Yunming Jia is a third-year Ph.D. student of Criminal Justice at Temple University, originally from Shanxi, China. She graduated with a BA in Criminal Justice and a minor in Psychology from Temple University in May 2020. During her undergraduate studies, she worked with Dr. Ward to study the protective effects of personality factors on the cycle of violence. Currently, Yunming is interested in studying juvenile delinquency, victimology, and life-course criminology.

Faculty Advisor: Jeffrey T. Ward