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401 W. Kennedy Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33606-13490
(813) 253-3333
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Assistant Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice
Assistant Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice
Phone:
(813) 257-4146
Email:
zzhang@ut.edu
Address:
401 W Kennedy Blvd
Tampa,
FL
33606
Mailbox:
Box Q
Education
2019 Shenzhen University, B.A.
2019 University of Indianapolis, B.A.
2021 State University of New York at Buffalo, M.A.
2025 State University of New York at Buffalo, Ph.D.
Courses Taught
Research Methods in Criminology and Criminal Justice
Statistics
Career Specialties
Zhang's main research interests include criminology, delinquency, neighborhood changes, health, and quantitative methods.
Professional and Community Activities
Research grant: 2023-2024. Co-investigator. (PI: Ashley B. Barr). 鈥淕entrification, Romantic Relationships, and Wellbeing among Young Adults.鈥 Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy. State University of New York at Buffalo.
Recent publications:
Zhang, Zhe, Shelley M. Kimelberg, and Robert M. Adelman. 2024. 鈥淐onsidering Small-city Gentrification鈥 Contexts. 23(4): 57-59
Zhang, Zhe, and Ashley B. Barr. 2024. 鈥淕entrification and Crime in Buffalo from 2011 to 2019.鈥 PLOS ONE 19(6): e0302832. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0302832.
Honors and Awards
2024 Michele M. Thompson Award for Dissertation Research; State University of New York at Buffalo
2023,2022 Nathalie Devine Howe Excellence in Research Award; State University of New York at Buffalo