Barbara J. Costello
Associate Professor
Sociology
Ph.D., University of Arizona
Criminology, Juvenile Delinquency, Research Methods
Professor Barbara Costello began her academic career as a student at the University of Rhode Island, and graduated with a B.A. in Sociology in 1986. She earned an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Arizona, and was on the faculty of Mississippi State University for six years before returning to URI.
Professor Costello specializes in criminology, and much of her research focuses on testing and extending control theories of crime. Her current research involves studying peer influence on deviant behavior, with an emphasis on the mechanisms by which peers influence each other's behavior toward prosocial behavior.
Professor Costello regularly teaching courses on crime and delinquency and research methods, and she is teaching a seminar on the sociology of food production and distribution in the Fall 2010 semester.
News & Announcements
Anthropology Honor Society
URI Anthropology students have been chartered as the Alpha Rhode Island Chapter of Lamda Alpha, the national anthropology honor society. This is a tribute to the hard work of several students and to the academic excellence of our majors and our faculty. Right now, the recruitment of charter members is underway. If you're interested in being one of the first Lamda Alphas, shoot off an email to Ashley Waggoner for all the details.
The URI Anthropology Society is also up and running. Check out their page too.
Department contacts
Department Chair
C. B. Peters, cbp@uri.edu
Justice, Law & Society Minor Coordinator
Professor Leo Carroll, lcarroll@uri.edu
Administrative Assistant
Theresa Nobile, nobile@uri.edu
