Rate My Professor Steven Glassner

Steven D. Glassner, Ph.D., serves as Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at St. Mary's University of San Antonio, having joined the faculty in Fall 2023. A native of north Texas, he served approximately six years in the active U.S. Army prior to his academic career. Dr. Glassner earned his Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from Texas State University in 2015, Master of Science in Criminal Justice from the University of North Texas, and Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from the same institution. Before arriving at St. Mary's, he held positions as Assistant Professor and subsequently Associate Professor at Tarleton State University, where he contributed to the School of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Strategic Studies.

Dr. Glassner's research centers on the deleterious outcomes linked to victimized and traumatized youth as they progress through the life course, with a particular emphasis on how early traumatization and victimization influence deviant or delinquent behaviors. His scholarship applies theoretical frameworks such as General Strain Theory to explore connections between bullying victimization, delinquency, substance use, cyberbullying trajectories, and suicidal ideation. Notable publications include Glassner, Steven D., Brabham, Sofia, & Fomby, Marquis D. (2023). "Social Disorganization, Collective Efficacy, Bullying Perpetration and Victimization: An Empirical Test," published in The Social Science Journal; Cho, Sujung, & Glassner, Steven D. (2021). "Impacts of Low Self-Control and Opportunity Structure on Cyberbullying Developmental Trajectories: Using a Latent Class Growth Analysis," in Crime & Delinquency; Glassner, Steven D. (2020). "Bullying Victimization and Delinquent Involvement: An Application of General Strain Theory," in Children and Youth Services Review; Cho, Sujung, & Glassner, Steven D. (2019). "Examining the Mediating Effects of Negative Emotions on the Link between Multiple Strains and Suicidal Ideation: A Longitudinal Analysis," in Archives of Suicide Research; and Glassner, Steven D., & Cho, Sujung (2018). "Bullying Victimization, Negative Emotions, and Substance Use: Utilizing General Strain Theory to Examine the Undesirable Outcomes of Childhood Bullying Victimization in Adolescence and Young Adulthood," in Journal of Youth Studies. Throughout his career, Dr. Glassner has taught over 20 different course topics in criminology and criminal justice, including CJ 1301, CR 3325, CJ 3330, CJ 3332, CR 3360, and CJ 4301, and has mentored and advised a substantial number of students.