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Shanna Felix
Pronouns: she/they
Assistant Professor
Sociology & Criminal Justice
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Shanna Felix Pronouns: she/they
Assistant Professor
Sociology & Criminal Justice
Specialty area(s)
Victimology; Criminal Justice; Criminology.
Brief biography
Dr. Felix is primarily a victimologist - a specialist in victims of crime. Prior research has focused on marginalized peoples' experiences as victims of crime (particularly LGBTQ+ people). Currently scholarly interests involve studying criminal justice practices for better serving victims of crime (like community-based programs such as SARTs, or improving courtroom procedures such as expert witness testimony).
Dr. Felix's scholarly interests stem from 15+ years of experience working with victims of crime in various capacities, including nearly 6 years as a victim's advocate as well as experience (starting in grad school around 2014!) working with non-profits who work with victims of crime.
Current courses at UWL
Read the course descriptions here. Currently, my normal rotation includes the following courses:
CRIM 115 Criminology & Criminal Justice through the Ages
CRIM 312 Courts, Crime, and Justice
CRIM 327 Victimology
CRIM 345 Race, Gender, and Crime
CRIM 423 Queer Criminology
Education
Ph.D. in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Georgia State University
M.A. in Social Science, Georgia Southern University
B.S. in Psychology, Georgia Southern University
Career
Teaching history
In the past, I have also taught: Introduction to Sociology, Criminology, Restorative Justice, Gender & Crime, and Corrections.
Research and publishing
Selected Journal Articles
Daigle, L.E., Felix, S. N., Munoz, R. B., Hancock, K. B., Oesterle, D. W., and Gilmore, A. K. (2024). Examining the risks of multiple types of interpersonal victimization for transgender and gender non-conforming college students. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1-30.
Felix, S., Daigle, L. E., Hawk, S. R., and Policastro, C. (2020). Lesbian, gay, and bisexual victims’ reporting behaviors to informal and formal sources. Sexuality Research and Social Policy.
Daigle, L. E., Johnston, T., Azimi, A., and Felix, S. N. (2018). Violent and sexual victimization among American and Canadian college students: Who is more at risk and are the risk factors invariant? Journal of School Violence, 1-15.
Felix, S., Agnich, L. E., and Schueths, A. M. (2017). An evaluation of a Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program in the rural south. Children and Youth Services Review, 83(C), 48-56.
Felix, S., Policastro, C., Agnich, L., and Gould, L. A. (2016). Psychological victimization among college students. Violence and Gender, 3, 42-48. doi:10.1089/vio.2015.0026
Felix, S., Hoyle, J., Posick, C., Miller, B. L., and Stogner, J. (2015). Deconstructing the LGBT-victimization association: The case of sexual assault and alcohol-related problems. Journal of Family Strengths, 15, Article 3.
Book Chapters
Felix, S. and Garcia, M. (2024). The haunting of Kitty Genovese. In Goldberg, A.E., SLakoff, D.C., and Buist, C.L. (Eds). (Mis)Representation of Queer Lives in True Crime. Routledge.
Felix, S., Azimi, A., and Radatz, D. (2023). The consequences of polyvictimization among transgender and gender non-conforming people. In Clevenger, S., Kelley, S., and Ratajczak, K. (Eds). Queer Victimology. Routledge.
Felix, S. and Hoffman, C. (2021). Camouflaged: Tackling the invisibility of LGBTQ+ veterans when accessing care. Chapter in Buist, C. and Kahle, L. (Eds). Queering Criminology in Theory and Praxis. Bristol University Press.