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Eddy Lynton

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Eddy Lynton

Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice
Polytechnic United Methodist Church 220

Education

  • A.A. New Mexico Military Institute (1990)
  • B.Sc. Sociology, Eastern New Mexico University (1995)
  • M.S. Criminal Justice, University of North Texas (2007)
  • Ph.D.  Sociology, Texas Woman's University (2013)

Research Interests/Scholastic Profile

Social Control, Social Media, Social Psychology, Victimology, Vulnerable Population, Community Supervision, Student Success

Courses taught at Texas Wesleyan

  • CRJ 1301 Introduction to Criminal Justice
  • CRJ 1316 Criminal and Forensic Procedures
  • CRJ 2316 Corrections and Community Supervision
  • CRJ 3320 Victimology
  • SOC 2301 Introduction to Sociology
  • SOC 2302 Social Problems
  • SOC 3325 Deviant Behavior
  • SOC 4320 Family Violence
Publications

Publication Date Pending

Lynton, E. J., & Williamson, J.  “Countering Terrorist Recruitment: Social Media, Cyber Terror, and Peaceful Platforms”

In Progress

Lynton, E. J., Veliz, W., & Baxter, T. “Race, Ethnicity, and Criminal Justice; Bias in the Social Structure of the New World,”

Ready for Review

Lynton, E. J.  “Crime control, social issues and implications for social assimilation”

Lynton, E. J., & and Rider, E. "Interconnection of Deviance, Agency, and Conditions: A Theoretical Model of Action" 

Presentations

“Countering terrorist recruitment: Social media, Cyber terror, and peaceful platforms,” Eddy Lynton, North American Treaty Organization (NATO) Advanced Research Workshop--Countering terrorist recruitment in the context of Armed Counter-terrorism Operations

“Who Is that Masked Man? Examining the Social Aspects of Comic Books,” Kaeli Vandertulip, Matthew Hand, Cary Adkinson, Jon Bartlett, Eddy Lynton, 2015 Fort  Worth Reading Program Series, April  2015.

“Status, Cues, and Deception: The Social Construction of Behavior,” Eddy Lynton, Alison Marie Simons, Trevor Baxter, William R. Veliz, 2015 Annual Meeting Southwestern Social Science Association

“Race, Ethnicity, and Criminal Justice; Bias in the Social Structure of the New World,” Eddy Lynton, William R. Veliz, Trevor Baxter, 2015 Annual Meeting Southwestern Social Science Association

“Understanding the Criminal Justice System Response to Controversial Police Shootings,” Williams, Rodeheaver, and Lynton, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March 2015

“Like, Connect, Follow:  Does Social Media Really Belong in Higher Education Classrooms?”  Pope,  Johnson-Gerendas, Lynton, Meira, Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA) Texas Society of CPAs Conference, October 2014

“Faces and Places: Connecting the Campus and Social Lives,” Lynton, Pope, Johnson-Gerendas, Meira, Texas Social Media Research Institute's Social Media Conference, November 2014

“Status Characteristics and Judicial Decision Making,” Lynton, Williams, and Rodheaver, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, February 2014

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Eddy Lynton, Ph.D.
Criminal Justice | Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice

ejlynton@txwes.edu | 817-531-4264 | Polytechnic United Methodist Church 248