Staff
Jeffrey Clutter
Jeff graduated from Xavier University, majoring in criminal justice with a minor in psychology. He received his Master’s degree in criminal justice with an emphasis in law enforcement and crime prevention from the University of Cincinnati. Jeff is currently a second-year doctoral student in the University of Cincinnati’s School of Criminal Justice, with an emphasis on criminology and crime prevention. His research interests include environmental criminology, police effectiveness, hotspot crime mapping, and situational crime prevention.
Derek Cohen
Derek is a fourth year doctoral student in the School of Criminal Justice, possessing a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Bowling Green State University and a Master of Science in Criminal Justice from the University of Cincinnati. His research interests include longitudinal analysis of policy and programs, as well as the political nature of the criminal justice system. In addition, Derek has taught courses in criminal procedure, research methods, courts, and corrections.
Jessica Eley
Jessica graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a Bachelor’s in Geography in June 2006. As an undergraduate, she was a McNair Scholar and received the Cincinnatus Award for Outstanding Seniors from the Department of Geography. She participated in multiple internships, including the Summer Transportation Internship for Diverse Groups with the New York State Department of Transportation. Following her graduation, she worked for Woolpert, Inc. as a Cartographic and Photogrammetry Technician before returning to UC to pursue her Master’s degree in Geographic Information Science. After completing an internship with Cincinnati Area GIS (CAGIS), she worked briefly with the US Census Bureau for the 2010 Census collection. Jessica is currently completing her Master’s thesis by researching and mapping multi-jurisdictional differences in sex offender residency restrictions. In addition to mapping crime, Jessica also maintains research interests in transportation, demographics, and political GIS.
Garrett Grothoff
Garrett is a research associate in the Institute of Crime Sciences at the University of Cincinnati. He earned a bachelor of arts from the University of Alabama in Political Science and Criminal Justice and a master of arts in criminal justice from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. He is currently a PhD candidate in the school of Criminal Justice at Cincinnati. His focus is in criminal justice systems and policing. Research interests include police management and policy, gender and crime, and juvenile justice.
Murat Ozer
Murat Ozer is a Police Superintended at Turkish National Police. He received his Ph.D. in School of Criminal Justice from the University of Cincinnati in 2010. His research interests include crime prevention efforts in policing agencies, violence reduction strategies, and anti-terrorism policies. His main interest in anti-terrorism policies is how to prevent people in joining terrorist organizations and how to quit/deter certain people who are already in touch with terrorist organizations.
Sam Peterson
Sam is a first-year doctoral student in the School of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati. He graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in 2010 with a B.A. in Criminology and Psychology, and earned a M.S. in Criminal Justice from the University of Cincinnati in 2011. His research interests include life-course criminology, situational crime prevention, policy and program evaluation, and correctional programming.
Ashley Sandburg
Ashley earned her Bachelor's in Art History from the University of Cincinnati in 2009. From 2009, she assisted with office management, organization, and scheduling for both the Institute of Crime Science and the Corrections Institute. Since early 2012, she has worked solely at ICS, developing and maintaining security protocols, staff schedules, funding and reimbursement, as well as overall office management. She is currently pursuing her Master's Degree in Art History at the University of Cincinnati.
Institute of Crime Science Staff, former and present (From left, Courtney Sandburg, Ashley Sandburg, Amy Stutzenberger, Robin Engel, Amy Deger, Kristin Swartz, Garrett Grothoff, Jeff Clutter - Not pictured: Jessica Eley, Sam Peterson)