Katie A. Farina
Dr. Farina is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice in the Department of Social Transformation at Eastern University. Prior to joining Eastern, she taught for ten years in the Department of Sociology, Criminology and Justice at Cabrini University where she served as coordinator of the master’s program in criminology and criminal justice. While Dr. Farina’s research interests vary, they focus on exploring criminological theory as it applies to a variety of issues such as school climate, gender, and pedagogy. In the classroom, Dr. Farina emphasizes a student-first environment that aims to include all in an interactive conversation.
Ph.D., Criminology, University of Delaware
M.A., Criminology, Law & Society, Villanova University
B.S., Psychology, DeSales University
- CRMJ 210 – Prosecution & The Courts
- CRMJ 315 – Criminology
- CRMJ 330 – Intersectionality & Crime
- Criminological Theory
- Intersectionality and Crime
- School Sector
- Bullying
- American Society of Criminology
- Eastern Sociological Society
- Invited Reviewer
- American Journal of Criminal Justice
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence
- Sociology of Education
- Jennifer A. Bulcock and Katie A. Farina. 2020. Pedagogical Adaptations for Teaching Transitory Jail Populations. In Handbook of Research on Higher Education Accessibility Behind and Beyond Prison Walls (pp. 183-215).
- Katie A. Farina. 2019. Promoting a Culture of Bullying: Understanding the Role of School Climate and School Sector. Journal of School Choice: International Research and Reform, 13(1), 94-120.
- Aaron Kupchik and Katie A. Farina. 2016. How Schools Teach Bullying. In The Real School Safety Problem: The Long Term Consequences of Harsh School Punishment (pp. 73-86).
- Aaron Kupchik and Katie A. Farina. 2016. Imitating Authority: Students’ Perceptions of School Punishment and Security, and Bullying Victimization. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, 14(2), 147-163.
- Katie A. Farina. 2015. Cyber Crime: Identity Theft. In International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2nd edition, ed. James D. Wright, Elsevier.
- Margaret Mahoney and Katie A. Farina. 2014. Drift Theory. In Encyclopedia of Social Deviance, eds. Craig J. Forsyth and Heith Copes, Sage.
- Katie A. Farina and Margaret Mahoney. 2014. Juvenile Sex Offenders. In Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice, ed. Jay S. Albanese, Wiley-Blackwell.