Fellowships, Honors & Awards
- 2020, University Faculty Excellence in Scholarship Award, Tarleton State University
- 2020, College Faculty Excellence in Scholarship Award, College of Liberal and Fine Arts, Tarleton State University
- 2019-2020, Fulbright Scholar, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
- 2019, Excellence Award, One Safe Place
- 2015, Recipient of College of Liberal Arts Excellence in Teaching, Associate Professor Category, Colorado State University
- 2013, Nominated for Colorado State University Best Honors Advisor
- 2012, Nominated for Colorado State University Alumni Association Best Teacher Award
- 2010, Recipient of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) and SAGE Junior Faculty Professional Development Teaching Award
- 2009, Nominated for the Colorado State University Alumni Association Best Teacher Award
- 2008, Nominated for Colorado State University Alumni Association Best Teacher Award
- 2004-2005, The Chancellor’s List for Graduate Students, Florida State University
- 2003, Phi Kappa Phi, National Honor Society, Florida State University
- 2002-2005, Recipient of the Richard L. Rachin Fellowship for the Journal of Drug Issues, College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida State University ($13,500 annual)
- 2002, Nominated for Florida State University Teaching Award
- 2002, Phi Sigma Theta, National Honor Society, Florida State University
- 2001-2002, Recipient of the Joseph Harris Memorial Teaching Scholarship, College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida State University
- 1999-2002, Recipient of a Graduate Assistantship with the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida State University ($8,500 annual)
- 1995, Pi Gammu Mu International Honor Society for Social Sciences, University of Redlands
- 1994, Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society, University of Redlands
Memberships in Professional Societies
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, 1999-present
- American Society of Criminology, 1999-present
- American Sociological Association, 2014
- European Society of Criminology, 2016-present
- International Green Criminology Working Group, 2011-present
- Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP), 2008-2010
- Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice, 2017-present
- Western Society of Criminology (WSC), 2010-2012
- White Collar Crime Research Consortium, 2005-2016
Service for Professional Societies and Organizations
- External Program Reviewer, Department of Law, Police Science, and Criminal Justice Administration, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, October 2023
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Chair of the Environmental and Green Crime topic area for the 2023 Program Committee, 2022-2023
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Outstanding Book Award Subcommittee, 2022-2023
- Appointed to National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice Peer Reviewer Panel, 2021-present
- Reviewer, Czech Fulbright Scholar, Fulbright Commission-Czech Republic, 2021
- Reviewer, Fulbright-Masaryk Scholarship (Junior Category), Fulbright Commission-Czech Republic, 2020
- Stream Convener, Gender, Work & Organization Annual Conference (cancelled due to COVID-19), 2020
- Reviewer, National Science Foundation, 2018
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Nominations and Elections Committee, 2012-2013
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Student Affairs Committee, 2011-2012
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, National Committee Member for the 2008 Bruce Smith Sr., Award, 2008
Editorial Boards
- Social Problems (2008-2010)
Manuscript Refereeing
- American Journal of Criminal Justice
- Critical Criminology
- Deviant Behavior
- Great Lakes Fisheries Policy and Management: A Binational Perspective (2cd edition)
- International Criminal Justice Review
- International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice
- International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy
- Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management.
- Journal of Criminal Justice
- Justice Quarterly
- Police Quarterly
- Security Theory and Practice (Bezpecnostni teorie a praxe)
- Social Forces
- Social Science Journal
- The International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health
- The Sociological Quarterly
- Trends in Organized Crime
- World Development