Shelly A Mcgrath

Biographic Data

ID4198097
NAMEShelly A Mcgrath
GIVEN NAMESShelly A
FAMILY NAMEMcgrath
SIGNATUREMCGRATH S A
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham
ORCID0009-0004-0977-0201
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS35
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2009
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX2

  • Does utilization of victim services programs influence individuals’ fear of crime? Findings from the National Crime Victimization Survey

    Jessica Abbott, Shelly A McgrathARTICLESociological Spectrum2023References: 11

    Although there is a robust body of literature addressing fear of crime, leading scholars point to the need to further examine the link between criminal victimization and fear. In the current study, we aimed to examine how certain actions after victimization, primarily use of Victim Services Programs (VSPs), impact components of individuals' general, situational fear. Updating early work by Davis, using 2016–2019 National Crime Victimization Surve…

  • Selected abstracts from the 48th Annual Mid-South Sociological Association meetings in Nashville, TN, October 12–15, 2022

    Shelly A Mcgrath, Meredith Huey DyeARTICLESociological Spectrum2023

  • Selected Abstracts from the 47th Annual Mid-South Sociological Association meetings in Charlotte, NC, October 21–23, 2021

    Tina H Deshotels, Tina Deshotels et al.ARTICLESociological Spectrum2022

  • The Social Ecological Challenges of Rural Victim Advocacy

    Open AccessShelly A Mcgrath, Melencia Johnson et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community Psychology2012References: 45

    This article re‐centers an ecological model traditionally used to understand the experiences of interpersonal violence victims around the perceptions and experiences of victim advocates. We suggest that the development of such a model might shed light on rural‐urban differences in the accessibility and availability of support services in rural domains. To develop this model, we used results from a sample of rural advocates located within the Miss…

  • Deviant or Normal? Female Bodybuilders' Accounts of Social Reactions

    Ruth A Chananie‐hill, Ruth A Chananie-Hill et al.ARTICLEDeviant Behavior2012Cited by: 9References: 33

    In response to calls for more inclusive and nuanced studies of deviance, Heckert and Heckert (2002) developed a typology that incorporates both normative and reactive definitions. Their model accounts for negative deviance, positive deviance, deviance admiration, and deviant conformity (rate-busting). Through participant observation and in-depth interviews with ten amateur female bodybuilders at a university in the United States, we apply the typ…

  • Individual-Level Predictors of Perceived Safety

    Shelly A Mcgrath, Stacilyn Chananie-HillARTICLESociological Focus2011Cited by: 1References: 10

    This article compares individual characteristics of people residing in different global regions and how they affect a person's perceived risk of victimization. Prior research has extensively explored perceived risk of victimization, but few studies have been able to research the issue cross-nationally. The International Crime Victimization Survey data are used to explore perceived risk of victimization among those who reside in different global r…

  • Big Freaky-Looking Women”

    Shelly A Mcgrath, Ruth A Chananie‐hill et al.ARTICLESociology of Sport Journal2009Cited by: 25References: 10

    Based on participant observation and in-depth interviews with 10 college-level female bodybuilders, this paper focuses on several aspects of female bodybuilding that are underexplored in existing literature, including purposeful gender transgressions, gender attribution, racialized bodies, and the conflation of sex, gender, and sexual preference. We draw on critical feminist theory and the social constructionist perspective to enhance collective …