Overview
Background
Dr Renee Zahnow is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Science at the University of Queensland. Her research focuses on place-based patterns of crime and victimisation; she is particularly interested in understanding the link between the regularities of daily human mobility, social and behavioural norms and the propensity for crime and deviance. She has published in various journals, including Criminology, Urban Studies, Journal of Environmental Psychology, Annals of the American Association of Geographers, Environment and Behavior and Crime and Delinquency.
Dr Zahnow has worked across a range of research projects including program evaluations and random-control trials. She has spatial and longitudinal modelling expertise and experience in working with police, ambulance and hospital data. She has established working ties with industry partners and international colleagues. Renee has expert knowledge in areas of environmental and urban criminology, social norms and collective social processes, youth and deviance and substance use.
Availability
- Associate Professor Renee Zahnow is:
- Not available for supervision
- Media expert
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor (Honours), The University of Queensland
- Doctoral Diploma, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Spatial Data analysis
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Environmental Criminology
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Urban Spaces and Sociability
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Routine daily mobility
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Longitudinal and big data analysis
Works
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2022
Journal Article
Weather and crime: a systematic review of the empirical literature
Corcoran, Jonathan and Zahnow, Renee (2022). Weather and crime: a systematic review of the empirical literature. Crime Science, 11 (1) 16, 1-13. doi: 10.1186/s40163-022-00179-8
2022
Journal Article
Community resilience to crime: A study of the 2011 Brisbane flood
Wickes, Rebecca, Zahnow, Renee, Corcoran, Jonathan and Kimpton, Anthony (2022). Community resilience to crime: A study of the 2011 Brisbane flood. American Journal of Community Psychology, 70 (3-4), 379-393. doi: 10.1002/ajcp.12610
2022
Journal Article
Where to next? An exploration of ‘night-out’ location progression and propensity to experience violence in night -time entertainment precincts
Zahnow, Renee, de Andrade, Dominique, Miller, Peter, Taylor, Nicholas and Coomber, Kerri (2022). Where to next? An exploration of ‘night-out’ location progression and propensity to experience violence in night -time entertainment precincts. International Journal of Drug Policy, 110 103874, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103874
2022
Journal Article
Community Neighboring Norms and the Prevalence and Management of Private Neighbor Problems
Zahnow, Renee and Cheshire, Lynda (2022). Community Neighboring Norms and the Prevalence and Management of Private Neighbor Problems. City & Community, 22 (2), 1-19. doi: 10.1177/15356841221132497
2022
Journal Article
Measuring and visualising ‘familiar strangers’ among transit riders: an exploratory study of Brisbane, Australia
Zhang, Min, Zahnow, Renee, Zhou, Jiangping and Corcoran, Jonathan (2022). Measuring and visualising ‘familiar strangers’ among transit riders: an exploratory study of Brisbane, Australia. Journal of Transport Geography, 104 103454, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2022.103454
2022
Journal Article
Neighbourhood correlates of average population walking: using aggregated, anonymised mobile phone data to identify where people walk
Zahnow, Renee, Kimpton, Anthony, Corcoran, Jonathan and Mielke, Gregore (2022). Neighbourhood correlates of average population walking: using aggregated, anonymised mobile phone data to identify where people walk. Health and Place, 77 102892, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102892
2022
Journal Article
An analysis of the effect of social norms on payment of speeding fines
Zahnow, Renee, Bennett, Sarah, Bates, Lyndel, Antrobus, Emma and Irvine, Claire (2022). An analysis of the effect of social norms on payment of speeding fines. Psychology, Crime and Law, 30 (6), 583-599. doi: 10.1080/1068316x.2022.2104278
2022
Journal Article
Changes in Green Space Use During a COVID-19 Lockdown Are Associated With Both Individual and Green Space Characteristics
