Who I Am
My name is Riley Tucker and I am a Post Doctoral researcher at the University of Chicago. Later this year I will be joining Penn State University as an Assistant Professor in Criminology and Sociology.
My research uses computational methods such as machine learning, natural language processing,
and web scraping to better understand cities and the spaces within them. I am particularly passionate about using these methods to test and develop interdisciplinary
theories that explain why some urban places experience more crime than others. I earned my PhD in Criminology and Justice Policy
at Northeastern University and my work has been published in venues such as Journal of Quantitative Criminology,
Journal of Research in Crime & Delinquency, and Scientific Data.