SHSU Department of Victim Studies

Official Twitter of the FIRST and ONLY Victim Studies Department in the Nation at @SamHoustonState! Housed in the @shsuCJ. Likes/retweets ≠ endorsements.

[SHSU Department of Victim Studies @SHSU_VS]

About us: @shsu's Department of Victim Studies was established Fall 2020. Chaired by @drclevenger, "The Victim Studies Department is preparing students to better assist victims and make positive change in the criminal justice system."

Read more here 👇https://t.co/2LX1xfVvkL

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Our department is very excited to welcome Assistant Professor Jessica Fleming, who will start fall 2024!👩🏻‍🎓

Her research areas include System Responses to Victimization and Justice Seeking Victims.

WELCOME Jessica Fleming!

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Mention Monday! 👩🏻‍🎓
Our department is very excited to welcome Professor Veronica Gonzalez!

Her research areas include Gender-Based Violence, Victimization, and Discrimination in Latine/x communities.

WELCOME Professor Gonzalez!❤️

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ATTENTION: Victim Studies Students, we would love to feature you, your fur babies, and your self care Sunday routine photos on our social media accounts! 🕵🏻‍♀️

Send your information to 📧
Dr. Clevenger at [email protected] or to her GA at [email protected]

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FEATURE FRIDAY!
Meet Professor Merritt🕵🏻‍♀️
Professor Merritt teaches Victimology, Child abuse and Neglect, and Family Violence. She mentions that the best part of her job is that she gets to teach the future Victim Service providers and help them learn. Thank you Professor Merritt!

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FEATURE FRIDAY!
Meet Professor Albe! 🕵🏻‍♀️
Professor Albe teaches Aging Crime and Victimization. She believes that the earlier she can educate her students, there is a greater chance of making a change in the future to protect the vulnerable population.
Thank you Professor Albe!

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MENTION MONDAY!🕵🏻‍♀️

Meet Professor Krumpholz!

Professor Krumpholz teaches Victimology and believes that the more we know the better we can help make a difference.
We are so lucky to have Professor Krumpholz sharing her knowledge with her students!

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Victim Studies Students, we would love to feature you on our social media accounts!🕵🏻‍♀️

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🕵🏻‍♀️Victim Studies Students, we would love to feature you on our social media accounts! 👩🏻‍🎓

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FEATURE FRIDAY
Meet Adriana Ramos!👩🏻‍🎓
Adriana is a GA in the Victim Studies Department. We are so happy to have Adriana as a graduate student in Victim Studies!

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FEATURE FRIDAY! 👩🏻‍🎓
Meet Sana.
We are so happy to have Sana as a graduate student in Victim Studies!

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STUDENT SATURDAY!
Meet Jennifer Cantu👩🏻‍🎓
We are so happy to have Jennifer as a graduate student in Victim Studies!

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FEATURE FRIDAY
Meet Dr. Bree Boppre! 🕵🏻‍♀️
Dr. Boppre teaches undergraduate and graduate courses at SHSU. She has creative and unique teaching styles and incorporates a lot of community engagement into her courses. We are proud of Dr. Boppre's work!

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Jennifer’s fur baby, Smokey is a cockapoo and their newest addition to the family, he just turned 9 months old. He has a very loving personality and enjoys playing with his best friend Ghost. His favorite snacks are mangos, peanut butter, and ice cubes.

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🐶Ghost is also Jennifer’s fur baby, he is a white German Shepherd and 3 years old. He was named after Jon Snows direwolf in Game of Thrones. He often gets mistaken for a Husky due to his coat color and is very energetic. As of recently, all fruits are his favorite snack.

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It’s WAGGING WEDNESDAY! 🐈 🐶
Today’s feature are the fur babies of Jennifer Cantu, a graduate student of the department. 😊

Snowball is almost 4 years old. She is the queen/diva in their home and is often found napping in her cat tree when she is not begging for treats.

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MENTION MONDAY! 👩🏻‍🎓

Meet Becca Cary! Becca is an alum of the graduate program of the department and is the founder and director of Hands of Justice.

We are so lucky to have Becca sharing her knowledge with students!

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Student Saturday!
Meet Julia Dewitt. 👩🏻‍🎓
We are so happy to have Julia Dewitt as a graduate student in Victim Studies!

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FEATURE FRIDAY! 🕵🏻‍♂️
Meet Dr. Carl Root.
Dr. Root teaches in the graduate program, and we are so lucky to have him at SHSU!

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It's WAGGING WEDNESDAY! We will feature a faculty, staff, or student pet each week! First up is @drphilmulvey Bryce!!!❤️ Bryce is a golden retriever and 5 years old. She serves as the dog in residence at San Jacinto Hall, where she holds office hours on Wednesday afternoons.

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TOMORROW this book will be released! Congratulations to Dr. Clevenger!😊

This book explores the link between in person and online victimization. Dr. Clevenger is an expert on cybervictimizations and teaches a grad course on the subject!