Dr. Ted LentzÃÛÌÒÓ°ÏñLalumiere Hall, 355
MilwaukeeWI53201United States of Americatheodore.lentz@marquette.eduTed Lentz (he/him) is a criminologist and data scientist whose research and teaching focus on advancing justice through applied quantitative methods. His work integrates statistics, spatial analysis, social network modeling, and computational techniques to investigate topics such as gun violence prevention, racial disparities in justice system outcomes, and access to treatment in correctional settings.
Ted brings expertise in program evaluation, big data, and policy-relevant analytics that inform justice initiatives. He leads interdisciplinary, community-engaged projects, including a . He has evaluated community-based gun violence prevention programs, such as and Project Life, and has published in leading journals including Criminology & Public Policy and Justice Quarterly.
Ted teaches undergraduate courses in Criminology and Law Studies and graduate courses in Criminal Justice Data Analytics. His approach is grounded in social justice and public engagement, emphasizing experiential and team-based learning to help students connect their classroom studies to human experience and career readiness.
2020 Ph.D., Criminology & Criminal Justice, University of Missouri – St. Louis
2016 M.S., Criminal Justice, Texas State University
2014 B.A., Criminal Justice / Geography, University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh
1001 Introduction to Criminology
6050 Advanced Quantitative Research Methods
6100 Advanced Social Statistics
Criminal Legal Systems
Gun Violence
Spatial Criminology
Quantitative Methods
Recent Reports
Lentz, T. (2025). Wisconsin prison treatment program enrollment, timing, and completion. Report commissioned by the Wisconsin State Public Defender’s Office.
Lentz, T., Sharif, S., & Woehrer, J. (2024). . University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. Report funded by Public Welfare Foundation.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Lentz, T., Vogel, M., Mathias, B., Early, A., Rey, K., Ibitayo, T., & Davis, M. H. (2024). . Criminology & Public Policy, 23(4), 981–1017.
Kwon, K., Lentz, T., & Lease, M. (2024). . Emotion, 25(2), 443–456.
Hipple, N. K., Lentz, T., & Lewis, S. D. (2024). . Journal of Community Health, 49, 277–285.
Hipple, N. K., & Lentz, T. (2023). . Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, 22(2), 108–124.
Vogel, M., Lentz, T., & Steenbeek, W. (2023). . Crime & Delinquency, 70(11), 2906-2931.
Lentz, T., Konkel, R. H., Gallagher, H., & Ratkowski, D. (2022). . Crime Science, 11.
Huebner, B. M., Lentz, T., & Gibson, M. (2020). . Justice Quarterly, 37(7), 1261–1276.
Huebner, B. M., Lentz, T., & Schafer, J. A. (2020). Justice Quarterly, 39(4), 673–696.
Hipple, N. K., Huebner, B. M., Lentz, T., McGarrell, E. F., & O’Brien, M. (2020). . Justice Evaluation Journal, 3(1), 94–113.
Lauritsen, J., & Lentz, T. (2019). . Homicide Studies, 23(3), 243–261.
Lentz, T. (2018). . Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 34(3), 312–335.
