克里斯汀桑托斯, 博士学位, earned two Bachelor of Science degrees (criminal justice and psychology) from Lake Superior State University. She earned her Master of Science in criminal justice from the University of Cincinnati, and then went on to the University of Akron for her 博士学位 in sociology with 犯罪学 and mental illness concentrations.
An associate professor in the criminal justice program, Santos currently teaches corrections, 研究方法, 犯罪学, 受害者研究, 死刑, 媒体与犯罪, mental illness and crime and deviance. Her research interests include 犯罪学, 家庭暴力, power differentials and dynamics, 跟踪, 性侵犯, 崇拜的对象, 媒介与偏差.
Santos enjoys combining both theory and practical application in her courses. Her courses engage students' critical thinking skills by encouraging comprehension of the underlying theories and subsequent application to real-world situations.
Santos has practical experience in corrections. She worked as a juvenile corrections officer with minimum to closed (maximum) security clientele, often on sex offender and treatment units, as well as on general population units and in the control center. Santos has also worked in a step-down crisis home for the mentally ill, with newly released clientele from jails and hospitals with mental health units who need additional monitoring and structure before they can be fully released back into society.
At home, Santos enjoys spending time with her son, daughter, husband and pets. She is an artist and likes to paint and draw. She also enjoys reading.
