Jax Kynn, MA, MSW, focuses on research methods, program evaluation, social welfare policies and violence prevention. Their work is centered on understanding violence at a macro-level and how social workers can improve how institutions interact with historically marginalized populations. Kynn has experience in qualitative and quantitative research and evaluation, program management and grant writing, and they edit podcasts in their free time.
Selected Publications
- Kynn, J., Boyke, H., McCarthy, S., & Gzesh, A. S. (2024). Structural vulnerabilities and over-criminalization of LGBTQ+ youth in the California justice system. Children and Youth Services Review, 160, 107586.
- Christensen, M. C., Jeon, J., Hostetter, R., Doyle, M., & Kynn, J. (2023). Facilitators and barriers to sexual and gender minority youth development: Addressing accessibility and “Isms”, building collaborations, and supporting mental health in community-based organizations. Children and Youth Services Review, 152, 107079.
- PettyJohn, M. E., Kynn, J., Anderson, G. K., & McCauley, H. L. (2023). Secondary institutional betrayal: implications for observing mistreatment of sexual assault survivors secondhand. Journal of interpersonal violence, 38(17-18), 10127-10149.
- Reid, T. A., Kynn, J., Smith-Darden, J. P., & McCauley, H. L. (2024). Resilience in the context of sexual violence: A scoping review. Journal of Family Violence, 39(5), 913-929.
- Holloway, B. T., Hostetter, C. R., Morris, K., Kynn, J., & Kilby, M. (2023). “We’re All We Have”: Envisioning the Future of Mutual Aid from Queer and Trans Perspectives. J. Soc. & Soc. Welfare, 50, 155.
