Timothy A. Engle is a PhD candidate in Criminal Justice with an anticipated completion data of May 2026. Timothy received his B.A. in Criminal Justice from Bellarmine University and his M.S. in Criminal Justice and M.S. in Information Technology from the University of Cincinnati. Timothy's research interests include cybercrime and cyber-victimization, macro-level cybercrime trends, and cryptocurrency-related offending. Timothy has been a graduate assistant in several courses and have taught several classes such as: Introduction to Criminal Justice, Introduction to Criminology, Research Methods, Criminal Justice Statistics, Drugs and Crime, Criminal Investigations, Introduction to Loss Prevention and Cybercrime. Timothy is also the Associate Director of the Cybercrime and Behaviors Online Research Group (CYBORG) and a Research Affiliate at the Kautz-Ubile Cryptoeconomics Lab at the University of Cincinnati.
Current Projects:
Engle, T. A., Maher, C. A., & Nedelec, J. L. Examining the severity of cybercrime: A replication and expansion of Sellin and Wolfgang’s crime severity scale.
Engle, T. A., Maher, C. A., & Nedelec, J. L., Attitudes and Correlates of Cyberhygiene Adoption
Maher, C. A., Engle, T. A., McGrath, M. & Nedelec, J. L. Ohio’s fraud trends in 2024: A geospatial analysis.
Van Etten, R. E., & Engle, T. A. Assisted Living Facility Fraud and Cybercrime Education.
CYBORG Publications:
Engle, T. A., Joo, S. H., Covert, C. C., Maher, C. A., Corsello, R. M., Coe, K., & Nedelec, J. L. (Under Review) An examination of cybercrime trends within the United States: Findings from the Internet Crime Complaint Center, 2015-2023.
Maher, C. A., Corsello, R. M., Engle, T. A., Kuhlman, J. D., & Nedelec, J. L. (2024). Correlates of victim services for fraud and identity theft among victim service providers. Journal of Criminal Justice, 95, advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2024.102318
Maher, C. A., & Engle, T. A. (2024). Knowing is half the battle: Examining the association between acknowledgement of victimization and reporting of fraud. Journal of Economic Criminology, 5, advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeconc.2024.100092
Cyber Related Works:
Engle, T. A., Maher, C. A., & Jones, M. (2024) Afarid of the Unkown: Crypto Literacy and Fear of Online Fraud. Journal of Economic Criminology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeconc.2025.100135
Engle, T. A., & Nedelec, J. L. (2024). Alarm Bells or Just Smoke: An Evaluation of the Potential for Cheating with ChatGPT on Criminal Justice Student Papers. Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/10511253.2024.2334718