College of Criminology and Criminal Justice

CURRICULUM VITA

Carter Hay

Office address

College of Criminology and Criminal Justice

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL 32306-1273

Phone: 850-644-1594, e-mail:

Education

Ph.D. 1999 The University of Texas at Austin; Sociology

M.A. 1995 The University of Texas at Austin; Sociology

B.A. 1993 Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas; Economics

Professional Employment

2011-present Director of Graduate Studies, College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida State University

2013-present Professor, College of Criminology and Criminal Justice,

Florida State University

2007-2013 Associate Professor, College of Criminology and Criminal Justice,

Florida State University

2003-2007 Assistant Professor, College of Criminology and Criminal Justice,

Florida State University

1999-2003 Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology,

Washington State University

Research Interests

Empirical testing of theories of crime causation

The causes and consequences of low self-control

Life course criminology

Delinquency-reduction policy and programming

Offender reentry

Publications

Hay, Carter, Alex Widdowson, Meg Bates, Michael T. Baglivio, Katherine Jackowski, and Mark Greenwald. Forthcoming. “Predicting Recidivism among Released Juvenile Offenders in Florida: An Evaluation of the Residential Positive Achievement Change Tool.” Youth Violence & Juvenile Justice.

Widdowson, Alex O., Sonja E. Siennick, Carter Hay. Forthcoming. “The Implications of Arrest for College Enrollment: An Analysis of Long-Term Effects and Mediating Mechanisms.” Criminology.

Hay, Carter, Ryan C. Meldrum, Alex O. Widdowson, and Alex R. Piquero. Forthcoming. “Early Aggression and Later Delinquency: Considering the Redirecting Role of Good Parenting.” Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice.

Hay, Carter, and Ryan Meldrum. 2015. Self-Control and Crime over the Life Course. Los Angeles: Sage.

Hay, Carter, Xia Wang, Emily Ciaravolo, and Ryan Meldrum. 2015. “Inside the Black Box: Identifying the Variables that Mediate the Effects of a Comprehensive Intervention on Delinquency.” Crime and Delinquency 61:243-270.

Meldrum, Ryan, J. C. Barnes, and Carter Hay. 2015. “Sleep Deprivation, Low Self-Control, and Delinquency: A Test of the Strength Model of Self-Control.” Journal of Youth and Adolescence 44:465–477.

Xia Wang, Carter Hay, Natalie Todak, and William Bales. 2014. “Criminal Propensity, Social Context, and Recidivism: A Multi-Level Analysis of Interactive Relationships.” Criminal Justice and Behavior 41:300–317.

Jackson, Dylan, and Carter Hay. 2013. “The Conditional Impact of Official Labeling on Subsequent Delinquency: Considering the Attenuating Role of Family Attachment.” Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency 50:300–322.

Hay, Carter, Ryan C. Meldrum, and Alex Piquero. 2013. “Negative Cases in the Nexus between Self-Control, Social Bonds, and Delinquency.” Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice 11:3–25.

Valentine, Colby L., Carter Hay, Kevin M. Beaver, Thomas G. Blomberg. 2013. “Through a Computational Lens: Using Dual Computer-Criminology Degree Programs to Advance the Study of Criminology and Criminal Justice Practice.” Security Informatics 2:2.

Meldrum, Ryan C., Jacob T.N. Young, Carter Hay, and Jamie L. Flexon. 2012. “Does Self-Control Influence Maternal Attachment? A Reciprocal Effects Analysis from Early Childhood through Middle Adolescence.” Journal of Quantitative Criminology 28:673–699.

Hay, Carter, Brian Stults, and Emily Restivo. 2012. “Suppressing the Harmful of Effects of Key Risk Factors: Results from the Children at Risk Experimental Intervention.” Criminal Justice & Behavior 39:1088–1106.

Meldrum, Ryan C., and Carter Hay. 2012. “Do Peers Matter in the Development of Self-Control? Evidence from a Longitudinal Multi-Site Sample of Youth.” Journal of Youth and Adolescence 41:691–703.

Forrest, Walter, and Carter Hay. 2011. “Life-Course Transitions, Self-Control and Desistance from Crime.” Criminology and Criminal Justice 11:487–514.

