Victim Researcher Profile

BIO

Dr. Xavier Guadalupe-Diaz is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Framingham State University in Framingham, Massachusetts. His primary areas of research examine a range of topics related to intimate partner and sexual violence within the LGBTQ community. His current work focuses on transgender intimate partner violence (IPV), identity, and help-seeking. He was recognized at Framingham State with the 2018 Distinguished Faculty award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activity. His recent articles are featured in the journals Deviant Behavior, Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma, Sociology Compass, and Violence against Women. He’s author of the forthcoming book "Transgressed: Intimate Partner Violence in Transgender Lives" (New York University Press). Over the last ten years, Dr. Guadalupe-Diaz has worked in collaboration with non-profits on a variety of applied topics in LGBTQ services and violence prevention/intervention. He has previously worked on collaborations to collect data on same-gender IPV (The Red Door Project with the LGBT+ Center of Central Florida and the Central Florida Gay and Lesbian Law Association), utilized data already collected by non-profits (the Virginia Anti-Violence Project) to inform scholarship and practical knowledge, and is currently serving on the Board of Directors for Out MetroWest (a LGBTQ youth services non-profit serving the Boston MetroWest region).

VICTIMIZATION FOCUS

Campus Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence, Hate and Bias Crimes, Sexual Abuse or Violence (other than campus sexual assault)

SPECIAL POPULATIONS

LGBTQ victims, Immigrants and refugees

RESEARCH EXPERTISE

VICTIM RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Action research, Community-based participatory research, Data collection, Descriptive studies, Needs assessment, Qualitative studies, Quantitative studies