Thomas Holt
- Professor | Director of On-Campus Masters Programs | Director of MSU Center for Cybercrime Investigation & Training
- School of Criminal Justice
- PhD 2005, University of Missouri - St. Louis
- MA 2003, University of Missouri - St. Louis
- BS 2000, University of Missouri - St. Louis
- 434 Baker Hall
- 655 Auditorium Rd.
- East Lansing, MI 48824
- (517) 353-9563
- holtt@msu.edu
Links
MSU Center for Cybercrime Investigation & Training
Biography
Thomas J. Holt is a Professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University and Director for the MSU Center for Cybercrime Invesitgation & 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.
Areas of Expertise
- Cybercrime
- Cyberterrorism
- Police responses to cybercrime
- Criminological theory
- Mixed methods research
Selected 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.
Smirnova, O., & Holt, T.J. (2024). Exploring and Estimating the Revenues of Cybercrime-As-Service Providers: Analyzing Booter and Stresser Services. Deviant Behavior.
Holt, T.J., Griffith, M., Turner, N., Greene-Colozzi, E., Chermak, S., & Freilich, J.D. (2023). Assessing nation-state-sponsored cyberattacks using aspects of Situational Crime Prevention. Criminology & Public Policy.