Carole Gibbs
- Associate Professor
- School of Criminal Justice
- PhD 2006, University of Maryland
- MA 2003, University of Maryland
- BA 1999, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- 508 Baker Hall
- 655 Auditorium Rd.
- East Lansing, MI 48824
- gibbsca1@msu.edu
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Biography
Carole Gibbs is an Associate Professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University. Her research interests include understanding street and elite crime from a systems perspective and advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education. She previously served as Acting Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and is currently serving as Interim Associate Dean for Graduate Studies in the College of Social Science. Recent publications have appeared in Crime and Delinquency, Criminology and the Journal of Higher Education Management.
Current Research
- Rational Choice in the Real World: Unpacking Neighborhood Influences on the Decision Process for Youth Violence
- Corporate Crime and Guardianship
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Higher Education
Areas of Expertise
- White collar and corporate crime
- Neighborhoods, decision making and street crime
- Diversity, equity and inclusion
Selected Publications
Gibbs, C., Cobbina-Dungy, J., De Biasi, A., Rivers III, L., Light, J. & Momenee, T. (2024). Decision Making in the Real World: Unpacking the Black Box of the Decision Process for Youth Violence. Crime & Delinquency.
Chan, F. & Gibbs, C. (2022). When Guardians Become Offenders: Understanding Guardian Capability Through the Lens of Corporate Crime. Criminology.
Achebe, N., Gibbs, C., Johnson, B., Velez Ortiz, D., & *Uchefuna, C. (2022). The Dean’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Fellows Pilot Program at Michigan State University. The Journal of Higher Education Management.