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Dr. Alyssa M. Yetter
Assistant Professor of Crime and Justice Studies
Bio
Dr. Yetter is an Assistant Professor of Crime and Justice Studies. She holds a doctorate in sociology and a master's in criminology. The principal focus of her teaching and research is the intersection between social stratification, crime, and the criminal justice system. Her work is fundamentally driven by concern for the experiences of survivors of violent victimization, who are too often doubly failed—first when victimized and second when seeking help and recovery. Her research involves critical inquiry into 1) how survivors' lives and families are shaped during recovery by inequality and disadvantage, and 2) how to improve the ability of law enforcement to work with victims of crime in effective, procedurally just ways. This second line of research includes an exploration of the roles and impacts of higher education in law enforcement training. Prior to coming to Marist, Dr. Yetter taught at Merrimack College in North Andover, MA. Her areas of expertise include domestic violence, law enforcement training, victimology, stratification, and survey design. She particularly enjoys mentoring undergraduate student research.
Education
PhD, Sociology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 2018
MA, Criminology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 2015
BA, Sociology and Anthropology, Denison University, 2013
Research Interests / Areas of Focus
Domestic Violence, Law Enforcement Training, Victimology, Stratification, Mixed-Methods, Survey Design
Selected Publications
Yetter, Alyssa M. and Alicia A. Girgenti. 2024. "A Dual Enrollment Police Academy with Master of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice: The Student Officers' Experiences." Journal of Criminal Justice Education.
Malley, Timary,* Alyssa Yetter, and Tunde Szivak. 2023. "Physical Training Considerations for Police Academy Recruits." TSAC Report 68: 4-11.
Yetter, Alyssa M. 2022. "Mothers' Intimate Partner Violence Victimization and Depression: Associations with Children's Behavioral Functioning." Journal of Interpersonal Violence 37(21-22): NP21620-NP21344.
Staff, Jeremy, Alyssa M. Yetter, Nayan Ramirez, Kelsey Cundiff, Michael Vuolo, and Jeylan Mortimer. 2020. "Is Teenage Employment Still a Risk Factor for High School Dropout?" Journal of Research on Adolescence 30(2): 406-422.
Yetter, Alyssa M. 2018. "Victimization-Precipitated Residential Mobility Among Women Offenders." Crime & Delinquency 64(13): 1718-1741.
*Student co-author
Selected Presentations
Yetter, Alyssa M. & Alicia A. Girgenti. 2024. "Alignment of Municipal Police Department Websites and Mission Statements: A Content Analysis." Paper accepted for presentation at the American Society of Criminology Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA. November 13-16.
Havens, Nadia K.,* Kendal L. Vaughan, Elizabeth M. Natale, Alyssa M. Yetter, and Tunde K. Szivak. 2023. "Associations Between Body Composition and Anaerobic Measures in Police Academy Cadets." Poster presented at the American College of Sports Medicine Annual Conference, Denver, CO. May 30-June 2.
Tegan, Daley* and Alyssa M. Yetter. 2023. "Police Academies at Academic Institutions: Insights into Their Strengths and Challenges." Paper presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Conference, National Harbor, MD. March 14-18.
Yetter, Alyssa M. and Alicia Girgenti-Malone. 2022. "Diversity Receptivity and Awareness among a Police Academy Cohort: Effectiveness of an Implicit Bias Training." Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA. November 16-19.
Yetter, Alyssa M. and Alicia Girgenti-Malone. 2022. "Development & Implementation of a Dual-Enrollment Police Academy Certification with Master's in Criminology & Criminal Justice." Paper presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV. March 16-19.
Yetter, Alyssa M. and Nayan Ramirez. 2021. "Victimization as a Pathway in the School-to-Prison Pipeline: Comparing Heterosexual and Sexual Minority Adolescents." Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Conference, Chicago, IL. November 17-20.
Yetter, Alyssa M. 2019. "The Influence of Government Assistance Benefits on Attachment and Delinquency." Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA, November 13-16.
*Student co-author
Awards and Honors
Zampell Family Faculty Fellow, Merrimack College, 2021-2022
Penn State Criminology Student Published Paper Competition, 1st Place, 2018
