Xia Wang
Ph.D. Student and Research Assistant
Hometown
Shanxi, China
Current Research
The effect of social context on prisoner reentry, corporate crime
“What I enjoy and appreciate the most about the FSU criminology PhD program is being able to work with professors on research projects and publications. I have had the opportunity to join faculty on social ecology and prisoner reentry research projects. I have also been helped and encouraged by professors to develop my own research ideas into potential publications, such as my ongoing collaboration with a professor on a corporate crime paper. When working with faculty, I am constantly challenged and inspired to be a good researcher. It is absolutely a rewarding experience.”
Teaching and Research Assistantships
Teaching and research assistantships are awarded to our most qualified doctoral students each academic year. Students are assigned to assistantships in the College and in the Center for Criminology and Public Policy Research.
- Research appointments provide students with valuable research experience and the opportunity to work side-by-side with leading scholars on important research projects that result in conference presentations, publications, and policy improvement recommendations. Review a list of recent faculty-student publications.
- College teaching appointments give students valuable experience that builds marketable teaching and presentation skills.
- Assistantships pay $14,500 per academic year for 13-hour work weeks plus nine hours of tuition waivers and $500 toward health insurance.
The most current tuition information can be found on the University's Student Financial Services Web site, www.sfs.fsu.edu.
To be considered for funding, students must submit all application materials by February 15. There is no separate application for the assistantship. All students who have submitted application materials by the deadline will be considered.
For more information, please contact Margarita Frankeberger.