Sarah Prior is an Associate Professor of Sociology. Her research focuses on issues of gender based violence broadly with emphasis in areas of campus sexual violence, sexuality, gender, hookup culture, critical youth studies, and sexual media including pornography use by young people and it’s impact on sexual expectations.
Sarah earned a bachelor’s degree from Gonzaga University. She holds a Master’s in Applied Sociology and Master’s Certificate in Women’s & Gender Studies. She earned her Ph.D. in Justice Studies from Arizona State University’s School of Social Transformation.
Selected Publications
- Prior, S. & B. de Heer. (2022). Campus Sexual Violence: A State of Institutional Sexual Terrorism. Routledge
- Prior, S. & B. de Heer. (2021). “Everyday Terrorism: Campus Sexual Violence and the Neoliberal University”. Sociology Compass. https://doi.org/10.1111/soc4.12915
- de Heer, B., S. Prior. & J. Fejervary. (2020). “Women’s Pornography Consumption, Alcohol Use, and Sexual Victimization” Violence against Women. https://doi/10.1177/1077801220945035
- de Heer, B., S. Prior, & G. Hoegh. (2020). “Pornography, Masculinity, and Sexual Aggression on College Campuses”. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520906186
