Dr. Kirsten L. Witherup, Ph.D.
Division/Department
School of Behavioral Sciences and Education
Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Meet Dr. Kirsten L. Witherup
Dr. Kirsten L. Witherup is an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at York College of Pennsylvania. Her research interests include school disorder and violence, crime and delinquency prevention, program evaluation, restorative justice, and criminological theory.
- Criminology, Law, and Society, Ph.D.
George Mason University - Criminology, Law, and Society, M.A.
Villanova University - Criminal Justice, B.S.
York College of Pennsylvania
- CCJ101: Introduction to Criminal Justice
- CCJ203: Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice
- CCJ378: Criminology
- CCJ381: Special Topics: School Disorder and Violence
- CCJ491: Senior Seminar
- Restorative Justice
- Program Evaluation
- Criminological Theory
- School Disorder and Violence
- Crime and Delinquency Prevention
- Witherup, K. L., & Verrecchia, P. J. (2023). Domains of the YLS: Do some matter more than others? Journal of Applied Juvenile Justice Services, 10, 23-35.
- Witherup, K. L., & Verrecchia, P. J. (2022). The relationship between YLS score and length of placement. The Journal of Applied Juvenile Justice Services, 9, 1-9.
- Witherup, K. L., & Verrecchia, P. J. (2020). Safe spaces on campus: An examination of student and faculty perceptions. Journal of Education and Training Studies, 8(6), 42-49.
- Witherup, K. L., & Verrecchia P. J. (2019). Microaggressions on campus: An examination of student perceptions. International Journal of Criminology and Sociology, 8, 91-99.
- Hutzell, K. L., & Payne, A. A. (2018). The relationship between bullying victimization and school avoidance: An examination of direct associations, protective influences, and aggravating factors. Journal of School Violence, 17(2), 210-226.