I'm Gabrielle (Gabi) Wy and I'm an incoming Assistant Professor of Criminology in the Department of Behavioral Sciences at Drury University. I'm currently a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Missouri St. Louis and I recently completed my PhD requirements in Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Maryland. 

In my research, I center juvenile delinquency and the intersecting roles of race/ethnicity, immigration, neighborhoods, and schools in predicting patterns of offending and justice system contact. I focus on how social context may uniquely shape the experiences, attitudes, and behaviors of marginalized racial minority and/or migrant youth. My work furthers understanding of how neighborhood factors and unequal experiences with the educational and legal systems inform life course trajectories and may entrench youth in cycles of anti-social behavior and system contact.

I earned my M.A. in Criminology & Criminal Justice at the University of Maryland, College Park in 2021. In 2019, I received a B.S. in Criminal Justice and Psychology and a B.S. in Journalism from the University of Southern Indiana.

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