Compass Academic Mentoring was created by Dr. Christina DeJong, who served as a faculty member in the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University for 29 years. After retiring in 2023, she is continuing her work supporting students through Compass!
Dr. Christina DeJong
Dr. Christina DeJong is Associate Professor Emerita in the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University. She holds degrees in Sociology (University of Texas), Criminology, and Criminal Justice (University of Maryland). As a quantitative researcher, she has used SPSS, Stata, R, and numerous other software programs to conduct analysis.
The main focus of Dr. DeJong’s work is in Queer Criminology. She studies discrimination and victimization of LGBTQIA+ people in the United States. Her recent publications have appeared in the Journal of Homosexuality, Victims & Offenders, The Journal of Criminal Justice Education, Homicide Studies, and Sexuality & Culture.
Dr. DeJong has been recognized for her teaching and mentoring by Michigan State University, MSU’s College of Social Science, and was the 2021 Recipient of the Teaching Award from the American Society of Criminology. She is particularly proud of her recognition as “Inconvenient Woman of the Year” by ASC’s Division of Feminist Criminology in 2018.
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