Victim Researcher Profile

BIO

Dr. Hillary Potter is a Black-feminist criminologist and resident of Denver, Colorado. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder, and holds a B.A. and a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Colorado at Boulder and an M.A. in criminal justice from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Dr. Potter's research focuses on Critical analyses of the intersections of race, gender, and class as they relate to crime and violence. She is currently researching antiviolence activism in Black and Latinx communities, with field research in Ferguson/St. Louis, Missouri, and Denver; men's use of violence; and intimate partner abuse against women of Color. Dr. Potter is the author of Intersectionality and Criminology: Disrupting and Revolutionizing Studies of Crime (Routledge Press, 2015) and Battle Cries: Black Women and Intimate Partner Abuse (New York University Press, 2008), and the editor of Racing the Storm: Racial Implications and Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina (Lexington Books, 2007). Dr. Potter also serves as a Board Member of The Center for Trauma and Resilience in Denver, Colorado, and as a Board Member of Project Safeguard, which aids victims of domestic violence with the legal process throughout the Denver-metro area.

VICTIMIZATION FOCUS

Domestic and Family Violence, Physical Assault (other than domestic violence or elder abuse), Sexual Abuse or Violence (other than campus sexual assault), State violence

SPECIAL POPULATIONS

Formerly incarcerated victims, Men and boys of color, Urban high crime neighborhood victims, Women of Color

RESEARCH EXPERTISE

Action research, Data collection, Ethnography, Qualitative studies

VICTIM RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Action research, Data collection, Ethnography, Qualitative studies