SOCIOLOGY & ANTHROPOLOGY

at Fordham College Lincoln Center

James Wilson
Assistant Professor of Sociology

Fordham University Lowenstein 917E 113 W. 60th Street   New York, NY 10023 wilson@fordham.edu Ph:  212-636-6398 Fax:  212-636-7153 Office Hours:

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Education:  B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; B.A., University of Utah; M.A., Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.

Research Interests:  Criminal Justice, Community Organizations, Criminology/Delinquency, Social Processes

Courses:  Introduction to Sociology, Sociology of Imprisonment, Introduction to Criminal Justice, Research Design I, Deviance/Social Control, Criminology, Juvenile Delinquency, Prison, Probation, and Parole

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Professor James Wilson started his career as a geologist in the early 1980's, working 10 years in the oil industry. After returning to graduate school, he served as the Director of Planning and Research for the Tennessee Department of Correction from 1999-2001 while completing his Ph.D. He then worked for two years (2001-2003) as a Senior Research Associate for the nonprofit Vera Institute of Justice. While there, he was principal investigator on two National Institute of Justice grants, "An Evaluation of the Greenlight Transitional Services Demonstration Program", and (co-principal with Don Stemen) on "Of Fragmentation and Ferment: The Impact of State Sentencing Policies on Incarceration Rates, 1975-2002." He joined the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Fordham University in 2003 and has been happy there ever since. Professor Wilson's publications have appeared in such journals as American Sociological Review, Criminology  and Criminology and Public Policy .  His current research interests are in the areas of corrections and community corrections, offender reentry/reintegration, and how private and nonprofit community organizations can work with public agencies to facilitate the reentry process.