Brooke Gialopsos, PhD

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Brooke Gialopsos, PhD

Biography

Brooke Gialopsos, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice, Criminology, and Forensics. Her current research interests involve the prevention and harm mitigation of school shootings, civilian active assailant protocols, psychological impacts of safety protocols, fear of crime and risk perceptions, sexual victimization, and school-based victimization. She also co-led the Washington State Jury Demographic Survey in partnership with colleague Dr. Peter Collins and the Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts. In addition, Dr. Brooke is a certified ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) instructor and educates members of the community on how to survive active shooter situations, in general, and school shootings, in particular. She is also an LGBTQ+ Ally and a Safe Zone educator, as well as the Co-Advisor to the Criminal Justice Club and Alpha Phi Sigma (National Criminal Justice Honor Society), and the Co-Facilitator of the Social and Criminal Justice Book Club.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Criminal Justice from University of Cincinnati
Master of Science, Criminal Justice from Texas State University
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science from Texas A&M University

Courses Taught

Undergraduate CRJS Courses:

CRJS 2000: Deviance and Social Control
CRJS 3010: Criminal Justice Research Methods
CRJS 4000: Victimology

Graduate CRJS Courses:

CRJS 5180: Contemporary Issues in Victimology
CRJS 5200: Restorative/Community Justice
CRJS 5030: Law and Social Control
CRJS 5050: Criminal Justice Ethics and Decision-making
CRJS 5130: Critical Criminology

Publications

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS:

Stadler, W., Jonson, C. L., & Gialopsos, B. M. (2021). Are we loving our national parks to death? A call for research on crime and law enforcement in the U.S. National Park System. Criminal Justice Review. Advance Online Publication.
Collins, P. A., & Gialopsos, B. (2021). Answering the call: An analysis of jury pool representation in Washington State. Criminology, Criminal Justice, Law & Society, 22(1), 36-49.
Jonson, C. L., Moon, M. M., & Gialopsos, B. M. (2020). Are students scared or prepared? Psychological impacts of a multi-option active assailant protocol compared to other crisis/emergency preparedness practices. Victims & Offenders, 15(5), 639-662.
Gialopsos, B. M. (2017). Sexual violence in academia: Policy, theory, and prevention considerations. Journal of School Violence, 16(2), 141-147.
Lawson, T. J., Blackhart, G. C., & Gialopsos, B. M. (2016). Using the Power Balance Wristband to improve students’ research-design skills. Teaching of Psychology, 43(4), 318-322.
Tillyer, M. S., Gialopsos, B. M., & Wilcox, P. (2016). The short-term repeat sexual victimization of adolescents in school. Crime and Delinquency, 62(1), 81-106.
Wilcox, P., & Gialopsos, B. M. (2015). Crime-event criminology: An overview. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 31(1), 4-11.
Gialopsos, B. M., & Carter II, J. W. (2015). Offender searches and crime events. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 31(1), 53-70.
Tillyer, M. S., Wilcox, P., & Gialopsos, B. M. (2010). Adolescent school-based sexual victimization: Exploring the role of opportunity in a gender-specific multilevel analysis. Journal of Criminal Justice, 38(5), 1071-1081.

CHAPTERS AND ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRIES:

Jonson, C. L., Stadler, W. A., & Gialopsos, B. M. (2024). To execute or incarcerate: Public opinion on capital punishment in the United States. In B. Fleury-Steiner & A. Sarat (eds.), Companion on Capital Punishment and Society. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
Gialopsos, B. M., Jonson, C. L., Moon, M. M., & Stadler, W. A. (2023). A case of American exceptionalism: The influence of super controllers in mass school shootings. In E. Madfis & A. Lankford (eds.), All American massacre: The tragic role of American culture and society in mass shootings. Temple University Press.
Lee, H., Gialopsos, B. M., & Jonson, C. L. (2023). Fear of terrorism: Nature, reactions, and consequences. In M. Haner & M. M. Sloan (eds.), Theories of terrorism: Contemporary perspectives (Advances in Criminological Theory, Vol. 28). New York, NY: Routledge.
Wilcox, P., Gialopsos, B. M., & Land, K. C. (2013). Chapter 30: Multilevel criminal opportunity. In Francis T. Cullen and Pamela K. Wilcox (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Criminological Theory. Oxford University Press.
Gialopsos, B. M. (2010). Cornish, Derek B., and Ronald V. Clarke: Rational choice theory. In Francis T. Cullen and Pamela K. Wilcox (eds.), Encyclopedia of Criminological Theory. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

Collins, P. A., Gialopsos, B. M., & Tanaka, B. (2023). An analysis of statewide juror demographic survey. Final Report for the Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts, Washington State Legislature, Governor Inslee.
Collins, P. A., Gialopsos, B. M., & Tanaka, B. (2022). An analysis of statewide juror demographic survey. Interim Report for the Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts.
Jonson, C. L., & Gialopsos, B. M. (June 2022). A critical step in standardizing active shooter drills: The role of HB 1941. Policy & Legal News, 12-17.
Collins, P. A., & Gialopsos, B. M. (2021). An exploration of barriers to responding to jury summons. Report for the Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts.
Jonson, C. L., Gialopsos, B. M., Moon, M. M., & Logan, M. (June 2021). A loaded word: The challenge of defining active assailant protocols in pre-k-12 schools. Security.
Gialopsos, B. M., Jonson, C. L., & Moon, M. M. (January/February 2021). Countering the media narrative: Positive outcomes of an active assailant protocol. Campus Safety & Life Security Magazine.
Collins, P. A., & Gialopsos, B. M. (2020). An analysis of disparities in jury summons/pool participation in Washington State. Report for Washington State Gender & Justice Commission Jury Summons Data Analysis Project.
Gialopsos, B. M. (2020). Control and protect: Collaboration, carceral protection, and domestic sex trafficking in the United States, book review. Criminal Justice Review, 45(2), 268-270.

OP-EDS:

Gialopsos, B. M., & Jonson, C. L. (2022, June 18). Active shooter training in schools gives students and staff every option to survive. The Olympian.
Gialopsos, B. M., & Jonson, C. L. (2022, June 18). Active shooter training in schools gives students and staff every option to survive. Bellingham Herald.
Jonson, C. L., Gialopsos, B. M., & Burton, A. L. (2022, June 13). Not so fast: Some considerations when arming teachers. Austin American-Statesman.
Jonson, C. L., Gialopsos, B. M., & Burton, A. L. (2022, June 2). Arming teachers seems an easy fix but are the possible costs worth the risks? Columbus Dispatch.
Jonson, C. L., Gialopsos, B. M., & Moon, M. M. (2021, December 12). Mass shootings: We can prevent them, reduce harm. Cincinnati Enquirer: 2D.

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