Zach Buckner
Ph.D. Candidate | Criminal Justice Policy Studies
Biography
Zachary Buckner, ABD, began the University of Mississippi Criminal Justice Policy Ph.D. program in 2021 after earning a M.A. in Criminal Justice at The University of Mississippi and a B.A. in Criminal Justice from Averett University. His research is centered on corrections, with an emphasis on behavior and organizational management, and developmental/life-course criminology.
- His work has appeared in a variety of journals including Crime & Delinquency, Criminal Justice Studies, Journal of Crime and Justice, Corrections, The Prison Journal, and Policing and Society.
- In addition, Zachary has over six years of teaching experience in undergraduate courses in a variety of different modalities including in-person, online, and hybrid.
He has served as an instructor for CJ100: Intro to Criminal Justice, CJ120: Introduction to Corrections, and CJ202: Statistics in Criminal Justice
Education
MCJ Criminal Justice, The University of Mississippi (2017)