About Me

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I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Criminology and Sociology at Pennsylvania State University.

I research the causes and consequences of victims’ help-seeking behaviors, youth violence, and criminal justice interventions for violent crime. My dissertation develops an interdisciplinary approach to studying why victims seek help and examines the potential crime-reducing benefits of victim help seeking.

My teaching interests are in the areas of victimology, violence, gender and crime, and criminological theory.