Karen F. Lahm, Ph.D.

Department:
Sch of Social Sci's & Int'l Studies
Title:
Professor, Sociology Coordinator, Crime and Justice Studies
Address:
Allyn Hall 373, 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy, Dayton, OH 45435-0001
Phone:
937-775-4165
Email:
karen.lahm@wright.edu

Karen Lahm is a Professor of Sociology and is the current Coordinator of the Crime & Justice Studies Program. She teaches in the Sociology and Crime & Justice Studies undergraduate programs, as well as the MPA graduate program. Dr. Lahm's teaching and research interests include criminology, prisons/jails, victimology, research methods, and statistics.  She is the recipient of the College of Liberal Arts Oustanding Advisor & Teaching Awards, General Education Teaching Awards, Writing Across the Curriculum Awards, as well as the College of Liberal Arts Outstanding Faculty Award.  In 2026, Dr. Lahm was the recipient of the Faculty Excellence Award from the Strategic Ohio Counsel on Higher Education (SOCHE).   Students interested in Sociology and/or Crime & Justice Studies (majors and minors) should feel free to contact her. 

Curriculum Vitae

KLahmvitaupdated.pdf 196.84 KB

Education History

Ph.D.                 University of Kentucky, December 2001, Sociology
M.A.                  Wright State University; June, 1997; Applied Behavioral Science                               
B.A.                   Wright State University; August, 1995, Sociology

Teaching

Courses Taught:
SOC 2000: Intro. to Sociology
SOC 3210: Sociology of Deviance
SOC 3220: Juvenile Delinquency
SOC 3400: Sociological Analysis
SOC 3410: Research Methods
SOC 3700: Criminology
SOC 3740: Penology & Corrections
SOC 4700: Explaining Crime
SOC 4710: Victimology
ABS 7100: Research Methods I
ABS 7110: Research Methods II
 

 

Professional Affiliations/Memberships

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
American Society of Criminology
Ohio Council of Criminal Justice Education
Midwest Criminal Justice Association

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