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Sarah E.
Feliciano
Adjunct Lecturer & Director of MA Program Administration
Phone number
(646) 557-4862 Ext. 1432
Room number
10.65.23 NB

Areas of expertise

Most requested topics by media
Childhood / Adult Trauma & Abuse
Human Trafficking
Sexual Violence / Intimate Partner Violence
Faculty Expertise: topics/keywords

cults, coercive control, intimate partner violence, intimate partner homicide

Education

MA, Forensic Mental Health Counseling, John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY), 2023
Advanced Certificate in Victimology Studies, John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY), 2020
BA, English Literature and Creative Writing, Binghamton University (SUNY), 2013

Bio

Sarah E. Feliciano is an adjunct lecturer and the Director of MA Program Administration in the Department of Psychology. She earned her MA in Forensic Mental Health Counseling at John Jay College. Ms. Feliciano brings a trauma-informed approached to her research, which to date has primarily focused on interpersonal violence in cultic groups and intimate partner homicide.

JJC Affiliations
Psychology
Courses Taught

PSY 101: Introduction to Psychology

Scholarly Work

Feliciano, S.E., Robins, C., Fletouris, S., Felps, M., Schlesinger, L.B., & Craun, S.W. (2020). Confessions in Intimate Partner Homicide. The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin. https://leb.fbi.gov/articles/featured-articles/confessions-in-intimate-partner-homicide

Feliciano, S.E., "An Application of the Coercive Control Framework to Cults" (2023). CUNY Academic Works. https://academicworks.cuny.edu/jj_etds/300 

Research Summary

Currently, I am collaborating on a project investigating trauma-coerced attachment (a.k.a., trauma bonding) in cultic groups.