Caterina Roman
@caterinaroman.bsky.social
Professor @TempleUniv, 20 yrs @UrbanInstitute. violence prevention and CJ reform. neighborhood health. women in sport. mom. all things Philly.
Philly’s vacant school buildings deserve transparency, upkeep, and clear and timely reuse paths. Essay (which includes ideas for rigorous research studies to examine hypothesized increase in crime and disorder around abandoned schools) is here: caterinaroman.substack.com/p/vacant-sch...
Vacant Schools = Abandoned Opportunity
Accountability, Public Safety and Missed Opportunity in Philadelphia
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October 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Philly’s vacant school buildings deserve transparency, upkeep, and clear and timely reuse paths. Essay (which includes ideas for rigorous research studies to examine hypothesized increase in crime and disorder around abandoned schools) is here: caterinaroman.substack.com/p/vacant-sch...
#TempleMade Loved having this engaging and fun young man in my CJ class www.inquirer.com/college-spor...
Bills tackle Dion Dawkins on pushing for O-lineman award, fond memories of Temple
Dawkins went from Temple to becoming a perennial Pro Bowl player. Now he's championing the NFL's new O-line award and passing along lessons for the next generation.
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July 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
#TempleMade Loved having this engaging and fun young man in my CJ class www.inquirer.com/college-spor...
Help spread this important #Philly message: www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
Despair is not a strategy. Reshaping Philly’s budget is. | Opinion
The mayor and City Council need to go back to the drawing board on the budget to address the impending catastrophic impact of federal funding cuts.
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May 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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I thought juvenile lifer Suave Gonzalez got his happy ending. Then he faced the real world. | Helen Ubiñas
After three decades behind bars, David Luis "Suave" Gonzalez had purpose, a paycheck, and a Pulitzer Prize. But it turns out, he felt free on paper only.
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April 28, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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My essay on “fear” in @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social was shaped by the profound change I’ve witnessed over the years in how my students and others consume their crime news. www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/on-...
Vital City | On Fear Itself
Worry about crime has taken on a life of its own — and has pernicious consequences.
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January 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM
My essay on “fear” in @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social was shaped by the profound change I’ve witnessed over the years in how my students and others consume their crime news. www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/on-...
Reminder call for papers on research on community-centered violence reduction due January 31st! Sage’s Inquiry journal: journals.sagepub.com/topic/collec...
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January 18, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Reminder call for papers on research on community-centered violence reduction due January 31st! Sage’s Inquiry journal: journals.sagepub.com/topic/collec...
Our new article on street gangs is out--how ego network data & methods can advance research in the gang field; we discuss strengths of personal network research designs & provide example RQs across important gang processes. Full text available til early Feb here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1kIUTAlNEl...
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December 20, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Our new article on street gangs is out--how ego network data & methods can advance research in the gang field; we discuss strengths of personal network research designs & provide example RQs across important gang processes. Full text available til early Feb here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1kIUTAlNEl...
Pretty darn cool, Dr. Jordan Hyatt! Innovating about prison reform: www.phillymag.com/news/2024/11...
How One Philadelphia Prison Could Change Incarceration in America
A ground-breaking partnership between Drexel and the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections is revolutionizing the U.S. prison system, one block at a time.
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December 7, 2024 at 11:36 AM
Pretty darn cool, Dr. Jordan Hyatt! Innovating about prison reform: www.phillymag.com/news/2024/11...
Philly in the house!! Katie Florio. Mom. Athlete. You go, girl. www.inquirer.com/sports/phila...
Local mom Katie Florio wins the Philadelphia Marathon: ‘I run these streets twice a day’
Florio is believed to be the first woman from Philadelphia to win the race since the 1980s. On the men’s side, it was another winner from the Keystone State.
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November 24, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Philly in the house!! Katie Florio. Mom. Athlete. You go, girl. www.inquirer.com/sports/phila...
ICYMI: #ASC2023 Findings from our integrated data examination of crime victim harms and costs. The HAVEN study. Report will be posted soon! NORC at University of Chicago and Temple University. JohnKRoman and Anthony Washburn in photos.
November 17, 2023 at 5:06 PM
ICYMI: #ASC2023 Findings from our integrated data examination of crime victim harms and costs. The HAVEN study. Report will be posted soon! NORC at University of Chicago and Temple University. JohnKRoman and Anthony Washburn in photos.
Baseball-family love ❤️ www.inquirer.com/phillies/phi...
October 19, 2023 at 10:49 AM
Baseball-family love ❤️ www.inquirer.com/phillies/phi...
Raising up this wonderful op-ed by Priya Mammen on Katalin Kariko’s grit in sticking to her research amid narrow-mindedness and dismissiveness of Penn: www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
October 9, 2023 at 10:31 AM
Raising up this wonderful op-ed by Priya Mammen on Katalin Kariko’s grit in sticking to her research amid narrow-mindedness and dismissiveness of Penn: www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
Astounding run by Tigst Assefa at Berlin Marathon! Busting world record for women by 2 minutes. And only had run her first marathon in 2022. ! 💪🏼 apnews.com/article/berl...
September 25, 2023 at 11:41 AM
Astounding run by Tigst Assefa at Berlin Marathon! Busting world record for women by 2 minutes. And only had run her first marathon in 2022. ! 💪🏼 apnews.com/article/berl...