Workshop on the Economics of Crime for Junior scholars (WEC.Jr.)
The Workshop on the Economics of Crime for Junior Scholars (WEC.Jr.) aims to bring together graduate students and junior researchers (post-docs and assistant professors early in their careers) to present their works on topics related to the economics of crime and criminal justice. The 3rd edition will be held in London in May 2024. Call for papers will be circulated soon.
3rd edition: May 29-30, 2024, London
2nd edition: March 24-25, 2023, Boston
Sponsors: Northeastern University School of Public Policy; and Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) at LSE
1st edition: November 22, 2021, online.
Mentoring
During the academic year 2020-21, I was selected as UCI’s Inclusive Excellence Ambassador and remotely mentored five incoming graduate students. I created a website collecting comprehensive info on various topics, including a pre-arrival checklist, life at UCI, and resources: https://sites.google.com/uci.edu/ariagolestani-iea/home
Other Seminar Series and Conferences Organized
Online Crime Workshop for Grad Students 2020
In fall 2020, 12 Ph.D. students conducting empirical research on criminal behavior & criminal justice policy presented their research in an online seminar series organized by Dr. Doleac and myself. It was an amazing experience. A brief summary of what we learned in this Twitter thread.
Presenters:
Brett McCully (UCLA)
Matthew Harvey (U of South Carolina)
Magdalena Domínguez (Universitat de Barcelona & IEB)
Anna Kyriazis (UIUC)
Jonathan Moreno Medina (Duke)
Lauren Schechter (UC Boulder)
Adam Soliman (Duke)
William Arbour (U of Toronto)
Chelsea Temple (TAMU)
Bernard Moscoso Miranda (Universitat de Barcelona)
Alex Albright (Harvard)
Aria Golestani (UC Irvine)
Faculty participants:
Bocar Ba
Emily Owens
Glen Waddell
Jennifer Doleac
Jillian Carr
Kevin Schnepel
Sara Heller
Stephen Billings
SEA 2021 (Houston, TX); 2 sessions
[2.A.26] Judiciary Reforms and Crime
———————————————-
Organizers:
Aria Golestani (UCI)
Magdalena Domínguez (Uppsala University)
Session Chairs:
Jonathan Moreno-Medina (UTSA)
Presenters:
Jonathan Moreno-Medina (UTSA)
Kathryn Bollman (MSU)
Chelsea Temple (TAMU)
Discussants:
Chelsea Temple (TAMU)
Elizabeth Luh (University of Michigan)
Brittany Street (University of Missouri)
[2.B.26] Crime and Social Networks
———————————————
Organizers:
Aria Golestani (UCI)
Magdalena Domínguez (Uppsala University)
Session Chairs:
Jonathan Moreno-Medina (UTSA)
Presenters:
William Arbour (UofT)
Brett McCully (Collegio Carlo Alberto)
Hina Usman (UCI)
Discussants:
Brett McCully (Collegio Carlo Alberto)
Ashna Arora (University of Chicago)
Jonathan Moreno-Medina (UTSA)
SEA 2020 (virtual); 2 sessions
[2.H.14] Misdemeanor Justice
————————————-
Organizers:
Chelsea Temple (TAMU)
Aria Golestani (UCI)
Session Chairs:
Robynn Cox (USC)
Presenters:
Robynn Cox (USC)
Aria Golestani (UCI)
Chelsea Temple (TAMU)
Anna Kyriazis (UIUC)
Discussants:
Brittany Street (U of Missouri)
Cody Tuttle (Princeton)
Robynn Cox (USC)
Anna Kyriazis (UIUC)
[2.A.11] Policing and Community (Virtual)
—————————————————-
Organizers:
Aria Golestani (UCI)
Chelsea Temple (TAMU)
Session Chairs:
Kevin T. Schnepel, Simon Fraser University
Presenters:
Jonathan Moreno-Medina (Duke)
Katherine Rittenhouse (UCSD)
Roman Gabriel Rivera (Columbia)
Jaclyn Rosenquist (UCI)
Discussants:
Kevin Schnepel (Simon Fraser)
CarlyWill Sloan (Claremont Graduate University)
Jonathan Moreno-Medina (Duke)
Jaclyn Rosenquist (UCI)