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Thomas Holt

Professor | Director of Master's Programs | Director of MSU Center for Cybercrime Investigation & Training

434 Baker Hall

(517) 353-9563

holtt@msu.edu

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Biography

Thomas J. Holt is a Professor and Director of Master's Programs in the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University and Director for the MSU Center for Cybercrime Investigation & Training. His research focuses on computer hacking, malware, and the role of the Internet in facilitating all manner of crime and deviance. His work has been published in various journals including Crime and Delinquency, Deviant Behavior, the Journal of Criminal Justice, and Youth and Society.

Education

PhD 2005, University of Missouri - St. Louis

MA 2003, University of Missouri - St. Louis

BS 2000, University of Missouri - St. Louis

Publications

Cross, C., & Holt, T.J. (2025). Beyond fraud and identity theft: assessing the impact of data breaches on individual victims. Journal of Crime and Justice.

Lusthaus, J., Holt, T.J., Levi, M., Kleemans, E., & Leukfeldt, E.R. (2025). The evolution of Nigerian cybercrime: Two case studies of UK-based offender networks. European Journal of Criminology.

Holt, T.J., Cross, C., Brewer, R., Cale, J., Logos, K., & Goldsmith, A. (2024). Assessing the Correlates of Online Fraud Offending Among Juveniles. Crime & Delinquency.

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