MICHAEL SIERRA-ARVALO

YALE UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY
MICHAEL.SIERRA-AREVALO@YALE.EDU
SIERRAAREVALO.COM
EDUCATION

PhD, Yale University, Sociology, (In Progress).

MA, Yale University, Sociology, 2014.
BA, University of Texas at Austin, Sociology and Psychology (High Honors), 2011.

PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS

Yale University
Graduate Affiliate, Center for Research on Inequalities and the Life Course
Affiliated Fellow, Institution for Social and Policy Studies

PUBLICATIONS

Sierra-Arvalo, Michael. 2016. Legal Cynicism and Protective Gun Ownership

among Active Offenders in Chicago. Cogent Social Sciences.
Sierra-Arvalo, Michael, Yanick Charette, Andrew V. Papachristos. 2016.
Evaluating the Effect of Project Longevity on Group-Involved Shootings and
Homicides in New Haven, CT. Crime & Delinquency.
Sierra-Arvalo, Michael, Andrew V. Papachristos. 2015. Social Network Analysis
and Gangs. In Handbook of Gangs (eds. David Pyrooz and Scott Decker). New
York: Wiley.
Sierra-Arvalo, Michael, Andrew V. Papachristos. 2015. Applying Group Audits
to Problem Oriented Policing in New Haven. In Preventing Crime with Network
Analysis (eds. Aili Malm and Gisela Bichler). Boulder, CO: Lynne Reinner.

PAPERS UNDER
REVIEW / IN
PREPARATION

Sierra-Arvalo, Michael. American Policing and the Danger Imperative. (Under

Review)
Sierra-Arvalo, Michael, Andrew V. Papachristos. Social Network Analysis and
Street Gangs. Annual Review of Law and Social Science. (Under Review)
Sierra-Arvalo, Michael. Return to the Beat: A Call for Police Ethnography in the
Post-Ferguson U.S. (In Preparation)

PRESENTATIONS
AND PANELS

Policing in the 21st Century. Manuscript Society, New Haven, CT. December 4,
2016.
American Policing and the Danger Imperative. American Sociological Association,
Seattle, WA. August 21, 2016.
Social Network Analysis and Violence Prevention. Seattle Police Department and
Office of City Auditor, Seattle, WA. March 2-3, 2016.
Applying Group Audits to Problem-Oriented Policing. American Society of
Criminology, Washington, D.C. November 20, 2015.

Changing the Street Dynamic: Evaluating Chicago's Group Violence Reduction

Strategy. American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C. November 18, 2015.
Project Longevity: CTs Community and Law Enforcement Partnership. Building
Bridges: The Community and Law Enforcement. New Haven, CT. November 16,
2015.
Identifying Those Most Likely to Shoot or Be Shot: A Chiefs Guide to Using
Innovative Social Network Analysis for Effective Violence Prevention. International
Association of Chiefs of Police, Chicago, IL. October 24, 2015.
Group Audit Training. United States Attorneys Office. New Haven, CT. May 20,
2015.
Policing in New Haven. Ferguson and Beyond Teach-In. Yale University, New
Haven, CT. March 31, 2015.
Social Network Analysis: A Systematic Approach to Identify Actors Most
Likely to Shoot or Be Shot At. (Presented by Andrew V. Papachristos). The
American Society of Criminology. Atlanta, GA. November 21, 2013.
Project Longevity: A Focused-Deterrence Approach to Reducing Gun
Victimization. Bridgeport Police Department, Bridgeport, CT. July 2, 2013.
Project Longevity in New Haven. State of Connecticut Criminal Justice Policy
Advisory Commission. Hartford, CT. June 27, 2013
Preventing Gun Violence: What Research and Experience Can Tell Us About What
Works. Institution for Social and Policy Studies Special Panel Event. New Haven,
CT. February 7, 2013 (Moderator)
REPORTS AND
ESSAYS

Sierra-Arvalo, Michael. Broken windows is broken: study shows that a more

focused approach to tackling street violence can be more effective. LSE American
Politics and Policy, July 2016.
Sierra-Arvalo, Michael. The Shooting Disease: Who You Know, Where You
Live. The Hartford Courant, May 2015.
Sierra-Arvalo, Michael. Going beyond the burning. The Conversation, April
2015.
Sierra-Arvalo, Michael. Civilizing the fractured relationship between police and
minority communities. The Conversation, April 2015.
Sierra-Arvalo, Michael. The Breakdown of Broken Windows? Lux et Data: ISPS
(Institution for Social and Policy Studies), January 2015.
Sierra-Arvalo, Michael. An Opportunity to Rise above Fear for Police, People of
Color. New Haven Register, January 2015.

Sierra-Arvalo, Michael. How to Enhance Police Legitimacy and Reduce Gun

Violence in Poor, Minority Communities. Scholars Strategy Network (SSN) Basic
Facts, October 2014.
Sierra-Arvalo, Michael. Crowdfunding for Private Security in Oakland Ignores a
Few Key Facts. Mic, October 2013.
Sierra-Arvalo, Michael. Stop and Frisk Stops Nothing. Mic, August 2013.
Sierra-Arvalo, Michael. How Targeted Deterrence Helps Police Reduce Gun
Deaths. Scholars Strategy Network (SSN) Basic Facts, April 2013.
Sierra-Arvalo, Michael. Micro-Policing Can Reduce Violence in Urban Hot
Spots. Lux et Data: ISPS (Institution for Social and Policy Studies), January 2013.
Muller, Chandra, Sarah Blanchard, Anna S. Mueller and Michael Sierra-Arvalo.
Report on the Graduate School Climate Survey at the University of Texas at
Austin. Prepared for the Graduate School at the University of Texas at Austin, 2011.
TEACHING

SOCY 493 Senior Essay for Intensive Majors, 2015-16

SOCY 240 The Urban Street Gang, Spring 2015
PLSC 252 Crime and Punishment, Fall 2014

FELLOWSHIPS /
AWARDS

Scholars Strategy Network (SSN) Graduate Fellowship, 2013-14

Forbes 30 Under 30 in Law and Policy (Nominee), 2013
Institution for Social and Policy Studies Fellowship, Yale University, 2012-13
Phi Beta Kappa, 2011
USA Rugby Academic All-American, 2011

PROFESSIONAL
AND ACADEMIC
MEMBERSHIPS

American Sociological Association (ASA)

Scholars Strategy Network (SSN)
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society

PROFESSIONAL
AND UNIVERSITY
SERVICE

ISPS Policy Lab Executive Committee, 2016 Present

Assistant Coach, Yale Rugby Football Club, 2015 Present
Program Coordinator, ISPS Directors Fellowship Program, 2013-15
Graduate Affiliate, Davenport College, 2015-16
Sociology Representative, Graduate Student Assembly (GSA), 2014-15
Graduate Admissions Committee, Sociology, Yale University 2013-14
Student Representative, Sociology Graduate Students (SGS), 2013-14
Reviewer:
American Journal of Sociology
American Sociological Review
Sociological Focus
Police Quarterly
American Journal of Cultural Sociology
Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management