- Ph.D., Bowling Green State University
Paul J Becker
Associate Professor
Full-Time Faculty
College of Arts and Sciences:
Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work
Paul J Becker
Associate Professor
Full-Time Faculty
College of Arts and Sciences:
Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work
Degrees
Profile
Dr. Paul Becker is an Associate Professor of Sociology, affiliated with Criminal Justice and Security Studies. His research focuses on right-wing extremism in the United States, as well as visual sociology through protest photography. He joined the faculty in Fall 2002.
Research interests
- Hate crimes
- Right-wing Extremism
- Activism / Protesting in the 21st Century
- Green Criminology
- Exotic Animals in the U.S. (zoos, sanctuaries, pets)
- Visual sociology
- The representations of crime in popular media