Dr. Kaitlyn Selman
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Biography
Kaitlyn J. Selman, PhD, is an assistant professor in Criminal Justice Sciences at Illinois State University. She received her BA in Sociology from the University of Michigan, MA in Sociology from the University of South Florida, and PhD in Criminology and Criminal Justice from Old Dominion University. She currently serves as the secretary/treasurer for the American Society of Criminology's Division on Critical Criminology and Social Justice, a commissioner for the city of Bloomington's Special Commission on Safe Communities, and a member of the Envisioning Justice Council.
Current Courses
CJS 215.001 Juvenile Justice
CJS 215.002 Juvenile Justice
CJS 308.001 Race, Ethnicity, and Criminal Justice
CJS 291.018 Undergraduate Teaching Experience In Criminal Justice Sciences
CJS 405.001 Criminal Justice Foundations
CJS 299.002 Independent Honor Study
CJS 499.010 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
CJS 400.013 Independent Study
CJS 215.001 Juvenile Justice
CJS 215.002 Juvenile Justice
CJS 291.013 Undergraduate Teaching Experience In Criminal Justice Sciences
Teaching Interests & Areas
Dr. Selman typically teaches courses aligned with her interests in youth justice and critical carceral studies, such as Juvenile Justice; Race, Ethnicity, and Criminal Justice; and the graduate level Issues in Justice: Reforms Gone Awry?
Research Interests & Areas
As a critical criminologist, Dr. Selman's work lies at the intersection of youth justice, critical carceral studies, and abolition geography. She is currently working on multiple projects that center police violence and youth/education-- both in Chicago and McLean County. Her most recent publications appear in Urban Education, Social Justice, Contemporary Justice Review, and Critical Criminology.