Greg Ridgeway Explained

Greg Ridgeway
Nationality:American
Fields:Criminology
Statistics
Workplaces:National Institute of Justice
RAND Corporation
University of Pennsylvania
Alma Mater:California Polytechnic State University
University of Washington
Thesis Title:Generalization of boosting algorithms and applications of Bayesian inference for massive datasets
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Doctoral Advisors:David Madigan
Thomas S. Richardson
Awards:Fellow of the American Statistical Association
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Gregory Kirk Ridgeway (born 1973) is professor of criminology and statistics at the University of Pennsylvania, where he is also chair of the Department of Criminology.

Education

Ridgeway received his B.S. from California Polytechnic State University in 1995 and his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Washington in 1997 and 1999, respectively. All three of his degrees are in statistics.[1] His Ph.D. thesis was entitled "Generalization of boosting algorithms and applications of Bayesian inference for massive datasets".[2]

Career

Early in his career, Ridgeway worked at the RAND Corporation, where he served as the director of the Safety and Justice Program from 2009 to 2012, and of the Center for Quality Policing from 2008 to 2012. He later served as the acting director of the National Institute of Justice for 19 months before joining the University of Pennsylvania in August 2014.[1] [3] [4] In January 2021, he was named the co-editor-in-chief of the Journal of Quantitative Criminology.[5]

Research

Ridgeway's research focuses on using statistical techniques to examine aspects of the United States' criminal justice system. These aspects include, but are not limited to, stop-and-frisk in New York City, which, in a 2007 study, he found was racially biased, with blacks and Hispanics being more likely to be frisked, searched, or arrested once stopped (though they were no more likely to be stopped than whites).[6] [7]

Honors and awards

Ridgeway is a fellow of the American Statistical Association.[1]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Greg Ridgeway . University of Pennsylvania . 24 April 2016.
  2. Generalization of boosting algorithms and applications of Bayesian inference for massive datasets . University of Washington . 1999 . 24 April 2016. Thesis . Ridgeway . Gregory Kirk .
  3. Web site: Greg Ridgeway CV . 24 April 2016.
  4. Web site: Feds' $3M grant to Penn raises questions about transparency . Philly.com . 22 June 2015 . 27 April 2016 . Walls, Jim.
  5. Web site: greg ridgeway cv . 10 September 2021 . sites.google.com . en-US.
  6. Analysis of Racial Disparities in the New York Police Department's Stop, Question, and Frisk Practices . RAND Corporation . 2007 . 24 April 2016 . Ridgeway, Greg.
  7. Web site: City Police Stop Whites Equally but Frisk Them Less, a Study Finds . New York Times . 21 November 2007 . 24 April 2016 . Baker, Al.