Kristin Jeniece Lurie

Graduate Assistant

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