Dr. Chris Melde Named a New Academy of Experimental Criminology Fellow
October 22, 2024
Dr. Chris Melde, Professor and Director in the School of Criminal Justice, has been named a New Academy of Experimental Criminology Fellow in recognition of his significant contributions to the field of experimental criminology.
The Academy reserves naming a researcher a Fellow for those who have run extensive field experiments that have led to policy outcomes related to the criminal justice system. Receiving the designation of Fellow, Dr. Melde says “such a recognition is an honor and quite humbling. Working with communities to address the challenges posed by crime is both a challenge and also one of the most rewarding parts of my job. To be recognized in this way is really a testament to MSU’s commitment to supporting action research to improve the lives of those impacted by crime.”
Congratulations Dr. Melde – this is well earned!
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Professor Chris Melde is Director of the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University. He is an affiliated faculty member of the Youth Equity Project in the College of Social Science at Michigan State University, as well as in Global Urban Studies and the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research. He is also a research associate at the Michigan Justice Statistics Center, the State’s official statistical analysis center. He serves as a subject matter expert for the National Center for School Safety, focusing on the role of law enforcement in school-based delinquency prevention and comprehensive approaches to school safety. His primary research interests include street gangs, youth violence, crime prevention, and individual and community reactions to crime and victimization risk. He is currently the principal investigator or co-principal investigator on several funded projects, including a National Institute of Justice (NIJ) funded long-term follow-up of respondents from the second national evaluation of the Gang Resistance Education and Training Program (G.R.E.A.T.) that began in 2006 when participants were in the sixth or seventh grade. He also serves as research partner for Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) programs in Detroit and Jackson, Michigan, and a subject matter expert for national training and technical assistance requests for PSN. Dr. Melde was awarded the 2015 Tory J. Caeti Memorial Award from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Juvenile Justice and Delinquency section, given in recognition of the contribution of emerging scholars to the field of juvenile justice and delinquency, for his work on gangs and youth violence prevention