~ RGVRC Affiliate Scholar ~

Nadine M. Connell, PhD, is an associate professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Griffith University and a fellow of the Griffith Criminology Institute, Queensland, Australia. Her research examines the etiology and prevention of school-related violence, with a focus on school shootings and fatal school attacks in both American and international contexts. Connell works with schools to better understand ways to prevent bullying and more extreme forms of youth crime and violence. Connell’s research has been funded by national, state, and local agencies to evaluate school-based violence prevention programs and better understand the antecedents of school shootings. She is currently working with a team of international collaborators to apply lessons learned from the study of American school shootings in other countries. Her work has been published in several peer-reviewed journals. She frequently contributes to the national and international news media on youth violence and victimization issues.