Nancy Rodriguez (criminologist)
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Nancy Rodriguez | |
|---|---|
| Director of the National Institute of Justice | |
| In office February 9, 2015 – January 13, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | William Sabol |
| Succeeded by | Howard Spivak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 6, 1970 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Sam Houston State University (BA) Washington State University (MA, PhD) |
Nancy Rodriguez (born June 6, 1970)[1] is an American criminologist and professor in the School of Social Ecology at the University of California, Irvine.
Her research focuses on substance abuse, juvenile court decision-making, and sentencing policies.[2] She previously taught in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University from 1998 to 2015.[3] She was the director of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) from February 9, 2015, to January 13, 2017.[4][5] She was originally nominated to direct the NIJ in 2014 by then-president of the United States Barack Obama.[6]
