UWS awards recognition to LGBTQ+ advocate

Assistant professor works to reduce marginalization of non-traditional gender identities in justice system

“As a criminologist, I see that the LGBTQ+ community continues to be a marginalized group that does not have their voices and stories heard on many issues in our justice system,” Willingham said. “As a qualitative researcher, I have tried for nearly a decade to share their experiences within the criminal justice system to a broader audience. I hope the work I do inside the classroom educates our future law enforcement officers, victims’ advocates, lawyers, judges, and correctional officers so that they, too, may work to reduce the biases against LGBTQ+ folks.”...