Marin R. Wenger

Marin R. Wenger is an Associate Professor in the College of Criminology & Criminal Justice at Florida State University. She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology (2016) from Pennsylvania State University, an M.A. in Crime, Law, and Justice (2012), and a B.A. in Sociology (2008) from the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on stratification, communities and crime, hate crime, deviance, and quantitative methods. Wenger has conducted extensive work on the consequences of hate crime victimization, racial disparities in law enforcement outcomes, and the impact of socioeconomic disadvantage on crime patterns.

Her research portfolio includes grants from the National Institutes of Health, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, and Florida State University, totaling over $600,000. Key projects include studying hate crime victimization experiences, firearm injury risk factors, and the role of community characteristics in racial disparities in arrests. Wenger’s work bridges criminology with sociology, emphasizing methodological rigor and policy relevance.

Publications span journals like *Crime & Delinquency*, *Social Problems*, and *Journal of Interpersonal Violence*, with a focus on hate crime dynamics, multilevel crime analysis, and pandemic impacts on prejudice. She is actively involved in academic leadership, including serving on editorial boards and professional organizations.