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Portrait of Dr. Sean Patrick Roche

Dr. Sean Patrick Roche

  • Associate Professor at School of Criminal Justice & Criminology, College of Applied Arts

Service Activities

Ongoing

  • Vice President, ASC Division of Public Opinion & Policy (DPOP). December 31, 2023 - Present.
  • Chair, ASC Division of Public Opinion & Policy (DPOP), Awards Committee. December 31, 2023 - Present.
  • Chair, ASC Division of Public Opinion & Policy (DPOP), Constitution and By-Laws Committee. December 31, 2023 - Present.
  • Member, The Graduate Council. September 1, 2023 - Present.
  • Program Coordinator, MSCJ Program. June 1, 2023 - Present.
  • Chair, MSCJ Steering Committee. June 1, 2023 - Present.
  • Organizer, Givens Park Community Survey. June 17, 2022 - Present.
  • Member, Doctoral Admissions Committee. January 12, 2022 - Present.
  • Member, Doctoral Qualifying Exam Committee. September 1, 2020 - Present.
  • Member, Marketing and Recruitment Committee. February 28, 2020 - Present.
  • Website Editor. May 14, 2018 - Present.
  • Member, Undergraduate Research Committee. September 1, 2017 - Present.

2025

  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Quantitative Criminology. January 6, 2025.

2024

  • Undergraduate Advisor, Alpha Phi Sigma. August 24, 2018 - July 31, 2024.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Criminology. October 17, 2024.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Journal of Criminal Justice. September 13, 2024.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. September 2, 2024.
  • Reviewer / Referee, National Institute of Justice. June 14, 2024.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Criminal Justice. April 21, 2024.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Criminal Justice Education. April 21, 2024.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Trust Research. March 2, 2024.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Victims & Offenders. January 19, 2024.

2023

  • Member, 2023 Administratrive Assistant II Search Committee. November 2023 - December 2023.
  • Member, 2023 Faculty Search Committee. July 2023 - December 2023.
  • Chair, ASC Division of Public Opinion & Policy (DPOP), Nominations Committee. November 17, 2021 - December 31, 2023.
  • Executive Counselor, ASC Division of Public Opinion & Policy (DPOP). November 17, 2021 - December 31, 2023.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Police Quarterly. December 18, 2023.
  • Section Chair - Routine Activities and Situational Perspectives, 2023 American Society of Criminology Program Committee. October 17, 2022 - November 18, 2023.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Victims & Offenders. October 29, 2023.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Police Practice and Research. October 15, 2023.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Criminology. September 14, 2023.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Police Quarterly. August 3, 2023.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Police Practice and Research. July 23, 2023.

2022

  • Speaker, Austin Police Department Training Academy. October 1, 2022 - October 28, 2022.
  • Member, 2022 Faculty Search Committee. July 26, 2022 - October 7, 2022.
  • Participant, San Marcos Fall River Clean Up. October 1, 2022.
  • Participant, The NEXT Conference (TXST University Brand Training). September 16, 2022.
  • Participant, New MSCJ Student Orientation. August 30, 2022.
  • Participant, New Doctoral Student Orientation. August 22, 2022.
  • Participant, College Open House Tabling Session. August 17, 2022.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. August 3, 2022.
  • Reviewer / Referee, PLOS One. July 15, 2022.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Criminology. May 4, 2022.
  • Team Leader, 2022 Family Campaign. February 17, 2022 - April 29, 2022.
  • Participant, Bobcat Days Tabling Session. April 9, 2022.
  • Faculty Respondent, 2022 International Research Conference for Graduate Students. April 5, 2022 - April 8, 2022.
  • Speaker, Austin Police Department Training Academy. February 1, 2022 - April 5, 2022.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Criminal Justice. March 28, 2022.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Justice Quarterly. March 23, 2022.
  • Participant, 37th Annual Great Texas River Cleanup. March 5, 2022.
  • Participant, Bobcat Days Tabling Session. February 19, 2022.

