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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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Alicia Taylor

ASC I

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  • Location: Alpine Hall 137
  • Phone: (916) 278-4539
  • Pronouns: she/her/hers

Full-Time Faculty

Ernest Uwazie

Chair, Division of Criminal Justice

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  • Office Hours: Th 11:00 a.m. - noon
  • Specialty & Interests: Law and Society, International Criminology, Minorities and Criminal Justice, Dispute Resolution

Dimitri Bogazianos

Professor

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  • Office Hours: T / Th 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. & by appointment
  • Specialty & Interests: The intersection of crime and culture in an era of mass incarceration.

Kimberly Chism

Assistant Professor

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  • Office Hours: T / Th 2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. & 4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
  • Specialty & Interests: Policing, Criminological Theory, Quantitative Methodologies, Juvenile Justice, Fourth Amendment Law

Tim Croisdale

Professor

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  • Office Hours: W 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. by Zoom. Appointments required.
  • Specialty & Interests: Crime Science, Crime Reduction, Crime Data and Statistics, Policing, Corrections, Public Policy

Sue Escobar

Professor

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  • Office Hours: Visit EAB for appointment.
  • 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 & Graduate Program Coordinator

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  • Office Hours: W 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  • Specialty & Interests: Research Methods, Criminology, Leadership and Management, Deviant Careers, and Drug Abuse

Nicole Fox

Assistant Professor

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  • Office Hours: Th 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and by appointment
  • 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 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Th 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - Both by Canvas
  • 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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  • Office Hours: M / W 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (office, email or Zoom)
  • Specialty & Interests: Drug Policy, Smuggling and Immigration, Criminal Justice Policy Evaluation, Policing, Management and Administration

Marlyn Jones

Professor

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Laurie Kubicek

Professor

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  • Office Hours: M / W 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
  • Specialty & Interests: Criminal Law and Procedure, Judicial Process, Government and Public Policy

Stephanie Mizrahi

Professor

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  • Office Hours: T 3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. by Zoom
  • Specialty & Interests: Law, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Emergency Management.

Jennifer Noble

Assistant Professor

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  • Office Hours: T / Th 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
  • Specialty & Interests: Sentencing Law, White Collar Crime, Media, Criminal Justice

Alexa Sardina

Assistant Professor

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  • Office Hours: M 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., W 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
  • 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. 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Zoom
  • Specialty & Interests: Wrongful Convictions, Policing, Corrections, Administrative Failure

Danielle Slakoff

Assistant Professor

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  • Office Hours: T / Th 10:30 a.m. - noon and appointments by Zoom
  • Specialty & Interests: Media and Crime; Feminist Criminology & Women's Issues; Race/Ethnicity; Intimate Partner Violence

Mercedes Valadez

Assistant Professor

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  • Office Hours: T 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. and by appointment
  • Specialty & Interests: Immigration Issues, Inequality: Race, Ethnicity, Crime, and Justice

Emeritus Faculty

Russell Loving

Assistant Professor

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  • Office Hours: T 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Zoom by appointment
  • Specialty & Interests: Restorative Justice, Substantive and Procedural Criminal Law

Xin Ren

Professor

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  • Office Hours: Zoom: T 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. & by appointment
  • Specialty & Interests: Comparative Criminology, Victimology, Criminological Theory

Part-Time Faculty

Jay Aguas

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  • Office Hours: M / W 10:30 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.

Tim Albright

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  • Office Hours: Th 5:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. by Zoom

Maria da Luz Alexandrino

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  • Office Hours: T / Th 3:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

Tim Baker

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  • Office Hours: M / W noon - 1:30 p.m. or by appointment

Paul Bianchi

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  • Office Hours: M / W 11:00 a.m. - noon or by appointment

Arthur Bowie

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  • Office Hours: T / Th 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. & by appointment

Abdullah Cihan

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  • Office Hours: T 3:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. or by appointment

Kim Garth-James

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  • Office Hours: M / W noon - 1:00 p.m. or by appointment

Brianna Grant

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  • Office Hours: W 11:00 a.m. - noon

Daniel Hahn

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  • Office Hours: M / W 6:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. and by appointment

James Hernandez

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  • Office Hours: M / W / F 9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

Philip Hess

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  • Office Hours: M 4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. (CRJ 153) & W 4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. (CRJ 154)

Frank Horowitz

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  • Office Hours: M 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Jack Karver

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  • Office Hours: T / Th 12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. and by appointment

Tiangay Kemokai

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  • Office Hours: Zoom: Th 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. & by appointment

Matt Kubicek

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  • Office Hours: T / Th 6:45 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. by appointment

Shelby Moffatt

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  • Office Hours: T / Th 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Mahliya Montgomery

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  • Office Hours: W 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. by Zoom

Christine Morse Fitch

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  • Office Hours: M 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. by Zoom, W noon - 1:50 p.m. in person, other times available by appointment

Robert Patton

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  • Office Hours: T / Th 5:00 p.m.. - 5:30 p.m.

Veronica Piazza

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  • Office Hours: T 1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. (appointments encouraged)

Carlos Ponce

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  • Office Hours: W 10:30 am. - noon and by appointment

Jason Pritchard

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  • Office Hours: T 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Davies Sasere

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  • Office Hours: F 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. and by appointment

Tim Sowards

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  • Office Hours: M / W 6:45 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. and by appointment

Keith Staten

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  • Office Hours: T 12:30 p.m. - 1:25 p.m. and by appointment

Nathan Steele

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  • Office Hours: T / Th 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Luke VanderDrift

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  • Office Hours: Th 4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.

Carlos Vina

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  • Office Hours: F 12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Craig Watson

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  • Office Hours: T / Th 12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Alton Williams

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  • Office Hours: M / W 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. in office and F 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. by Zoom

Joe Yum

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  • Office Hours: Th 3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Total Members: 54