Christopher Dennison, PhD, is an associate professor in the UB Department of Sociology and Criminology. Most broadly, his research examines the association between intergenerational social mobility and crime and well-being across the life course. Other research interests include individual and “spillover” effects associated with involvement in the criminal justice system, how substance use affects college completion, and the relationship between problem gambling and criminal behavior. His most recent project examines how perceived experiences of unfair treatment by police are related to social-psychological and behavioral outcomes in adulthood.

Education

PhD, Bowling Green State University, 2017
MA, University of Toledo, 2013
BA, Miami University, 2011

Recent Courses

Introduction to Sociology
Sociology of Punishment
Criminological Theory (graduate)
Multiple Linear Regression (graduate)