Lauren Moton
motonlauren.bsky.social
Lauren Moton
@motonlauren.bsky.social
Black feminist and queer criminology | sex work | critical trafficking studies | Assistant Professor @CUNY John Jay College
✨ Exciting Career Update ✨ Thrilled to share I’ve started as a tenure-track Assistant Professor at CUNY @JohnJayCollege! 🎉 It's a joint appt. in Criminal Justice + International CJ, continuing my work on human trafficking & gender-based violence. Let's collaborate!
August 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
My 10th publication (and first solo article) is officially out! 🥳 Based on my diss research, it explores how sex workers involved in HTICs define their own victimhood, using ideal victim theory.

✨ It’s open access until July 20, check it out here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lBbP6FI3r...
June 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
New publication in Anti-Trafficking Review! We explore how familial and community social ties impact Ethiopian women domestic workers' decisions to seek out notoriously exploitative work abroad.

✨ Check out the open access special issue here: antitraffickingreview.org/index.php/at...
May 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM