Nicole Shoenberger is currently a doctoral student majoring in Criminology, with minors in Family and Quantitative Methods.  Within these specialized fields, areas of research include: Juvenile delinquency, conformity, family structure and its association to delinquency, and criminological theory.  She is specifically focused on developmental trajectory and pathway differences based on race and gender.  She is currently working as a research assistant for Dr. Steve Cernkovich while also mentoring at the Study Skills Center on campus.