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Dr. Averi Fegadel
Assistant Professor of Criminology
SCA Faculty Advisor
Education
2020 - Ph.D. in Criminology, University of South Florida
2014 - M.A. in Criminology, University of South Florida
2009 - B.A. in Anthropology, University of South Florida
2007 - A.S. in Crime Scene Technology, St. Petersburg College
Research Interests
Green Criminology
White-Collar Crime/Corporate Crime/Crimes of the Powerful
Environmental and Social Justice
Social/Racial/Ethnic Inequality
Genocide and Human Rights
Parricide/Familicide/Family Homicide
Affiliations
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
- American Society of Criminology – Sections: Division of Critical Criminology and Social Justice; Division of White-Collar and Corporate Crime
- American Sociological Association – Sections: Environmental Sociology; Sociology of Human Rights
- EnJust Network
- Homicide Research Working Group
- International Green Criminology Working Group
- Southern Criminal Justice Association
- Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network
Recent Publications
Lynch, M. J., Fegadel, A. R., & Long, M. A. (2020). Green Criminology, State-Corporate Crime and the Ecocide-Genocide Nexus with Examples from Nigeria. Journal of Genocide Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/14623528.2020.1771998
Fegadel, A. R., & Heide, K. M. (2018). NIBRS and SHR: A Comparison of Two National Homicide Data Bases with Respect to Parricide. Victims & Offenders, 13(2), 235-256.
Fegadel, A. R., & Heide, K. M. (2017). Offspring-Perpetrated Familicide: Examining Family Homicides Involving Parents as Victims. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 61(1), 6-24.
Biography
Averi Fegadel joined Arkansas State University after completing a Ph.D. in Criminology (specializing in Green Criminology and Environmental Crimes) at the University of South Florida. Her research focuses on the intersection of corporate crime, environmental and social justice, and genocide. She is also involved with research focusing on parricide and familicide in the U.S.
Contact Information
P:
870-972-3795
afegadel@AState.edu
Office
Building: HSS
Room: 3066
