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Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured grants
- Schildkraut, J. (Principal), Elsass, H.J. (Supporting). Are mass shootings epidemic? Assessing moral panic among U.S. citizens, SUNY Oswego, Institutional (Higher Ed). Grant.
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Schildkraut, J., Elsass, H. J. M., & Greene-Colozzi, E. (2025). (Re)Introducing the Mass Shooting Factsheet.
- Schildkraut, J., & Elsass, H. J. M. (2025). Mass Shooting Factsheet.
- Schildkraut, J., & Elsass, H. J. M. (2023). Can mass shootings be stopped? To address the problem, we must better understand the phenomenon. Rockefeller Institute of Government.
- Schildkraut, J., Stafford, M. C., Elsass, H. J. M., & Sheingold, J. (2022). Understanding more than 50 years of mass public shootings as a function of routine activities. Homicide Studies. https://doi.org/10.1177/10887679221083607
- Elsass, H. J. M., Schildkraut, J., Haenfler, R., Klocke, B., Madfis, & Muschert, G. (2021). Moral Panic, Fear of Crime, and School Shootings: Does Location Matter? Sociological Inquiry, 91(2), 426–454.
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: 2025 Presidential Distinction for Excellence in Teaching. 2025 - Present
- Award / Honor Recipient: Chi Alpha National Honors Society Favorite Professor Award. 2019
- Award / Honor Recipient: Chi Alpha National Honors Society Favorite Professor Award. 2017
- Award / Honor Recipient: Professor of the Year, Non-Traditional Students Organization. 2016
- Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities. 2016
Featured service activities
- Board Member
Capital Area Crime Stoppers
- Organizer
Criminal Justice Recruiting Events
- Organizer
Reorganizing, Cleaning, Posting on all Hines Bulletin Boards
- Member
Inaugural College of Applied Arts (CAA) Learning Community Committee
- Organizer
CJ Career Exploration Series
- Other
Rockefeller Institute of Government Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium