Karen Faye Parker is an American sociologist and criminologist known for her research on urban violence.[1][2] She is a professor of sociology and criminology at the University of Delaware, where she has worked since 2007. She has also been a research associate at the University of Michigan's National Poverty Center since 2007, and was formerly a professor at the University of Florida before joining the faculty of the University of Delaware.
Karen F. Parker | |
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| Education | University of North Carolina-Wilmington, North Carolina State University |
| Awards | 2008 Coramae Richey Mann Award from the Division on People of Color and Crime of the American Society of Criminology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Sociology, criminology |
| Institutions | University of Delaware, University of Florida |
| Thesis | The effects of structural conditions on racially disaggregated homicide rates (1996) |
| Doctoral advisor | Patricia McCall |
| Website | sites |
References
edit- ^ Misra, Tanvi (16 March 2015). "How Black-Owned Businesses Help Reduce Youth Violence". Bloomberg.
- ^ White, Mercedes (5 May 2013). "Let them work: Men's work programs give families and communities a leg up". Deseret News. Archived from the original on May 9, 2013.
External links
edit- Faculty page
- Karen F. Parker publications indexed by Google Scholar
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