Rebecca Cudmore
Criminology and Justice Policy, PhD
2017
Rebecca studied psychology with a focus on forensic psychology for both her undergraduate and graduate degrees before beginning a Ph.D. in Criminology and Justice Policy through the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Prior to her doctoral studies, she worked as a clinician in a prison for sexual offenders in Massachusetts.
Rebecca worked as a research assistant on the National Institute of Justice’s Dating Violence Among Latino Adolescents (DAVILA)-II Study.
Rebecca’s dissertation examined the relationship between victimization and subsequent delinquency among Latino youth.
Rebecca worked in the City of Boston Mayor’s Office of Women’s Advancement to examine sexual exploitation in the hotel industry.
Rebecca was awarded a graduate fellowship from the Rappaport Institute at Harvard University.
Rebecca co-authored a book chapter on intimate partner violence prevention in underserved groups with Criminology Professor Carlos Cuevas.
After graduation, Rebecca went on to teach courses in criminal justice and criminal law as an Assistant Professor at Curry College.
“When I made the decision to go back to school for my Ph.D., I specifically looked for programs that would merge my background in forensic psychology with my interest in engaging in criminal justice research and policy work. I ultimately made the decision to attend the doctoral program in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northeastern because of the faculty. There were a number of faculty conducting research I was drawn towards. I was primarily interested in working with Dr. Carlos Cuevas—his work, like mine, is multidisciplinary and focuses on the link between victimology and criminal justice.”
