Meng-Ru (Lily) Shih

Meng Ru Shih headshot
  • Faculty
  • Assistant Professor
  • Graduate Coordinator
Meng-Ru (Lily) Shih is the graduate coordinator and the assistant professor in the Department of Criminal Justice.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Criminology, 2019
Å·ÃÀÈý¼¶Æ¬ of Texas at Dallas

Master of Arts in Criminology, 2012
Graduate School of Criminology, National Taipei Å·ÃÀÈý¼¶Æ¬

Bachelor of Arts, 2007
Soochow Å·ÃÀÈý¼¶Æ¬

Student Research/Collaboration

Her research interests focus on:

  • Juvenile justice
  • Immigration and crime
  • Comparison studies
  • Juvenile delinquency
  • Immigration & crime
  • Life-course criminology
  • Quantitative research methods
  • Substance abuse and rehabilitation
  • Corrections and reentry
  • Restorative justice

Publications

  • Shih, M. R. (2022). Examining the Relationship between Direct Exposure to Violence and Delinquent Behavior across Different Immigrant Generations. Crime & Delinquency, 68(10), 1765–1793. https://doi.org/10.1177/00111287211072445
  • Shih, M.R. (2020) Examining the Fear of Victimization among Taiwanese Inmates. Asian Journal of Criminology, 15, 219–236. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11417-020-09309-0
  • Sheu, C.J.; Tsai, T.M.; Cheng, Y.S.; Lai, Y.L.; Yang, J. H.; Lin, Q. H.; Shih, M. R. (2015) Level-3 and Level-4 Soft Drugs Policy Evaluation and Prevention Study. National Development Council, Taipei City.
  • Lin, Yusheng & Shih, Meng-Ru (2012). Over Response? Slow Response? The Initial Findings of Campus Bullying Report System. Crime Prevention and Innovation Technology through Academic Perspective Council. Central Police Å·ÃÀÈý¼¶Æ¬, Taoyuan City.

Awards & Recognition

  • 2023 Advance Faculty Grant
  • 2023 Mentor of Leaf Award Recipient
  • 2021 Asian Criminological Society Graduate Student Article Award