Walter DeKeseredy

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

(1959-03-06) March 6, 1959
Known forResearch on violence against women
Scientific career
FieldsCriminology
InstitutionsCarleton University
West Virginia University
ThesisWoman 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
  1. "DeKeseredy, Walter S., 1959-". Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  2. "Walter DeKeseredy". Criminal Justice Research Center. 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  3. Schwartz, Zane (2018-03-01). "Canadian universities are failing students on sexual assault". Macleans. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  4. Lantigua-Williams, Juleyka (2016-05-05). "When a Classmate Is a Former Inmate". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  5. "WVU Researcher Sees Shooter Status Threat in Mass Killings". U.S. News & World Report. Associated Press. 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  6. 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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