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Professor of Criminal Justice, Metropolitan State University
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Principal Fellow and Professor of Music, The University of Melbourne
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Head of Music and Media and Associate Professor in Music; School of Arts, Humanities and Creative Industries, University of Surrey
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Professor of Sociology, University of Colorado Boulder
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Lecturer in Screen Media, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Senior Lecturer, School of Music, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Foundation Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University