Walter Steven DeKeseredy (born March 6, 1959)[1] is the Anna Deane Carlson Endowed Chair of Social Sciences at West Virginia University, where he is also director of the Research Center on Violence and professor of sociology.
Walter DeKeseredy | |
|---|---|
| Born | Walter Steven DeKeseredy March 6, 1959 |
| Known for | Research on violence against women |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Criminology |
| Institutions | Carleton University West Virginia University |
| Thesis | Woman abuse in dating relationships: The role of male peer support (1988) |
He received his Ph.D. from York University in 1988, and formerly taught at Carleton University.[2][3] He is known for his research on violence against women, which he has been studying for more than thirty years.[4] In particular, he is known for studying the role of threats to masculinity in male violence against women.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ "DeKeseredy, Walter S., 1959-". Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
- ^ "Walter DeKeseredy". Criminal Justice Research Center. 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
- ^ Schwartz, Zane (2018-03-01). "Canadian universities are failing students on sexual assault". Macleans. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
- ^ Lantigua-Williams, Juleyka (2016-05-05). "When a Classmate Is a Former Inmate". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
- ^ "WVU Researcher Sees Shooter Status Threat in Mass Killings". U.S. News & World Report. Associated Press. 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
- ^ Reilly, Natalie (2015-11-02). "We need to talk about how patriarchy also pressures men to be 'likeable'". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
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