John MacDonald Wins the David N. Kershaw Award
Dean Rebecca Bushnell says, "John MacDonald's research is addressing some of our nation's most pressing social issues. This award is a well-deserved recognition of his important work and a great honor for the School as well."
MacDonald is the recipient of multiple research grants for his work in criminology on subjects including interpersonal violence, race and ethnic disparities in criminal justice, and the effectiveness of social policy responses to crime. He has authored numerous articles featured in publications such as the American Journal of Epidemiology, Criminology, American Journal of Public Health, Economic Journal and Journal of the American Statistical Association. MacDonald was named a Young Experimental Scholar by the Academy of Experimental Criminology in 2009.
In addition to his appointment as associate professor of criminology, MacDonald is chair of the Department of Criminology, director of the Jerry Lee Center of Criminology and serves on the Academic Policy Committee in the Fels Institute of Government. He is also a faculty member in the Population Studies Center.
As the 2012 Kershaw winner, MacDonald will give a speech about his research this November at the APPAM Fall Research Conference in Baltimore. He becomes the first professor to earn the award while at Penn and joins Frederic Fox Leadership Professor of Politics, Religion and Civil Society John DiIulio, Jr. of the Department of Political Science, who received this honor during his tenure at Princeton University. The award is considered one of leading awards given to recognize work related to public policy and social science.
