Faculty Profile for Dr. Lidia Elena Nuno

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Dr. Lidia Elena Nuno
Associate Professor — School of Criminal Justice & Criminology
HINES 108
phone: (512) 245-3345
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 Lidia E. Nuño joined the School of Criminal Justice and Criminology as an associate professor in 2022, and serves as the founding director of the Social Equity Research and Policy Lab. Dr. Nuño holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in psychology, criminology and criminal justice, and justice studies from Arizona State University. Dr. Nuño’s research and teaching interests include immigration, gangs, and policing. She has collaborated with several law enforcement agencies throughout the United States, and has worked with active and incarcerated offenders, including gang members and juveniles, and at-risk youth in the United States, Central America, and the Caribbean.

She has also served as project manager, project director, and lead analyst for United States Agency for International Development (USAID), United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and National Institute of Justice (NIJ) funded research projects. Dr. Nuño is currently the Principal Investigator in a National Institute of Justice (NIJ) funded project that examines immigration status and its relation to the likelihood of engaging in crime, gang membership, and experiencing violent victimization.

Teaching Interests

 Policing, Gangs, Immigration

Research Interests

 Policing, Gangs, Immigration

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Nuno, L. E. (n.d.). Assessing the Relationship between Immigration Status, Crime, Gang Affiliation, and Victimization. Technical Report Prepared for the National Institute of Justice.
  • Herrera, V., & Nuno, L. E. (2024). Challenges to identifying labor trafficking at the local level: A qualitative study of service providers and stakeholders in California. Journal of Human Trafficking. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/23322705.2023.2301216
  • Freemon, K. R., Cheon, H., Katz, C. M., & Nuno, L. E. (2023). Differences Between Incarcerated and Nonincarcerated Youth in the English-Speaking Caribbean. International Criminal Justice Review, 33(3), 281–301. https://doi.org/10.1177/10575677221124486
  • Nuno, L. E., & Maguire, E. R. (2023). The Nature and Structure of MS-13 in Los Angeles County. Criminal Justice Review, 48(1), 5–20. https://doi.org/10.1177/07340168211029990
  • Katz, C., Cheon, H., Freemon, K., & Nuño, L. E. (2022). Delinquency, drug use, and gang membership in the English-Speaking Caribbean. Children & Youth Services Review. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106758

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: College of Applied Arts Achievement Award in Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activity, Texas State University. 2023

Selected Service Activities

Member
Doctoral Steering Committee
August 2024-Present
Member
College Naming Committee
August 2024-Present
Editorial Review Board Member
Deputy Editor, Feminist Criminology (2022-Present)
2022-Present
Director
Director, Social Equity Research and Policy Lab (2020-Present)
2020-Present
Chair
Topic Chair, Gangs and Communities Section Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences 2024 Program Committee
2023-2024