Dr. Caitlyn Muniz is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice. She earned her Ph.D. in Criminology from the University of South Florida in 2019. Her research interests center around victimology and criminological theory. Her most recent work has been featured in outlets such as Criminal Justice & Behavior, the Journal of Criminal Justice, and Sexual Abuse.

• Ph D in Criminology, University of South Florida (2019)

• The Influence of Self-Control on Social Learning Regarding Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration Victims & Offenders 18 2 (2023), Caitlyn N. Muniz, Egbert Zavala.
• A Routine Activities Approach to Evidence-Based Risk Assessment: Findings from two Simulated Phishing Attacks Social Science Computer Review (2022), D Maimon, Jordan Howell, Caitlyn N. Muniz, R Perkins, T Berenblum.
• The influence of religious involvement on intimate partner violence victimization via routine activities theory. Journal of Interpersonal Violence 37 3-4 (2022), Egbert Zavala, Caitlyn N. Muniz.
• Cyberbullying against Rivals: Application of Key Theoretical Concepts Derived from Situational Action Theory DEVIANT BEHAVIOR (2021), Shamila Shadmanfaat, Dustin A. Richardson, Caitlyn N. Muniz, John K. Cochran, Saeed Kabiri, C. J. Howell.
• Life domains and dating violence among Latino Youth: A partial test of Agnew’s integrated general theory. Criminal Justice Review 46 3 (2021), Egbert Zavala, Caitlyn N. Muniz.
• Life domains and dating violence among Latino youth: A partial test of Agnew’s integrated general theory. Criminal Justice Review (2021), Egbert Zavala, Caitlyn N. Muniz.
• The Influence of Religious Involvement on Intimate Partner Violence Victimization via Routine Activities Theory JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE (2021), Egbert Zavala, Caitlyn N. Muniz.
• Cyberbullying perpetration: an empirical test of social learning theory in Iran DEVIANT BEHAVIOR (IF=1.348) 41 3 (2020), Shadmanfaat, Seyyed Masoomeh (Shamila), C. J. Howell, Caitlyn N. Muniz, John K. Cochran, Saeed Kabiri, Eva M. Fontaine.
• Is there a “classic robbery scenario?” An examination of the uniqueness of sexual assault reporting Journal of Criminal Justice (IF=2.935) (2020), Caitlyn N. Muniz, Ráchael Powers.
• Law enforcement and social media usage: An analysis of engagement. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice (IF=1.788) (2020), Michelle Jeanis, Caitlyn N. Muniz, Courtney Molbert.
• Performance enhancing drug use among professional athletes: Testing the applicability of key theoretical concepts derived from situational action theory. Journal of Sport and Social Issues (IF=1.939) (2020), Saeed Kabiri, Lauren Miley, Christian J. Howell, Caitlyn N. Muniz, John Cochran, Shamira Shadmanfaat.
• The Influence of Gender on Perceptions of Culpability and Victim Status in Statutory Rape Offenses Involving Teachers SEXUAL ABUSE-A JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND TREATMENT (IF=2.130) (2020), Caitlyn N. Muniz, Rachael A. Powers, Jennifer A. Leili.
• Does childhood victimization predict specific adolescent offending? An analysis of generality versus specificity in the victim-offender overlap CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT (IF=2.569) 101 (2020), Lauren N. Miley, Bryanna Fox, Caitlyn N. Muniz, Robert Perkins, Matt DeLisi.
• Cyberbullying against rival fans and athletes: A complementary model of self-control and differential association. (in press), Caitlyn N. Muniz.
• Revitalizing Profiles of Runaways: A Latent Class Analysis of Delinquent Runaway Youth CHILD AND ADOLESCENT SOCIAL WORK JOURNAL 36 2 (2019), Michelle N. Jeanis, Bryanna H. Fox, Caitlyn N. Muniz.
• Soccer Hooliganism in Iran: A Test of Agnew's General Strain Theory DEVIANT BEHAVIOR 40 5 (2019), Shadmanfaat, Seyyed Masoomeh (Shamila), John K. Cochran, Caitlyn N. Muniz, Saeed Kabiri.
• The effects of adverse childhood experiences on internalizing and externalizing outcomes Criminal Justice & Behavior (2019), Caitlyn N. Muniz, Bryanna H. Fox, Lauren N. Miley, Matt DeLisi, Gerald P. Cigarran, Aliya Birnbaum, .
• The role of respondent gender and sexual orientation in shaping punitive attitudes and perceptions of responsibility for same- and opposite-sex student-teacher relationships JOURNAL OF SEXUAL AGGRESSION 26 2 (2019), Caitlyn N. Muniz, Rachael A. Powers.
• The Predictive Ability of Self-Control and Differential Association on Sports Fans' Decision to Engage in Cyber Bullying Perpetration against Rivals INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CYBER CRIMINOLOGY 12 2 (2018), (Shamila) Shadmanfaa, Seyyed Masoomeh, C. J. Howell, Caitlyn N. Muniz, John K. Cochran, Saeed Kabiri, Dustin A. Richardson.

• Hot Wheels: A typology of prolific juvenile auto thieves using latent class analysis (2021), Caitlyn N. Muniz.
• Phishing the university: Findings from two simulated attacks. (2021), Caitlyn N. Muniz, Jordan Howell, David Maimon, Robert Perkins.
• The impact of gender and authority role on perceptions of child sexual abuse. (2021), Caitlyn N. Muniz.
• Target Congruence Theory and Cyber Abuse Victimization in Intimate Relationships (2019), Volume San Francisco, California, Egbert Zavala, Caitlyn N. Muniz.

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