Ronald L. Simons

Ronald L. Simons (born December 18, 1946)[2] is an American sociologist, criminologist, and Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology at the University of Georgia.

Ronald L. Simons
Born	(1946-12-18) December 18, 1946
Nationality	American
Education	University of Northern Iowa University of Wisconsin Florida State University
Known for	Work on the role of family and racial socialization in juvenile delinquency[1]
Awards	2013 Best Article Award from the American Society of Criminology Fellow of the American Society of Criminology since 2015
Scientific career
Fields	Criminology Sociology
Institutions	University of Georgia Arizona State University Iowa State University
Thesis	Social structure, tacit knowledge and deviant behavior: a phenomenological perspective on social interaction (1974)

Career

Simons' first academic post was at Iowa State University, which he joined as an assistant professor in 1976. He was appointed a full professor there in 1986, and remained on the faculty there until 2002, when he became a professor of sociology at the University of Georgia. From 2005 to 2013, and then again from 2014 to the present, he was a Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Georgia. From 2013 to 2014, he was a Foundation Professor in Arizona State University's School of Criminology and Criminal Justice.[3]

References

1. "Top scholars bring wealth of experience to ASU". Arizona State University.
2. "Ronald L. Simons". Library of Congress Name Authority File.
3. "Ronald Simons Curriculum Vitae" (PDF).

External links

• Faculty page
• Ronald L. Simons publications indexed by Google Scholar