New in Crime, Media, Culture: in-depth interviews with co-victims reveal how true-crime fandom + algorithms can retraumatize families (rumors, doxxing, speculation). More rigor, less spectacle. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1... #criminology #truecrime #crime #psychology #research

“What an invasion, an immense invasion”: Examining the adverse effects of true crime media on co-victims - Kelli S. Boling, Danielle C. Slakoff, 2025

Through in-depth qualitative interviews with 20 people who identify as co-victims (friends/family members of missing people, victims, and/or perpetrators) spotl...

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NEW RESEARCH 🔔🔔🔔: What are the benefits of true crime media attention, according to co-victims? Dr. Kelli Boling and I interviewed 20 loved ones of harmed and/or missing people to find out.

I haven’t been as active here as I’d like, but I wanted to share that I received tenure and promotion to Associate Professor of Criminal Justice! I am so excited for this next chapter.

Something I’m being intentional about is enjoying my breaks. I did work this winter break (two R&Rs and a new paper completed/submitted), but I also traveled to Hawaii! Here are two of my fave pics!

Welcome to winter break! Or, as I call it, welcome to the “make all the appointments and phone calls you’ve been neglecting the last 3 months” time! 😂😂

I have been in a major reading slump. What was your favorite book you read this year?

R&R submitted! 🎊🎊🎊

I think Shrinking (Apple TV) is my favorite show on TV right now.

This a very sad story. I was interviewed by The Guardian about missing woman Hannah Kobayashi and the theories surrounding her case. amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

I am so excited to have reached 500 citations! I am thankful to get to do this work and focus my efforts on media and crime, domestic violence, and women’s issues in the criminal justice system. I am also thankful for my fabulous co-authors/colleagues.

We are excited to invite proposals for a Special Issue on the theme "Media and Politics in the Age of New Technologies" for The International Journal of Press/Politics. If you have questions, feel free to reach out! For submission guidelines & timelines, visit journals.sagepub.com/page/hij/cfp

How lucky am I that I get to work in a place so beautiful #SacState

This article has been haunting me since I read it. I feel so awful for this family. I also worry about how AI is going to impact the true crime space. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/...

His daughter was murdered. Then she reappeared as an AI chatbot.

Drew Crecente’s daughter was murdered nearly two decades ago. Earlier this month, he discovered that her name and image had been used to create an AI chatbot.

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If you were going to take a romantic trip to Europe, where would you go? (Preferably a three city itinerary) Nick and I are discussing our 10 year anniversary next summer and are hoping for ideas!

What are the things going well for your classes this semester? For me, my course book clubs seem to be going very well! I love hearing students’ insights about the material and how they apply the books to course concepts.

It was an incredible ASC conference in San Francisco! It was so great to see so many friends and colleagues! I presented in 4 different conference events (roundtables, paper presentations, workshops) across the four days! I’m exhausted but thankful.

Hey y’all! The Division of Criminal Justice at CSUS is hiring at the Assistant/Associate level. Specifically, we are seeking a generalist with an emphasis in corrections! Here’s the ASC job posting for more details! asc41.org/wp-content/u...

Does anyone know an expert on sentiment analysis using Python? Thanks in advance for the help!

Huge news in California. The Ebony Alert legislation has been signed. This represents progress toward finding missing Black children and women, who go missing at high rates. Happy to see this news today.

Today my research brief on the media portrayal of the death of US Army soldier Vanessa Guillén was published by the Crime Victims’ Institute at Sam Houston State. As always, my thoughts are with Vanessa and her family. Link: dev.cjcenter.org/_files/cvi/M...

I think one of the worst quirks of online spaces is the idea that if someone doesn't post about something, they don't care about it. It encourages performative posting often makes things worse. I care a lot. I just don't want to add another poorly-informed voice. I'm reading & thinking.

In your opinion, what is the best “icebreaker” for the first day of class?