John Bolland, PhD

Director and Senior Research Social Scientist, Institute for Social Science Research (2000-2008)
ICRC Senior Scientist and Director, Violence Prevention Core, UAB (2002-present)
Associate Professor, Department of Health Behavior, UAB-SOPH (2005-2008)

Dr. John Bolland, ICRC Senior Scientist and Director of the ICRC Violence Prevention Core, has a long research history in investigating social problems. His research has focused on violence prevention in inner cities; the homeless; and adolescents, as well as other social topics. Since 1988, he has been Principal Investigator on grants funded at a total of more than $14.8 million, including four current research projects on inner city youth, inner city violence and strengthening neighborhood investment. He has published more than 30 scholarly articles, and given more than a dozen conference papers.

Dr. Bolland received a BA in political science and psychology from the University of Washington, earning his MA and PhD in political science from Ohio State University. He came to the University of Alabama in 1985 after six years as an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Kansas. In his 20 years at the University of Alabama, he has risen from Associate Research Social Scientist at the Institute for Social Science Research to Director of the Institute. Most recently, he became an Associate Professor in the School of Public Health at UAB.