03/23/2023
By Claire Lee

Join the College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Dean’s Speaker Series for an enlightening talk with guest speaker Thomas J. Holt entitled, “Understanding Variations in Cybercrime Activity Based on Actor Motivation.”

During the discussion, Prof. Holt will address the importance of non-economic motives in cybercrime, while examining these issues through a mixed-methods analysis of open and closed data sources. He will also discuss in detail the implications for cybersecurity, law enforcement and social science theory.

Thomas J. Holt, Ph.D., is a professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University. His research focuses on cybercrime, cyberterrorism and the policy response to these offenses. Prof. Holt’s work has been published in a variety of scholarly outlets, including “British Journal of Criminology,” “Crime & Delinquency” and “Terrorism & Political Violence.” His work has been funded by various international agencies, including the Australian Research Council, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the National Science Foundation.

April 6
11 a.m.-noon
Allen House, South Campus
Free and open to the public

This event is organized by the School of Criminology & Justice Studies and is co-sponsored by the College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

For more information on the series, visit uml.edu/fahss-speaker-series.