M. Kristen Hefner

M. Kristen Hefner is an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at The Citadel. She earned a B.A. in psychology from North Carolina State University, an M.A. in sociology/criminology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Delaware. Her primary research and teaching interests include victimology, violence against women and children, human trafficking, law & society, and gender/social inequalities. She has conducted research on male prison inmates, victimization (intimate partner violence and child abuse), human trafficking, restorative justice, and racial profiling, among others. She is the the lead- or co-author on numerous peer-reviewed journal articles appearing in journals such as Justice Quarterly, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Children and Youth Services Review, and Journal of Applied Social Science.

Contact Information:
Office: Mims 306-1
Telephone: 843-953-6061
E-Mail: mhefner@citadel.edu

Degrees:
Ph.D. Sociology (University of Delaware)
M.A. Sociology with concentration in Criminology (University of North Carolina at Greensboro)
B.A. Psychology minor in Criminology (North Carolina State University)

Areas of Research Interest:

Victimology; violence against women/children; human trafficking; law and society; gender/social inequalities; qualitative methods

Vita: Dr. Hefner's Vita