Katie Knoll-Frey
Associate Professor
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Background
Dr. Frey began her undergraduate career in a 3+3 law program with a focus on political science. As she took courses she found a love of criminology and criminal justice and decided to double major, while also doing a math minor (for fun!). As she neared graduation, she decided to pursue a masters degree in criminal justice, continuing to love the field. Ultimately, she decided to pursue a doctorate degree at the top program in the field, where she found her passion to pursue research on incarceration. She gained a strong understanding of the impacts incarceration has on individuals, families, and communities and used her research to explore ways to help those impacted by the system. When she heard of John Carroll and the Jesuit mission, she was very excited to apply and eagerly accepted the position in the Sociology and Criminology department.Now, Dr. Frey has found her home in Cleveland and enjoys her time here with her daughter, Orianna and spouse, Andrew. She also has three dogs: Arty, Bailey, and Zula as well as three snakes: Neeko, Darrow, and Rayla. In her free time, Dr. Frey loves to read Fantasy and Sci-fi books, play video games, cook, and of course bake delicious goods.
Areas of Expertise
- Criminology
- Criminal Justice
- Criminological Theory
- Victimology
- Statistical Methodology
- Data Analysis
- Recidivism
- Stigma Reduction
Research Interests
- Differences across prisons and jails
- Attitudes towards incarcerated people: ways to reduce stigma
- Criminological theory testing
- Pedagogy in the classroom
Education & Awards
Education
- Ph.D., Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland College Park
- M.A., Criminal Justice, University of Albany, SUNY
- B.A., Criminal Justice and Political Science, University of Albany, SUNY
Courses Taught
- SC 1600 Introduction to Law and Society
- SC 2200 Criminal Justice Systems
- SC 2400 Criminology
- SC 2650 Victimology
- SC 3000 Death Penalty
- SC 3450 Corrections
- SC 3510 Sociological Data Analysis
- SC 3520 Research Analysis Lab
- SC 3640 Race, Crime, and Criminal Justice
Publications
Articles
- Knoll-Frey, Kathleen. (2024). Using active student participation to cultivate critical thinking in examinations. Pedagogies: An International Journal. 1-9.
- Knoll-Frey, Kathleen. & Mattison, Theresa.* (2023). Netflix and crime: the influence of modern media. Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture. 23 (2): 106 - 125.
- Knoll-Frey, Kathleen, Richard Clark, & Amy Kato*. Letters to hell - correspondence with death row inmates. (2022) Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, 61 (3): 310-328.
- Hodwitz, Omi & Kathleen Frey. Anomic suicide: A Durkheimian analysis of European normlessness. (2016) Sociological Spectrum. 36(4): 236-254.
Other Publications
- Knoll-Frey, Kathleen & Hodwitz, Omi. The invisible defendant: female extremists in the Balkan Peninsula. (2022). In Gender-Disaggregated Data: Regional Analyses Of Criminal Justice Outcomes In Terrorism Prosecutions. https://www.coedat.nato.int/16-GenderDisaggregatedData.pdf
