Daniel Nagin

Daniel Steven Nagin (born November 29, 1948)[1] is an American criminologist, statistician, and the Teresa and H. John Heinz III University Professor of Public Policy and Statistics at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College.[3]

For the American law professor, see Daniel L. Nagin.
Daniel S. Nagin
Born (1948-11-29) November 29, 1948[1]
Alma materCarnegie Mellon University
Awards2014 Stockholm Prize in Criminology, 2006 Edwin H. Sutherland Award from the American Society of Criminology[2]
Scientific career
FieldsCriminology, statistics
InstitutionsHeinz College at Carnegie Mellon University
ThesisAn Investigation into the Association Between Crime and Sanctions (1976)

Education

Nagin received his B.S. in Administrative and Managerial Sciences and M.S. in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University in 1971. He later received his Ph.D. from what is now the university's Heinz College in 1976.[4]

Career

Nagin served as the Deputy Secretary for Fiscal Policy and Analysis in the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue from 1981 to 1986.[4] He joined Carnegie Mellon University in 1986 as an associate professor of management in their School of Urban and Public Affairs. In 1990, he became a professor of management in Heinz College, a position he retained until 1998.[5] He was also the research program area director of Carnegie Mellon University's National Consortium on Violence Research from 1997 to 2001.[5] In 2006, he became the Associate Dean of Faculty at Heinz College, and in 2008, he became the Teresa and H. John Heinz III University Professor of Public Policy and Statistics there, positions he still holds as of December 2019.[5]

Research

Nagin is known for researching the deterrence effect of criminal punishments, and he chaired the National Research Council’s Committee on Deterrence and the Death Penalty.[4] In 2012, this committee released a report concluding that existing research on the deterrent effect of capital punishment is inconclusive.[6][7] He has also researched the use of statistical methods for analyzing longitudinal data, as well as changes in criminal behavior over the human lifetime.[4]

Honors and awards

Nagin, along with Joan Petersilia, received the Stockholm Prize in Criminology in 2014. He received the Edwin H. Sutherland Award from the American Society of Criminology in 2006.[2] In 2017, he received the NAS Award for Scientific Reviewing from the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.[8] He is also a fellow of the American Society of Criminology, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Academy of Political and Social Science.[4]

References
  1. "Nagin, Daniel". Library of Congress.
  2. "Press Release: Carnegie Mellon's Daniel S. Nagin Awarded 2014 Stockholm Prize in Criminology". Carnegie Mellon University. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  3. "Daniel S. Nagin". Committee on Law and Justice. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  4. "Daniel Nagin". Carnegie Mellon University. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  5. "Daniel S. Nagin CV" (PDF). Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  6. Ehrenfreund, Max (30 April 2013). "There's still no evidence that executions deter criminals". Washington Post. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  7. Vergano, Dan (18 April 2012). "NRC: Death penalty effect research "fundamentally flawed"". USA Today. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  8. "Congratulations to Daniel S. Nagin, winner of the 2017 NAS Award for Scientific Reviewing". Annual Reviews News. 2017-01-25. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
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