Hay, Carter, Ryan Meldrum, Walter Forrest, and Emily Ciaravolo. 2010. “Stability and Change in Risk-Seeking: Examining the Effects of an Intervention Program.” Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice 8:91–106.

Hay, Carter, Ryan Meldrum, and Karen Mann. 2010. “Traditional Bullying, Cyber Bullying, and Deviance: A General Strain Theory Approach.” Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice 26:130–147. [Special issue on general strain theory edited by Robert Agnew and Paul Mazerolle].

Hay, Carter, and Ryan Meldrum. 2010. “Bullying Victimization and Adolescent Self-Harm: Testing Hypotheses from General Strain Theory.” Journal of Youth and Adolescence 39:446–459.

Hay, Carter. 2009. “Examining key causes of crime in terms of their potential responsiveness to policy manipulation.” The Criminologist 34:5–8.

Hay, Carter, and Walter Forrest. 2009. “The Implications of Family Poverty for a Pattern of Persistent Offending.” Pp. 54–70 in The Development of Persistent Criminality, edited by Joanne Savage. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Hay, Carter, and Walter Forrest. 2008. “Self-Control and The Concept of Opportunity: The Case for a More Systematic Union.” Criminology 46:1039–1072.

Mears, Daniel P., Xia Wang, Carter Hay, and William D. Bales. 2008. “Social Ecology and Recidivism: Implications for Prisoner Reentry.” Criminology 46:301–340.

Hay, Carter, Edward Fortson, Dusten Hollist, Irshad Altheimer, and Lonnie Schaible. 2007. “Compounded Risk: The Implications for Delinquency of Coming from a Poor Family that Lives in a Poor Community.” Journal of Youth and Adolescence 36:593–605.

Reisig, Michael, William Bales, Carter Hay, and Xia Wang. 2007. “Racial Inequality and Reconviction Among African-American Male Offenders.” Justice Quarterly 24:408–424.

Mears, Daniel P., Carter Hay, Marc Gertz, and Christina Mancini. 2007. “Public Opinion and the Foundation of the Juvenile Court.” Criminology 45:223–258.

Blomberg, Thomas G. and Carter Hay. 2007. “Visions of Social Control: Revisited.” Pp. 174–194 in Crime, Social Control, and Human Rights, edited by Christine Chinkin, David Downes, Conor Gearty, and Paul Rock. Devon, UK: Willan Publishing.

Hay, Carter, and Walter Forrest. 2006. “The Development of Self-Control: Examining Self-Control Theory’s Stability Thesis.” Criminology 44:739–774.

Hay, Carter, Edward Fortson, Dusten Hollist, Irshad Altheimer, and Lonnie Schaible. 2006. “The Impact of Community Disadvantage on the Relationship between the Family and Juvenile Crime.” Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency 43:326–356.

Hay, Carter, and Michelle M. Evans. 2006. “Violent Victimization and Involvement in Delinquency: Examining Predictions from General Strain Theory.” Journal of Criminal Justice 34:261–274.

Hay, Carter, and Michelle M. Evans. 2006. “Has Roe v. Wade Reduced U.S. Crime? Examining the Link between Mother’s Pregnancy Intentions and Children’s later Involvement in Law-Violating Behavior.” Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency 43:36–66.

Hay, Carter. 2003. “Family Strain, Gender, and Delinquency.” Sociological Perspectives 46:107–135.

Hay, Carter, and Mark Stafford. 2002. “Rehabilitation in America: The Philosophy and Methods, Past and Present.” Pp. 67–90 in Punishing Juveniles: Principle and Critique, edited by Ido Weijers and Antony Duff. Oxford, UK: Hart Publishing.

Hay, Carter. 2001. “Parenting, Low Self-Control, and Delinquency: A Test of Self-Control Theory.” Criminology 39:707–736.

Hay, Carter. 2001 “An Exploratory Test of Braithwaite’s Reintegrative Shaming Theory.” Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency 38:132–153.

Empey, Lamar T., Mark C. Stafford, and Carter H. Hay. 1999. American Delinquency: Its Meaning and Construction. 4th Edition. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

Hay, Carter. 1998. “Parental Sanctions and Delinquent Behavior: Toward Clarification of Braithwaite’s Theory of Reintegrative Shaming.” Theoretical Criminology 2:419–433.

