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Shannon Jacobsen, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Criminology and Justice Studies at 糖心Vlog

Shannon K. Jacobsen, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Criminology and Justice Studies
Office: 3201 Arch Street, Room 224

shannon.k.jacobsen@drexel.edu

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Education:

  • PhD, Criminal Justice, Rutgers University, 2018
  • MA, Criminal Justice, Rutgers University, 2014
  • MA, Sociology, George Mason University, 2012
  • BA, Integrative Studies, George Mason University, 2009

Research Interests:

  • Gender, crime, and victimization
  • Fear of crime and victimization
  • Communities and crime
  • Campus crime
  • Public safety
  • Social inequalities
  • Mixed methods research

Bio:

Dr. Jacobsen鈥檚 research utilizes both qualitative and quantitative methods to examine the role of gender in crime and victimization; perceptions of risk and fear of crime; communities and crime; and crime on college and university campuses. She is a coauthor of the second edition of The Gender of Crime (with Dana M. Britton and Grace E. Howard) and has published her work in various journals, including Crime & Delinquency; the Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency; the Journal of Interpersonal Violence; Policing: An International Journal; Violence Against Women; and Deviant Behavior, among others.

Dr. Jacobsen regularly teaches courses on criminological theory, gender and crime, communities and crime, and crime in urban areas. She is the recipient of two teaching excellence awards at Drexel, including the College of Arts and Sciences鈥 Teaching Excellence Award and the university鈥檚 Allen Rothwarf Award for Teaching Excellence. Before coming to Drexel in fall 2018, Dr. Jacobsen taught courses at various institutions, including the College of William & Mary, Montclair State University, and Rutgers University.

Selected Publications:

Books

  • Britton, D. M., Jacobsen, S. K., & Howard, G. E. (2018). The gender of crime (2nd ed.). Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers.

Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals

  • Jacobsen, S. K., & Zaatut, A. (forthcoming). 鈥淎 deviation from the norm鈥: Qualitative scholars鈥 perceptions of self and belonging in criminology and criminal justice. Deviant Behavior.
  • Jacobsen, S. K. (2025). Gendered responses to fear of victimization? A comparative study of students鈥 precautionary and avoidance strategies in suburban and urban contexts. Violence Against Women, 31(6-7), 1383鈥1403.
  • Zaatut, A., Jacobsen, S. K., Fader, J. J., & Wood, J. D. (2025). Criminologists鈥 perceptions of qualitative and quantitative methods in criminology and criminal justice. Journal of Crime and Justice, 48(5), 571鈥588.
  • Zaatut, A., Jacobsen, S. K., & Steinman, H. K. (2025). Arab immigrants鈥 perceptions of the police in an ethnic enclave community. Policing: An International Journal, 48(5), 1120鈥1134.
  • Jacobsen, S. K. (2024). To protect and to serve? Comparing students鈥 perceptions of the legitimacy of the campus police in urban and suburban contexts. Policing: An International Journal, 47(6), 1095鈥1110.
  • Zaatut, A., & Jacobsen, S. K. (2023). Fear among the feared: Arab Americans鈥 fear of crime in an ethnic enclave community. Crime & Delinquency, 69(3), 630鈥655.
  • Jacobsen, S. K. (2022). 鈥淢ore of a girl thing鈥? Examining the role of gender and campus context in perceptions of risk and the shadow of sexual assault. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(15鈥16).
  • Jacobsen, S. K., Miller, J., & Bhardwaj, N. (2020). Gender, racial threat, and perceived risk in an urban university setting. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 57(5), 612鈥639.