Ráchael Anne Powers

Ráchael A. Powers, PhD, is an associate professor in the School of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati. She received her BA in Psychology/Sociology from the University of Alabama in Huntsville (2005), her MA in Criminology from the University of Maryland (2008), and her PhD in Criminal Justice from the University at Albany (2012). Her main research interests lie in the areas of violent victimization, with a focus on gender-based violence (IPV, sexual assault), hate crime, and bystander behavior. Much of her recent work centers on victim and bystander agency, what victims and bystanders do during and after victimization, including the use of the criminal justice system. Dr. Powers also has experience in evaluations of campus- and community-based violence prevention programs.

Ráchael A. Powers's recent work has been published in Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, Justice Quarterly, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, among other outlets. Her research has been funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women, Office of Population Affairs, and Bureau of Justice Assistance.

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