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Curriculum Vitae

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Biography

Makayla is a doctoral candidate in the School of Criminal Justice. She received a B.S. in Criminal Justice from Sam Houston State University, graduating Summa Cum Laude with Highest Honors and Academic Distinction. In 2023, Makayla received the National Institute of Justice’s Graduate Research Fellowship ($116,692), supporting her dissertation research titled Military Sexual Trauma Experiences of Female Veterans in Michigan. Makayla is currently a member of the TRUSST Lab and the Research Consortium for Gender Based Violence (RCGV).

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Research Interests

• Victimology
• Sexual Violence
• Cybercrime
• Technology-Facilitated Sexual Abuse

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Current Research

Currently working on her dissertation titled “Military Sexual Trauma of Female Veterans in Michigan.”

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Selected Publications

Burden, M. (2025). The Cybercrime Victim-Offender Overlap: Evaluating Predictors for Victims, Offenders, Victim-Offenders, and Those Who Are Neither. Victims & Offenders.

Burden, M. & Roddy, A. (Online 2024). The Effects of Polyvictimization on Indigenous Youth’s Mental Health and Negative Coping Mechanisms. Victims & Offenders.

McNealey, R., Ingham, C., & Burden, M. (In Press). “Identifying Cross-Contextual Fear of Crime: A Comparison of the Victimization-Fear Relationship Between Offline and Online Contexts.” Global Crime.

Burden, M. & Roddy, A. (In Press). “Indigenous Youths’ Strain and Delinquency: Investigating the Individual and Cumulative Impact of Strain Through a Cultural Lens.” Deviant Behavior.

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