jonathan a. lloyd About Me
I am a Research Associate in Science Initiatives at the Center for Policing Equity, helping to evaluate and improve the impact our programs and practices have on our mission to dismantle white supremacism and promote justice.
My independent research agenda currently focuses on exploring the relationship between hate groups (particularly far-right extremist groups) and hate crime incidents, as well as the effect of major political events upon hate crime occurrences.
My teaching methods emphasize the need for an experiential and diagnostic rather than penalty-centric pedagogy.
When I’m not working, I’m typically either reading, writing, or playing video games. I am a proud supporter of both the Princeton Renaissance Project in Princeton, West Virginia as well as Total Action for Progress in Roanoke, Virginia and have done volunteer work for both groups. I am also a proud supporter of the Roanoke Alliance for Reproductive Rights.
I am a practicing Greek Orthodox Christian. I am asexual. I am also a massive nerd and fan of all things Doctor Who.
Education
Bachelor of Arts Concord University
I earned my Bachelor’s Degree from Concord University in Athens, West Virginia. Concord is a public university noted for both its “Campus Beautiful” as well as its accommodations for military veterans.
While attending Concord from 2011 to 2015, I majored in both History and Sociology. During my time at the university, I served as Secretary for both the Sociology and Computer Science Clubs as well as Vice President of the Writers Club. I was on the Dean’s List from 2012 to 2015 and was the first recipient of the Five Aces Scholarship.
I also served as the News Editor and Webmaster for the Concordian Newspaper from 2012-2014. In 2013, I earned the Fine Arts Division’s Best Section Award for my efforts on the mainline news sections of the newspaper. I also placed Second Runner Up in the 2013 David S. Roth Memorial Writing Competition.
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Master of Science & Doctor of Philosophy Virginia Tech
I began attending Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia in 2016. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, or Virginia Tech, is a public, land-grant, research university and manages the largest research portfolio of any university in Virginia.
I earned my MS in Sociology in 2019 after completing my thesis, “Hate Managers and Where They Target: An Analysis of Hate Crime as Hate Group Self-Help”. During my time in the Masters program, I served as a Graduate Research Assistant for Dr. James Hawdon, and conducted studies of extremist websites. I also contributed to a joint project to produce a codebook for framing hateful tweets, titled “Framing Hate with Hate Frames”. I was also a member of Students for Non-Violence as well as the on-campus Orthodox Christian Fellowship.
I am in the final stages of my doctoral program in Sociology and have met requirements for a graduate certificate in Public History.
While at Virginia Tech, I served as the first Secretary for the Sociology Graduate Student Organization, a student-led union designed to facilitate academic and professional development for our department as well as serve as a liaison between faculty and the student body. I also served the organization as Vice-President from 2020 to 2021.
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