2021

  • Reviewer / Referee, Criminology. November 5, 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Criminal Justice and Behavior. October 21, 2021.
  • Participant, New Doctoral Student Orientation. August 17, 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Criminology & Public Policy. August 11, 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Criminology. June 4, 2021.
  • Team Leader, 2021 Family Campaign. February 4, 2021 - April 29, 2021.
  • Member, TRIO McNair Faculty Council. March 10, 2021 - April 21, 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Justice Quarterly. April 9, 2021.
  • Faculty Respondent, 2021 International Research Conference for Graduate Students. April 6, 2021 - April 8, 2021.
  • Member, 2020-2021 ACJS Awards Committee, Outstanding Mentor Award. March 2, 2020 - March 2021.

2020

  • Reviewer / Referee, Criminology. December 18, 2020.
  • Member, Mission Statement Committee. July 17, 2020 - December 4, 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. November 8, 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Criminology & Public Policy. September 17, 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Criminology. September 8, 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Psychology, Crime and Law. September 7, 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Criminal Justice. September 3, 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Criminology. June 16, 2020.
  • Team Leader, 2020 Family Campaign. February 14, 2020 - April 24, 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Criminology. March 6, 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Sociological Focus. March 6, 2020.
  • Co-Chair, 50th Anniversary Committee for Student Poster Competition. March 8, 2019 - March 4, 2020.
  • Participant, Bobcat Days Tabling Session. February 22, 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Quantitative Criminology. January 14, 2020.

2019

  • Member, 2019 Faculty Search Committee. August 20, 2019 - December 13, 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Behavioral Sciences & the Law. November 12, 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Experimental Criminology. November 11, 2019.
  • Panel Session Chair, 11th Annual International Research Conference for Graduate Students. November 6, 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Criminology. October 27, 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. September 15, 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Legal and Criminal Psychology. August 31, 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Criminology. August 1, 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Experimental Criminology. June 29, 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, South European Society and Politics. June 21, 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. May 24, 2019.
  • Undergraduate Marshal, Commencement Ceremony - College of Applied Arts. May 16, 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. April 16, 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Criminal Justice Policy Review. March 20, 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Justice Quarterly. March 20, 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Criminology. March 6, 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Crime and Justice. March 4, 2019.
  • Participant, Bobcat Days Tabling Session. February 16, 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Criminology. February 5, 2019.

2018

  • Reviewer / Referee, Crime & Delinquency. November 29, 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Justice Quarterly. November 18, 2018.
  • Participant, Bobcat Days Tabling Session. October 13, 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. October 1, 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. September 25, 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Quantitative Criminology. September 12, 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Drug and Alcohol Dependence. August 15, 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Criminology. August 14, 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Criminology. July 23, 2018.
  • Member, Publication Standards Committee. August 25, 2017 - May 30, 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice. May 20, 2018.
  • Faculty Meeting Minutes Taker. August 25, 2017 - May 11, 2018.
  • Panelist, Comics and Crime: Villains, Vigilantes, and Vice. April 12, 2018.
  • Participant, Bobcat Days Tabling Session. April 7, 2018.
  • Panelist, Graduate Appreciation Week - "Life After the Degree" Panel. April 4, 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Crime Prevention and Community Safety: An International Journal. March 27, 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Justice Quarterly. February 4, 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Justice Quarterly. February 4, 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Criminology. February 3, 2018.

2017

  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Crime and Justice. November 11, 2017.
  • Participant, Bobcat Days Tabling Session. October 21, 2017.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Justice Quarterly. October 11, 2017.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. August 31, 2017.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Criminology. June 25, 2017.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Justice Quarterly. June 20, 2017.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Justice Quarterly. January 14, 2017.

2016

  • Reviewer / Referee, Law & Society Review. October 12, 2016.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Justice Quarterly. August 15, 2016.
  • Treasurer, Graduate Student Association, SUNY Albany, School of Criminal Justice. May 2015 - May 2016.

2015

  • President, Graduate Student Association, SUNY Albany, School of Criminal Justice. February 2015.
  • Invited student editor, Albany Law Review, Annual Miscarriages of Justice Issue (2015). February 2015.

2014

  • PhD Representative, Faculty’s Hiring Committee, SUNY Albany, School of Criminal Justice. May 2014 - December 2014.
  • PhD Representative, Faculty’s Undergraduate Committee, SUNY Albany, School of Criminal Justice. January 2014 - December 2014.
  • Cohort Representative, Graduate Student Association, SUNY Albany, School of Criminal Justice. September 2012 - May 2014.