Professional Summary
Roderick Peason received his Master’s degree in Sociology from the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Cincinnati.
His research agenda broadly encompasses studying 1) the sources of racial disparities in policing, 2) health consequences of victimization, 3) environmental and genetic risk factors for criminal behavior, and 4) using innovative causal inference techniques to study offending and victimization. To that end, he has published in a wide range of outlets, including the Journal of Crime and Justice, Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice, and Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and the City.
Education
Bachelors of Science: Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida, 2019 (Sociology)
Masters of Arts: University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio, 2021 (Sociology)
Research and Practice Interests
My research interests focus on causal inference, racial disparities in policing, spatial crime analysis, and biosocial criminology
Publications
Peer Reviewed Publications
Roderick L. Pearson Jr, Jeffrey M. Timberlake (2023. ) Effects of police violence on citizen calls for service: The killing of Samuel DuBose in Cincinnati, Ohio .Journal of Race, Ethnicity and the City, , 4 (1 ) ,27-48
Roderick L. Pearson Jr (2023. ) The impact of race, gender, and demeanor on receiving leniency during traffic stops .Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice, , 21 (3 ) ,230-250
Roderick L. Pearson Jr (2024. ) Hot spot stability and change during the COVID-19 pandemic .Journal of Crime and Justice, , 1-21
Honors and Awards
2019 -2025 Albert C. Yates Fellow