Dr. Vikki Carpenter

BIO

Vikki A. Carpenter is a first-year assistant professor at Heritage University in the criminal justice department as well as assistant director of PTAP (Parenting Teen Advocacy Program) serving pregnancy and parenting teens the area. She graduated cume laude from Washington State University with a bachelor’s in criminal justice and with honours from University of Cincinnati with a master’s in criminal justice. She received a PhD in psychology from Keiser University focusing her dissertation on intersectional discrimination, self-efficacy and skin tone. Most of her research involves intersectionality and colorism, with other interests in white collar crime, juvenile justice, criminal procedure, and methods/statistical analysis.