Caylin Louis Moore
Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology
Co-Funded Faculty, Social Science Research Institute (SSRI)
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Ph.D., Sociology, Stanford University, 2026
M.A., Sociology, Stanford University, 2022
M.Sc., Latin American Studies, University of Oxford, 2019
B.S., Economics, Texas Christian University (TCU), 2017
Professional Bio
Caylin Louis Moore (hear my name) is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Penn State. Dr. Moore’s research agenda examines how states classify populations and, in doing so, generate durable forms of stratification and inequality. His empirical focus is the American criminal legal system.
His research appears in American Sociological Review, Annual Review of Criminology, Urban Studies, Urban Affairs Review, The Oxford Handbook of Gangs and Society, and PNAS Nexus (forthcoming).
Dr. Moore earned his Ph.D. in Sociology at Stanford University in 2026.
Research Interests
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Crime, Law, and Deviance
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State Classification
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Criminal Legal System
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Qualitative Methods
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Geospatial Analysis (GIS)
