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Semi J. and Ruth Begun Professor Emeritus
Research Professor Emeritus, Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education
Mark S. Fleisher is the Semi J. and Ruth Begun Professor Emeritus and research professor emeritus at the Begun Center. He was educated as a cultural anthropologist and linguist with theoretical and methodological specializations in linguistic theory, generative grammar, phonology, sociolinguistics and ethno-linguistics, field methods, qualitative data analysis, social network data collection and analysis, community-based systemic and program evaluation, delinquency and youth gangs, the American correctional system, and the application of social network analysis to organizational assessment and adolescent social networks.
Over the past 25 years, Fleisher’s research focused on prison management and violence, youth violence, youth gangs, organizational systems and evaluation, and social network analysis. He published five books, including two award-winning books and dozens of peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters.
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Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Washington State University
Bachelor of Arts, Harpur College