Auzeen Shariati

Director of Undergraduate Programs

Associate Professor

Victimization, interpersonal violence, crime prevention, school safety, comparative criminal justice.

Dr. Auzeen Shariati is an Associate Professor and the Director of Undergraduate Programs in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society at George Mason University. Auzeen joined GMU in 2021, bringing with her a blend of academic and professional experience from two other U.S. academic institutions and a legal career abroad.

Auzeen is a mixed-methods researcher specializing in violent victimization, interpersonal violence, crime prevention, and school safety. Her work is guided by two overarching themes:

Violent victimization: she examine the patterns, drivers, and consequences of interpersonal violence to inform crime prevention policy and practice. This work has explored issues such as domestic violence, stalking victimization, workplace violence, and honor crimes.

Situational and environmental factors shaping community safety: including her work on the application of Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) to reduce school violence and enhance students’ perceptions of safety.

Her research has appeared in peer-reviewed journals, including Criminal Justice, Journal of School Violence, American Journal of Criminal Justice, and Journal of Family Violence, to name a few.

Selected Publications

Shariati, A. & Irvin-Erickson, Y. (2025), The impact of Covid-19 pandemic on domestic violence injury: Insights from National Crime Victimization Survey. American Journal of Criminal Justice.

Irvin-Erickson, Y., & Shariati, A. (2024) Covid-19 Pandemic’s impact on socio-emotional problems experienced by victims of violence with disabilities. Disabilities and Health Journal, 18(1), 101710.

Irvin-Erickson, Y., & Shariati, A. (2024). The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the murder of George Floyd on victim and third-party reporting of domestic violence to the police in the US. Journal of Criminal Justice, 90, 102141.

Shariati, A., Guerette, R.T. (2022), Findings from a natural experiment on the impact of Covid-19 residential quarantines on domestic violence patterns in New Orleans, Journal of Family Violence, 38(2), 203-214.

Shariati, A. (2021), Crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) and its potential for campus safety: A qualitative study, Security Journal, 35(4), 1198-1219.

Shariati, A., Guerette, R.T. (2020), The forgotten (practical) side of school safety: What do Clery reports say about CPTED and crime on college campuses? Journal of Planning Practice and Research, 35(4), 396-417.

Shariati, A., Guerette, R.T. (2019), Resident students' perception of safety in on-campus residential facilities: Does crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) make a difference? Journal of School Violence, 18(4), 570-584.

Headley, A.M., Guerette, R.T., Shariati, A. (2017), A field experiment of the impact of body-worn cameras (BWCs) on police officer behavior and perceptions, Journal of Criminal Justice, 53, 102-109.

Courses Taught

CRIM 210 Introduction to Criminology

CRIM 405 Law and Justice Around the World

CRIM 495 Capstone in Criminology, Law and Society

CRIM 516/CRIM 781 Evaluation of Crime and Justice Policies and Practices

Education

Ph.D., Public Affairs and Criminal Justice, Florida International University (2017)

M.A., Criminal Law and Criminology, Allameh Tabataba’I University (2010)

B.A., Judicial Law, University of Tehran (2006)

Recent Presentations

Shariati, A. & Irvin-Erickson, Y. Workplace violent victimization in light of the Covid-19 pandemic: Insights from National Crime Victimization Survey, American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA, November 2024.

Shariati, A. 2021. An Analysis of Domestic Violence Patterns Following COVID-19 Pandemic, Annual Peace Conference, Loyola University New Orleans, LA, March 2021.

Shariati, A. 2019. The Forgotten Side of School Safety: Lessons Learned from University Clery Reports, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Baltimore, MD, March 2019.

Shariati, A. 2018. Place-Based Crime Prevention: From Theory to Practice, American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA, November 2018.

Shariati, A. 2018. Campus Design and Safety: Facts and Challenges, Northeastern Association of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual, Portsmouth, RI, June 2018.

Shariati, A. 2017. A Collaborative Effort Toward a Safer Campus, American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA, November 2017.

Shariati, A. 2016. How Do Police Officers Really Feel About Police Body-Worn Cameras, American Society of Criminology, New Orleans, LA, November 2016.

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