Sheetal Ranjan is Associate Professor of Sociology at William Paterson University. She received her Ph.D. and Masters in Criminal Justice from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Her research focuses on domestic, dating, stalking, and sexual violence. She is also interested in analysis of crime patterns using ecological theories and GIS (Geographical Information Systems). She has worked on various research projects and has many publications as well as international and national conference presentations to her credit. Ranjan primarily focuses on applied research, using her scientific study and research to solve practical problems. She has worked in the area of violence prevention for the past several years in numerous capacities: as a researcher and teacher in the area of violence prevention; as Project Director of the federally funded Department of Justice Grant ($600,000) awarded to develop the Campus Violence Prevention Project at William Paterson University; as Secretary to the New Jersey Study Commission on Violence, which released its first report in October 2015; as Principal Investigator of the Mentoring Moms program of the Volunteer Center of Bergen County, NJ; as member of the Children and Families Committee of Bergen County, NJ; as member of the Human Services Advisory Council of Bergen County, NJ; and as member of the Alternative to Domestic Violence Commission of Bergen County, NJ.