Edward Shihadeh

Edward S. Shihadeh is an American sociologist and criminologist. He is professor and chair of sociology at Louisiana State University (LSU) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. At LSU, he also coordinates the Crime and Policy Evaluation Research Group, which he co-founded with Matthew Lee in 2005.[1][2] He began his academic career in mathematical demography, but later became interested in researching crime and deviance as they pertained to urban black communities.[3] He leads a team of researchers at LSU that analyze data from the Baton Rouge Area Violence Elimination (BRAVE), an anti-crime initiative based on Operation Ceasefire.[4]

Edward S. Shihadeh
EducationUniversity of Alberta (A.B. 1985, 1988); Pennsylvania State University (Ph.D., 1992)
AwardsDelivered Distinguished Demographer Lecture at 2013 Warren Kalbach Population Conference (held by Society of Edmonton Demographers)
Scientific career
FieldsSociology
criminology
InstitutionsLouisiana State University
ThesisRace, Family Structure and Crime in the U.S., 1960-1990: Alternative Explanations of Race-Disaggregated Crime Rates (1992)
Doctoral advisorsClifford Clogg
Darrell Steffensmeier
Doctoral studentsMatthew Lee
Graham Ousey

References
  1. Mustian, Jim (17 April 2013). "Researchers: BRAVE effort reducing crime". The Advocate. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  2. Payne, Jenni (22 August 2005). "Group fosters local interest in crime". LSU Now. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  3. "Edward Shihadeh". Louisiana State University. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  4. Lane, Emily (13 December 2013). "LSU criminologist on mission to help 'take back' Baton Rouge with BRAVE work". NOLA.com. Retrieved 18 June 2017.


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