Elizabeth Brown
Biography
Dr. Brown joined the Sociology Department at the 天美传媒 in the fall of 2014. Prior to coming to UMass Boston, she was a member of the faculty in the Criminology and Criminal Justice department at Niagara University. After graduating from Tufts University with a B.A. in Psychology in 2000, she went on to receive a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from the School of Criminal Justice at the University at Albany, State University of New York, in 2009.
Area of Expertise
Law and society, determinants of public views, punishment, and precarity
Degrees
PhD, State University of New York, Albany (SUNY-Albany)
Professional Publications & Contributions
Wozniak, K. H., Pickett, J. T., & Brown, E. K. (2025). Punishment & Society, Online first, 1-21. DOI: 10.1177/14624745251336392
Wozniak, K. H., Pickett, J. T., & Brown, E. K. (2025). American Journal of Criminal Justice, Online first.
Schutten, N. M., Pickett, J. T., Wozniak, K. H., & Brown, E. K. (2024). Justice Quarterly, Online first.
Wozniak, K. H., Pickett, J. T., & Brown, E. K. (2022). Justice Quarterly, Online first.
Brown, E. K., & Silver, J. R. (2022). Punishment & Society, 24(2), 169-220.
Brown, E. K. (2020). 1977–2010. Criminal Justice Review, 45(1), 45-63.
Brown, E. K., Socia, K. M., & Silver, J. R. (2019). Punishment & Society, 21(1), 3-27.
Brown, E. K., & Socia, K. M. (2017). Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 33(4), 935-959. doi:10.1007/s10940-016-9319-4
Socia, K. M., & Brown, E. K. (2017). Crime & Delinquency, 63(5), 569-591.
Socia, K. M., & Brown, E. K. (2016). Criminal Justice Policy Review, 27(4), 348-377.
Brown, E. K. (2013). Criminal Justice Policy Review, 24(3), 317-337.
Brown, E. K. (2012). Sociology Compass, 6(8), 601-613.
Brown, E. K. (2011). Punishment & Society, 13(4), 424-450.
Brown, E. K. (2006). Punishment & Society, 8(3), 287-312.
Additional Information
Her research on the social determinants of public opinion about crime and justice, U.S. state-level penal policy, and the moral and political dimensions of public support for punitive measures has been published in Punishment & Society, the Journal of Quantitative Criminology, Justice Quarterly, Crime and Delinquency, and other academic journals. Her current research considers how meritocratic beliefs and personal perceived precarity shape public views of different social classes.