Meng-Ru (Lily) Shih

Doctor of Philosophy in Criminology, 2019
University of Texas at Dallas

Master of Arts in Criminology, 2012
Graduate School of Criminology, National Taipei University

Bachelor of Arts, 2007
Soochow University

Her research interests focus on:

• Juvenile justice
• Immigration and crime
• Comparison studies
• Juvenile delinquency
• Immigration & crime
• Life-course criminology
• Quantitative research methods
• Substance abuse and rehabilitation
• Corrections and reentry
• Restorative justice

• Shih, M. R. (2022). Examining the Relationship between Direct Exposure to Violence and Delinquent Behavior across Different Immigrant Generations. Crime & Delinquency, 68(10), 1765–1793. https://doi.org/10.1177/00111287211072445
• Shih, M.R. (2020) Examining the Fear of Victimization among Taiwanese Inmates. Asian Journal of Criminology, 15, 219–236. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11417-020-09309-0
• Sheu, C.J.; Tsai, T.M.; Cheng, Y.S.; Lai, Y.L.; Yang, J. H.; Lin, Q. H.; Shih, M. R. (2015) Level-3 and Level-4 Soft Drugs Policy Evaluation and Prevention Study. National Development Council, Taipei City.
• Lin, Yusheng & Shih, Meng-Ru (2012). Over Response? Slow Response? The Initial Findings of Campus Bullying Report System. Crime Prevention and Innovation Technology through Academic Perspective Council. Central Police University, Taoyuan City.

• 2023 Advance Faculty Grant
• 2023 Mentor of Leaf Award Recipient
• 2021 Asian Criminological Society Graduate Student Article Award