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Dr. Eric Sevigny

Professor, Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University

Dr. Eric Sevigny’s research focuses on understanding the effects of drug and crime policy, the characteristics of drug markets and the decision-making behaviors of drug trade actors, and the measurement of multidimensional drug laws and drug-related outcomes. His education and training is in public policy analysis, with a focus on secondary data analysis, survey research, quantitative methods, and causal inference. Although his research addresses all illicit drugs, much of his scholarship has focused on cannabis and cannabis liberalization policies. He has successfully administered both funded and unfunded collaborative projects, including a international survey of cannabis growers across 18 countries.

Publications
  • Sevigny, Eric L., Gary Potter, Chris Wilkins, Monica J. Barratt, Thomas Friis Søgaard, Pekka Hakkarainen, Jodie Grigg, and Marie Jauffret Roustide. (2025). Conflict and Social Control among Cannabis Growers. International Journal of Drug Policy 144, Part 3: 104292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104292
  • Wadsworth, Elle, Mafalda Pardal, Lucy Strang, Laura Atuesta, Fin Oades, Emily Hutton, Eric L. Sevigny, and Emily Lawson. (2025). The Impact of Drug-Related Law Enforcement Activity on Serious Violence and Homicide: A Systematic Review. RAND Europe & UK Home Office. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drug-related-law-enforcement-activity-and-serious-violent-crime
  • Sevigny, Eric L., Sylvia Thyssen, Earth Erowid, and Russell Lea. (2024). Misrepresentation of MDMA in the United States, 1999–2023. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 264: 112467. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.112467
  • Sevigny, Eric L. and Andrea Allen. (2015). Gun Carrying Among Drug Market Participants: Evidence from Incarcerated Drug Offenders. Journal of Quantitative Criminology 31(3): 435-458. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10940-014-9233-6

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