Professional Summary
Timothy A. Engle is a fourth year PhD student in Criminal Justice with an anticipated completion data of May 2026. Timothy received his B.A. in Criminal Justice from Bellarmine University and his M.S. in Criminal Justice and M.S. in Information Technology from the University of Cincinnati. Timothy's research interests include cybercrime and cyber-victimization, macro-level cybercrime trends, and cryptocurrency-related offending. Timothy has been a graduate assistant in several courses and have taught several classes such as: Introduction to Criminal Justice, Introduction to Criminology, Research Methods, Criminal Justice Statistics, Drugs and Crime, Criminal Investigations, Introduction to Loss Prevention and Cybercrime. Timothy is also the Associate Director of the Cybercrime and Behaviors Online Research Group (CYBORG) and a Research Affiliate at the Kautz-Ubile Cryptoeconomics Lab at the University of Cincinnati.
Education
B.A. Criminal Justice: Bellarmine University Louisville KY, 2019
M.S. Criminal Justice: University of Cincinnati Cincinnati OH, 2020 (Criminal Justice)
Graduate Certificate: University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH, 2022 (Information Technology)
Graduate Certificate: University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH, 2022 (Analysis of Criminal Behavior)
Master of Science: University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH, 2023 (Information Technology)
Research and Practice Interests
My research interests include cybercrime and victimization, macro-level cybercrime trends, and cryptocurrency-related offending. Specifically, I am interested in the use of cryptocurrencies in the facilitation of criminal activity, and how emergining blockchain technologies may present as tools for illegal activity and victimization.
Publications
Peer Reviewed Publications
Sloan, J. J., Fisher, B. S., & Engle, T. A. (2024) Where Are We Now? The Current State of Justice-Related Education.Journal of Criminal Justice Education, , 35 (2 ) ,253-258 More Information
Maher, C. A., Corsello, R. M., Engle, T. A., Kuhlman, J. D., & Nedelec, J. L. (2024) Correlates of victim services for fraud and identity theft among victim service providers.Journal of Criminal Justice, , 95 , More Information
Maher, C, A., & Engle, T. A. (2024) Knowing is half the battle: Examining the association between acknowledgement of victimization and reporting of fraud.Journal of Economic Criminology, , 5 , More Information
Engle, T. A., & Nedelec, J. L. (2024) Alarm Bells or Just Smoke: An Evaluation of the Potential for Cheating with ChatGPT on Criminal Justice Student Papers.Journal of Criminal Justice Education, , 1-15 More Information
Engle, T. A., Joo, S. H., Covert, C. C., Maher, C. A., Corsello, R. M., Coe, K. A., & Nedelec, J. L. (Under Review) An examination of cybercrime trends within the United States: Findings from the Internet Crime Complaint Center, 2015-2023 .Criminology, ,
Engle, T. A., Maher, C. A., & Jones, M. (Under Review) Afraid of the Unknown: Crypto Literacy and Fear of Online Fraud .Journal of Economic Criminology, ,
Contact Information
School of Criminal Justice -University of Cincinnati
550-20 Teachers-Dyer Complex
Cincinnati
Ohio, 45221-0389
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englety@mail.uc.edu