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Associate Professor
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Research and Teaching Interests: Victimization, Gender and Crime, Drugs and Substance Use, Criminological Theory, Research Methods

Education:

  • BA, Florida Gulf Coast University, Sociology
  • MA, University of Florida, Criminology, Law, and Society
  • PhD, University of Florida, Criminology, Law, and Society

After receiving her PhD in criminology from the University of Florida, Dr. Leban joined the Criminal Justice faculty in the fall of 2018. She is an associate scientist with the Center for the Study of Community Health and Social Science and Justice Research, as well as a faculty affiliate of Women’s and Gender Studies. Her research investigates victimization, gender, and deviant outcomes, with an emphasis on criminological theory.

Much of Dr. Leban’s current work centers on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), examining how early experiences of adversity and trauma are related to deviant and negative life outcomes. Her work aims to understand the variability in the effects of ACEs and their intersection with other forms of disadvantage. She is especially interested in factors that foster resilience in the face of harmful experiences.

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