CURRICULUM VITAE for Kristopher K. Robison

WORK:

Associate Professor, Northern Illinois University Autumn 2012 - Present

Assistant Professor, Northern Illinois University Autumn 2007 - Autumn 2012

EDUCATION:

Ph.D., 2007. The Ohio State University; Thesis Title: The Challenges of Political Conflict: A Cross-National Analysis of Terrorist Violence and Socio-Political Crisis

M.A., 1999, Sociology, The Ohio State University; Thesis Title: The Structural Determinants Of The Global Adoption Of The Internet: An Ecological Model Of Post-Industrialization

B.A. with Honors in Sociology and Philosophy, 1996, Hardin-Simmons University.

PUBLICATIONS / WORKS ACCEPTED:

Anthony, Robert M. and Kristopher K. Robison. 2025. “Urbanization as a Gendered Process: Theory, Evidence, and Implications.” Global Studies Quarterly. DOI:10.1093/isagsq/ksae089

Crenshaw, Edward M and Robison, Kristopher K. 2022. “Making War on the Fabric of Society: A Cross-National Analysis of Terrorism, Urban Public Space and Generalized Social Trust in Europe.” Terrorism and Political Violence. https://doi.org/10.1080/09546553.2022.2032675

Anthony, Robert M. and Kristopher K. Robison. 2018. “Forced Urbanisation: A cross-national assessment of the effects of political violence on a nation’s largest city,” Urban Studies. 1-23

Robison, Kristopher K. and Edward M. Crenshaw. 2014. “Integration Into Global Society: How Modernization, European Colonialism, and Preindustrial Complexity Shape International Social Organization.” International Journal of Sociology 44: 81-101.

Robison, Kristopher K. and Daniel Ridenour. 2012. “Whither the Love of Hunting? Explaining the Decline of a Major form of Rural Recreation as a Consequence of the Rise of Virtual Entertainment and Urbanism” Human Dimensions of Wildlife 17(6).

Robison, Kristopher K. 2010."Terror’s True Nightmare? Reevaluating the Consequences of Terrorism on Democratic Governance" Terrorism and Political Violence 22(1): 62-86.

Robison, Kristopher K. 2010. “Unpacking the Social Origins of Terrorism: the Role of Women’s Empowerment inReducing Terrorism.” Studies in Conflict and Terrorism. 33(8).

Robison, Kristopher K. and Edward M. Crenshaw. 2010. "Reevaluating the Global Digital Divide: Socio-Demographicand Conflict Barriers to the Internet Revolution." Sociological Inquiry80(1).

Crenshaw, Edward M. and Kristopher K. Robison. 2010. "The Sociodemographic Determinants of Economic Growth: Age-Structure, Preindustrial Heritage, and Sociolinguistic Integration." SocialForces. 88(5): 2217-2240.

Crenshaw, Edward M. and Kristopher K. Robison. 2009. "Political Violence asan Object of Study: the Need for Taxonomic Clarity,” in The Handbook of Politics, ed. by Kevin Leict and J. Craig Jenkins (Springer Publishers, 2009)

Robison, Kristopher K., Edward M. Crenshaw and J. Craig Jenkins. 2006."Ideologies of Violence: The Social Origins of Islamist and LeftistTransnational Terrorism." SocialForces. 84(4):2027-2046.

Crenshaw, Edward M. and Kristopher K. Robison. 2006.“Globalization and the Digital Divide: The Roles of Structural Conduciveness and Global Connection in Internet Diffusion.” Social Science Quarterly. 87(1): 191-207.

Crenshaw, Edward M. and Kristopher K. Robison. 2006. “Jump Starting the InternetRevolution: How Global Connections Help the Diffusion of the Internet.” Journal of the Association of InformationSystems. Special Issue on the Digital Divide. 7(1): 3.

Robison, Kristopher K. and Edward M. Crenshaw. 2002. “Cyber-Space andPost-Industrial Transformations: A Cross-National Analysis of InternetDevelopment.” Social Science Research31(3): 334-363.

