Rebecca Trammell

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Rebecca Trammell

Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology

Criminal Justice & Criminology

I'm Teaching

Criminological Theories
Cybersecurity Capstone (BS)
Cybersecurity Capstone (MS)

Office Hours

Monday: 12:30 - 3:00
Wednesday: 12:30 - 1:30

CV/Resume

Biography

Rebecca Trammell, Ph.D. is a professor in the Criminal Justice and Criminology Department. She received her doctorate from the University of California, Irvine in 2007 in sociology. She is currently a Co-PI on the SpaceTech DHSI grant and is working on a project that focuses on social engineering and cybercrime.

Research Interests

    She specializes in inmate violence, incarceration, prison culture, and gender. She has published articles on relational violence, the inmate code, violence against child molesters in prison, and legal practices in Islamic countries. Her book, "Enforcing the Convict Code: Violence and Prison Culture" focuses on how culture is transmitted in prison and how male and female inmates differ with regard to how violence is socially constructed. She was a principal investigator for a comprehensive study of male and female inmates where she researched conflict between inmates and staff and the connection between respect and violence in prison. She is a co-PI for the SpaceTech DHSI Grant.

Education

PhD in Sociology

University of California, Irvine

MA in Sociology

University of California, Irvine

BA in Sociology

San Diego State University

Personal Website

https://www.rebeccatrammellprisonstudies.com

Published Works

    Trammell, R., Ratliff, M. L., Botyarov, M., Forrest, S. J., De Mata, R. (2026). A Qualitative Approach to Understand STEM Bridge Programs and the Importance of Relationship Building. (in press). Connected Science Learninghttps://www.nsta.org/connected-science-learning?srsltid=AfmBOop827RVZnc8bdzhPAWsFPfyGAGP28t7kwpo-_PW3f2rczSLPRBs. Gundur, R., Trammell, W. R. (2022). When Prison Gangs Become Organized Crime: Studying Protection Arrangements and their Consequences. (in press). Trends in Organized Crime. Wulf, T., Trammell, W. R. (2021). Understanding Disrespectful Behavior Through a Gendered Lens: Race and Power in a Women’s Prison. Journal of Qualitative Criminal Justice & Criminology, 10(2), 26. https://doi.org/10.21428/88de04a1.0ef0f446. Trammell, W. R., Rundle, M., Borrego, A. (2021). Anger, Frustration, and Snitching: Inmates Describe Structured Isolation in a High-Tech Prison. Deviant Behavior: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 42(9), 1067-1085. . Trammell, W. R., Wulf-Ludden, T., , P. N., , J. E., , M. J., , N. K. (2018). Doing Gender as Self-Improvement: An Exploration of How Incarcerated Men and Women Interpret the Advice from Prison Employees. Feminist Criminology, 13(5), 516-542. . Trammell, W. R., Wulf-Ludden, T., Mowder, D. (2015). Partner Violence in Women’s Prison: The Social Consequences of Girlfriend Fights. Women and Criminal Justice, 25(4), 256-272. . Trammell, W. R., Rundle, M. (2015). The Inmate as the Nonperson: Examining Staff Conflict from the Inmate’s Perspective. The Prison Journal, 95(4), 472-492. . Robnett, B., Glasser, C., Trammell, W. R. (2015). Waves of Contention and Relations among the Radical, Moderate, and Conservative Sectors of Social Movements. Research in Social Movements, Conflicts, and Change, 38(N/I), 69-101. . Trammell, W. R. (2011). Enforcing the Convict Code: Violence and Prison Culture. (). Lynne Reinner Publishers. https://www.rienner.com/title/Enforcing_the_Convict_Code_Violence_and_Prison_Culture Trammell, W. R., Chenault, S. (2009). We Have to Take These Guys Out: Motivations for Assaulting Incarcerated Child Molesters. Symbolic Interaction , 32(4), 334-350. .