Megan Shaud is a PhD student in the Criminal Justice Department here at Temple. She is originally from South Jersey and received her B.A. in Psychology and Criminal Justice from Temple University, graduating with a distinction in Criminal Justice in 2020.
During her undergraduate studies, Megan worked as a Research Assistant in two Temple Psychology labs: the Mechanisms of Affective Dysregulation Lab under Dr. Michael McCloskey, assisting with a variety of studies focusing on both self-directed and other-directed aggression in young adults, and the Developmental Science Lab under Dr. Peter Marshall, primarily working on infant studies utilizing EEG to understand how physical stimuli impact infants' understandings of their own bodies. In the Spring of 2019, Megan was a Diamond Peer Teacher for Dr. Ward's Criminal Justice Statistics class, and in the Summer and Fall of 2019, she was Diamond Research Scholar, completing independent research under the guidance of Dr. Ward on the impact of adolescents' exposure to violence on their future violent behaviors.
Megan's research interests include queer criminology, youth crime, crossover/multi-system youth, and exposure to violence & trauma. In her free time, Megan enjoys reading, writing, going to concerts, and spending time at home with her two cats.
Faculty Advisor: Jeffrey T. Ward