John Roberts

Professor, Sociology
Director of Graduate Studies, Sociology

Education

PhD, Sociology, Cornell University

Office Hours

Bolton Hall, Office #764
By appointment only

Courses Taught

SOCIOL 261: Introduction to Statistical thinking in Sociology
SOCIOL 352: Social Networks
SOCIOL 701: Professional Seminar
SOCIOL 750: Research Methods in Sociology
SOCIOL 760: Advanced Statistical Methods in Sociology
SOCIOL 951: Seminar in Research Methodology
SOCIOL 952: Social Network Analysis
SOCIOL 982: Advanced Quantitative Analysis

Research Interests

Social Networks
Quantitative Methods
Mathematical Sociology
Criminology

Selected Publications

M. A. Peeples, J. M. Roberts, Jr., & Y. Yin. (2023) Challenges for network research in archaeology. In T. Brughmans, B. J. Mills, J. Munson, & M. A. Peeples (Eds.) Oxford Handbook of Archaeological Network Research (pp. 34–49), Oxford University Press.

J. M. Roberts, Jr., E. Dorshorst, Y. Yin, M. A. Peeples, R. L. Breiger, & B. J. Mills. (2023) Sampling variability and centrality score comparisons in archaeological network analysis: A case study of the San Pedro Valley, Arizona. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 104100. [Supplementary material posted on journal website]

A. Roberts & J. M. Roberts, Jr. (2022) Clearing crimes in the aftermath of police lethal violence. Criminology & Public Policy 21, 619-648.

J. M. Roberts, Jr., Y. Yin, E. Dorshorst, M. A. Peeples, & B. J. Mills. (2021) Assessing the performance of the bootstrap in simulated assemblage networks. Social Networks 65, 98-109.

A. Roberts & J. M. Roberts, Jr. (2021) Multiple Regression: A Practical Introduction. Sage Publications.

J. M. Roberts, Jr., A. Roberts, A., & T. Wadsworth. (2018) Multiple imputation of missing values in homicide incident data: An evaluation using unique test data. Homicide Studies 22, 391-409.

A. Roberts & J. M. Roberts, Jr. (2016) Crime clearance and temporal variation in police investigative workload: Evidence from National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) data. Journal of Quantitative Criminology 32, 651-674.

M. A. Peeples, B. J. Mills, W. R. Haas, J. J. Clark, & J. M. Roberts, Jr. (2016) Analytical challenges for the application of social network analysis in archaeology. In T. Brughmans, A. C. F. Collar, & F. Coward (Eds). The Connected Past, pp. 59-84. Oxford University Press.

J. M. Roberts, Jr. (2015) U. S. spousal homicide rates by racial composition of marriage. Annals of Epidemiology 25, 668-673.

B. J. Mills, M. A. Peeples, W. R. Haas, Jr., L. Borck, J. J. Clark, & J. M. Roberts, Jr. (2015) Multiscalar perspectives on social networks in the late prehispanic Southwest. American Antiquity 80, 3-24.

J. M. Roberts, Jr., A. Roberts, & D. D. Brewer. (2014) Network contacts and activity domains: Information-sharing among police agencies. Human Organization 73, 13-24.