faculty
Toniqua Mikell, PhD
Assistant Professor
Crime & Justice Studies
Contact
508-999-8624
tmikell@umassd.edu
Balsam Hall 9172
Education
| 2019 | University of South Carolina | PhD in Criminology & Criminal Justice |
| 2014 | University of South Carolina | MA in Criminology & Criminal Justice |
| 2012 | Winthrop University | BA Sociology/Criminology |
Teaching
- Gender & Sexuality Studies
- Criminology & Criminal Justice
- Black Studies
- Justice Studies
Teaching
Programs
Programs
Teaching
Online and Continuing Education Courses
A critical examination of historical and contemporary criminology theory, with emphasis on the disproportionate criminalization of Black, Brown, Indigenous, and other people of Color (BIPOC), particularly womxn and non-cisgender folx. This course draws from traditions including, but not limited to: Black feminist thought, critical race theory, Black queer studies, and critical criminology.
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Research
Research activities
- Media representation of black women's criminality and victimization
- Carceral state impacts on women and femmes
Research
Research interests
- Intersectional criminology
- Black feminist theory
- Queer criminology
- Female sex offenders
- Racial justice
Select publications
See curriculum vitae for more publications
- Isom, D.A., Boehme, H.M., Mikell, T.C., Chicoine, S., & Renner, M. (2021).
Status Threat, Social Concerns, and Conservative Media: A Look at White America and the Alt-Right
Societies - Isom, D.A., Mikell, T.C., & Boehme, H.M. (2021).
White America, Threat to the Status Quo, and Affiliation with the Alt-Right: A Qualitative Approach
Sociological Spectrum, Vol. 41, Issue 3, 213-228. - Andersen T.S., Scott D.A.I, Boehme H.M., King S., & Mikell T. (2020).
What Matters to Formerly Incarcerated Men? Looking Beyond Recidivism as a Measure of Successful Reintegration
The Prison Journal, Vol. 100, Issue 4, 488-509. - Burrow, J., Isom, D.A., & Mikell, T. (2020).
No Man’s Land: The Denial of Victimisation in Male Statutory Rape Cases
Journal of Sexual Aggression, Vol. 26, Issue 3, 316-333. - Isom Scott, D.A., and Mikell, T. (2019).
‘Gender’ and General Strain Theory: Investigating the Impact of Gender Socialization on Young Women’s Criminal Outcomes
Journal of Crime & Justice, Vol. 42, Issue 4, 393-413.
Additional links
- Status Threat, Social Concerns, and Conservative Media: A Look at White America and the Alt-Right
- White America, Threat to the Status Quo, and Affiliation with the Alt-Right: A Qualitative Approach
- What Matters to Formerly Incarcerated Men? Looking Beyond Recidivism as a Measure of Successful Reintegration
- No Man’s Land: The Denial of Victimisation in Male Statutory Rape Cases