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Aubri McDonald

  • Assistant Professor
  • Criminal Justice Department
  • Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago, 2017
  • PHONE: (262) 595-2021
  • EMAIL: mcdonala@uwp.edu
Aubri McDonald

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • Framing Theory
  • Gangs
  • Crime & Media
  • Criminal Trial Analysis
  • Social Movements
Dr McDonald is an Assistant Professor in the Criminal Justice Department at UW Parkside. She has a PhD in Criminology from the University of Illinois in Chicago and a Master’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Dr McDonald has a B.A. in Psychology and B.S. in Journalism from the University of Kansas.

Her research involves community-based learning and framing in media, social movements, and criminal trials.

Teaching Interests

Community-Based Learning - CRMJ/SOCA 365 Race, Crime, Law; implications of gendered and racialized cultural frames for criminal justice policy and practice; gang affiliation and criminal justice processing

Research Interests

Community-Based Research in Criminal Justice Education; Framing in Criminal Trials and Social Movements; Female Gang Involvement

Consulting Interests

Trauma-Informed practices and training in juvenile detention; Title IX investigations

Selected Publications

: Embracing AI for Experiential Learning in a Women, Crime, and Criminal Justice Course, College Teaching

: Frames Over Facts: Framing in the Murder Trial of a Female Gang Member, Women and Criminal Justice

: Collaborative Community-Based Research: A Criminal Justice Course Partnership with a Juvenile Detention Center, Journal of Criminal Justice Education

2019: Framing MeToo: Assessing the Unintended Impacts of a Social Media Movement to Address Sexual Violence, Springer (79-107 pp.)

2019: Sexual Assault and Female Gang Involvement: A Look at Risk Amplification and Prevention, Springer (761-779 pp.)

Teaching Awards

2022: Very Impactful Professor, Parkside Athletic Department; nominated by a member of the girls' volleyball team
2022: Very Impactful Professor, Parkside Athletic Department; nominated by a member of the mens' soccer team
2020: Very Impactful Professor, Parkside Athletic Department; nominated by a member of the wrestling team

Research/Creative Awards

2025: Community Engaged Learning and Research Award, Alan E. Guskin Center for Community and Business Engagement

Service Awards

2024: Outstanding Community Partnership Award, Alan E. Guskin Center for Community and Business Engagement

Departmental Service

: Faculty Advisor - Criminal Justice Association (CJA)

College Service

2024: Committee Member - The Center for Ethnic Studies Steering Committee

University Service

2025: University Senate Service - Faculty Senator
2024: Committee Member - Committee on Academic Planning
2023: Committee Member - Awards and Ceremonies Committee
COMM 384 - Media/Crime/Criminal Justice
CRMJ 101 - Intro to Criminal Justice
CRMJ 350 - Street Gangs and Crime
CRMJ 365 - Race, Crime, Law (DV)
CRMJ 366 - Women/Crime/Criminal Justice
CRMJ 371 - The Criminal Mind
CRMJ 372 - Violence
CRMJ 385 - Media/Crime/Criminal Justice
CRMJ 499 - Independent Study:
SOCA 101 - Introduction to Sociology
SOCA 365 - Race, Crime, Law (DV)
WGSS 366 - Women/Crime/Criminal Justice
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