Dr. Lening Zhang

Education

• Ph.D., Department of Sociology - State University of New York at Albany (1995)

Biography

Dr. Lening Zhang is Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Saint Francis University. He has published over 70 articles in referred journals, a book, a co-edited book, and a number of book chapters in the fields of crime, criminal justice, and substance abuse. He served as the President of the Association of Chinese Criminology and Criminal Justice in the United States. Dr. Zhang was the Principal Investigator of a research project on neighborhood control and disorder in urban China that was awarded a grant of $274,824 by the National Science Foundation. He was also a Co-Principal Investigator for a research project on criminal victimization that was also funded by National Science Foundation for a grant of $290,345. Dr. Zhang received a fellowship of Taiwan National Science Council and served as a visiting professor at the National Taipei University.

Courses Taught

• General Sociology
• Social Problems
• Sociological Theory
• Research Methods
• Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
• Juvenile Justice
• Policing
• Drugs and Crime
• Hate Crimes
• Crime and Delinquency