Frank E. Hagan, Ph.D. is the Dean of Graduate Studies at Mercyhurst College and Director of the Graduate Program in the Administration of Justice. He is the author of seven books plus the first edition of Essentials of Research Methods (1st edition). These are Deviance and the Family ( with Marvin B. Sussman),Introduction to Criminology (5th edition), Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology (7th edition), Political Crime, White Collar Deviance (with David Simon) and The Language of Research (with Pamela Tontodonato).
He is also the author or coauthor of many journal articles and articles in edited volumes. A recipient of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Fellow Award (2000), he was also awarded The Teacher's Excellent Award by MercyhurstCollege (2006). His major interests are research methods, criminology and organized crime, white collar crime and political crime and terrorism.