Austin Barber
- PhD Student
- School of Criminal Justice
- MA 2022, University of Arkansas
- BS 2020, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- 433 Baker Hall
- 655 Auditorium Rd.
- East Lansing, MI 48824
- barberau@msu.edu
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Biography
Austin is a fourth-year doctoral candidate in the School of Criminal Justice (SCJ) at Michigan State University. His research tends to focus on topics relating to terrorism/extremism, wildlife criminology, and national security. Austin graduated from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice, as well as a minor in National Security Studies, and later received a Master of Arts degree in Sociology with a Criminology concentration from the University of Arkansas. He is currently working as a Forestry Student Assistant within the Private Lands Forestry division of the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), where he specializes in the Qualified Forest Program (QFP).
Research Interests
- Terrorism/Extremism
- Wildlife Criminology
- Human Trafficking
- Transnational Crime
- Foreign Policy
- National Security