Lillian Jungleib

Lillian Jungleib is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Her research focuses on criminology, gender, and social inequalities, with a commitment to public sociology and social justice. She completed her Ph.D. in Sociology with an emphasis in feminist studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara (2019). Prior to UNLV, she held a University of California Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship at UC Irvine’s Department of Criminology, Law and Society (2019–2021) and was an Assistant Professor at Susquehanna University (2021–2022).

Her book project, Rescue Rehab, examines parallel prostitution diversion programs targeting sellers and buyers, analyzing how empowerment and responsibilization reflect gendered state processes. Additional research centers on volunteers assisting sex trafficking 'victims,' exploring intersections of victim-based policies and criminalization.

No scientific awards or grants are explicitly listed in the provided text. Her work bridges theoretical and applied sociology, advocating for socially just policy frameworks.