Berdejo-Espinola, Violeta, Zahnow, Renee, Suárez-Castro, Andrés F., Rhodes, Jonathan R. and Fuller, Richard A. (2022). Changes in Green Space Use During a COVID-19 Lockdown Are Associated With Both Individual and Green Space Characteristics. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10 804443. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2022.804443
2022
Journal Article
Crime at train stations: the role of passenger presence
Zhang, Hexia, Zahnow, Renee, Liu, Yan and Corcoran, Jonathan (2022). Crime at train stations: the role of passenger presence. Applied Geography, 140 102666, 102666. doi: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2022.102666
2022
Book Chapter
Converging neighbourhood vulnerabilities: the impact of exogenous shocks on crime
Zahnow, Renee, Mazerolle, Lorraine and Wickes, Rebecca (2022). Converging neighbourhood vulnerabilities: the impact of exogenous shocks on crime. Crime and disorder in community context. (pp. 167-190) edited by Rebecca Wickes and Lorraine Mazerolle. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315668178-9
2022
Book Chapter
Distance to crime: how proximity shapes residents' perceptions of neighbourhood violence
Sydes, Michelle, Wickes, Rebecca and Zahnow, Renee (2022). Distance to crime: how proximity shapes residents' perceptions of neighbourhood violence. Crime and disorder in community context. (pp. 63-81) edited by Rebecca Wickes and Lorraine Mazerolle. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315668178-4
2021
Journal Article
Patterns of methamphetamine production among an international sample of methamphetamine 'cooks'
Puljevic, Cheneal, Zahnow, Renee, Benfer, Isabella, Winstock, Adam R., Maier, Larissa J., Barratt, Monica J. and Ferris, Jason (2021). Patterns of methamphetamine production among an international sample of methamphetamine 'cooks'. Drug and Alcohol Review, 40 (7), 1287-1293. doi: 10.1111/dar.13205
2021
Journal Article
Exploring the politics of strain: crime and welfare in remote Indigenous Australia
Staines, Zoe and Zahnow, Renee (2021). Exploring the politics of strain: crime and welfare in remote Indigenous Australia. Social Policy and Administration, 56 (3), 452-471. doi: 10.1111/spol.12778
2021
Journal Article
The prospective impact of 10‐day patron bans on crime in Queensland's largest entertainment precincts
Taylor, Nicholas, Coomber, Kerri, Zahnow, Renee, Ferris, Jason, Mayshak, Richelle and Miller, Peter G. (2021). The prospective impact of 10‐day patron bans on crime in Queensland's largest entertainment precincts. Drug and Alcohol Review, 40 (5), 771-778. doi: 10.1111/dar.13234
2021
Journal Article
A global analysis of the impact of COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions on crime
Nivette, Amy E., Zahnow, Renee, Aguilar, Raul, Ahven, Andri, Amram, Shai, Ariel, Barak, Arosemena Burbano, María José , Astolfi, Roberta, Baier, Dirk, Bark, Hyung-Min, Beijers, Joris E. H., Bergman, Marcelo, Breetzke, Gregory, Concha-Eastman, I. Alberto, Curtis-Ham, Sophie, Davenport, Ryan, Díaz, Carlos, Fleitas, Diego, Gerell, Manne, Jang, Kwang-Ho, Kääriäinen, Juha, Lappi-Seppälä, Tapio, Lim, Woon-Sik, Revilla, Rosa Loureiro, Mazerolle, Lorraine, Meško, Gorazd, Pereda, Noemí, Peres, Maria F. T., Poblete-Cazenave, Rubén ... Eisner, Manuel P. (2021). A global analysis of the impact of COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions on crime. Nature Human Behaviour, 5 (7), 1-12. doi: 10.1038/s41562-021-01139-z
2021
Journal Article
The combined impact of higher-risk on-license venue outlet density and trading hours on serious assaults in night-time entertainment precincts
Taylor, Nicholas, Livingston, Michael, Coomber, Kerri, Mayshak, Richelle, Zahnow, Renee, Ferris, Jason, Chikritzhs, Tanya and Miller, Peter (2021). The combined impact of higher-risk on-license venue outlet density and trading hours on serious assaults in night-time entertainment precincts. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 223 108720, 108720. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108720
2021
Journal Article
Neighbourhood places, collective efficacy and crime: a longitudinal perspective
Zahnow, Renee, Corcoran, Jonathan, Kimpton, Anthony and Wickes, Rebecca (2021). Neighbourhood places, collective efficacy and crime: a longitudinal perspective. Urban Studies, 59 (4), 004209802110088-809. doi: 10.1177/00420980211008820
2021
Journal Article
The effect of weather on assault
Corcoran, Jonathan and Zahnow, Renee (2021). The effect of weather on assault. Environment and Behavior, 54 (2) 00139165211014629, 001391652110146-326. doi: 10.1177/00139165211014629
2021
Journal Article
Triaging online child abuse material: testing a decision support tool to enhance law enforcement and investigative prioritisation
