
Hollis, M.E. and Welsh, B.C. (in preparation). Examining guardianship: Using the NCVS to test routine activities theory.
Hollis, M.E. and Welsh, B.C. (in preparation). The intersection of zones of space and guardianship: Combining defensible space and routine activities to examine the influence of physical context.
Hollis, M.E. (in preparation). Spatial patterns of crime in military communities: Node, pathway, and edge effects when considering the influence of a military base.
Hollis, M.E. (in preparation). Neighborhood permeability and crime: A replication and expansion of Beavon, Brantingham, and Brantingham (1994).
Papers Presented at Professional Conferences
Hollis, M.E. (2012). Defining crime: How police processing of crime influences crime outcomes used in research. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL (Chair of session).
Welsh, B.C., Braga, A.A., and Hollis, M.E. (2012). Can “disciplined passion” overcome the cynical view? An empirical inquiry of evaluator influence. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL.
Hollis-Peel, M.E., Welsh, B.C., Reynald, D.M., and Elffers, H. (2011). What makes a guardian capable? A test of guardianship in action. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, DC. (Chair of session).
Peel, M.E., Welsh, B.C., Farrington, D.P., Elffers, H., and Braga, A.A. (2010). Research design influence on study outcomes in crime and justice: A partial replication with public area surveillance. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA.
Peel, M.E. (2010). Guardianship in Action: A Replication of Reynald (2009) in the United States. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Society of Criminology, Liege, Belgium.
Peel, M.E. (2010). Guardianship in action: A replication of Reynald (2009) in the United States. Paper presented at Guardianship Working Group Meeting at the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Peel, M.E. (2010). Defining crime, social control, and the enduring influence of neighborhood context: A mixed methods approach. Initial findings from my dissertation research. Paper presented at the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Peel, M.E. and Robinson, J.B. (2009). Neighborhood permeability and land use in the context of neighborhood conditions of social disorganization. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA.
Peel, M.E. and Robinson, J.B. (2008). Interactions between neighborhood permeability and land use on spatial patterns of crime. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, St. Louis, MO.
Marshall, I.H., He, N., and Peel, M.E. (2008). Low self-control and self-reported victimization and delinquency among a 12-15 year old sample of students. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, St. Louis, MO.
Peel, M.E. (2008). Social disorganization in a military community. Paper presented at the Graduate Student Symposium on Spatial Criminology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.
He, N., Marshall, I.H., Peel, M.E., and Sawyer, W. (2007). The International Self-Report Delinquency Study (ISRD-2): Challenges, Solutions, and Preliminary Findings (Part 1). Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA.
Marshall, I.H., He, N., and Peel, M.E. (2007). Attitudes toward violence among ISRD-2 school samples in the US: An exploratory analysis. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Society of Criminology, Bologna.
GUEST LECTURES AND INVITED PRESENTATIONS
2012Guest lecturer in Corrections class, University of Massachusetts – Boston.
Colloquium presentation on The Interaction Order Violation Scale
(IOVS): Applying Goffman to the Study of Crime, Colloquium Series, Northeastern University, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
2011Guest lecture on Community-Based Crime Prevention and Crime
Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED), Northeastern University, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
2010Colloquium presentation on Defining Crime – A Process-Based Approach
to Defining Interactions with the Police, Colloquium Series, Northeastern University, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Guest lecture on Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
(CPTED), Northeastern University, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Guest lecture on formal social control influences on the definition of interactions, Northeastern University, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
2009Peel, M.E., & Welsh, B.C. Research design influence on study outcomes
in crime and justice: A partial replication with public area surveillance.
Colloquium Series, Northeastern University, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Peel, M.E. (2008). Social disorganization and crime: A case study of the Fort Bragg and Fayetteville, North Carolina community. Poster presented at the Annual Research Exposition, Northeastern University.
Peel, M.E. (2007). Social disorganization and military communities – The impact of special populations on social disorganization and crime. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA.
