Associate Professor
Dr. M. Kristen Hefner is an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at The Citadel. She earned a B.A. in psychology from North Carolina State University, an M.A. in sociology/criminology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Delaware. Her primary research and teaching interests include victimology, violence against women and children, human trafficking, law & society, and qualitative research. Dr. Hefner is the lead- or co-author on numerous peer-reviewed journal articles appearing in journals such as Justice Quarterly, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Journal of Applied Social Science, Security Studies, and Journal of Human Trafficking, among others.
Degrees
Ph.D. Sociology (University of Delaware)
M.A. Sociology with concentration in Criminology (University of North Carolina at Greensboro)
B.A. Psychology minor in Criminology (North Carolina State University)
Areas of Research Interest
Victimology; violence against women/children; human trafficking; law and society; gender/social inequalities; qualitative methods