Works under review/in progress

Hay, Carter, Samantha Ladwig, and Brae Campion. “Tracing the Contours of Juvenile Justice Reform in Florida.”

Grants submitted/awarded

“Scholarships for Service for FSU M.S. Computer Criminology and CNSA Students and Supplement” (Co-PI; PI: Michael Burmester). 2013-2017, National Science Foundation ($1,393,866).

“Residential Positive Achievement Change Tool (R-PACT) Validation.” Awarded in 2012, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice ($82,659).

“Graduate Student Training in the Responsible Conduct of Criminological Research.” Awarded in 2009, FSU Office of Graduate Studies ($4,507).

“Cognitive Transformations among Juvenile Offenders in a Correctional Setting.” Principal Investigator. Submitted in 2009, W.T. Grant Foundation ($253,700).

“Self-Control Transformations among Serious Juvenile Offenders.” Principal Investigator. Submitted in 2008, National Institute of Justice ($401,638).

“A Proposal to Evaluate Florida’s Faith- and Character-Based Prison Programs” (Co-PI; PI: Thomas Blomberg). Submitted in 2008, Florida Tax Watch ($382,121).

“The Malleability of Self-Control in Adolescence: Considering the Implications for Self-Control of Natural and Contrived Changes in Social Environments.” Awarded in 2007, FSU Council on Research and Creativity ($13,000).

“Examining the Effects of Parental Socialization on Adolescent Crime across Different Social Contexts.” Awarded in 2004, FSU Council on Research and Creativity First Year Assistant Professor Award ($13,000).

“Assessing Prospective Measures of Criminal Behavior.” Awarded in 2002, Washington State University Faculty Seed Grant ($7,940).

“Parental Authority and Delinquency.” Awarded in 1998, Office of Graduate Studies, University of Texas at Austin, University Co-Op Endowment Fund Fellowship ($17,500).

“Parental Authority and Delinquency.” Awarded in 1997, Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, Harry E. and Bernice M. Moore Dissertation Fellowship ($3,000).

Evaluation Research Fellowship. Awarded in 1996-97, Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, ($15,000).

Presentations

Hay, Carter, and Samantha Ladwig. “Tracing the contours of recent juvenile justice reform in Florida.” Presented at the 2015 meetings of the American Society of Criminology.

Hay, Carter. “Eating, Drinking, and Sleeping: Implications for Self-Control.” Presented at the 2014 meetings of the American Society of Criminology.

Widdowson, Alex, Sonja Siennick, and Carter Hay. “Delinquency and Educational Attainment: Considering the Role of Advance Placement Coursework.” Presented at the 2013 meetings of the American Society of Criminology.

Hay, Carter, and Alex Widdowson. “Changes in Risk and Protective Factors among Incarcerated Juveniles in Florida.” Presented at the 2013 meetings of the American Society of Criminology.

Burkes, Kaleena, William Bales, and Carter Hay. “The Impact of Marriage and Employment on Prisoner Reentry Outcomes.” Presented at the 2012 meetings of the American Society of Criminology.

Widdowson, Alex, Carter Hay, Ryan Meldrum, and Alex Piquero. “Early problem behavior and later delinquency: Considering the role of the family,” presented at the 2011 meetings of the American Society of Criminology.

Hay, Carter, Ryan C. Meldrum, and Jacob T. N. Young. Once Gained, Never Lost? Examining Longitudinal Losses in Self-Control,” presented at the 2011 meetings of the American Society of Criminology.

Hay, Carter, and Emily Ciaravolo. “Suppressing the Harmful of Effects of Key Risk Factors: Results from the Children at Risk Experimental Intervention,” presented at the 2010 meetings of the American Society of Criminology.

Hay, Carter, Xia Wang, Emily Ciaravolo, and Ryan Meldrum. “Identifying the Variables that Mediate the Effects of a Comprehensive Prevention Program on Delinquency,” presented at the 2009 meetings of the American Society of Criminology.

Hay, Carter, Ryan Meldrum, Emily Ciaravolo, and Walter Forrest. “The Malleability of Self-Control in Adolescence: Considering the Effects of an Intervention Program,” presented at the 2008 meetings of the American Society of Criminology.

Invited participant for “Author Meets Critic: Saving Children from a Life of Crime: Early Risk Factors and Effective Intervention (by David Farrington and Brandon Welsh),” at the 2007 meetings of the American Society of Criminology.

