Dr. Hilinski joined the GVSU faculty in 2007. She received her B.A. in Criminology/Pre-Law from Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) in Indiana, PA. She also completed her M.A. and Ph.D., both in Criminology, at IUP. Dr. Hilinski’s research interests include victimology, particularly crimes against women, assessing the relationships between fear of crime and individual behaviors and attitudes, and crime on the college campus. Most recently, she finished her dissertation research that focused on fear and victimization of college students. Dr. Hilinski’s teaching at GVSU includes justice and society, criminology, research methods, and corrections. She is also the coordinator of the MCJ graduate program.
Criminal Justice
The Role of Victim-Offender Relationships in Predicting Fear of Rape Among College Women, Criminal Justice Studies (2010)
Women's fear of rape and sexual assault, particularly of college women, has firmly been established...
The Impact of Race, Gender, and Age on the Pretrial Decisions (with Tina L. Freiburger), Criminal Justice Review (2010)
There is an abundance of studies that examine judicial discretion in the final sentencing stages;...