Dr. Matthew DeLisi • Associate Professor

Matt Delisi BA Syracuse University
PhD University of Colorado

203A East Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011
515-294-8008
FAX: (515) 294-2303
delisi@iastate.edu
Curriculum Vitae

Matt DeLisi is Coordinator of Criminal Justice Studies, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology, and Faculty Affiliate of the Center for the Study of Violence at Iowa State University. Professor DeLisi's primary research interests include criminal careers/career criminals, self-control theory, corrections, psychopathy, and the molecular/behavioral genetics of antisocial behavior.

Professor DeLisi is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, and American Society of Criminology.

Professor DeLisi is an internationally recognized criminologist who has published more than 120 scholarly books, chapters, and articles in a range of social and behavioral science journals. Dr. DeLisi serves on the editorial boards of Criminal Justice Review, Journal of Criminal Justice Education, and Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice and serves as a reviewer for nearly 50 journals, publishers, and funding agencies.

His research has been featured in Time, Forbes, US News and World Report, Newsweek, Scientific American, Chronicle of Higher Education, Psychiatric News, Science Daily, Medical News Today, Science Codex, Washington Post, and many other media and science outlets.

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