Jonathan Dirlam

Jonathan Dirlam joined the Department of Sociology as an assistant professor in Fall 2020, where he teaches courses on the sociology of law, juvenile delinquency, and statistical methods. He earned his PhD from Ohio State University and recently completed postdoctoral research at Pennsylvania State's Criminal Justice Research Center.

Current research projects include an examination of structural determinants related to the police use of lethal force and an analysis of the influence of early life factors on cohort health differences.