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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2021
Conference Publication
More welfare cash is associated with lower crime: COVID-19 social security changes and crime in remote Indigenous communities in Queensland (Australia)
Staines, Zoe and Zahnow, Renee (2021). More welfare cash is associated with lower crime: COVID-19 social security changes and crime in remote Indigenous communities in Queensland (Australia). Australian National University Centre for Social Research & Methods Research Symposium, Canberra, ACT Australia, 26 May 2021.
2021
Journal Article
The girl on the bus: familiar faces in daily travel and their implications for crime protection
Zahnow, Renee, Zhang, Min and Corcoran, Jonathan (2021). The girl on the bus: familiar faces in daily travel and their implications for crime protection. Annals of the American Association of Geographers, 111 (5), 1367-1384. doi: 10.1080/24694452.2020.1828026
2020
Journal Article
Space-time patterns of poaching risk: Using the near-repeat hypothesis to inform compliance enforcement in marine protected areas
Weekers, Damian, Mazerolle, Lorraine and Zahnow, Renee (2020). Space-time patterns of poaching risk: Using the near-repeat hypothesis to inform compliance enforcement in marine protected areas. Biological Conservation, 248 108652, 108652. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108652
2020
Journal Article
Neighbourhood watch Queensland: community participation in crime prevention and feelings of safety
Zahnow, Renee, Mazerolle, Lorraine and Bennett, Maria (2020). Neighbourhood watch Queensland: community participation in crime prevention and feelings of safety. The Journal for Women and Policing (46), 26-28.
2020
Journal Article
Motives and correlates of anabolic-androgenic steroid use with stimulant polypharmacy
Zahnow, Renee, McVeigh, Jim, Bates, Geoff and Winstock, Adam R. (2020). Motives and correlates of anabolic-androgenic steroid use with stimulant polypharmacy. Contemporary Drug Problems, 47 (2), 118-135. doi: 10.1177/0091450920919456
2020
Journal Article
The modes of administration of anabolic-androgenic steroid users (AAS): are non-injecting people who use steroids overlooked?
van de Ven, Katinka, Zahnow, Renee, McVeigh, Jim and Winstock, Adam (2020). The modes of administration of anabolic-androgenic steroid users (AAS): are non-injecting people who use steroids overlooked?. Drugs-Education Prevention and Policy, 27 (2), 1-5. doi: 10.1080/09687637.2019.1608910
2020
Journal Article
Transport-related walking among young adults: when and why?
Assemi, Behrang, Zahnow, Renee, Zapata-Diomedi, Belen, Hickman, Mark and Corcoran, Jonathan (2020). Transport-related walking among young adults: when and why?. BMC Public Health, 20 (1) 244, 244. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-8338-0
2019
Journal Article
Crime and bus stops: An examination using transit smart card and crime data
Zahnow, Renee and Corcoran, Jonathan (2019). Crime and bus stops: An examination using transit smart card and crime data. Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 48 (4), 239980831989061-723. doi: 10.1177/2399808319890614
2019
Journal Article
The impact of liquor restrictions on serious assaults across Queensland, Australia
Taylor, Nicholas, Coomber, Kerri, Mayshak, Richelle, Zahnow, Renee, Ferris, Jason and Miller, Peter (2019). The impact of liquor restrictions on serious assaults across Queensland, Australia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16 (22) 4362, 4362. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224362
2019
Journal Article
Conservation criminology: modelling offender target selection for illegal fishing in marine protected areas
Weekers, Damian P., Zahnow, Renee and Mazerolle, Lorraine (2019). Conservation criminology: modelling offender target selection for illegal fishing in marine protected areas. The British Journal of Criminology, 59 (6), 1455-1477. doi: 10.1093/bjc/azz020
2019
Journal Article
Do individual differences matter in the way people view police legitimacy? A partial replication and extension of invariance thesis
Zahnow, Renee, Mazerolle, Lorraine and Pang, Alicia (2019). Do individual differences matter in the way people view police legitimacy? A partial replication and extension of invariance thesis. Policing, 15 (2), 665-685. doi: 10.1093/police/paz066
2019
Journal Article
Developmental transitions during adulthood and neighborliness: A multilevel cluster analysis
