USF SPRUCE Lab

Undergrad & graduate lab @USFCriminology, part of @CJRPusf. We conduct Sociological & Psychological Research on Etiology of Crime. Director: @DrBryannaFox.

[USF SPRUCE Lab @SpruceLabUSF]

Welcome to the SPRUCE Lab Twitter account! SPRUCE stands for Social and Psychological Research for Understanding Crime Etiology. On this account, we will share our #criminology #research and feature our #researchassistants. We are led by @DrBryannaFox at @USouthFlorida.

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@Sumedha_Mishra_ @PsychChatter @PsychinOut @PsychResList Hi there! We’re a research lab based @USouthFlorida . SPRUCE stands for Social and Psychological Research for Understanding Crime Etiology. If you’re interested, send us a message!

[Meghan @meghan_crim]

Data collection on my project for @ACJS_National is complete! I am so grateful to the hard-working @SpruceLabUSF research assistants for their assistance gathering data. I’m so excited to see the results of the analysis!

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Hey, those names look familiar! Check out our lab director (@DrBryannaFox), lab president (@lmiley2), and 2 of our graduate research assistants’ (including @KellyEKortright) publication in the American Journal of Criminal Justice! Please join us in congratulating them!

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Check out our Vice-President and graduate research assistant presenting her research at the Southern Criminal Justice Association conference!

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One of our first-year doctoral students, Jacquie (@BurckleyCrim), presents her research from her master’s thesis.

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SPRUCE Lab research being presented at the Southern Criminal Justice Association Conference!

[Meghan @meghan_crim]

Today I gave my first conference presentation on mass shootings and media coverage @SouthernCrim ! @DrBryannaFox and I have been working on this project along with our RAs in @SpruceLabUSF and it was a pleasure to share our research. Looking forward to day 2 tomorrow!

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Great news! One of our graduate research assistants, Jacquie (@BurckleyCrim), successfully defended her master’s thesis today on morality & offender decision-making. Please join us in congratulating her! She’ll be continuing her research with us in @USFCriminology ’s PhD program.

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Please join us in congratulating one of our research assistants, Rachelle, on receiving the John Jay Presidential Scholarship Award! We are so proud that @JohnJayCollege decided to acknowledge Rachelle’s academic accomplishments & invest in her future. Congratulations, Rachelle!

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We have great news to share! One of our research assistants, Amanda (@connella_amanda), who just graduated with her B.A., has been awarded a scholarship from @USouthFlorida & she will be conducting research with @USFCriminology professors on human trafficking. Congrats, Amanda!

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We are thrilled to welcome Leah to SPRUCE Lab as an undergraduate research assistant! Leah’s research interests are in forensic psychology, developmental risk factors, risk assessments, and crime patterns. Welcome, Leah!

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We are excited to welcome Shayla to SPRUCE Lab as an undergraduate research assistant! Shayla’s research interests lie in the patterns of domestic violence within the family, violence in the media & crime perceptions, as well as mental healthcare access among diverse populations.

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Please join us in congratulating one of our wonderful research assistants, Emilee, on recently graduating with her bachelor’s degree from @USFCriminology . Emilee is on job the market and we are so excited for her! Congrats, Emilee!!

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Please join us in congratulating one of our awesome research assistants, Gloria, on her recent graduation from @USouthFlorida . Gloria was accepted into the psychology graduate program @USouthFlorida and will be continuing her research with us. Congrats, Gloria!

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Please join us in congratulating one of our fantastic research assistants, Amanda (@connella_amanda), on graduating with her B.A. from @USouthFlorida. Next, Amanda will be starting her MA degree @USFCriminology in the fall. Congrats, Amanda!

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Please join us in congratulating one of our amazing research assistants, Vanessa! Vanessa graduated from @USouthFlorida with her B.A. in psychology and criminology. Vanessa plans to go on the job market in the mental health field before starting grad school. Congrats, Vanessa!

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Please join us in congratulating one of our fabulous research assistants, Sarah (@salfalatah)! Sarah just graduated from @USouthFlorida with a B.S. in biomedical sciences and a minor in criminology. Sarah begins her MA degree at @UNOSCCJ in the fall. Congrats, Sarah!

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Let’s start off the week with good news! One of our research assistants, Sarah, recently accepted an offer from @UNOSCCJ to attend grad school in the fall! Rachelle, another research assistant, recently accepted an offer from @JohnJayCollege to attend grad school there. Congrats!

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Oops, we meant “previous”, not “precious”. Hey, Twitter, can we get an edit button? 😁

[USF SPRUCE Lab @SpruceLabUSF]

We are always happy to partner with #CriminalJustice #Practitioners ! Those interested in connecting with us can visit our website for contact info or message us here!

https://t.co/9gtUJPSBGm

See thread below for our precious/current partnerships. ⬇️

[Meghan @meghan_crim]

#quoteoftheday: ”... the field of criminology should work deliberately to communicate its findings to the many diverse audiences that could benefit from the work of our field” (Snyder, 2001, p. 208). I’m looking to connect with more #CriminalJustice practitioners to do so.

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And @LexiMGill is leading this project with @PascoSheriff

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@NateLawshe and @AloraMccarthy (with @LabDarc ) are leading this with @PascoSheriff