Cathryn Lavery
Department Chairperson
Biography
Personal Quote
Dr. Lavery is a member of several organizations including: ACJS, ASC, The IAFC (Board Affiliate member), SPJOA, and APPA. Dr. Lavery consults on issues of Title IX, gender discrimination, cultural sensitivity, & trauma.
Faculty Bio
Dr. Lavery attended Iona College and was the first woman to graduate their MS degree program in Criminal Justice. She received her Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from the Graduate Center/CUNY.
Research and Creative Works
Research Interest
Her research projects include officer wellness and resiliency, intimate partner violence, sex crimes and trauma, pedagogy in criminal justice, humane criminology, social media and violent crime, and human trafficking.
Courses Taught
Past Courses
CRJ 121: Government Administration
CRJ 150: Intro to Criminal Justice
CRJ 242: Crime and Public Policy
CRJ 297: Topic: Social & Political Risk
CRJ 313: Victims of Crime
CRJ 342: Criminal Profiling
CRJ 391: Intrnshp in Criminal Justice I
CRJ 600: Online Student Seminar
CRJ 622: International Human Rights
CRJ 625: Multi-Disciplinary Approaches
CRJ 626: Special Topics in Homeland Sec
CRJ 628: Research Colloquium & Cap
UNV 101: First-Year Smnr Unvrsty Cmmnty
Publications and Presentations
Publications
13 Freedom to express, professionalism, and public safety: Socio-political risks with social media for law enforcement agencies and practitioners
Sheehy, M. & Lavery, C. F. (2023). De Gruyter. , pages 223-238.
6 Socio-political risks associated with sexual harassment, assault and gender discrimination among institutions of higher education
Lavery, C. F. (2023). De Gruyter. , pages 89-108.
Advances in socio-political risk management
Engemann, K. J., Lavery, C. F. & Sheehan, . (2023). De Gruyter. , pages V-XIV.
Caring for the Guardians—Exploring Needed Directions and Best Practices for Police Resilience Practice and Research
Carlson-Johnson, O., Grant, H. & Lavery, C. F. (2020). Frontiers in Psychology. Vol 11
An Exploratory Study of Police Officers: Low Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue
Grant, H. B., Lavery, C. F. & Decarlo, J. (2019). Frontiers in Psychology. Vol 9