E. B. Du Bois Fellow of the National Institute of Justice, and a research affiliate of the Jim Walter Partnership at the University of South Florida. He received his PhD in criminology and criminal justice at the University of Nebraska in 2005. His current research focuses on neighborhood contextual effects on child and adolescent development and outcomes, neighborhoods and quality of life, applied quantitative methods, and biosocial/life-course criminology. As a W. E. B. Du Bois Fellow, Dr. Gibson is conducting research on how neighborhood conditions in Chicago influence Hispanic children's involvement in antisocial behaviors.