Education
| 1997 | Ph.D. Sociology, University of Delaware |
| 1994 | Sociology, University of Delaware |
| 1992 | B.A. Psychology, State University of New York, Geneseo |
Professional Experience
| 2005 - | Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Miami |
| 1999 - 2005 | Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Miami |
| 1997 - 1999 | Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Bowling Green State University |
| 1996 - 1997 | Instructor, Department of Sociology, University of Delaware |
| 1993 - 1997 | Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Sociology, University of Delaware |
| 1992 - 1993 | Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology, University of Delaware |
Honors & Acknowledgements
Junior Scholar Award Winner, Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco Section, American Sociological Association
Junior Scholar Award Winner, Drinking and Drugs Section, Society for the Study of Social Problems
2005
Memberships
American Society of Criminology
Homicide Research Working Group
Criminology, Homicide, Immigration, Race and Ethnicity
Research Projects
Second Chance Re-Entry Grant: Back to the Future
2014-2015 Co-Investigator.
(Palm Beach County; 2/01/14 through 9/30/15; total award: $81,250; PI: Wendy Cavendish, Ph.D.)
Community Mechanisms, Crime and Deviance in Miami
Provost’s Summer Research Award, University of Miami
Economic Evaluation Methods for Adolescents: Development and Applications
2005-2006 Investigator.
(National Institute of Drug Abuse, Grant No. R01 DA018645, from 5/05-4/10, PI: Michael French, Ph.D.)
Women’s Prison TC: Outcomes, Process, and Economic Analysis
(Public Health Service, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Grant No. R01 DA14370, $431,532 from 10/01 to 9/06, PI: JoAnn Sacks, UM PI: Michael French, Ph.D.)
Costs and Benefits of Alcohol Services and Interventions
2004-2006 Investigator.
(Public Health Service, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Grant
Race/Ethnicity, Substance Use, and Suicide
2004 Principal Investigator.
James W. McLamore Summer Award in Business and the Social Sciences, University of
Miami. ($9,300.00)
Gender and Ethnic Differences in Aggravated Assault and Homicide: Findings From Miami
10/00-8/31/01 Co-Principal Investigator.
(National Consortium on Violence Research, under NIJ award 8-8513-PA-IJ, $49,272 from 10/00 to 8/31/01, PI: Ramiro Martinez, Jr., Ph.D.).
Violent Death in Miami-Dade County: The Effects of Race/Ethnicity, Alcohol Outlets, and Socioeconomic Factors
2000 Principal Investigator.
James W. McLamore Summer Award in Business and the Social Sciences, University of Miami. ($9,300.00)
Alcohol, Race/Ethnicity, and Violence in Miami.
Summer Research Program, Bowling Green State University. ($5,497.00)
Miami Consortium for Urban Studies.
2004-2005 Co-Investigator and Planning Committee on Center Grant application,
University of Miami, College of Arts and Sciences.
Reassessing the Relationship Between Immigration and Social Disorganization: A Spatial Analysis of Aggravated Assault and Robbery in Miami
2001 Co-Principal Investigator on grant application,
Funding Agency: National Institute of Justice.
(PI: Matthew T. Lee, Ph.D.; not funded)
The Role of Alcohol in Homicide in Miami-Dade County, Florida, for 1988-1998: An Examination of Race/Ethnicity, Socio-economic Factors, and Alcohol Outlets
1999 Principal Investigator on grant application,
Funding Agency: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (not funded)
Publications
Gostjev, Feodor A. and Amie L. Nielsen. "Speaking the Same Language? English Language Fluency and Violent Crime at the Neighborhood Level" The Sociological Quarterly
Cavendish, Wendy, Amie L. Nielsen, and Marjorie Montague "Parent Attachment, School Commitment, and Externalizing Behavioral Trajectories of Diverse Youth" Journal of Adolescence
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