Dr. Sitren’s main areas of research include offender decision-making paradigms, public opinion and perceptions of crime, the nature and function of jails, online pedagogy, and criminology–econometric modeling. Dr. Sitren earned her doctoral degree in Public Affairs and Criminal Justice from the University of Central Florida in 2007. Historically, Dr. Sitren has taught courses in criminological theory, research methods, corrections and penology, criminal justice systems, elite, white collar, and sex crimes. More..