{{short description|American criminologist (born 1969)}} {{Infobox scientist | honorific_prefix = | name = William Alex Pridemore | honorific_suffix = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = <!--(filename only, i.e. without "File:" prefix)--> | image_size = | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|10|14}} | birth_place = | death_date = <!--{{death date and age |YYYY|MM|DD |YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date)--> | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = <!--{{coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}--> | other_names = | pronounce = | residence = | citizenship = | nationality = | fields = Criminology | workplaces = University at Albany, SUNY<br>Georgia State University<br>Emory University<br>Indiana University<br>University of Georgia | patrons = | education = Indiana University<br>University at Albany, SUNY | thesis_title = <!--(or | thesis1_title = and | thesis2_title = )--> | thesis_url = <!--(or | thesis1_url = and | thesis2_url = )--> | thesis_year = <!--(or | thesis1_year = and | thesis2_year = )--> | doctoral_advisor = <!--(or | doctoral_advisors = )--> | academic_advisors = | doctoral_students = | notable_students = | known_for = Work on social structure, alcoholic beverage consumption, and violence | influences = | influenced = | awards = 2015 Freda Adler Distinguished Scholar Award from the American Society of Criminology's Division of International Criminology | author_abbrev_bot = | author_abbrev_zoo = | spouse = <!--(or | spouses = )--> | partner = <!--(or | partners = )--> | children = | signature = <!--(filename only)--> | signature_alt = | website = <!--{{URL|www.example.com}}--> | footnotes = }} '''William Alex Pridemore''' (born October 14, 1969)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2005022249.html|title=William Alex Pridemore |website=Library of Congress}}</ref> is an American criminologist who is the Chair of the Department of Sociology at the University of Georgia. He is also an affiliate faculty member at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University.<ref name=cv>{{Cite web |url=http://www.albany.edu/PridemoreWA.pdf |title=William Pridemore CV |access-date=2017-09-23 |archive-date=2017-12-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171218060027/https://www.albany.edu/PridemoreWA.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown }}()</ref>
==Education== Pridemore received his B.A. and M.A. from Indiana University in criminal justice, after which he received his Ph.D. from the University at Albany in 2000.<ref name=cv/>
==Career== Before joining the faculty of the University of Georgia in 2022, he previously served as the Dean of the University at Albany, SUNY's School of Criminal Justice and before that, as distinguished professor at Georgia State University in their Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology for two years. Before that, he was a professor in the department of criminal justice at Indiana University from 2009 to 2013.<ref name=cv/>
==Research== Pridemore is known for researching the relationship between social structure, alcohol, and violence.<ref name=cv/> This research has reported a positive relationship between alcohol outlets and rates of assault,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/brain-and-behavior/articles/2010/02/21/more-bars-equals-more-assaults-study-finds?offset=400 |title=More Bars Equals More Assaults, Study Finds |date=2010-02-21 |website=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref> which he has also reported can be reduced by higher degrees of social cohesion in neighborhoods.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://health.usnews.com/health-news/managing-your-healthcare/environment/articles/2011/08/24/tight-communities-can-lower-violence-linked-to-liquor-stores |title=Tight Communities Can Lower Violence Linked to Liquor Stores |date=2011-08-24 |website=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref> He has also studied anti-abortion violence<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.upi.com/Abortion-clinics-still-face-violence/50321159543910/ |title=Abortion clinics still face violence |date=2006-09-29 |website=UPI |language=en |access-date=2017-09-23}}</ref> and the relationship between incarceration and mortality.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/former-prisoners-likely-die-early-death |title=Ex-prisoners more likely to die early death, study finds |last=Rolfes |first=Ellen |date=2014-05-15 |website=PBS NewsHour |language=en-US |access-date=2017-09-23}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.albany.edu/scj/61072.php Faculty page] *{{Google Scholar id|td8L8MAAAAAJ}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pridemore, William Alex}} Category:1969 births Category:Living people Category:American criminologists Category:University at Albany alumni Category:University at Albany faculty Category:Indiana University alumni Category:Georgia State University faculty Category:Indiana University Bloomington faculty Category:University of Georgia faculty