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Caterina Roman

@caterinaroman.bsky.social

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Professor @TempleUniv, 20 yrs @UrbanInstitute. violence prevention and CJ reform. neighborhood health. women in sport. mom. all things Philly.

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Caterina Roman @caterinaroman.bsky.social · 15d

Philly’s vacant school buildings deserve transparency, upkeep, and clear and timely reuse paths. Essay (which includes ideas for rigorous research studies to examine hypothesized increase in crime and disorder around abandoned schools) is here: caterinaroman.substack.com/p/vacant-sch...

Vacant Schools = Abandoned Opportunity

Accountability, Public Safety and Missed Opportunity in Philadelphia

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Caterina Roman @caterinaroman.bsky.social · Jul 13

#TempleMade Loved having this engaging and fun young man in my CJ class www.inquirer.com/college-spor...

Bills tackle Dion Dawkins on pushing for O-lineman award, fond memories of Temple

Dawkins went from Temple to becoming a perennial Pro Bowl player. Now he's championing the NFL's new O-line award and passing along lessons for the next generation.

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Caterina Roman @caterinaroman.bsky.social · May 4

Help spread this important #Philly message: www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...

Despair is not a strategy. Reshaping Philly’s budget is. | Opinion

The mayor and City Council need to go back to the drawing board on the budget to address the impending catastrophic impact of federal funding cuts.

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Caterina Roman @caterinaroman.bsky.social · Apr 28

Looking for a podcast? (And Season 2 is out) www.inquirer.com/columnists/d...

I thought juvenile lifer Suave Gonzalez got his happy ending. Then he faced the real world. | Helen Ubiñas

After three decades behind bars, David Luis "Suave" Gonzalez had purpose, a paycheck, and a Pulitzer Prize. But it turns out, he felt free on paper only.

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Caterina Roman @caterinaroman.bsky.social · Jan 30

thank you, Oren.

Caterina Roman @caterinaroman.bsky.social · Jan 29

My essay on “fear” in @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social was shaped by the profound change I’ve witnessed over the years in how my students and others consume their crime news. www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/on-...

Vital City | On Fear Itself

Worry about crime has taken on a life of its own — and has pernicious consequences.

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Caterina Roman @caterinaroman.bsky.social · Jan 18

Reminder call for papers on research on community-centered violence reduction due January 31st! Sage’s Inquiry journal: journals.sagepub.com/topic/collec...

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Caterina Roman @caterinaroman.bsky.social · Dec 20

Our new article on street gangs is out--how ego network data & methods can advance research in the gang field; we discuss strengths of personal network research designs & provide example RQs across important gang processes. Full text available til early Feb here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1kIUTAlNEl...

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Caterina Roman @caterinaroman.bsky.social · Dec 7

Pretty darn cool, Dr. Jordan Hyatt! Innovating about prison reform: www.phillymag.com/news/2024/11...

How One Philadelphia Prison Could Change Incarceration in America

A ground-breaking partnership between Drexel and the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections is revolutionizing the U.S. prison system, one block at a time.

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Caterina Roman @caterinaroman.bsky.social · Nov 24

Philly in the house!! Katie Florio. Mom. Athlete. You go, girl. www.inquirer.com/sports/phila...

Local mom Katie Florio wins the Philadelphia Marathon: ‘I run these streets twice a day’

Florio is believed to be the first woman from Philadelphia to win the race since the 1980s. On the men’s side, it was another winner from the Keystone State.

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Caterina Roman @caterinaroman.bsky.social · Nov 17

ICYMI: #ASC2023 Findings from our integrated data examination of crime victim harms and costs. The HAVEN study. Report will be posted soon! NORC at University of Chicago and Temple University. JohnKRoman and Anthony Washburn in photos.

Caterina Roman @caterinaroman.bsky.social · Oct 19

Baseball-family love ❤️ www.inquirer.com/phillies/phi...

Caterina Roman @caterinaroman.bsky.social · Oct 9

Raising up this wonderful op-ed by Priya Mammen on Katalin Kariko’s grit in sticking to her research amid narrow-mindedness and dismissiveness of Penn: www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...

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Caterina Roman @caterinaroman.bsky.social · Sep 25

Astounding run by Tigst Assefa at Berlin Marathon! Busting world record for women by 2 minutes. And only had run her first marathon in 2022. ! 💪🏼 apnews.com/article/berl...

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