Dr. Mia Kelly
Contact Information
Biography
Mia Kelly joined the faculty at UW-Eau Claire in 2020. She completed her Ph.D. at Indiana University. Originally from Illinois, she graduated with her Bachelor's and Master's from Illinois State University. Her primary research interests are intimate partner violence, sexual assault, victimology, gender-based crimes, and popular culture & crime. She is currently working on projects involving abuse and misconduct in sports, fictional media portrayals of sexual assault survivors, and news coverage of mass shootings. In addition to presenting papers at professional conferences such as American Society of Criminology (ASC) and Criminology Consortium, she has co-authored book chapters in various textbooks, and her recent publications have appeared in Criminal Justice & Popular Culture, Aggression & Violent Behavior, and Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment.
Education
Ph.D., Indiana University (Criminal Justice, Sociology minor) - 2022
M.S., Illinois State University (Criminal Justice Sciences) - 2016
B.A., Illinois State University (Criminal Justice Sciences) - 2014
Teaching and Research Interests
Victimology; Race & Crime; Intersectionality; Media & Crime; Introduction to CRMJ
Published Research
Kelly, M. (2024). Problematic Institutions: A Comparative Thematic Analysis of Institutional Betrayal in the National Women’s Soccer League & the Catholic Church. Criminal Justice and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1177/00938548241230477
Kelly, M. (2023). Gendered Framing & Victim-Blaming in Fictional Sexual Assault Survivor Portrayals. Feminist Media Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680777.2023.2263654
Kelly, M. (2023). A Deadly Balancing Act Between Club and Family: Neutralization Technique Use in Sons of Anarchy. Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture, 23(3). https://jcjpc.org/s/Kelly-Neutralization-in-Sons-of-Anarchy-JCJPC-233.pdf
Schildkraut, J., Gruenewald, J., Gilliam, M., & Novak, M. (2021). Framing Mass Shootings as a Social Problem: A Comparison of Ideologically and Non‑Ideologically Motivated Attacks. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 60, 1015333. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2020.101533
Gilliam, M., Novak, M., Northcutt Bohmert, M., & Duwe, G. (2020). Desires & Desirability of Volunteers in CoSA Programs. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment. https://doi.org/10.1177/1079063220912454