Dr. Jennifer Varriale Carson is a Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice and the Director of the Honors College at the University of Central Missouri. She holds a Ph.D. and M.A. from the University of Maryland in Criminology and Criminal Justice. Dr. Carson’s work is focused on policy evaluation through the use of quasi-experimental and experimental methods, with a concentration on U.S. domestic far-left actors. Dr. Carson’s work can be found in a number of academic outlets including the Journal of Research on Crime and Delinquency, Criminology and Public Policy, and the Journal of Quantitative Criminology and has been featured in Congressional Quarterly Researcher, the New Scientist, and Bloomberg News. She has also served as the Executive Counselor for the American Society of Criminology’s Division on Terrorism and Bias Crimes.

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