Dr. Sutton's work on gender-based and family violence addresses both victimization and perpetration. Specifically, her research addresses child abuse, sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and the cycle of violence, especially among LGBTQIA2S+ people, women, and Black youth. Her work has appeared in Journal of Child Sexual Abuse; Trauma, Violence, & Abuse; Criminology; Child Maltreatment; Violence Against Women; Feminist Criminology; and Journal of Youth & Adolescence, among others. Dr. Sutton has served as Co-Investigator on a R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health titled, An Innovative, Prospective Model to Understand Risk and Protective Factors for Sexual Assault Experiences and Outcomes among Sexual Minority Men. Her work often utilizes longitudinal survey data and advanced quantitative methods. 

Specializations: Gender-Based Violence; Child Abuse; Family Violence;  Feminist Criminology; Advanced Quantitative Methods