Research

My research interests are in the areas of pedagogy, white-collar crime, cybercrime, monitoring offenders, and elder abuse.  I am especially interested in translating research so that it is of value to policy makers, practitioners, and academics.  I have published eight books:

  • White-Collar Crime: The Essentials. (2021). 3rd Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Reviewed in Professional Security.
  • Introduction to Criminal Justice: A Balanced Approach. (with Will Oliver and Nancy Marion). (2018). 2nd Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. 
  • White-Collar Crime: The Essentials. (2016). 2nd Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Reviewed in Professional Security.
  • White-Collar Crime: A Text/Reader. (2012). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
  • Family Violence and Criminal Justice: A Life Course Approach. (with Randy Gainey). (2009). (3rd. edition). Cincinnati, OH: Anderson Publishing Company. Reviewed in ACJS Today, December 2010; Criminal Justice Review, 31, 371-373. 
  • Crime and Elder Abuse: An Integrated Perspective. (2011). (3rd). Springfield, IL: Charles C Thomas. 2000.  Earlier editions reviewed in The New England Journal of Medicine (2001), Vol. 344, p. 2033; The Gerontologist (2001), Vol. 41, p. 137-138; Educational Gerontology (2001), Vol. 27, p. 199-200; Aging America Newsletter(2001), April, p. 3; Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect (2001), Vol. 13, p. 79-81; Criminal Justice Review(2001), 263-270; Social Work Education and Health Care, (2008).
  • Drugs and Policing: A Scientific Approach (with Randy R. Gainey). (2005). Springfield, IL: Charles C Thomas.
  • Crime in the Home Health Care Field: Workplace Violence, Theft, and Abuse. (2003). Springfield, IL: Charles C Thomas.
  • Incarcerating White-collar Offenders. Springfield, IL: Charles C Thomas.

I have published more than 170 scholarly journal articles.  Many of my articles were written with current or former graduate or undergraduate students. In recent times, I have become interested in interdisciplinary scholarship.  Some of my recent articles include:

  • Payne, B. K., & Pitman, L. (2023). Technology, white-collar cybercrime, and white-collar crime: an analysis of Utah’s white-collar crime registry data. Journal of White Collar and Corporate Crime, 4(2), 139-149.
  • Payne, B. K., Oesteraas, I., & May, D.C. (2023). Cybersecurity students’ interest in government careers: Impact of demographic characteristics and job dynamics. Journal of Applied Security Research, 1-23.
  • Payne, B. K., Vandecar-Burdin, T., & Cigularova, D. (2022). Attitudes about cybersecurity articulation agreements and transfer students: A statewide survey of faculty members and advisors. The Journal of the National Academic Advising Association, 42(2), 32-44.
  • Pitman, L., Payne, B. K., Vandecar-Burdin, T., & Thorbjornsen, L. (2022). Toward a student-ready cybersecurity program: Findings from a survey of STEM students. Journal of Cybersecurity Education, Research and Practice, 2022(2), 3.
  • Payne, B. K., Cross, B., Paredes, T., & Gainey, R. (2022). To eP or Not to eP: Electronic portfolio usage and their role in framing digital identities among criminal justice, cybersecurity, and leadership majors. Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 33(1), 41-57.
  • Payne, B. K., Cross, B., & Vandecar-Burdin, T. (2022). Faculty and advisor advice for cybersecurity students: Liberal arts, interdisciplinarity, experience, lifelong learning, technical skills, and hard work. Journal of Cybersecurity Education, Research and Practice, 2021(2).
  • Payne, B. K., He, W., Wang, C., Wittkower, D. E., & Wu, H. (2021). Cybersecurity, technology, and society: Developing an interdisciplinary, open, general education cybersecurity course. Journal of Information Systems Education, 32(2), 134-149.
  • Payne, B. K. (2020). Defining Cybercrime. The Palgrave Handbook of International Cybercrime and Cyberdeviance, 3-25.
  • Payne, B. K., & Hadzhidimova, L. (2020). Disciplinary and interdisciplinary trends in cybercrime research: An examination. International Journal of Cyber Criminology, 14(1).*

I have worked on several National Science Foundation projects related to cybersecurity.  These projects aim to increase awareness about the topic, particularly among socially disadvantaged populations.  These projects include:

  • Payne, B. K., Wu, H. and Xin, C. “Preparing Future Cybersecurity LeADERS through Applied Learning Experiences (National Science Foundation)” $3,906,604. February 15, 2021 – February 14, 2026
  • Payne, Brian K. (2017-2020). Co-PI: Hongyi Wu; Senior Personnel: Deri Draper; Emily Eddins; Chunsheng Xin; Cong Wang; Harris Wu; “Bridging the Disciplinary Gaps in Cybersecurity Curricula through General Education, High Impact Practices, and Training for Incoming Freshmen,” National Science Foundation, $499,994.
  • Xin, Chunsheng. (2018-2023). Co-PIs: Payne, Brian K.; Wu, Hongyi; Wang, Cong. “Improving the Success of Low-Income Students in a Cybersecurity Program.” National Science Foundation, $1,000,000.