Expertise

Research Interests:

  • American Political Behavior and Institutions
  • Gender and Criminal Justice
  • Race, Gender, and Politics
  • Rape Myths and Sexual Assault Prevention
  • Research Methods and Statistics
  • Criminology
  • Policing
  • Race/Ethnicity and Crime
  • Sexual Violence and Crime 

Keywords: Political Science & Criminal Justice

Past Affiliations

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice, College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Alabama

Special Agent, Department of Homeland Security, Secret Service (past)

Visiting Scholar, Duke University’s Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, & Gender in the Social Sciences (past)

Visiting Lecturer, University of Bamberg (past)

Research Specialist, Artemis Domestic Violence Center Dayton, Ohio (past)

Communities
Gender Studies, Criminology, Political Science
Degrees
BCJ, New Mexico State University
MA, University of New Orleans
PhD, University of New Orleans
Keywords
intersectionality african american studies lgbtq studies trans people & gender diverse populations criminal justice capital punishment gender-based violence political science municipal government
Languages
German, Standard
Honors

Winner of the Division on Women & Crime Book Award, American Society of Criminology, 2020

Invited speaker and contributor "Recruiting, Retaining, and Promoting Women Police Officers: An International Comparison of Challenges and Opportunities for Change", Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada, 2019

American Political Science Association Campus Teaching Award, American Political Science Association, 2013-2014

Top Prof Award, Azalea Chapter of Mortar Board Senior Honor Society, 2011, 2014, 2022, 2025