A criminal justice doctoral student has received a Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Institute of Justice for her dissertation project, “The Mortal Tragedy: Analyzing Body Disposal Patterns in Homicide Cases.”
April Chai said she is interested in understanding patterns behind offenders’ post-homicide behavior, in order to assist law enforcement in locating the remains of victims of crimes.
As a result of her work, she is the recipient of $166,500, which is the largest award received by a graduate student at Texas State University.
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