Rodney Copenhaver, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Education

  • BS, Eastern Kentucky University
  • MS, Eastern Kentucky University
  • PhD, University of Louisville

Research & Academic Interests

  • Violent Video Games & Aggression/Violence
  • Media & Crime
  • Autism & Policing

Publications

  • Denney, A.S., & Copenhaver, A. (2024). Criminology & criminal justice: A survey & introduction (1st ed.). Kendall Hunt Publishing.
  • Copenhaver, A., & Denney, A.S. (2023). Media & crime: Contemporary issues (1st ed.). Kendall Hunt publishing.
  • Devilly, G.J., Drummond, A., Sauer, J.D., Copenhaver, A., Kneer, J., Ferguson, C.J. (2023). Directional is the new null? A comment on Bushman & Anderson (2021). Psychology of Popular Media, 12(3), 364-372.
  • Copenhaver, A., & Griffin III, O. H. (2021). White-collar criminality within the video game industry. Games and Culture, 16(7), 783-797.
  • Ferguson, C. J., Copenhaver, A., & Markey, P. (2020). Reexamining the findings of the American Psychological Association’s 2015 task force on violent media: A meta-analysis. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 15(6), 1423-1443.
  • Copenhaver, A., & Tewksbury, R. (2019). Interactions between Autistic individuals and law enforcement: A mixed-methods exploratory study. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 44(2), 309-333. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12103-018-9452-8