Jenna Pasanen
PhD Student
Teaching Assistant
Criminology, Law, and Justice
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
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About
International professional specialized in violence against women. Passionate about social and racial justice, feminist criminology & abolition.
Research interests: Criminalization of women survivors of intimate partner violence, women's needs as returning citizens after incarceration, crisis intervention support, risk assessment and management, victim advocates, prison education
Selected Publications
Master’s Thesis: Emotional Labor of Domestic Violence Shelter Workers (2015)
https://trepo.tuni.fi/handle/10024/97078
Notable Honors
2021, Departmental Service Award, UIC Dept. of Criminology, Law, and Justice
2020, Public Service Graduate Internship Award, UIC
2022, 2022-2023 Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellow, The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship
Education
Bachelor of Social Science (Social Psychology) - University of Tampere, Finland
Master of Social Science (Gender Studies) - University of Tampere, Finland