Faculty & Staff
Heather Zaykowski, PhD
- Assistant Professor of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts
- Telephone: 617.287.6254
- Fax: 617.287.6288
- Email: heather.zaykowski@umb.edu
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100 Morrissey Blvd. Office Location: Wheatley Hall,04,00010
Areas of Expertise
Victimization, Youth Violence, Communities and Crime, Law and Society
Degrees
PhD, University of Delaware
Professional Publications & Contributions
- Zaykowski, H., & Gunter, W. (2013) Gender Differences in Victimization Risk: Exploring the Role of Deviant Lifestyles. Violence and Victims, 28(2), 1-16.
- Zaykowski, H. (2013) “Reporting Physical Assault: How Experiences with Violence Influence Adolescents’ Response to Victimization.” Youth Violence & Juvenile Justice, 11(1) 44-59.
- Zaykowski, H. & Gunter, W. (2012) “Youth Victimization: School Climate or Deviant Lifestyles?” Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 27(3), 431-452. doi: 10.1177/0886260511421678.
- Zaykowski, H. (2011) “Reconceptualizing Victimization and Victim Responses,” Crime & Delinquency (online before print).
- Zaykowski, H. (2010) “Racial Disparities in Hate Crime Reporting,” Violence and Victims, 25(3).
- Zaykowski, H. & Parker, K. (2010) “Problems and Prospects Revisited: Bursik’s Mark on Chicago Style Criminology,” Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 21(3).
- Bachman, R., Zaykowski, H., Lanier, C., Poteyeva, M. & Kallmyer, R. (2010) “Estimating the Magnitude of Rape and Sexual Assault Against American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) Women,” Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 43(2), 199-222.
- Bachman, R., Zaykowski, H., Kallmyer, R., Poteyeva, M. & Lanier, C. (2009) “Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) Women and the Criminal Justice Response: What is Known,” National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Contract #1705-219.
Additional Information
View Professor Zaykowski's Curriculum Vitae
Current Research
Research interests include contextualizing victimization and the multiple ways in which people respond to violence – aggressive behavior, contacting the police and informal help-seeking, and examining the ways in which communities develop mechanisms of social control. Ongoing projects include examining the victim-offender overlap from youth to adulthood and its impact on help-seeking. Dr. Zaykowski is also currently the evaluator for the SAMHSA funded “The MASS-MISSION Program to End Chronic Homelessness” project.
