HCAO "We Don't Have To Choose": Dr. James Densley S1.E8.

This episode of We Don’t Have to Choose with Mary Moriarty features internationally
recognized criminologist, bestselling author, and leading voice in violence prevention Dr.
James Densley.

• Dr. James Densley is Professor and Department Chair of Criminology and Criminal
Justice at Metro State University and Co-Founder of The Violence Prevention Project
Research Center ("The Violence Project") at Hamline University.

A former NYC Teaching Fellow and middle school special education teacher, Densley
has authored nine books and edited two others, including The Violence Project: How to
Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic—winner of the 2022 Minnesota Book Award and
described as "groundbreaking." His research has been featured by global media and
published in 70+ scientific journals and 100+ popular outlets, including The New York
Times, The Guardian, Newsweek, TIME, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and The
Washington Post.

Densley earned a DPhil and MSc in Sociology from the University of Oxford (St.
Antony's College), an MS in Teaching from Pace University, and a first-class honors BA
in Sociology and American Studies from the University of Northampton. He has helped
secure more than $10 million in research funding and is known for pioneering studies on
street gangs, criminal networks, mass shootings, and policing. In 2019, he was named
Metro State’s first University Scholar.