Matthew Galasso

- Assistant Professor (Fixed-Term)
- School of Criminal Justice
- PhD 2024, Michigan State University
- MPA 2016, Indiana University Indianapolis O’Neill SPEA
- JD 2009, Indiana University McKinney School of Law
- BMA 2006, DePauw University
- 420 Baker Hall
- 655 Auditorium Rd.
- East Lansing, MI 48824
- galasso3@msu.edu
Biography
Matthew Galasso is an Assistant Professor in the School of Criminal Justice. His research interests include courts, criminal sentencing and procedure, the intersection of law and the criminal justice system, and institutional corrections. Dr. Galasso has also conducted research related to nonprofit organizations as well as school safety.
Classes Taught
- CJ 110: Introduction to Criminal Justice
- CJ 220: Criminology
- CJ 275: Criminal Procedure
- CJ 365: Corrections
- CJ 427: Criminology and Public Policy
- CJ 474: Law and Criminal Justice Policy
- CJ 491: Capital Punishment
Selected Publications
Cobbina, J., Galasso, M., Cunningham, M., Melde, C., & Heinze, J. (2020). A qualitative study of perception of school safety among youth in a high crime city. Journal of School Violence.
Galasso, M., Abad, D., Almanza, M. Melde, C., Cobbina, J., & Heinze, J. (2020). Inner-city youth perspectives on gangs, violence, and social media. In C. Melde and F. Weerman (Eds.), Gangs in the era of internet and social media. Springer.
Levine D.J., & Galasso, M. (2019). Revenue embeddedness and competing institutional logics: How nonprofit leaders connect earned revenue to mission and organizational identity. Journal of Social Entrepreneurship.
Northcutt Bohmert, M., Galasso, M., & Cobbina, J. (2018). Impacts of conviction and imprisonment for women. In B. Huebner and N. Frost (eds.), Handbook on the consequences of sentencing and punishment decisions (pp. 161-172). London: Routledge.