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Dr. Bob Edward Vasquez

  • Associate Professor - College of Applied Arts
  • School Director - Professor - School of Social Work
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Biography and education

Professor Bob Edward Vásquez joined Texas State University in 2009, was awarded tenure in 2015, and currently serves as the Assistant Dean of the College of Applied Arts. A proud native Texan and a first-generation university graduate, Professor Vásquez was raised in San Antonio. He attended The University of Texas at Austin where, in four years, he earned a B.A. in Music and a B.A. in Sociology. His master's and doctoral degrees are from the School of Criminal Justice at the University at Albany, State University of New York where he also concurrently enrolled in the graduate program in epidemiology and biostatistics.

Teaching Interests

Research Interests

  • Vasquez, Bob E (Principal), Martinez, Gloria P (Co-Principal). CAMINOS For Success, United States Department of Agriculture, Federal, $400000. (Submitted: 2023, Funded: 2023 - 2027). Grant.
  • Reinhard, D. J., Vasquez, B. E., & Payne, T. (2021). Geographic reach considerations for intervention analysis and crime prevention. Crime Prevention and Community Safety, 23, 416–432.
  • Hsu, H. Y., Vásquez, B. E., & McDowall, D. (2018). A Time-Series Analysis of Terrorism: Intervention, Displacement, and Diffusion of Benefits. Justice Quarterly, 35. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1080/07418825.2017.1340501
  • Vásquez, B. E., Zimmerman, G. M., & Farrell, A. S. (2015). Examining the joint impact of moderating and nonlinear peer effects on the sex gap in violent crime. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 42, 176–195.
  • Blair, J. P., Levine, T., & Vásquez, B. E. (2015). Producing Deception  Detection Expertise. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management, 38, 71–85.
  • Vásquez, B. E., & Zimmerman, G. M. (2014). An investigation into the empirical relationship between time with peers, friendship, and delinquency. Journal of Criminal Justice, 42, 244–256.
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Award for Excellence in Service, Texas State University, College of Applied Arts–Level. August 2015
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor, graduate inductees of the Alfred H. Nolle Chapter (Texas State University) of the Alpha Chi National Honor Society. 2014
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching, Texas State University, College of Applied Arts. August 2014
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Distinguished Author Award, National Award from American Society of Clinical Laboratory Science. August 2013
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities, Texas State University, College of Applied Arts –Level. July 2012
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  1. Editorial Review Board Member

    Justice Quarterly

  2. Member

    Search Committee-Digital Humanities Faculty

  3. Member

    US 1100 Task Force

  4. Other

    Student Learning Outcomes

  5. Chair

    HSI Community Council

  6. Member

    School Level Curriculum Committee

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