Jaclyn Schildkraut - Columbine, 20 Years Later and Beyond

A very special thank-you must first go to Frank DeAngelis, Rick and Sue Townsend, Coni Sanders, Heather (Egeland) Martin, Zachary Cartaya, Amy Over, Anne Marie Hochhalter, and others in the Columbine community for providing us with an unfettered insight into April 20, 1999. Your candidness and willingness to share your experiences have made this project what it is.

Thank you to our research assistantsCourtney Baxter, Alexandra Bergin, Korine Clark, and Brian Monahanfor all your help on the project. Your support and hard work mean everything and have facilitated an amazing finished product. We also appreciate the insight and feedback from Dr. Hunter Martaindale and Dr. James Knoll in their respective areas of expertise.

Finally, to our editor, Jessica Gribble, thank you for the opportunity to make this project a reality. You have never been short of enthusiasm, support, or words of encouragement. Thank you for believing in us and our vision and helping us see it through to fruition.

About the Authors

Jaclyn Schildkraut, PhD, is associate professor of criminal justice at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Oswego. Her research interests include mass/school shootings, homicide trends, mediatization effects, moral panics, and crime theories. She is the coauthor of Mass Shootings: Media, Myths, and Realities (with H. Jaymi Elsass) and editor of Mass Shootings in America: Understanding the Debates, Causes, and Responses. She has published in numerous journals, including Homicide Studies; American Journal of Criminal Justice; Journal of Qualitative Criminal Justice & Criminology; Journal of Crime and Justice; Crime, Law and Social Change; and Criminology, Criminal Justice, Law & Society, as well as in other journals and edited volumes.

Glenn W. Muschert, PhD, is professor of sociology at Khalifa University of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi (UAE). He earned a BS in international studies from Drexel University (USA) and a PhD in sociology from the University of Colorado, Boulder (USA). His previous appointments include professor of sociology and social justice studies and faculty affiliate in comparative media studies at Miami University (USA). He has also served temporary appointments at Purdue University (USA) and Erzincan University (Turkey). His research interests lie in the intersection of crime and deviance, digital sociology, and media studies. He has edited numerous academic volumes and journal special issues and has written numerous journal articles and chapters in academic volumes in the fields of sociology, criminology, and media studies.

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