Rebeka Rocco

Profile

Dr. Rebeka Rocco received her PhD in Sociology at the University of Central Florida; her M.S. in Criminology and Criminal Justice from Florida Atlantic University; and her B.S. in Sociology, B.S. in Criminal Justice, and certificates in Criminal Profiling and Crime Scene Investigation at the University of Central Florida. Her research interest primarily focus on cybercrime perpetration, with additional interest in homicide perpetration.

Dr. Rocco is currently co-advising the Criminal Justice Honor Society, Alpha Phi Sigma, and the newly formed Digital Forensics Club at Endicott College.

Education

University of Central Florida
Ph.D.
Sociology
2025

Florida Atlantic University
M.S.
Criminology and Criminal Justice
2021

University of Central Florida
B.A.
Sociology
2019

University of Central Florida
B.S.
Criminal Justice
2019

Research

Dr. Rocco's current research focuses on motivations and pathways to cyber-dependent and cyber-enabled crimes. She is also focused on exploring how media accounts of cybercrime perpetration can aid in uncovering motivations and pathways to perpetration, especially given the challenges that are currently present in researching cybercrime perpetration.

Courses

CJ100 Introduction to Criminal Justice
CJ220 Cybercriminology
CJ251 Cybersecurity for Social Sciences
CJ302 Research Methods
CJ351 Cybercrime Investigation
CJ352 Fundamentals of CyberLaw