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Mateus R. Santos, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Phone: (813) 974-4892
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Curriculum Vitae                                   

Mateus R. Santos is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminology at the ßÙßÇÂþ»­. His current research focuses on trends in crime and justice, comparative criminology, crime policy, reentry, and quantitative methods. He has published more than 40 peer-reviewed articles in outlets such as: Criminology, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, Journal of Quantitative Criminology, Criminology & Public Policy, Social Science Research, and PLOS ONE. He is a frequent consultant for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), based in Austria, developing comparative data and analysis.

Dr. Santos was previously a researcher at the Center for Crime and Public Safety Studies (Brazil), and a research advisor for the State Government of Minas Gerais (Brazil). He holds a PhD in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland (USA), and both an MA in Sociology and a BA in Social Sciences from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (Brazil). 

Together with Dr. Chae Jaynes, he established the . To learn more or to become a part of the lab, visit their .

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