Areas of Research/Interest: Criminology; sociology of law; mathematical modeling; ancient civilizations; deviance; human sexuality; sociology of science; evolutionary psychology; statistical methods in the social sciences. Affiliated with other departments or programs: Institute for Law and Society External Affiliations: American Sociological Association, Eastern Sociological Association, Pacific Sociological Association, International Sociological Association, American Society of Criminology, Law and Society Association, International Association for the History of Crime and Criminal Justice, Sociologists' Lesbian and Gay Caucus, Committee on Lesbian and Gay History, Society of Lesbian and Gay Anthropologists, Gay and Lesbian Caucus of the Modern Language Association, Society for the Study of Homosexuality in the Middle Ages. Fellowships/Honors: Outstanding Scholarship Award, Criminology Section, American Sociological Association; Elected Fellow, American Society of Criminology.
Bio:
I came to sociology because I could not find a job in physics, and needed to do something else to earn a living. My involvement in criminal activity drew me to criminology, the sociology of deviance, and the sociology of law. Luckily NYU hired me even though I’d never taken a course in sociology. In addition to crime, law and deviance, I do work in human sexuality (primarily homosexuality), ancient Near East studies, and quantitative methodology. Having come to sociology from outside, I feel little need to respect disciplinary boundaries, and I like being a dabbler.
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