Ben Forthun

Location Candelaria Hall 2075B
Address University of Northern 黑料社区 Campus Box 147 Greeley, CO 80639
Office Hours T/Th 11 am - 12 pm or email for appointment
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Education

  • Undergrad – University of Nebraska, Lincoln (Sociology)
  • M.A. – University of Nebraska, Lincoln (Sociology)
  • Ph.D. – University of California, Irvine (Criminology, Law and Society)

Professional Experience & Affiliations

  • 2024-Present: Assistant Professor, University of Northern 黑料社区

Research Expertise & Interests

Spatial criminology, communities, neighborhood effects, quantitative research methods, and urban development.

Publications

Hipp, John R., Jae Hong Kim, and聽Benjamin Forthun. “Proposing new measures of employment deconcentration and spatial dispersion across metropolitan areas in the US.” Papers in Regional Science 100.3 (2021): 815-841.

Hipp, John R., Sugie Lee, Jae Hong Kim, and聽Benjamin Forthun. “Employment deconcentration and spatial dispersion in metropolitan areas: Consequences for commuting patterns.” Cities 131 (2022): 103947.

John R. Hipp, Jae Hong Kim,聽Benjamin Forthun, Nene Osutei, Sugie Lee, Donghwan Ki. (2022) 鈥淚rvine at 50: The changing landscape of housing, commuting, and amenities鈥 MFI Report: 2022_1. Irvine, CA: Metropolitan Futures Initiative (MFI), University of California Irvine. May, 2022.

John R. Hipp, Jae Hong Kim, Sugie Lee,聽Benjamin Forthun, Nene Osutei, Donghwan Ki. (2021) 鈥淚rvine at 50: From a Planned Community to a Growing Job Center鈥 MFI Report: 2021_2. Irvine, CA: Metropolitan Futures Initiative (MFI), University of California Irvine. December 2021.

John R. Hipp, Charis E. Kubrin, and聽Benjamin Forthun. (2021) 鈥淚rvine at 50: A Tale of Continuity and Change鈥 ILSSC Report: 2021. Irvine, CA: Irvine Lab for the Study of Space and Crime (ILSSC), University of California Irvine. November 1, 2021.

Kane, Kevin, John R. Hipp, and聽Benjamin Forthun聽(2020) 鈥淩ising inequality and neighborhood mixing: Comparing across metropolitan areas鈥 MFI Quarterly Report: 2020_1. Irvine, CA: Metropolitan Futures Initiative (MFI), University of California Irvine. February 1, 2020.

Hipp, John R. and聽Benjamin Forthun聽(2020) 鈥淚nequality and segregation in Southern California鈥 MFI Quarterly Report: 2020_2. Irvine, CA: Metropolitan Futures Initiative (MFI), University of California Irvine. August 1, 2020.