Biography and education
Sean Patrick Roche, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the School of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Texas State University. His research interests include public opinion on crime and criminal justice issues, policing, and offender decision-making. He also specializes in survey design and implementation, particularly in online contexts.
Dr. Roche received his Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from the University at Albany, SUNY in 2017. In that same year, he joined the faculty at Texas State as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Roche and was tenured and promoted to Associate Professor in 2023. He also currently serves as the Master's Program Coordinator.
Dr. Roche received his Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from the University at Albany, SUNY in 2017. In that same year, he joined the faculty at Texas State as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Roche and was tenured and promoted to Associate Professor in 2023. He also currently serves as the Master's Program Coordinator.
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured grants
- Jones, Angela Marie, Roche, Sean Patrick. Criminology Replication Grant as part of COS effort in the SCORE program, Center for Open Science, Federal, $9310. (Funded: 2020). Grant.
- Morley, Richard H (Principal), Smith, Kenneth Scott (Co-Principal), Metsis, Vangelis (Co-Principal), Trujillo, Logan Thomas (Co-Principal), Fulton, Cheryl Lisa (Co-Principal), Jantz, Paul B (Co-Principal), Bowman, Scott W (Co-Principal), Roche, Sean Patrick (Co-Principal). Exploring the intersection of mindfulness, stress, large-scale brain networks, bias, threat perception failure, and the decision to use deadly force using virtual reality, Texas State University, $16000. (Submitted: October 30, 2019, Funded: November 9, 2019 - Present). Grant.
- Roche, Sean Patrick, Jones, Angela Marie. SurveyCaTS (Survey Consortium at Texas State), Texas State University, $4800. (Funded: August 2019 - June 2020). Grant.
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Jones, A. M., & Roche, S. P. (2025). Introducing Item-Specific Formatting to Scales of Criminal Justice Attitudes: Evidence from a National Experiment. Justice Quarterly, 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/07418825.2025.2463414
- Roche, S. P., Lee, H., Pickett, J. T., Graham, A. K., & Cullen, F. T. (2024). Validation of Short-Form Scales of Self-Control, Procedural Justice, and Moral Foundations. Justice Quarterly, 41(7), 1002–1031. https://doi.org/10.1080/07418825.2024.2406535
- Brimbal, L. K. M., Roche, S. P., & Martaindale, M. H. (2024). Interviewing and Interrogation Practices and Beliefs, 20 Years Later: A National Self-Report Survey of American Police. Law and Human Behavior, 48(4), 247–261. Retrieved from https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000570
- Roche, S. P., Jones, A. M., Hewitt, A. N., & Vaughan, A. D. (2024). Procedurally just policing and persons in behavioral crises: investigating public perceptions, stigma and emotion. Policing: An International Journal, 47(1), 126–142. https://doi.org/10.1108/pijpsm-09-2023-0111
- Roche, S. P., Wilson, T., & Pickett, J. T. (2020). Perceived Control, Severity, Certainty, and Emotional Fear: Testing an Expanded Model of Deterrence. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 57(4), 493–531. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022427819888249
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: 2023 College Achievement for Excellence in Teaching, College of Applied Arts, Texas State University. August 18, 2023
- Award / Honor Recipient: 2019 College Achievement Award for Excellence - Scholarly/Creative Activities, College of Applied Arts, Texas State University. August 20, 2019
- Award / Honor Nominee: 2021 New Scholar Award, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS). December 14, 2020
- Award / Honor Recipient: Alumni Association Teaching Award of Honor, Texas State University Alumni Association. August 21, 2020
- Award / Honor Recipient: Den Namesake for Bobcat Preview 2020, Bobcat Preview. July 29, 2020
Featured service activities
- Undergraduate Advisor
Alpha Phi Sigma
- Vice President
ASC Division of Public Opinion & Policy (DPOP)
- Chair
ASC Division of Public Opinion & Policy (DPOP), Awards Committee
- Chair
ASC Division of Public Opinion & Policy (DPOP), Constitution and By-Laws Committee
- Member
The Graduate Council
- Other
MSCJ Program