Anthony Walsh is an American criminologist and professor emeritus at

Boise State University Boise State University (BSU) is a Public university, public research university in Boise, Idaho, United States. Founded in 1932 by the Episcopal Church (United States), Episcopal Church, it became an independent junior college in 1934 and has b ...

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. He was educated at

Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan University (EMU, EMich, Eastern Michigan or simply Eastern) is a public university, public research university in Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1849 as the Michigan State Normal School, it was the fourth normal ...

(B.A. in

sociology Sociology is the scientific study of human society that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. The term sociol ...

, 1975), the

University of Toledo The University of Toledo (UToledo or UT) is a Public university, public research university in Toledo, Ohio, United States. It is the northernmost campus of the University System of Ohio. The university also operates a Health Science campus, ...

(M.A. in

medical sociology Medical sociology is the sociological analysis of health, Illness, differential access to medical resources, the social organization of medicine, Health Care Delivery, the production of medical knowledge, selection of methods, the study of action ...

, 1977), and

Bowling Green State University Bowling Green State University (BGSU) is a Public university, public research university in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. The main academic and residential campus is south of Toledo, Ohio. The university has nationally recognized progr ...

(Ph.D. in

criminology Criminology (from Latin , 'accusation', and Ancient Greek , ''-logia'', from λόγος ''logos'', 'word, reason') is the interdisciplinary study of crime and deviant behaviour. Criminology is a multidisciplinary field in both the behaviou ...

, 1983). He worked in

law enforcement Law enforcement is the activity of some members of the government or other social institutions who act in an organized manner to enforce the law by investigating, deterring, rehabilitating, or punishing people who violate the rules and norms gove ...

for 21 years before joining the faculty of Boise State University in 1984. These positions included a stint as a

probation officer A probation or parole officer is an official appointed or sworn to investigate, report on, and supervise the conduct of convicted offenders on probation or those released from incarceration to community supervision such as parole. Most probat ...

Lucas County, Ohio Lucas County is a Counties of the United States, county located in the Northwest Ohio, northwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. It is bordered to the east by Lake Erie, and to the southeast by the Maumee River, which runs to the lake. As o ...

. He became interested in the science of

love Love is a feeling of strong attraction and emotional attachment (psychology), attachment to a person, animal, or thing. It is expressed in many forms, encompassing a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most su ...

while working on parole and probation cases, during which time he noticed many of these cases pertained to love. He subsequently wrote the book ''The Science of Love: Understanding Love and Its Effects'', which was published in 1991. Walsh is also the author of the books ''Biosociology: An Emerging Paradigm'' (1995), ''Criminology: A Global Perspective'' (with Lee Ellis, 2000), ''African Americans and Serial Killing in the Media: The Myth and the Reality''. ''Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology: An Interdisciplinary Approach'' (with Lee Ellis and Richard D. Hartley, 2009), ''Introduction to Criminology: A Text/Reader'' (with Craig Hemmens, 2008; 4th ed., 2018), ''Corrections: A Text/Reader'' (with Mary Stohr and Craig Hemmens, 2009; 2nd ed., 2013), ''Feminist Criminology Through a Biosocial Lens'' (2011), ''Criminology: The Essentials'' (2012), and ''Biosociology: Bridging the Biology-Sociology Divide'' (2014). He is the co-editor, with Kevin M. Beaver, of ''Biosocial Criminology: New Directions in Theory and Research''.Review of ''Biosocial Criminology: New Directions in Theory and Research'': * In 2008, he received Boise State University's Tenured Research Award.

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