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Kristen Lee Hourigan
Kristen Discola (previously Hourigan) received her Ph.D. in Sociology from the State University of New York at Albany in 2017 and is now an Assistant Professor of Sociology at California State University, Los Angeles. Her areas of specialization are social psychology, with a focus on emotion and identity, and crime and deviance, with a focus on victimization and trauma. She has won several awards for her in-depth, qualitative work investigating individuals’ experiences following tragic loss.
Subjects: Social Psychology, Sociology
Biography
Kristen Lee Discola received her Ph.D. in Sociology from the State University of New York at Albany in 2017, and is now an Assistant Professor of Sociology at California State University, Los Angeles. Her areas of specialization are social psychology, with a focus on emotion and identity, and crime and deviance, with a focus on victimization and trauma. Demonstrating a profound commitment to scholarship and professional growth, Discola has won a number of awards for her in-depth, qualitative work investigating individuals’ experiences following tragic loss, including the inaugural Siegel Graduate Fellowship for Victimology Studies through the American Society of Criminology, Division of Victimology; the Liska Dissertation Research Award; the Paul Meadows Award for Excellence in Research; and the Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award, from the State University of New York at Albany.Education
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Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany, 2017
Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
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Identity, Emotion, Victimology, Trauma, Qualitative Methods
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