Gifty Yaa Asiamah is a PhD student in criminal justice at Temple University whose research centers on cyberbullying and human trafficking, with broader interests in cybercrime, victimization, juvenile justice, policing, and drug policy. She is a mixed-methods scholar with advanced training in quantitative and qualitative research. Her quantitative work includes advanced statistical analysis using Mplus, R, and Stata, while her qualitative research experience includes data management, coding, and analysis using NVivo and ATLAS.ti.

Her current research examines regional variation and U.S. discretion in international anti-trafficking assessments, the economic resilience of deported youth in Ghana, and cyberbullying among college students. Her qualitative research also examines police perceptions of and interactions with people who use drugs (PWUD), particularly in relation to buprenorphine/Suboxone, treatment-oriented responses, and the decriminalization of buprenorphine. Her master's thesis focused on cyberbullying among college students. She also serves as an ad hoc reviewer for Emerging Adulthood. Her scholarship reflects a broader commitment to understanding contemporary forms of victimization, policing, policy responses, and institutional approaches to harm through rigorous quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods inquiry.

Faculty Advisor: Alese Wooditch
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