Samantha Balemba
Samantha Balemba, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
samantha.balemba@msun.edu | 406.265.3735 | View CV here
Education:
Ph.D. in Criminology from Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
M.A. in Criminology from Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
B.A. in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Concentration in Psychology, Minor in Biology from Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
 

Bio:

Dr. Samantha Balemba is an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at Montana State University - Northern. She earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in Criminology from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Her research is primarily focused on sexual violence, particularly the situational correlates that affect the outcomes of sexual assault, including the importance of victim resistance and, more recently, specific types of victim vulnerabilities. Samantha has published her research in peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Criminal Psychology, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Aggression and Violent Behavior, Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, Journal of Sexual Aggression, Police Practice & Research, Crime and Delinquency, and Violence and Victims.

 

Courses Taught:

CJUS 494: CJ Seminar (Topics include Sex Offenders, Homicide, and Moral Panics)
CJUS 427: Deviance & Social Control
CJUS 356: Sociology of Violence
CJUS 335: Victimology
CJUS 236: Introduction to Research Methods
CJUS 125: Fundamentals of Forensic Science
SOCI 211: Introduction to Criminology
SOCI 101: Introduction to Sociology
PSYX 491: Psychology of Fear
PSYX 382: Forensic Psychology

 

Peer-Reviewed Publications:

Dierenfeldt, R. & Balemba, S. (2021). Male sexual victimization: Examining variation in the probability of weapon use and victim injury. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(11-12), NP5892-NP5920. 

Balemba, S. & Beauregard, E. (2019). What leads victims to resist? Factors that influence victim resistance in sexual assaults. Journal of Criminal Psychology, 9(3), 122-137. 

Wong, J. S. & Balemba, S. (2016). The effect of victim resistance on rape completion: A meta-analysis. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 19(3), 352-365. 

Wong, J. S. & Balemba, S. (2016). Resisting during sexual assault: A meta-analysis of the effects on injury. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 28, 1-11. 

Balemba, S., Beauregard, E., & Martineau, M. (2014). Getting away with murder: A thematic approach to solved and unsolved sexual homicides using crime scene factors. Police Practice & Research: An International Journal, 15(3), 221-233. 

Balemba, S., & Beauregard, E. (2013). Where and when? Examining spatio-temporal aspects of sexual assault events. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 19(2), 171-190. 

Balemba, S., Beauregard, E., & Mieczkowski, T. (2012). To resist or not to resist? The effect of context and crime characteristics on sex offenders’ reaction to victim resistance.Crime and Delinquency, 58(4), 588-611. 

Balemba, S., & Beauregard, E. (2012). Reactions to resistance: The role of contextual factors in sex offending. Violence and Victims, 27(2), 148-165.