Doctoral Candidate Ciara Peebles is a PhD candidate in Sociology at the University of Georgia, specializing in criminal justice, social policy, and systemic inequality. She holds a Master’s in Applied Sociology and a Bachelor’s in Psychology. Her research focuses on victimization, media framing, and racial disparities, with her master’s thesis examining race and victim blame in missing persons cases. Ciara has published multiple articles and served as a Graduate Research Assistant at the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, contributing to state-wide criminal justice research. As an instructor of Sociology 3150: Criminal Punishment and Society, she engages students in critical discussions on mass incarceration and justice reform. Education Education: M.A. in Applied Sociology, University of Central Florida, 2021 B.S. in Psychology, University of Central Florida, 2019 Other Affiliations: Enter the name of department or institution you are affiliated with Research Research Areas: Crime, Law, and Deviance Race and Ethnicity Gender Awards, Honors, and Recognition Of Note: Black and Missing Audiochuck Scholarship, University of Georgia, 2023 Alfred E. Brown Scholarship- University of Georgia, 2022 Osbourne Graduate Fellowship, University of Georgia, 2021
