Rate My Professor Shá Wilfred

Shá Wilfred is Professor of Criminal Justice in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice at Valdosta State University, where she joined the faculty in August 2005. She serves as General Education Coordinator and was Interim Department Head. Her academic background includes a PhD in Criminal Justice from Indiana University (2005), an MA in Criminal Justice from Indiana University (2003), and a BS in Criminal Justice from Taylor University (1999). Wilfred teaches core criminal justice courses such as Criminal Justice Data Analysis (Qualitative and Quantitative), Research Methods (Qualitative and Quantitative), Corrections, Communities and Crime, Comparative Justice Studies, Criminal Victimization, Criminology, Juvenile Justice, Drugs and Society, Gang, Group, and Multiple Offender Criminality, and Restorative Justice. She is located in Nevins Hall 1014.

Wilfred's research specializations encompass restorative justice, community-based organizations including faith-based organizations, juvenile justice issues, community corrections, factors influencing student success, and curriculum and pedagogy assessment. Key publications include Grove, T. J., Wilfred, S. P., & Landau, J. (2022). Supporting Faculty Leaders in Core Course Redesign: Overcoming Challenges and Increasing Buy-In through Faculty Development Retreats, in Gateways to Completion Case Study Anthology, Vol. 2; Wilfred, S. P., & Grove, T. J. (2021). G2C Case Study: VSU Cultural Transformation: The Unforeseen Journey from Then to Now, in Gateways to Completion Case Study Anthology; and Wilfred, S. P., Rivers, J., & Jenkins, D. (2020). Reality and perception: Interactions between faith-based organizations and the criminal justice system, Journal of Ethnographic and Qualitative Research, 14(4), 296-307. Additional scholarship includes Martinez, J., Hilgert, L., & Wilfred, S. (2014). Gang Risk Factors and Academic Readiness in a Southern Middle School, Georgia Educational Researcher, 11(2). She received the 2022 Blazer Creed Award for Integrity from Valdosta State University and has contributed to university initiatives including the Quality Enhancement Plan committee and Gateways to Completion efforts focused on student success and course redesign.