Crenshaw, Edward M., Paxton, Pamela, Robison, Kristopher K., Morishima, Rumi. 2004. Westernization Comparative Panel Dataset, 1975-1995. Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research. www.icpsr.umich.edu

Paxton, Pamela, Crenshaw, Edward M., Morishima, Rumi, Robison, Kristopher K.. 2004. Globalization Comparative Panel Dataset, 1975-1995. Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research. www.icpsr.umich.edu

GRANTS:

“Collaborative Research: Terrorism as Theater: Political Violence as Communication.” National Science Foundation Awarded 2009. Award# 0854256. Accepted January 2009. PIs Kristopher K. Robison, Edward M.Crenshaw, J. Craig Jenkins.

PIs Jonathan Wilkenfield, Victor Asal, Edward M. Crenshaw, Gary LaFree, Venkatramanan S. Subrahmanian. Project consultant Kristopher K. Robison. 2008-2010. “The Ecology of Terrorist Organizations." NSF-HSD Project University of Maryland.

REVISE AND RESUBMIT REQUESTS

Crenshaw, Edward M. and Kristopher Robison. "All the world’s a stage: Megacity Primacy, Globalization and Political Contention, 1976-2009” to the Journal of Conflict Resolution

PAPERS IN PROCESS:

“Jihadist Messaging as a Predictor of Subsequent Terrorist Attacks” with Robert Van de Berg

“Christian Nationalism and Cognitive Ability” with Shane Sharp

“Forced Migration and Women’s Rights” with Robert M. Anthony.

“Non-reporting in U.S. Hate Crimes: Assessing the Causes and Reporting Biases Associated with Anti-Black Hate Crimes” with Robert M. Anthony.

“Toxic or Tolerant Faith? Testing the Relationship of Evangelical Christianity to Political Extremism”

Crenshaw, Edward M. and Kristopher Robison. "All the world’s a stage: Megacity Primacy, Globalization and Political Contention, 1976-2009”

PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS:

“Jihadist Messaging as a Predictor of Subsequent Terrorist Attacks” with Robert Van de Berg

American Society of Criminology meeting, Atlanta, Georgia. November 2022.

Toxic or Tolerant Faith? Testing the Relationship of Evangelical Christianity to Political Extremism. MSS meeting, Chicago, Illinois. April 2022.

“The Biases in Bias (Hate) Crime Reporting: What we Know about it and How we can Address it” NCSA annual meeting 2019

Crenshaw, Edward M., Kristopher Robison, and J. Craig Jenkins. 2017. “The Globalization of Political Contention: The Effects of International Mass Media and Economic Globalization on Protest, Terrorism, and Warfare, 1976-2006” ASA annual meeting, Montreal August 2017.

Crenshaw, Edward M., Kristopher Robison, and J. Craig Jenkins. 2017. "All the World's a Stage: The Geodemography of Political Contention” submitted fall 2017 for the July 2018. XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology Conference (accepted fall 2017)

Anthony, Robert M. and Kristopher K. Robison. 2017. “Muslim Immigration and Terrorism: Is there a Link?” submitted fall 2017 for April 2018 NCSA Conference (accepted fall 2017)

Robison, Kristopher K. and Robert M. Anthony. 2016. “Conflict and Urban Change: Measuring and Predicting Demographic Upheavals with Census Data and Remote Sensing,” International Studies Association, Shepherdstown, WV.

Anthony, Robert M. and Kristopher K. Robison. 2016. “Forced Migration and Women's Rights,” MSS/NCSA Joint Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Robison, Kristopher K. and Robert M. Anthony. 2016. “Urbanicides: The role of Cities in Fostering Conflict.” MSS/NCSA Joint Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Anthony, Robert M. and Kristopher K. Robison. 2015. “The Impact of Internal Conflicts on Urban Populations among Developing Nations,” Urban Affairs Association: Miami, FL.

Robison, Kristopher K. 2011 “The Death of Rural Tourism? Explaining the Decline of American Interest in Hunting.” Submitted to the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, August 20-24, Las Vegas NV.

