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Makayla Burden

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Makayla Burden

PhD Candidate

138 Baker Hall

burdenm@msu.edu

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Biography

Makayla is a doctoral candidate in the School of Criminal Justice. She received a B.S. in Criminal Justice from Sam Houston State University, graduating Summa Cum Laude with Highest Honors and Academic Distinction. In 2023, Makayla received the National Institute of Justice’s Graduate Research Fellowship ($116,692), supporting her dissertation research titled Military Sexual Trauma Experiences of Female Veterans in Michigan. Makayla is currently a member of the TRUSST Lab and the Research Consor

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BS 2020, Sam Houston State University

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Burden, M. (2025). The Cybercrime Victim-Offender Overlap: Evaluating Predictors for Victims, Offenders, Victim-Offenders, and Those Who Are Neither. Victims & Offenders.

Burden, M. & Roddy, A. (Online 2024). The Effects of Polyvictimization on Indigenous Youth’s Mental Health and Negative Coping Mechanisms. Victims & Offenders.

Burden, M. & Roddy, A. (In Press). “Indigenous Youths’ Strain and Delinquency: Investigating the Individual and Cumulative Impact of Strain Through a Cultural Lens.” Deviant Behavior.

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Currently working on her dissertation titled “Military Sexual Trauma of Female Veterans in Michigan.”

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