Eileen Ahlin
Assistant Professor
Criminal Justice and Public Administration
Pennsylvania State University
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Eileen M. Ahlin is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice in the School of Public Affairs at Penn State Harrisburg. Dr. Ahlin joined the faculty in 2013 after 15 years at Westat where she conducted research at the federal, state and local levels. She received a B.A. in Administration of Justice and Sociology (multiple major) from Penn State University and her M.A. in Sociology (focus on crime, delinquency, and corrections) from George Mason University. She earned her Ph.D. in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland, College Park. Her teaching and research interests include criminological theory, violence, neighborhood effects, corrections, racial and social justice, and research methods.
Research Interest
Criminological Theory, Corrections, Research Methods, Neighborhood Effects, Racial and Social Justice
Publications
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Ahlin EM, Lobo AMJ (2017) Levels of Guardianship in Protecting Youth against Exposure to Violence in the Community. Youth Violence Juv Justice 15: 62-83.
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Lobo AMJ, Ahlin EM (2017) Youth Exposure to Violence in the Community: Toward a Theoretical Framework for Explaining Risk and Protective Factors. Aggress Viol Behav 34: 166-177.
