Jedidiah Knode is an Assistant Professor at the Rutgers School of Criminal Justice whose work focuses on neighborhood change and how inequalities are shaped at the institutional level. His current research explores the historical impacts of interstate construction and urban renewal on neighborhoods, as well as how political and civic social networks influence these processes. He draws on quasi-experimental methods and geospatial analyses in tandem with community engagement and archival data to develop a more nuanced view of the relationships between space and crime. 

Jedidiah has worked on projects in various domains of criminal justice, ranging from initiatives with the Michigan State Police to collaboration with the Organization of Exonerees, as well as facilitating creative writing workshops in Larimer County Jails. He earned a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from Michigan State University and a B.S. in Psychology from Colorado State University, and he teaches courses in Data Analysis and Research Methods with an emphasis on collective learning.