Crenshaw, Edward, Kristopher K. Robison, and J. Craig Jenkins. 2011.“All the World‟s a Stage: Contentious Politics, Mass Media, and Global Civil Society.” Presented at the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, August 20-24, Las Vegas NV.

Crenshaw, Edward, Kristopher K. Robison, and J. Craig Jenkins. 2011.“The Organizational Ecology of Terror: How Local, National, and Supranational Environments Influence the Longevity of Terrorist Organizations.” Presented at the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, August 20-24, Las Vegas NV.

Robison, Kristopher K. 2010 “When Terror (Doesn't) Hit Home: Distinguishing the Determinants of Domestic and Foreign Terrorism.” Accepted for presentation at the World Congress of Sociology/International Sociological Association, July, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Robison, Kristopher and Edward Crenshaw. 2010. “Setting the Stage: How the Media Encourages Terrorism.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of The Midwestern Sociological Society, March 31-April 4 Chicago IL (2010)

Robison, Kristopher K. 2009. “Whither Postmodernism? Understanding the Demise of Postmodern Theory in Sociological Scholarship and Pedagogy.” Presented at the annual meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, March, Des Moines, Iowa.

Robison, Kristopher K. 2009. “Women’s Empowerment and Political Violence? Evaluating the Negative Relationship between Cross-National Indicators of Women in the Workforce and Terrorist Violence.” Presented at the annual meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, March, Des Moines, Iowa.

Crenshaw, Edward M. and Kristopher K. Robison. 2008.“The Sociodemographic Determinants of Economic Growth: Age-Structure, Preindustrial Heritage, and Sociolinguistic Integration.” Presented at the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, August, Boston, Massachusetts.

Robison, Kristopher K. 2008. “Why is Terrorism Consequential? The role of Terrorism in Crisis and Fear” Presented at the annual meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society Presentation, March, St. Louis, Missouri.

Crenshaw, Edward M. and Kristopher K. Robison. 2007. "The “Roots” of Transnational Terrorism: A Replication and Extension of Burgoon" Presented at the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, August, New York, New York.

Crenshaw, Edward M. and Kristopher K. Robison. 2007. "Economic Development and Demography" Presented at the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, August, New York, New York.

Robison, Kristopher K.2007."The Variety of Terror: Analytic Differences between Ethno-separatist, Religious and Leftist Terrorism." Presented at the annual meetings of the International Studies Association Meeting. March, Chicago, Illinois.

Robison, Kristopher K.2006. “Civil and State Terrorism: Terrorism’s Effects on States’ Respect for Human Rights” Presented at the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, August, Montreal, CA.

Jenkins, J. Craig, Kristopher K. Robison and Edward M. Crenshaw. 2004.

“New Civilizational War? International Terrorism in the Middle East, 1968-2002.” Presented at the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, August, San Francisco, California.

Crenshaw, Edward M. and Kristopher K. Robison. 2004.“Globalization and the Digital Divide: The Roles of Structural Conduciveness and Global Connection in Internet Diffusion.” Paper presented at the MISCR-CRITO Digital Divide Symposium, August, University of Minnesota.

Crenshaw, Edward, Pamela Paxton, Rumi Morishima and Kristopher K. Robison. 2003. “Measuring Globalization: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of a Multidimensional Concept.” Presented at the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, August, Atlanta, Georgia.

Crenshaw, Edward M. and Kristopher K. Robison. 2002. "Demography and Development." Ohio-State Initiative in Population Research Seminar, January, Columbus, Ohio.

Robison, Kristopher K. and Edward M. Crenshaw. 2002. “Global Diffusion of the Internet: the Impact of Urban Primacy and Proto-Modernity.” Presented at the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, August, Chicago, Illinois.

Robison, Kristopher K. and Edward M. Crenshaw. 2000.“Cyber-Space and Post-Industrial Transformations” Presented at the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, August, Washington, D.C.

Robison, Kristopher K. 2000. “Cyber-Space and Post-Industrial Transformations: A Cross-National Analysis of Internet Development” with Professor Edward M. Crenshaw for Departmental Seminar, March, Columbus, Ohio.