John Paul Wright

John Paul Wright is an American criminologist known for his work in biosocial criminology. He is an associate professor in the School of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati College of Education Criminal Justice and Human Services. He is also the director of the graduate program in criminal justice there. Among the students whose Ph.D. theses he has overseen is Kevin Beaver, a professor at Florida State University. He previously taught at East Tennessee State University for five years (1995-2000), and was granted tenure there in 2000.