Professional Summary
Kristin J. Lurie is a third-year Ph.D. student in the School of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati. Her research interests include disability liberation, the school-prison nexus, and participatory research methods. Kristin is currently working with Dr. Brittany Hayes on an investigation of sexual health education for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and Drs. Emily Lenning, Sara Brightman, and Christina DeJong on how violent rhetoric and policies contribute to interpersonal violence against transgender people.
Her independent research includes a policy analysis of restraint and seclusion in schools, an experimental vignette survey gauging the effects of colorism and transphobia on public opinion about punitiveness for violent offenders, and an upcoming interview study with disabled college students about their experiences in the school-prison nexus.
Starting in the fall of 2024, Kristin will be the managing editor of Security Journal. In the Fall 2024 semester, she will be teaching CJ 4074: Victimology.
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Education
Bachelor of Science: Mary Baldwin University Staunton, Virginia, 2022 (Psychology)
Master of Science: University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH, 2024 (Criminal Justice)
Research and Practice Interests
Disability liberation, the school-prison nexus, and community-based participatory research
Publications
Peer Reviewed Publications
Lenning, E., Brightman, S., Lurie, K. J., & DeJong, C. (2023. ) Anti-Transgender Ideology, Laws, and Homicide: An Analysis of the Trifecta of Violence.Homicide Studies, , More Information
Presentations
Paper Presentations
Lurie, K. J. (11-2023. ) Reconceptualizing the school-prison nexus through DisCrit theory .Philadelphia, PA. Conference. Level:National
Lurie, K. J. (02-2023. ) How a study on the effects of COVID-19 on college students’ mental health symptoms prompted university-wide change .Washington, DC. Conference. Level:National
Vincent, L., Curtsinger, H., Berry, R., Lurie, K. J., Gross, R. L., Hayes, B. E., & Wolfer, K. (08-2024. ) Sexual health curriculum for college students with intellectual and developmental disabilities .Seattle, WA. Conference. Level:National
Lurie, K. J. & Ojeda, M. A. (11-2024. ) False protectors: A policy analysis of the use of restraint and seclusion in schools .San Francisco, CA. Conference. Level:National
Symposium
Lurie, K. J. (11-2024. ) Public punitiveness for perpetrators of crimes against sex workers: The roles of transphobia and misogynoir. .San Francisco, CA, United States.. Conference. Level:National
Professional Affiliation
Member of the American Society of Criminology
Member of the Critical Race Studies in Education Association