Dr. Angelyn Spaulding Flowers, a distinguished scholar and leader in crime, justice, and security studies, leverages her interdisciplinary expertise in law, computational social science, and emergency management to drive research, policy, and education on pressing issues such as far-right extremism, cybersecurity, and mass violence.
Experience
Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies, Commonwealth Open University Juris Doctor, Georgetown University Law Center Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Management, Cum Laude, Minor in Political Science, Howard University
Roles
Professor & Chairperson, Division of Social & Behavioral Sciences, UDC, 2024-Present Program Coordinator, Crime, Justice & Security Studies Program, UDC Founding Coordinator, M.S. in Homeland Security Program, UDC, 2011-21 PI/PD - Scientific Leadership Award for Minority Serving Institutions, Department of Homeland Security, 2021-25; 2014-18; 2010-14 Chairperson, UDC Institutional Review Board, 2010-13
Courses Taught
Constitutional Law (ADJA) Jurisprudence (ADJA) Graduate Capstone (HLSC) Terrorism Typologies and Profiles (HLSC) Domestic Terrorism (ADJA) Critical Infrastructure (HLSC) Urban Spatial Analysis (HLSC) Research Techniques (HLSC) Program Design & Evaluation (ADJA) History of Crime & Punishment in the U.S. (ADJA)
Expertise
Research Focus / Works in Progress
Key topics or themes: computational social science; multi-agent modeling and simulations; far-right extremism; complexity Methodologies: mixed methods
Impact
Selected Publications
Flowers, A. S. (2025). White Christian nationalism in the United States: A rising tide sinks all boats. Lexington Books.
Flowers, A. S., & Lane Pixley, C. (2025). Twenty years of school-based mass shootings in the United States: Columbine to Santa Fe. Lexington Books.
Flowers, A. S. (2025). Emergency management and vulnerable populations. In E. Abbott & Hetzel (Eds.), Homeland security and emergency management: A legal guide for state and local governments: 3rd edition. American Bar Association.
Selected Presentations
Flowers, A. S. (2025). Moving toward white Christian Nationalism: Welcome to the new U.S. of A.Annual Meeting of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists.
Flowers, A. S. (2023). Climate change for emergency management: Annotated database.FEMA-EMI Higher Education Symposium.
Flowers, A. S. (2022). The law and neuroscience of mass shootings. Fordham Law School.
Recognitions
Protecting America's Public Access Areas Hackathon Award Centers of Excellence Award: Soft target engineering to neutralize the threat reality and Center for Accelerating Operational Efficiency, Department of Homeland Security, 2023 Scientific Leadership Award for Minority Serving Institutions (3 awards)
Invited Participations
Flowers, A. S. (2023). Why racisim. Nationwide podcast.
Flowers, A. S. (2022). Panelist for The law and neuroscience of mass shootings. Fordham Law School.
Flowers, A. S. (2021). Women in emergency management, D.C. Government Women's History Month.
Flowers, A. S. (2016). Policing in the global war on terror. National Security Conference Middle East, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
Flowers, A. S. (2015). An organizational typology of cyberattacks: Implications for the energy and utilities critical infrastructure sector. 4th Annual Cyber Security for Energy & Utilities Conference, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