Mount, David, Mazerolle, Lorraine, Zahnow, Renee and James, Leisa (2021). Triaging online child abuse material: testing a decision support tool to enhance law enforcement and investigative prioritisation. Policing, 44 (4), 628-642. doi: 10.1108/pijpsm-02-2021-0020
2021
Journal Article
Living near violence and feeling safe: what is the role of active guardianship in the home territory?
Zahnow, Renee and Corcoran, Jonathan (2021). Living near violence and feeling safe: what is the role of active guardianship in the home territory?. Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 38 (1), 105-126. doi: 10.1007/s10940-020-09486-2
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Renee Zahnow is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Effects of Community Support on Violence against Immigrant and Refugee Women in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jonathan Corcoran, Dr Rennie Lee
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Doctor Philosophy
¿Disaster Strains¿: An exploratory, comparative, thematic analysis of the 2010-11 Brisbane floods and COVID-19 pandemic, through the theoretical lenses of Agnew's General Strain Theory.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jonah Rimer, Associate Professor Suzanna Fay
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Doctor Philosophy
Cultural variation in connection to urban nature
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Richard Fuller
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Doctor Philosophy
Cultural variation in connection to urban nature
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Richard Fuller
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Doctor Philosophy
DO AUSTRALIANS PERCEIVE IMMIGRATION AS A THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY?
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Suzanna Fay
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Doctor Philosophy
Uncovering State Terrorism in Indonesia: CSOs' Vital Role in Deradicalizing, Disengaging and Rehabilitating Extremists
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Adrian Cherney
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Doctor Philosophy
Changes in Immigrant Threat Perceptions and Support for Restrictive Immigration and Refugee & Asylum Seekers Policies in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Suzanna Fay
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Master Philosophy
Cultural variation in connection to nature
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Richard Fuller
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Doctor Philosophy
"Disaster Strains" : An exploratory, comparative, thematic analysis, of the 2010-11 Brisbane floods and COVID-19 pandemic, through the theoretical lenses of Agnew's General Strain Theory.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jonah Rimer, Associate Professor Suzanna Fay
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Doctor Philosophy
Green spaces for healthy ageing: An international comparative study
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Peter Walters
Completed supervision
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
"Disaster Strains" : An exploratory, comparative, thematic analysis, of the 2010-11 Brisbane floods and COVID-19 pandemic, through the theoretical lenses of Agnew's General Strain Theory.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jonah Rimer, Associate Professor Suzanna Fay
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Urban nature health effects moderated by stressful contexts
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Richard Fuller
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the Progression to Violence: Background Characteristics and Risk Factors for Radicalisation to Violent Extremism
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Adrian Cherney
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Crime, Perceptions of Safety, and Public Transit Ridership: A Space-Time Approach
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jonathan Corcoran
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
`Conservation' Criminology: Understanding and Preventing Illegal Fishing in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lorraine Mazerolle
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
The Immigration-Crime Myth: Exploring the Impact of Immigration on Neighbourhood Violence
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jonathan Corcoran
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- community
- crime
- delinquency
- mobility
- neighborhood
- population health
- resilience
- social ties
- youth
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