Tasha Youstin

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Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
Criminology and Criminal Justice

410C Belk Building

Biography

Dr. Youstin joined the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµfaculty in 2016. She received her Masters in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Florida in 2007, and her PhD from John Jay College (formally The Graduate Center, City University of New York) in 2012. Her dissertation examined gender differences in Life-Course Criminology. Dr. Youstin served as President of the North Carolina Criminal Justice Association from 2020 - 2022.

Education

  • Ph D, CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
  • MA, University of Florida
  • BA, Florida Atlantic University

Teaching Interests

Dr. Youstin has taught over 15 different classes at the university level. Her favorite courses to teach are Statistics and Introduction to Criminology and Criminal Justice.

Research Interests

Dr. Youstin has a variety of research interests including victimization, sex crime policies, gender and crime, criminological theories, and environmental criminology, which looks at the relationship between place, time and crime. Her work has been published in scholarly journals such as <i>Crime and Delinquency</i>, <i>Criminal Justice & Behavior</i>, <i>Justice Quarterly</i>, and <i>Victims & Offenders, </i>among others.