Department of Criminal Justice

Assistant Professor
Advisor to FSU chapter of NABCJ

Email: ELenning@uncfsu.edu
Phone: (910) 672-2274
Office: Lauretta Taylor Building, Room 336

Educational Background

Ph.D., Sociology
Western Michigan University 

Areas of Expertise

• State-Corporate Crime
• Media and Crime
• The social Construction of Deviance

 

Dr. Lenning earned her PhD in Sociology from Western Michigan University in 2008. Within the field of Criminology, her research and publications focus on corporate and state crime, international law, the social construction of deviance, and media representations of crime and justice.

Before coming to FSU, Dr. Lenning taught at Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo College, where she received several awards for outstanding teaching. She is actively involved in the academic community, serving as a member of the executive board for the Division of Women & Crime of the American Society of Criminology.