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Dr. Songyon Shin

Department of History, Law, and Society

Specializations: Criminology & Criminal Justice

Email: Songyon.Shin@nevadastate.edu
Phone: (702) 992-2678

Biography

She is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and joined Nevada State University in 2025. She earned her Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University. Her research interests include inequality within the criminal justice system and the experiences of marginalized populations in society. She regularly teaches Quantitative Application in CJ (CRJ 302), Research Methods (CRJ 301), and Intro to Administrative Justice (CRJ 104). 

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Criminal Justice
    Southern Illinois University
    08/01/2015 - 05/01/2020
  • Master of Arts in Criminology
    Kyonggi University
    03/01/2012 - 02/01/2014
  • Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
    Inha University
    03/01/2006 - 02/01/2010

Publications

  • Consistent Perpetrations, Inconsistent Sanctions: A Quantitative Study on Colleges’ Responses to Sexual Misconduct by Faculty
    Journal of Interpersonal Violence
    01/01/2026
  • Crime Victim Service Providers' Barriers to Service Provision: Comparisons across Service Providers
    International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences and Education
    07/01/2024
  • Confidence in the police among immigrants in South Korea
    Policing: An International Journal
    09/01/2019

Work Experience

  • Assistant Professor
    Southeast Missouri State University — Cape Girardeau, MO
    Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice 
    09/01/2020 - 05/02/2025