Jacob Stowell joined the criminal justice department in 2005. He received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University at Albany-SUNY. Dr. Stowell is originally from California, where he received his BA in sociology from California State University, San Marcos. Dr. Stowell’s research interests are guided by two general themes; communities and crime. More specifically, he is interested in the variation in patterns of violence across immigrant and non-immigrant neighborhoods. Most recently, his research has involved the use of tract-level data collected for a number of U.S. cities to test the question of whether immigration is associated with high levels of lethal and non-lethal violence, as theories of crime expect. Dr. Stowell is currently involved in additional research projects with Dr. Ramiro Martinez (Florida International University), which examine both the spatial and temporal aspects of the immigrant/crime link. Professor Stowell’s methodological interests include mapping, spatial analysis and structural equation modeling. His teaching interests include statistics, research methods, and communities and crime.

Select Publications:
2008.  Logan, John R., Deirdre A. Oakley, and Jacob I. Stowell. "Brown After 50: The Impact of Court-Mandated Desegregation Plans On Metropolitan-Level Public School Segregation." American Journal of Sociology.

2008. Martinez, Ramiro Jr., Jacob I. Stowell, and Jeffrey Cancino.  “A Tale of Two Border Cities: Immigration, Ethnicity, and Homicide.” Social Science Quarterly.

2008. Matthew T. Lee, Ramiro Martinez, Jr., and Jacob I. Stowell. “Immigration and Homicide: A Spatial Analytic Test of the Social Disorganization Theory.” Journal of Social and Ecological Boundaries.

2007. Stowell, Jacob I. and Ramiro Martinez, Jr. “Displaced, Dispossessed, or Lawless? Examining the Link Between Ethnicity, Immigration, and Violence.” Journal of Aggression and Violent Behavior. 

2007. Stowell, Jacob I. and James M. Byrne. “Does What Happens in Prison Stay in Prison? Examining the Reciprocal Relationship Between Community and Prison Culture.” in James M. Byrne, Don Hummer, and Faye S. Taxman (editors), Prison Violence, Prison Culture, and Offender Change.  Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon Publishers.