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Division of Criminal Justice College of Health & Human Services

Meet Us

Staff

Destiny Effiong

Criminal Justice Advising Coordinator

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Adam Lehrke

ASC II

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Kay Ruiz

ASC I

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Full-Time Faculty

Dimitri Bogazianos

Professor

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  • Office Hours: T/Th 1:00pm - 1:15pm, 4:15pm - 5:30pm
  • Specialty & Interests: The intersection of crime and culture in an era of mass incarceration.

Kimberly Chism

Assistant Professor

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  • Office Hours: Mon 7:30am - 10:30am
  • Specialty & Interests: Policing, Criminological Theory, Quantitative Methodologies, Juvenile Justice, Fourth Amendment Law

Abdullah Cihan

Assistant Professor

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  • Office Hours: Mon 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Tim Croisdale

Professor & Division Chair

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  • Specialty & Interests: Crime Science, Crime Reduction, Crime Data and Statistics, Policing, Corrections, Public Policy

Sue Escobar

Professor, Lead Cohort Advisor, Internship Coordinator

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  • Office Hours: Appointment available in the EAB
  • Specialty & Interests: Animal Abuse and Violence, Animal Law, Contemplative Practices and Mindfulness in Higher Education, LGBT Bullying and Education, Substance Abuse/Recovery/Criminal Justice, Crime and Punishment Theory

Yvette Farmer

Associate Professor, Interim Director Student Research Center

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  • Specialty & Interests: Research Methods, Criminology, Leadership and Management, Deviant Careers, and Drug Abuse

Nicole Fox

Associate Professor, Cohort Advisor

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  • Specialty & Interests: Atrocity Crimes, Collective Memory, Critical Criminology, Gender, Race-Based Violence, Transitional Justice, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, White Supremacy.

Ricky Gutierrez

Professor

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  • Office Hours: T/W 4:00pm - 5:30pm (Online Only)
  • Specialty & Interests: Corrections, mental health, gangs, race relations and criminal justice, criminal justice policy, and program evaluation.

Shihlung Huang

Associate Professor

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  • Specialty & Interests: Drug Policy, Smuggling and Immigration, Criminal Justice Policy Evaluation, Policing, Management and Administration

Laurie Kubicek

Professor, CCE Online Coordinator

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  • Office Hours: T/Th 9:00am - 10:30am (Online and by appt only)
  • Specialty & Interests: Criminal Law and Procedure, Judicial Process, Government and Public Policy

Stephanie Mizrahi

Professor

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  • Office Hours: M/W 4:30pm - 6:00pm (Online Only)
  • Specialty & Interests: Law, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Emergency Management.

Christine Morse Fitch

Assistant Professor

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  • Office Hours: T/TH 3:45pm - 5:15pm (email for Zoom office hours)

Jennifer Noble

Associate Professor, Pre-Law Advising Coordinator

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  • Office Hours: Wed 1:00pm - 2:00pm (In-person); Thurs 1:00pm - 2:00pm (Online Only)
  • Specialty & Interests: Sentencing Law, White Collar Crime, Media, Criminal Justice

Alexa Sardina

Associate Professor, Graduate Program Coordinator

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  • Office Hours: Thurs 12:00pm - 2:30pm
  • Specialty & Interests: Sex Offenders (specifically female child molesters and the interaction processes between victim and perpetrator), Sex Offender Treatment and Policy, Sexual Violence and Restorative Justice

Kim Schnurbush

Associate Professor

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  • Office Hours: Mon 11:00am - 1:30pm (Online Only)
  • Specialty & Interests: Wrongful Convictions, Policing, Corrections, Administrative Failure

Danielle Slakoff

Assistant Professor

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  • Office Hours: M/W 3:45pm - 5:15pm
  • Specialty & Interests: Media and Crime; Feminist Criminology & Women's Issues; Race/Ethnicity; Intimate Partner Violence

Ernest Uwazie

Professor, Director of Center for African Peace and Conflict Resolution

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  • Office Hours: T/Th 3:00pm - 4:30pm (By appt via email)
  • Specialty & Interests: Law and Society, International Criminology, Minorities and Criminal Justice, Dispute Resolution

Mercedes Valadez

Associate Professor

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  • Office Hours: Mon 12:00pm - 3:00pm (Online Only)
  • Specialty & Interests: Immigration Issues, Inequality: Race, Ethnicity, Crime, and Justice

Emeritus Faculty

Russell Loving

Assistant Professor

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  • Office Hours: M/W 1:30pm - 3:00pm (Online only)
  • Specialty & Interests: Restorative Justice, Substantive and Procedural Criminal Law

Xin Ren

Professor

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  • Office Hours: Thurs 4:00pm - 5:00pm (Online only)
  • Specialty & Interests: Comparative Criminology, Victimology, Human Trafficking and Research Methods

Part-Time Faculty

Jay Aguas

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: M/W 10:30am - 12:00pm

Maria da Luz Alexandrino

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: T/Th 4:35pm - 6:00pm

Denise Allen

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Wed 11:00am - 11:45am

Carrie Avila

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Mon 10:30am - 12:00pm

Paul Bianchi

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Wed 10:30am - 11:30am (By appt)
  • Specialty & Interests: Critical Criminology, Race & Ethnicity, Social Inequality

Christina Crabtree

Lecturer

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Brianna Grant

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Wed 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Benjamin Greer

Lecturer

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Michael Hermann

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Thurs 4:30pm - 5:15pm

Philip Hess

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Mon 8:15pm - 9:00pm

Frank Horowitz

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: T/Th 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Jack Karver

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: T/Th 11:00am - 12:00pm
  • Specialty & Interests: Juvenile and Adult Corrections and Rehabilitation, Management of Criminal Justice Agencies

Shelby Moffatt

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: M/W/F 8:00am - 9:30am

Carlos Ponce

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Tues 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Jason Pritchard

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: M/W 10:00am - 11:00am (Zoom by appt only)

Antonio Sajor

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Mon 6:45pm - 8:00pm

Tim Sowards

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: M/W 6:45pm - 7:30pm

Luke VanderDrift

Lecturer

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Carlos Vina

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Fri 10:15am - 11:00am

Gabriella Viramontes

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: M/W 6:00pm - 7:00pm; F 11:00am - 2:00pm (Online Only)

Craig Watson

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: M/W 10:45am - 11:30am

Alton Williams

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Mon 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Joe Yum

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Tues 4:45pm - 5:30pm (Zoom by appt only)

Anna Zelenz

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Mon/Wed 1:30-2:30 and by appointment
  • Specialty & Interests: - Specialty & Interests: Political Violence, Systems of Punishment, Incarceration, Restorative Justice, Resisting Oppression, and Justice Reform
Total Members: 47