Dr. Brittany Gilmer recently contributed to an article “2022’s Most Sinful States in America“, where Adam McCann ranks and compares sinfulness across the United States. What makes some states more sinful than others? Law? Culture? This is an exciting and relevant question that my colleague, Dr. Susan Dewey, and I are examining more closely […]
Category: Faculty in the Media
Dr. Gilmer granted Tenure at the A&S Tenure and Promotion Ceremony

Dr. Brittany Gilmer was welcomed to the ranks of the tenured faculty at The College of Arts and Sciences Tenure and Promotion reception on August 26th. She was introduced by Dr. Prohaska. […]
UA Criminal Justice Professor Ranked No. 1 in U.S.
This article was originally published on the UA News site. University of Alabama criminology and criminal justice instructor Douglas Klutz has been named the No. 1 college professor in the United States once again. Both CEOWORLD Magazine and Best Value Schools ranked Klutz as No. 1 in 2020. In 2017, Klutz was rated the No. 1 professor in the country […]
Media and the Public Opinion of Torture
The article was originally published in the College of Arts and Science Desktop News. According to Dr. Erin Kearns, an assistant professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at The University of Alabama, recent polls say that about half of adults in the United States think torture is acceptable in counterterrorism. The academic understanding is […]
Cyber Security Scholarships Available to UA Students
Checkout out the link below for the full story! UA students are encouraged to contact other faculty members on the grant. Students in criminology and criminal justice can contact Dr. Diana Dolliver, UA associate professor of criminology and criminal justice, at dldolliver@ua.edu. Cyber Security Scholarships Available to UA Students […]
Dr. Kearn’s research highlighted by UA News
Dr. Kearn’s Research […]
Dr. Lankford quoted in The Montana Standard
The Montana Standard cites Dr. Adam Lankford’s research in Don’t Stigmatize the mentally ill as they discuss the lack of mental health care professionals and services in rural states such as their own. […]
Dr. Lankford’s research fuels discussion in The East Oregonian
Renee Struthers article in The East Oregonian, titled “Face it, the root cause of this health crisis is guns”, Dr. Adam Lankford research is mentioned in the article as the publication discusses gun reforms locally. […]
Dr. Erin Kearns asks When do attacks get covered as terrorism and when are they attributed to mental illness?
Dr. Erin Kearns, Ms. Allison E. Betus, and Dr. Anthony F. Lemieux expand on their previous research of “Why Do Some Terrorist Attacks Receive More Media Attention Than Others” by researching how the media distorts public opinion of shootings as a mental health issue or terrorism depending on the perpetrator’s skin color. The link to […]
Dr. Erin M. Kearns’s Research Asks Why Some Terrorist Attacks Receive More Media Attention that Others
Dr. Erin Kearns, Ms. Allison E. Betus, and Dr. Anthony F. Lemieux investigate disparity in media reportage of terrorist attacks in a recent article appearing the journal Justice Quarterly. The abstract and a link to the full article is below. Terrorist attacks often dominate news coverage as reporters seek to provide the public with information. […]