About

My research interests include the nature of violence crime and its impact on victims, measurement of crime, and utilization of crime statistics.  Overall my goal is to find ways to better connect research findings with the broader policymaking and practitioner community.  Currently I am exploring use of victim services and help seeking by those experiencing intimate partner violence, stalking and sexual assault.  My recent publications have addressed the quality of crime data, campus victimization, school violence, fear of crime and the long-term effects of Columbine.  I also am the co-editor of a volume of original research entitled Understanding Crime Statistics:  Revisiting the Divergence of the NCVS and UCR (2007, Cambridge University Press) and the lead author of Are America’s Schools Safe?:  Students Speak Out https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2002/2002331.pdf.   My research has been funded  by the American Educational Research Association, American Statistical Association, Bureau of Justice Statistics (US Department of Justice), and National Institute of Justice (US Department of Justice).  In 2016, I was honored to receive American University’s top award for faculty research http://www.american.edu/universityawards/Past-Recipients.cfm

For more information, see my faculty webpage http://american.edu/spa/faculty/adding.cfm

Professional Affiliations

American Society of Criminology http://asc41.com/

American University School of Public Affairs http://american.edu/spa/

Homicide Research Working Group  http://www.homicideresearchworkinggroup.org/