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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)
Criminal justice, criminology, victimology, queer criminology, and mixed methodology.
Brief biography
Dr. Felix's teaching and research interests are in the areas of criminology, criminal justice, and victimology. Her research focuses on crime victims and victimization, especially with LGBTQ+ peoples' victimization and experiences in the criminal justice system. Dr. Felix's scholarly interests stem from experience working with victims of crime in various capacities, including as a victim's advocate and working with non-profits who serve victims of crime.
Current courses at UWL
Read the course descriptions here. I regularly teach the following courses:
110 Intro to Sociology
312 Courts, Crime, and Justice
327 Victimology
345 Race, Gender, and Crime
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 taught: Criminology, Restorative Justice, Gender and 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.