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Bridget Joyner-Carpanini, PhD

Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice

Biography

Dr. Bridget Joyner-Carpanini is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice, Criminology, & Forensics at 新澳门六合彩开奖结果 as well as the Co-Advisor for the Criminal Justice Club and Alpha Phi Sigma. She holds a Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. in Criminology & Criminal Justice from Florida State University. Her primary research interests include propensity-based theories of crime and victimization, intergenerational risk of psychopathology, life-course and developmental criminology, and evolutionary criminology. Her works have appeared in the Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology, Crime & Delinquency, Criminal Justice and Behavior, Child Abuse & Neglect, Psychiatric Quarterly, American Journal of Criminal Justice, and Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences. She also co-authored a chapter in Revitalizing Victimization Theory: Revisions, Applications, and New Directions – Advances in Criminological Theory. She is a member of the American Society of Criminology, Biosocial Criminology Association, and Human Behavior & Evolution Society. She also sits as a board member for the American Society of Criminology Division of Biopsychosocial Criminology. Dr. Joyner-Carpanini’s present research focus includes examining biological and environmental risk factors of various criminal behaviors and traits. She currently has projects in progress on substance use as well as investigating the causes and consequences of callous-unemotional traits and is working to develop novel quantitative genetic methods to studying the etiology of complex and rare behaviors, including homicide.

Education

  • Ph.D., Criminology and Criminal Justice, 2023
    Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
    Dissertation: “Unpacking the Association Between Callous-Unemotional Traits and Offending”
  • M.S., Criminology and Criminal Justice, 2020
    Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
    Area Paper: “Maternal Depression and Child and Adolescent Problem Behaviors: A Propensity Score Matching Approach”
  • B.S., Criminology and Criminal Justice, 2016
    Minor: Arabic Studies
    Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida

Courses Taught

Undergraduate Courses

  • Biosocial Criminology (CRJS 4910)
  • Criminology (CRJS 2090)
  • Criminal Justice Organizations (CRJS 4300)
  • Deviance and Social Control (CRJS 2000)
  • Forensic Science (CRJS 4800)
  • Independent Study (CRJS 4960)
  • Introduction to Criminal Justice (CRJS 1100)
  • Senior Synthesis (CRJS 4870)

Graduate Courses

  • Biosocial Criminology (CRJS 5910)
  • Crime Mapping (CRJS 5240)
  • Independent Study (CRJS 5960)
  • Masters Thesis (CRJS 5990)
  • Statistical Analysis with Lab (CRJS 5070/5080)
  • Teaching Assistantship (CRJS 5970)

Publications

*For a full list of publications, please see attached CV or linked ResearchGate profile.

  • Joyner-Carpanini, B. & Beaver, K.M. (2024). Sex differences in the etiology of victimization in adulthood. Evolutionary Psychology, 22(3).
  • Joyner-Carpanini, B. & Beaver, K.M. (2024). Trait-based explanations of the victim/offender overlap. Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology, 10, 193-212.
  • Joyner-Carpanini, B. & Beaver, K.M. (2024). Parenting as a nonshared environmental factor: A sibling barricade analysis. Crime & Delinquency, 70(9), 2340-2370.
  • Joyner, B. & Beaver, K.M. (2023). Examining the potential association between callous-unemotional traits and victimization: A behavioral genetic analysis. Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology, 9, 507-530.
  • Joyner, B. & Beaver, K.M. (2023). Examining the potential influence of violence exposure on the link between callous-unemotional traits and delinquent and aggressive behavior in children and adolescents. Crime & Delinquency, 69(6-7), 1282-1311.
  • Joyner, B. & Beaver, K.M. (2023). Life history theory: Fast life history strategy and violence. In T.K. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Domestic Violence.