Marshall, I.H., He, N., and Peel, M.E. (2007). The International Self-Report Delinquency Project (ISRD-2): An international collaborative study of delinquency in 30 countries. Poster presented at the Research Exposition, 40th Anniversary of the College of Criminal Justice, Northeastern University.
Marshall, I.H., He, N., Peel, M.E., and Sawyer, W. (2007). Attitudes toward violence among four ISRD-2 school samples in the US: An exploratory analysis of a controversial theory. Poster presented at the Research Exposition, 40th Anniversary of the College of Criminal Justice, Northeastern University.
Peel, M.E. (2007). Social disorganization in a military community. Poster presented at the Research Exposition, 40th Anniversary of the College of Criminal Justice, Northeastern University.
Peel, M.E. (2007). Prison populations and the census: How census methodology can impact political boundaries and representation. Poster presented at the Research Exposition, 40th Anniversary of the College of Criminal Justice, Northeastern University.
Rousseau, D. and Peel, M.E. (2007). Civil death: The impact of felon disenfranchisement on political participation. Poster presented at the Research Exposition, 40th Anniversary of the College of Criminal Justice, Northeastern University.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) basic self-defense instructor, University of Massachusetts, Boston – Police Department.
Co-Primary Investigator (with Dr. Peter K. Manning). Research on the influence of the relationship between formal social control (as seen in the policing organization) and informal social control (as seen in community organization – or lack thereof) on how interactions come to be defined as crime (Sept 2009-present).
Co-Primary Investigator (with Dr. Jennifer B. Robinson). Research on social disorganization in military communities. (May 2007-May 2009)
Research Assistant. College of Criminal Justice, Northeastern University (Apr 2007-May 2008)
Research Assistant. Department of Psychology, Northeastern University (Jan 2007-May 2007)
Research Assistant. College of Criminal Justice, Northeastern University (Sept 2006-Dec 2007)
Victim Advocate. Hope Cottage of the Lowcountry, Beaufort, SC (January 2005-June 2006)
SERVICE
2012Guest speaker at Rape Aggression Defense courses at University of Massachusetts –
Boston for the Police Department.
Writing Proficiency Exam (WPE) grader, University of Massachusetts – Boston.
Served as Faculty Representative on Assistant Director Position Hiring Committee,
University of Massachusetts – Boston, Police Department.
Site supervisor and administrator for Police Officer, New Officer Police Written Exam,
University of Massachusetts – Boston, Police Department.
2011Guest speaker at Rape Aggression Defense courses at University of Massachusetts –
Boston for the Police Department.
Served on new police officer oral board as faculty representative, University of
Massachusetts – Boston, Police Department.
Chair and Faculty Representative, Domestic Violence Awareness Week Planning
Committee, University of Massachusetts – Boston, Police Department.
Guest speaker at Take Back the Night activities sponsored by University Health Services,
University of Massachusetts – Boston.
2008Doctoral Student Representative to the Graduate Committee for the Criminology and Criminal Justice Graduate Student Association (CCJGSA) at Northeastern University
2007Graduate Student Representative – 40th Anniversary of the College of Criminal Justice, Northeastern University Programming Committee
Honors
2008Selected to present at Temple University Graduate Student Symposium in Spatial Criminology
2007Student Panelist and Moderator – Communities and Crime Panel at the Northeastern University College of Criminal Justice 40th Anniversary Celebration
2006Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society, Troy University
2006Cum Laude, Troy University
Professional Membership
American Society of Criminology (2006-present)
European Society of Criminology (2010-present)
American Sociological Association (2010-present)
Homicide Research Working Group (2008-present)
Reviewer
2012Crime, Law, and Social Change; Justice Quarterly.
2011Justice Quarterly, Journal of Experimental Criminology.
Research Interests
Evidence-based crime prevention; experimental criminology; policing; environmental criminology; juvenile delinquency; research methodology and statistical applications in the social sciences.
Classes Taught
Corrections, Criminology, Introduction to Criminal Justice Systems, Juvenile Delinquency, Police in Society, Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) Self-Defense Courses, Research Methods, Social Statistics, Special Topics in Sociology: Crime Prevention.
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