Criminology assistant professor rewarded for outstanding work

<p>Dr. Min Xie, assistant professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, was awarded the Outstanding Dissertation Award by the University of Albany which recognizes the outstanding dissertation completed in 2007.</p><separator></separator><p>Dr. Julie Horney, Albany College Dean, remarked, “The distinguished dissertation award may be given once a year but is not always given. As this year’s award recipient, Min joins such distinguished company as previous recipients Ed McGarrell (Michigan State) and Ed Maguire (American University). She did a truly outstanding job, and we are very proud of her.”</p><separator></separator><p>Dr. Xie currently teaches research methods classes. Her research interests include theories of victimization, nature of crime, crime prevention strategies, and qualitative methods. Her work has appeared in Justice Quarterly.</p>