David McDowall (criminologist)
David McDowall | |
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| Born | 1949 (age 75–76) |
| Alma mater | Portland State University, Northwestern University |
| Awards | 2005 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching and the University at Albany Excellence in Teaching Award, 2011 Criminology Teaching Award from American Society of Criminology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Criminology |
| Institutions | University at Albany, SUNY, University of Maryland, College Park |
| Thesis | Structure and ideology in a university faculty's response to an intramural change (1980) |
David McDowall (born 1949) is an American criminologist and distinguished teaching professor in the School of Criminal Justice at University at Albany, SUNY, where he is also co-director of the Violence Research Group. Educated at Portland State University and Northwestern University, he taught at the University of Maryland, College Park from 1990 until joining the University at Albany in 1996. He has published a number of studies pertaining to gun violence in the United States.