Dr Timothy Edgemon

PhD in Sociology, University of Georgia, 2020

MA in Sociology, University of Georgia, 2016

BS in Sociology, Middle Tennessee State University, 2014

Dr. Timothy G. Edgemon received his PhD in Sociology from the University of Georgia (Athens, GA, USA) in 2020. His doctoral thesis examined the links between criminal justice contact and mental health at both the individual and the societal level by using a variety of quantitative methods. While completing his PhD, Tim was part of an international grant funded by the U.S. Department of State, Office on Trafficking in Persons aimed at investigating the prevalence of human trafficking in Sub-Saharan Africa. 

After receiving his PhD, Tim completed a one-year National Institute of Justice Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Cincinnati Corrections Institute, where he focused on implementing large scale quantitative and experimental designs aimed at reducing recidivism and improving the reintegration experiences of people released from prison. Upon completion of the Postdoctoral Fellowship, Tim joined the Department of Sociology at Auburn University as an Assistant Professor, where he taught classes in criminological theory, punishment, juvenile delinquency, and research methods.   

Tim’s research program is firmly situated within sociology, criminology, and health and his work been published in a variety of peer-reviewed outlets including Society & Mental Health, Social Science & Medicine, The British Journal of Criminology, and Feminist Criminology. In addition, Tim presents regularly at the American Society of Criminology (ASC) and at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) annual research conferences.

Tim teaches on several modules including punishment, violence, criminological theory, and quantitative methods.

• Penology & Corrections
• Conditions of Confinement
• Gender, Crime, & Justice
• Sociology of Health
• Violence & Victimization
• Crime & Social Control
• Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery
• Quantitative Methods