Associate Professor Suzanna Fay

Associate Professor

School of Social Science
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
s.fay@uq.edu.au
+61 7 336 52208

Overview

Suzanna received her PhD in Sociology at the University of Washington where she concentrated on comparative perspectives of crime, immigration, and neighborhood action as well as methodology via association with the Centre for Statistics and the Social Sciences. Her recent work centers around three themes that are related to multiple aspects of crime and the justice system. The first theme examines the comparative context of crime and considers how different people perceive crime and criminals particularly in the neighborhood context. The second considers how perceptions of gun regulation by police, dealers, and the community influence debate and enforcement of Australia’s gun laws and consider these consequences across time and space. The third, considers the perceptions of child maltreatment and abuse and it’s consequences for reporting, monitoring, and court outcomes for children and families. Underscoring all three themes are sociological questions of race and ethnic stratification, and how perceptions of crime influence individual actions.

Research Interests

  • Comparative Criminology
    Comparative analysis of the links between immigration and neighborhood crime and collective crime prevention.
  • Juvenile/Youth justice and child abuse and neglect
    Analysis of how court processes help to explain the racial and ethnic disparities in youth justice and child welfare.
  • Australian Gun Control
    Understanding the dynamics of the Australian gun debate.
  • Statistics and methods for the social sciences

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Washington
  • Masters (Research), University of Washington
  • Bachelor of Arts, University of Washington

Publications

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Supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

  • Doctor Philosophy

  • Doctor Philosophy

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Publications

Featured Publications

Book

Book Chapter

  • Fay, Suzanna (2024). Barriers to Collaboration and Effective Gun Policy. Gun Control in Context. (pp. 87-120) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003271642-4

  • Fay, Suzanna (2024). Epilogue. Gun Control in Context. (pp. 209-211) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003271642-8

  • Fay, Suzanna (2024). Finding Common Ground Between the Gun-Owning Community and the Public Gun Control Agenda. Gun Control in Context. (pp. 56-86) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003271642-3

  • Fay, Suzanna (2024). Gun Control in Context. Gun Control in Context. (pp. 24-55) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003271642-2

  • Fay, Suzanna (2024). Harnessing the Benefits of the Gun-Owning Community. Gun Control in Context. (pp. 153-183) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003271642-6

  • Fay, Suzanna (2024). Introduction. Gun Control in Context. (pp. 1-23) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003271642-1

  • Fay, Suzanna (2024). Learning from the Australian Experience of Gun Control. Gun Control in Context. (pp. 184-208) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003271642-7

  • Fay, Suzanna (2024). Stigmatisation and the Gun Dealer. Gun Control in Context. (pp. 121-152) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003271642-5

  • Fernandes, April, Ramirez, Suzanna and Crutchfield, Robert D. (2014). Race and ethnicity in social disorganization theory. Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice. (pp. 4237-4245) edited by Gerben Bruinsma and David Weisburd. New York, NY, USA: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5690-2

  • Crutchfield, Robert and Ramirez, Suzanna (2012). Using census data and surveys to study labor markets and crime. The SAGE handbook of criminological research methods. (pp. 143-158) edited by David Gadd, Susanne Karstedt and Steven F. Messner. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.

  • Ramirez, Suzanna and Harris, Alexes (2010). Success and failure in education and criminal justice: Identifying common mechanisms. International encyclopedia of education. (pp. 874-880) edited by Penelope Peterson, Eva Baker and Barry McGaw. Oxford, U.K.: Elsevier; Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-08-044894-7.00150-0

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Other Outputs

Grants (Administered at UQ)

PhD and MPhil Supervision

Note for students: Associate Professor Suzanna Fay is not currently available to take on new students.

Current Supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

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  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

    Other advisors:

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

    Other advisors:

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

    Other advisors:

  • Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor

    Other advisors:

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

    Other advisors:

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

Completed Supervision