Dr. Nick Athey
Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology
Nicholas Athey, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of La Verne. Dr. Athey uses a mixed鈥�methods approach to understand social phenomena and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of various policy decisions. Dr. Athey has research and teaching expertise in the areas of drug policy, political discourse, substance鈥�using populations, illicit markets, and the study of criminal networks. His recent research appears in听Sociological Inquiry Contemporary Drug Problems, Journal of Drug Issues,听Global Crime,听Criminal Law Bulletin, and听Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy.
Areas of expertise:
Drug policy, Political discourse, Substance use, Illicit markets, Criminal networks
Methodological approaches:
Social network analysis, policy evaluation, and advanced quantitative and qualitative methods
Proficiencies:
Microsoft Office, Nvivo, R, SPSS, SAS, Python
Publications
Athey, N. & Newhart, M. (2024). Cultivating choice: Determinants of home cannabis growing
among legal users in the United States.听Sociological Inquiry,听95(2), 288-314. 听doi:
https://doi.org/10.1111/soin.12636
Athey, N. (2024). Cannabis-related political discourse on Twitter: A mixed methods approach.
Journal of Drug听Issues.听dot: https://doi.org/10.1177/0022042624129091
Athey, N. (2024). Parenting adolescent and young adult children who use cannabis for
educational success and well-being. In A. Gamez. (Ed.)听Parenting for Educational Success
and Wellbeing. IGI Global.
Link to publication: https://www.igi-global.com/chapter/navigating-the-journey/346489
Athey, N, Boyd, N., & Cohen, E. (2017). Becoming A Medical Marijuana User: Reflections on
Becker’s Trilogy-Learning Techniques, Experiencing Effects and Perceiving Those Effects
as Enjoyable.听Contemporary Drug Problems,听44(3), 212-231.
Athey, N. (2016). Organized Crime Syndicates. In F.F Wherry & J.G. Golson (Eds.),听The Sage
Encyclopedia of Economics and Society.听Sage Publishing.
Athey, N. & Bouchard, M. (2013). The BALCO Scandal: The Social Structure of a Steroid
Distribution Network.听Global Crime,听14(2-3), 216-237.
Athey, N., Bouchard, M. Decorte, T., Asmussen, V.F., & Hakkarainen, P. (2013). Cannabis
Cultivation and Detection: A Comparative Study of Belgium, Finland, and Denmark.
Drugs:Education, Prevention and Policy,听20(3), 203-215.
Athey, N. & Morrow, W. (2012). Sociology of Organized. In W. Miller & J.g. Golson
(Eds.),听The social history of crime and punishment in America.听Sage Publishing.
Morrow, W., & Athey, N. (2012). Edwin H. Sutherland. In W. Miller & J.G. Golson (Eds.),
The social history of crime and punishment in America.听Sage Publishing
Athey, N. & Fredella, H.F. (2008). Problems with Curbing Illicit Use of Performance-Enhancing Drugs.
Criminal Law Bulletin,听44(6), 984-994.
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