Associate Professor, Department of Criminology, Law and Society
George Mason University
InvestigatorResearch Affiliate
Phone:
703-993-5453Email:
syang10@gmu.eduBiography:
Sue-Ming Yang is an associate professor in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society at George Mason University. She received her PhD from the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Maryland in 2007. Her current research focuses on understanding the relationship between stereotypes, race, and perceived disorder in urban settings. She also studies place-based criminology, disorder-crime association, experimental research methods, and international terrorism. Prior to her appointment at Mason, she was an associate professor at National Chung Cheng University and received the Young Scholar Award in 2012.
Topics:
Terrorism TrendsBackground
Education:
- University of Maryland, Ph.D., Criminology and Criminal Justice, 2007
- University of Maryland, Certificate in Department of Measurement, Statistics and Evaluation, 2007
- National Chung-Cheng University, Taiwan, M.A., Graduate Institute of Criminology, 1999
- National Taiwan University, B.S., Department of Psychology, 1996
Professional Experience:
- Associate Professor, Department of Criminology, Law and Society, George Mason University, 2018-present
- Assistant Professor, Department of Criminology, Law and Society, George Mason University, 2015-2018
- Assistant Professor, Institute of Criminology, National Chung-Cheng University, Chia-Yi, Taiwan, 2010-2014
- Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 2007-2010
- Legislative Analyst/ Research Fellow, Ministry of Education, Taiwan, 1999-2000
- Counselor/ Psychologist/ Instructor, Chia-Yi Prison, Chia-Yi, Taiwan, 1997-1998