Nicole Wilkes

Assistant Professor
Justice Center
PSB 222A
(907) 786-1809
nawilkes@alaska.edu

Biography

Nicole Wilkes is an Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at UAA. She joined UAA in 2025 after serving as a faculty member at Wilmington College, a research assistant at the University of Cincinnati, and a research associate at the Crime Victims’ Institute at Sam Houston State University. Nicole began her career working as a victim advocate at a domestic violence and sexual assault program in Minnesota. This experience inspired her commitment to teaching and researching issues related to victimization and justice system responses.

Teaching Responsibilities

  • Victimology
  • Women and crime
  • Crime prevention
  • Criminal justice policy
  • Criminological theory
  • Policing
  • Drugs and crime

Research Interests

  • Gender-based violence
  • Victim services
  • Intimate partner strangulation
  • Criminal justice system responses to victimization
  • She employs uantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches in her work.
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