Stefan Ivanov

I am a PhD Candidate in the School of Criminal Justice at the University at Albany, SUNY. My research investigates questions in two areas of inquiry: (1) punishment, inequality, and the criminal legal system, and (2) public opinion about criminal legal policy and reforms. My work has been published in Criminology & Public Policy, Journal of Experimental Criminology, and Socius. 

For my dissertation, I use annual, state-level data to examine the relationship between welfare generosity and imprisonment rates from 1980 to 2019.  I expect to complete my PhD in early 2025.

I currently work as a Research Scientist for the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services. I am also an appointed member of the Albany Community Policing Advisory Committee.