Aiyer, Sophie M., Zahnow, Renee and Mazerolle, Lorraine A. (2019). Developmental transitions during adulthood and neighborliness: A multilevel cluster analysis. Journal of Community Psychology, 48 (2) jcop.22246, 237-257. doi: 10.1002/jcop.22246
2019
Journal Article
Crime victimization, place attachment, and the moderating role of neighborhood social ties and neighboring behavior
Zahnow, Renee and Tsai, Amy (2019). Crime victimization, place attachment, and the moderating role of neighborhood social ties and neighboring behavior. Environment and Behavior, 53 (1), 001391651987517-68. doi: 10.1177/0013916519875175
2019
Journal Article
Correction: Conservation criminology: modelling offender target selection for illegal fishing in marine protected areas (Vol 59, azz020, 2019)
Weekers, Damian P., Zahnow, Renee and Mazerolle, Lorraine (2019). Correction: Conservation criminology: modelling offender target selection for illegal fishing in marine protected areas (Vol 59, azz020, 2019). British Journal of Criminology, 59 (4) azz031, 1011-1011. doi: 10.1093/bjc/azz031
2019
Journal Article
Weather and cycling in New York: The case of Citibike
An, Ran , Zahnow, Renee , Pojani, Dorina and Corcoran, Jonathan (2019). Weather and cycling in New York: The case of Citibike. Journal of Transport Geography, 77, 97-112. doi: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2019.04.016
2019
Journal Article
The temporality of place: constructing a temporal typology of crime in commercial precincts
Corcoran, J., Zahnow, R., Kimpton, A., Wickes, R. and Brunsdon, C. (2019). The temporality of place: constructing a temporal typology of crime in commercial precincts. Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 48 (1), 239980831984690-24. doi: 10.1177/2399808319846904
2019
Other Outputs
QUeensland Alcohol-related violence and Night Time Economy Monitoring (QUANTEM): Final Report (April 2019)
Miller, Peter, Coomber, Kerri, Ferris, Jason, Burn, Michelle, Vakidis, Thea, Livingston, Michael, Droste, Nicholas, Taylor, Nicholas, Puljevic, Cheneal, de Andrade, Dominique, Curtis, Ashlee, Grant, Kristy, Moayeri, Foruhar, Carah, Nicholas, Jiang. Jason, Wood, Barbara, Mayshak, Richelle, Zahnow, Renee, Room, Robin, Scott, Debbie, Cook, Steffi, Towle, Simon, Regan, Scott, Goold, Lachlan, Mount, David, Rangiah, Lillian, Boubouras, Lauren, Nixon, Bowman, Vayne, Brooke ... Najman, Jake (2019). QUeensland Alcohol-related violence and Night Time Economy Monitoring (QUANTEM): Final Report (April 2019). Geelong, VIC, Australia: Deakin University.
2019
Conference Publication
Patterns of methamphetamine production and use among an international sample of methamphetamine 'cooks'
Puljevic, Cheneal, Ferris, Jason, Zahnow, Renee, Benfer, Isabella and Winstock, Adam (2019). Patterns of methamphetamine production and use among an international sample of methamphetamine 'cooks'. APSAD 2019 Conference, Hobart, Australia, 10–13 November 2019. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/dar.12991
2018
Journal Article
A mapping review of evaluations of alcohol policy restrictions targeting alcohol-related harm in night-time entertainment precincts
Taylor, Nicholas, Miller, Peter, Coomber, Kerri, Mayshak, Richelle, Zahnow, Renee, Patafio, Brittany, Burn, Michele and Ferris, Jason (2018). A mapping review of evaluations of alcohol policy restrictions targeting alcohol-related harm in night-time entertainment precincts. International Journal of Drug Policy, 62, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2018.09.012
2018
Journal Article
Mixed land use: implications for violence and property crime
Zahnow, Renee (2018). Mixed land use: implications for violence and property crime. City and Community, 17 (4), 1119-1142. doi: 10.1111/cico.12337
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
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
Cultural variation in connection to urban nature
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Richard Fuller
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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
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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
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
Media
Enquiries
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- community
- crime
- delinquency
- mobility
- neighborhood
- population health
- resilience
- social ties
- youth
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