Biography
Joe's program of research lies at the nexus of governance and the public where he investigates what trust is, how best to appropriately measure it, and its connection to "outcomes" like cooperation and compliance. Joe works closely with a variety of governance organizations including police agencies, court systems, natural resource authorities, public health departments, and a variety of other state and federal entities with the overarching goal of contributing to a cross-boundary social science
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PhD 2014, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
MLS 2013, University of Nebraska
MA 2011, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
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Read morePublications
Hamm, J.A., Herrera, L.S., Blomqvist, K., Osuna, A.I., Seyd, B., Tomlinson, E.C., … van der Werff, L. (2025). Where we’re going and where we’ve been: Taking stock of the conversation of trust research. Journal of Trust Research.
Hamm, J.A., Ropp, J.W., Witwer, A., & Scott, B.A. (2024). Self-Efficacy, Prosocial Impact, and self-Legitimacy as Psychological Predictors of Judicial Officer Performance. Public Administration Review.
Hamm, J.A., Wolfe, S.E., Cavanagh, C., & Lee, S. (2022), (Re)Organizing legitimacy theory. Legal and Criminological Psychology.
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Read moreResearch and Grants
Superfund Research Center