Patrick McClanahan, PhD

New research🚨Published in Criminology (@ASCRM41) today! How does the environment shape criminal perceptions? In a sample of individuals with burglar experience we used immersive VR to reveal key insights. @MPICSL @CJatUA onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… #Criminology #VirtualReality

Ever wanted to use VR for criminology research but didn't know where to start? Now you do! Our new article details the open-access VR tool: MAXLAB_PVBP! Get started with VR in your research. doi.org/10.1007/s11292… #Criminology #VRResearch #ExperimentalCriminology @CJatUA @MPICSL

Participate in a Pilot Survey on AI in Higher Education! This is a pilot test; data collected will be deleted & used only for improving the survey. No eligibility needed. Takes ~10-15 min. No compensation. Link: universityofalabama.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aY…

Congratulations to the Chairperson's Award of Merit winner, Ryan Wilhelm!

We were thrilled to host Dr. Holly Nguyen, Dr. Kim Przeszlowski, and Dr. Michael Rocque @CJatUA last week to discuss their fascinating research on (a) male reentry & female labor markets; (b) law enforcement's use of real-time crime centers; and (c) maturity's effects on crime!

Excited to share that I have been appointed head of a new Max Planck Partner Group! We will challenge the assumption that criminal motivation is uniform, researching how different motivations, like having a drug habit vs seeking financial gain, influence target selection.

Excited for my next step! After an enriching tenure at @MPICSL, I am joining @UofAlabama in Criminology and Criminal Justice as an Asst. Prof. Huge thanks to my colleagues and friends at MPICSL! Eager to bring #VirtualReality to UA to study criminal decision-making. #RollTide

@sciam writes about our #VR study designed to decode how #emotions influence #criminalBehavior. The article is was based on a presentation by Shaina Herman at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (@aaas). #Crime scientificamerican.com/article/virtua…

New #VirtualReality study suggests we need a better understanding of the nuances of #crime prevention strategies - findings suggest more street lighting doesn't mean less fear of crime & 'watching eyes' might actually increase the fear👀 mpg.de/21519824/0208-… @_WPM3_ @MPICSL

It was great to speak with Conor and Gabe from Science Unscripted about the recent article in Cities. Thank you once again to my co-authors, @MPICSL, @dwnews, and, @UniLeidenNews! You can listen here: dw.com/en/scared-of-c… and read the article here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Criminologists from @MPICSL, @UniLeiden and @cardiffuni assess the impact of street lighting and watching-eyes interventions in a first-of-its-kind VR study #crime #VR #security @_WPM3_ csl.mpg.de/613641/what-mi…

Thanks so much for coming! It was great to get to discuss the use of VR with everyone!

Very much looking forward to it! As always, feel free to message me with any questions! #VirtualReality #criminology @MPICSL