Indigenous Youths’ Strain and Delinquency: Investigating the Individual and Cumulative Impact of Strain Through a Cultural Lens
Indigenous Youths’ Strain and Delinquency: Investigating the Individual and Cumulative Impact of Strain Through a Cultural Lens
Makayla Burden Ariel L. Roddy a Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USAb Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USAMakayla Burden is a doctoral candidate in the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University. She received a B.S. in Criminal Justice in 2020 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 to support her dissertation research titled “Military Sexual Trauma Experiences of Female Veterans.” Her work can be found in journals such as Crime & Delinquency, Journal of Family Violence, Victims & Offenders, and others.Ariel L. Roddy (Sault Ste. Marie Ojibwe) is an Assistant Professor in Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northern Arizona University. Her work centers feminist and Indigenous frameworks and focuses on experiences of women reentering from the justice system and delivery of substance use treatment interventions. She has developed several online courses focused on developing ethical relationships with Tribal Nations in research capacities, the association between historical trauma and the Fentanyl crisis on Tribal land, among others. Her research has been supported by competitive fellowships and grants, including an active grant from the NARBHA Institute to explore therapeutic interventions for Indigenous across multiple community settings, including elder care and behavioral health centers. She received Feminist Criminology’s 2023 Dr. Helen Eigenberg Best Paper Award.