Joseph Schwartz’s research is focused on the interplay between biological and environmental influences in the development of behavior and health outcomes across major stages of the life course.
Biosocial Criminology | Life-course/Developmental Criminology | Traumatic Brain Injury | Behavioral Endocrinology | Behavior Genetics | Quantitative Research Methods | Criminological Theory
Ph.D. 2014, Florida State University; Criminology and Criminal Justice
M.A. 2009, California State University, San Bernardino; Criminal Justice
B.A. 2007, California State University, San Bernardino; Criminal Justice
Examining the Role of Physiological and Psychological Responses to Critical Incidents in Prisons in the Development of Mental Health Problems among Correctional Officers. National Institute of Justice (#2017-R2-CX-0032), $787,907, Co-Principal Investigator (with Benjamin Steiner).
Schwartz, Joseph A., Emily M. Wright, Ryan Spohn, Michael F. Campagna, Benjamin Steiner, & Ebonie Epinger*
In Press Changes in Jail Admissions Before and After Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Quantitative Criminology. DOI: 10.1007/s10940-021-09524-7.
Schwartz, Joseph A., Eric J. Connolly, & Abdulaziz Alsolami
In Press Within-Individual Changes in Impulsivity and Sensation Seeking from Childhood to Early Adulthood and Educational Attainment. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. DOI: 10.1007/s10964-022-01663-9.
Schwartz, Joseph A.
2021 A Longitudinal Assessment of Head Injuries as a Source of Acquired Neuropsychological Deficits and the Implications for Criminal Persistence. Justice Quarterly, 38(2), 196-223. DOI: 10.1080/07418825.2019.1599044.
Schwartz, Joseph A., Brittni Fitter*, and Christopher A. Jodis*
2020 The Detrimental Impact of Brain Injury on Moral Decision Making: Results from A Quasi-Experimental Within-Individual Longitudinal Analysis. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 16(3), 407-429. DOI: 10.1007/s11292-020-09439-6.
Schwartz, Joseph A., Jukka Savolainen, Douglas A. Granger, & Jessica L. Calvi
2020 Is Crime Bad for Your Health? The Link between Delinquent Offending and Cardiometabolic Risk. Crime & Delinquency, 66(10), 1347-1368. DOI: 10.1177/0011128720903048.
Schwartz, Joseph A., Scott Jessick*, Douglas A. Granger, & Jessica L. Calvi
2019 Co-Twin Relationship Quality as a Moderator of Genetic and Environmental Factors on Urinary Cortisol Levels among Adult Twins. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 108, 118-126.