Dr. Matthew J. Dolliver is a criminologist, and currently serves as a member of both the College of Arts & Sciences Undergraduate Creativity & Research Academy (UCRA) Committee and the Dean’s Advisory Committee. Additionally, Dr. Dolliver was recently elected to serve as an alternate on the University’s faculty senate. Dr. Dolliver’s research program includes a number of different experimental designs and focus on two overarching themes: Gendered Criminology and Perceptions of Crime and Justice. This program includes a nationally representative natural experiment centered around public perceptions and criminal justice policy. His program also includes what is believed to be one of the only true experimental examinations of actual jurors both prior to voir dire and again following deliberation. Additionally, Dr. Dolliver’s research includes the impact of measuring gender identity on our interpretation of major criminological theories. Dr. Dolliver’s research has been presented at national conferences including the American Society of Criminology, the Midwestern Political Sciences Association, the Society for Social Work and Research, the American Association of Geographers, and the Law and Society Annual Conference. His research has appeared in a variety of peer reviewed journals including Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, the Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, Women & Criminal Justice, and Deviant Behavior. Dr. Dolliver’s synergistic courses center around scientific methodology, statistics, and forensic sciences.

Is it Terrorism: Public Perceptions, Media, and labeling the Las Vegas Shooting

Examining the Relationship Between Media Consumption, Fear of Crime, and Support for Controversial Criminal Justice Policies Using a Nationally Representative Sample

Addressing a Divide in the Conceptualization of the Gender-Crime Relationship: A Comparative Test of Gender and Sex Using General Strain Theory

The impact of Gender Identity on Female Offending: A Quantitative Assessment Using the BSRI

Mothers of Mass Murderers: Exploring Public Blame for the Mothers of School Shooters through an Application of Courtesy Stigma to the Columbine and Newtown Tragedies