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Andrew J. Baranauskas, Ph.D
- Assistant Professor
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(585) 395-5502
abaranauskas@brockport.edu
Office: Brown 235
Education
- PhD, Northeastern University, 2018 – Criminology and Justice Policy
- M.A., University of Massachusetts Lowell, 2012 – Criminal Justice
- B.S., University of Massachusetts Lowell, 2011 – Criminal Justice
Areas of Specialty
- Crime and media
- Public opinion about crime and justice
- Urban communities and crime
- Criminological theory
Courses Taught
- Criminology
- Crime and Media
- Death Penalty
- Introduction to Criminal Justice
- Race and Crime
Current Research Projects
- Ongoing research into the social construction of violent crime in urban neighborhoods by the news media and the role of the media in shaping perceptions of crime in urban neighborhoods.
- “The American City in Crime Films” (working title), a criminological examination of the role that cities play in crime movies.
- Research into various types of public opinion on crime and the criminal justice system.
- Member of the Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium (RGVRC) through SUNY’s Rockefeller Institute of Government.
Honors Theses Advised
- Stephanie Aubin, 2021-2022. “Capital Punishment in the United States: A Racially Biased Institution”
- Natalie Bailey, 2022. “Manifestations of Crime and Justice in Nancy Drew Novels”
- Alyssa Gadoury, 2022-2023. “A Water Analysis: The Green Victims of Rochester, New York”
Please feel free to contact me about research! I’m always happy to work with students on research projects.