Michael Ryan Gottfredson (born January 16, 1951) is the former President of the

University of Oregon The University of Oregon (UO, U of O or Oregon) is a public research university in Eugene, Oregon. Founded in 1876, the institution is well known for its strong ties to the sports apparel and marketing firm Nike, Inc, and its co-founder, billion ...

, serving from August 1, 2012 to August 6, 2014.

Biography

He has a B.A from the University of California, Davis, a M.A. and a Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Albany. He previously served as provost and executive vice-chancellor of

University of California, Irvine The University of California, Irvine (UCI or UC Irvine) is a public land-grant research university in Irvine, California. One of the ten campuses of the University of California system, UCI offers 87 undergraduate degrees and 129 graduate and p ...

. On June 11, 2012, it was announced that he was the sole finalist for the position of president at the

. He was confirmed by the

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on June 15, 2012, with the decision to take effect on August 1, 2012. As the President of the University of Oregon, Gottfredson was a member of the

Board of Trustees of the University of Oregon The University of Oregon (UO, U of O or Oregon) is a public research university in Eugene, Oregon. Founded in 1876, the institution is well known for its strong ties to the sports apparel and marketing firm Nike, Inc, and its co-founder, billion ...

. On August 6, 2014, Gottfredson announced, via a campus-wide email, his decision to depart the University of Oregon to pursue other scholarly interests and spend more time with family. The UO Board of Trustees formally accepted Gottfredson's resignation and appointed Scott Coltrane as interim president the following day. As of late 2014, Gottfredson is a research professor of Criminology, Law & Society at

. He held various positions at the University of Arizona from 1985 to 2000, and has been before associate professor at The Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, California (1983-1985), associate professor of Sociology, University of Illinois, Urbana from (1981-1983), assistant professor at the Graduate School of Criminal Justice, State University of New York at Albany (1977-1979) and director of the Criminal Justice Research Center in Albany, New York (1976-1979).

Self-control theory of crime

The theory was developed by

Travis Hirschi Travis Warner Hirschi (April 15, 1935 – January 2, 2017) was an American sociologist and an emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Arizona. He helped to develop the modern version of the social control theory of crime and later ...

and Gottfredson. The criminological theory proposes that lack of individual self-control is the main factor behind criminal behavior.

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Michael Gottfredson announced as finalist for University of Oregon President
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