Forrest, Walter, and Carter Hay. “Does Self-Control Mediate the Effects of Life-Course Transitions on Desistance from Crime?,” presented at the 2007 meetings of the American Society of Criminology.

Wang, Xia, and Carter Hay. “The Impact of Social Context on the Relationship between Individuals’ Criminal Propensity and Recidivism,” presented at the 2007 meetings of the American Society of Criminology.

Hay, Carter, and Walter Forrest. “Self-Control and Social Context: Toward a More Conditional View of the Relationship between Self-Control and Crime,” presented at the 2006 meetings of the American Society of Criminology.

Meldrum, Ryan, and Carter Hay. “Prison Pains as Prison Strains: Applying General Strain Theory to the Prison Environment,” presented at the 2006 meetings of the American Society of Criminology.

Hay, Carter, and Walter Forrest. “The Development of Self-Control: Examining Self-Control Theory’s Stability Thesis,” presented at the 2006 meetings of the American Society of Criminology.

Hay, Carter, Walter Forrest, and Edward Fortson. “Considering the Etiology and Stability of Low Self-Control,” presented at the 2005 meetings of the American Society of Criminology.

Hay, Carter, Edward Fortson, Dusten Hollist, and Irshad Altheimer. “Considering the Criminogenic Effects of Family- and Community-Level Poverty,” presented at the 2004 meetings of the American Society of Criminology.

Hay, Carter, Amber Cleverly, Michelle Evans, Katie Evermann-Druffel, and Jessica Throop. “Peer Abuse, Family Attachment, and Delinquency,” presented at the 2003 meetings of the American Society of Criminology.

Hay, Carter, Irshad Altheimer, Edward Fortson, Dusten Hollist, and Lonnie Schaible. “The Effects of Family- and Community-Level Poverty on Juvenile Delinquency,” presented at the 2002 meetings of the American Society of Criminology.

Hay, Carter, Amber Cleverly, Michelle Evans, Katie Evermann-Druffel, and Jessica Throop. “Has Roe v. Wade Reduced U.S. Crime Rates? Examining the Longitudinal Effects of Unwanted Childbearing on Parenting and Criminal Behavior,” presented at the 2002 meetings of the American Society of Criminology.

Hay, Carter, Edward Fortson, Dusten Hollist, and Lonnie Schaible. “The Community, the Family, and the Explanation of Juvenile Delinquency,” presented at the 2002 meetings of the American Sociological Association.

Hay, Carter. “Toward an Elaborated (and More Powerful) Control Theory of Delinquency,” presented at the 2001 meetings of the American Society of Criminology.

Hay, Carter. “Family Strain, Gender, and Delinquency: A Test of Agnew’s General Strain Theory,” presented at the 2000 meetings of the American Society of Criminology.

Hay, Carter. “A Test of an Integrated Theory: Braithwaite’s Reintegrative Shaming Theory,” presented at the 1999 meetings of the American Society of Criminology.

Hay, Carter. “Using General Strain Theory and Exposure to Harsh Parental Authority to Explain the Race-Crime Relationship,” presented at the 1998 meetings of the American Society of Criminology.

Hay, Carter, and Nick Mcree. “The Implications for Delinquency of the Maturity Gap, Early Physical Development, and Parental Control,” presented at the 1998 meetings of the American Society of Criminology.

Hay, Carter. “Delinquency as One Dimension of Strain: Antagonism Toward External Controls,” presented at the 1997 meetings of the American Society of Criminology.

Hay, Carter. “Toward Conceptual Clarification of Braithwaite’s Theory of Reintegrative Shaming,” presented at the 1996 meetings of the American Society of Criminology.

Hay, Carter. “Differential Association, Perceptions of Wrongfulness, and the Age Distribution of Delinquency,” presented at the 1996 meetings of the Southwestern Social Science Association.

Teaching Interests

Criminological theory

Criminology and juvenile delinquency

Forms of crime and delinquency

Professional development for graduate students in Criminology

Courses Taught

Criminology

Criminal and Delinquent Behavior

Juvenile Delinquency

Corrections

Introductory Sociology

Demographic and Social Status Predictors of Criminal Behavior (graduate)