Sara Berg is a PhD student in the School of Criminal Justice, University at Albany who began in Fall 2005. Her primary research interest is computer crime – specifically how technology can be used to commit or prevent crime and what types of victimization result. She also has a secondary interest in information security/protection and computer forensic investigation.

I liked the diversity of the projects going on and felt this would be a great opportunity for academic-practitioner collaboration. It is also exciting to be in an environment that focuses on the study of the interaction between technology, information, and people.

Before coming to CTG, I was a research assistant for Dr. Graeme Newman in the School of Criminal Justice and a discussion leader for the undergraduate Criminology course. I also earned a MS in Information Technology from the Rochester Institute of Technology, where I was involved in the development, administration, and analysis of a large computer crime and ethics survey.

In the short term, I plan on completing my PhD, after which I plan to seek a tenure-track university faculty position. Ideally, I’d like to be at a place where I can combine my CJ and IT knowledge and experience in both teaching and research.

I hope to continually hone my existing research skills and develop new ones during my time here. I also feel that CTG will provide a setting in which to network with professionals and academics in this field.

I love to sing, whether that means performing with a choir, being on stage in a musical, or doing karaoke at a bar.