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Carole Gibbs

Carole Gibbs
  • Associate Professor
  • School of Criminal Justice
  • PhD 2006, University of Maryland
  • MA 2003, University of Maryland
  • BA 1999, University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Curriculum Vitae

Biography

Carole Gibbs is an Associate Professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University. Her research interests include understanding street and elite crime from a systems perspective and advancing access and opportunity in higher education. She previously served as Acting Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and is currently serving as Associate Dean for Graduate Studies in the College of Social Science. Recent publications have appeared in Crime and Delinquency, Criminology, and Regulation and Governance.

Current Research

  • Rational Choice in the Real World: Unpacking Neighborhood Influences on the Decision Process for Youth Violence
  • Corporate Crime and Guardianship

Areas of Expertise

  • White collar and corporate crime
  • Neighborhoods, decision making and street crime
  • Access and opportunity in higher education

Selected Publications

Gibbs, C., Chan, F., Boratto, R. & Hug, T. (2025). Reengaging Criminology in Regulation and Governance: A Synergistic Research Agenda on Regulatory Guardianship. Regulation & Governance.

Gibbs, C., Cobbina-Dungy, J., De Biasi, A., Rivers III, L., Light, J. & Momenee, T. (2024). Decision Making in the Real World: Unpacking the Black Box of the Decision Process for Youth Violence. Crime & Delinquency.

Chan, F. & Gibbs, C. (2022). When Guardians Become Offenders: Understanding Guardian Capability Through the Lens of Corporate Crime. Criminology.