Rate My Professor Matthew D'Anna

Matthew D'Anna serves as Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society at George Mason University, where he teaches courses such as Crime Analysis (CRIM 490, CRIM 545), Crime and Place (CRIM 320, CRIM 562), Evidence-based Crime and Justice Policy (CRIM 511), Criminal Justice Research Methods and Data Analysis (CRIM 515), Intelligence Analysis Techniques (CRIM 312), Crime Prediction and Forecasting (CRIM 595), and Criminal Network Analysis (CRIM 595). He earned his Ph.D. in Criminology, Law and Society from George Mason University in 2020, with a dissertation titled "Black Swan Shootings: A Model for Predicting the Worst of the Worst Mass Shootings," advised by Christopher Koper. Additional degrees include an M.A. in Criminology from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York (2008), with thesis "The Geographic Robbery Analysis of Banks (GRAB) Project"; an M.A.S. in Geographic Information Science from Arizona State University, featuring a capstone "Next event forecasting: Analyzing the spatial components of a crime series"; and B.S. degrees in Justice Studies and Political Science from Arizona State University.

D'Anna's research interests include crime analysis, crime mapping, predictive policing, spatial analysis, network analysis, and predicting violence. Since 2009, he has worked in the private sector supporting federal government clients in national security, defense, law enforcement, and homeland security with analytic, data science, and information technology solutions. His prior experience encompasses serving as a tactical crime analyst in Tempe, Arizona, and as adjunct faculty in Arizona State University's School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. He also instructs courses at American University as an Adjunct Professorial Lecturer in Justice, Law & Criminology, including Cities and Crime (JLC 245) and Crime Analysis (JLC 445/696). In March 2023, D'Anna discussed patterns and trends in mass shootings with Scripps News.