Samantha Kopf, Ph.D.

Position: Assistsant Professor
Phone: 419-372-8905
Email: skopf@bgsu.edu

Bio

Dr. Samantha Kopf earned her Ph.D. in Sociology with a focus in Criminology and Quantitative Methods from Bowling Green State University in 2023. She joined the faculty at BGSU as an Assistant Professor in 2023. Her primary research interests include life-course and developmental criminology, the effects of early life turning points (such as juvenile arrest and victimization) have on later life outcomes (such as family relationships, employment, and civic engagement), and victimology. She teaches several undergraduate level courses including Research Methods for the Human Services, Introduction to the Criminal Justice System, and the Juvenile Justice Subsystems. She has published papers in Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology, American Journal of Criminal Justice,and Crime & Delinquency.

Selected Publications

Kopf, S., & Mowen, T. J. (2022). Labeling and high-risk youth: The influence of arrest on family support. Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology, 1-21 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40865-022-00190-2

Kopf, S., & Mowen, T. J. (2022). Family support, family incarceration, and substance use among adjudicated youth across time. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12103-022-09674-9

Mowen, T. J., Boman, J. H., Kopf, S., & Booth, M. Z. (2021). Self-perceptions of attractiveness and offending during adolescence. Crime & Delinquency.  https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128720987196