Meet Us
Staff
Destiny Effiong
Criminal Justice Advising Coordinator

- Location: Alpine Hall 133
- Phone: (916) 278-6485
- d.effiong@csus.edu
Alicia Taylor
ASC I

- Location: Alpine Hall 137
- Phone: (916) 278-4539
- a.taylor@csus.edu
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
Full-Time Faculty
Ernest Uwazie
Chair, Division of Criminal Justice

- Location: Alpine Hall 137
- Phone: (916) 278-6487
- uwazieee@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Th 11:00 a.m. - noon
- Specialty & Interests: Law and Society, International Criminology, Minorities and Criminal Justice, Dispute Resolution
Dimitri Bogazianos
Professor

- Location: Alpine Hall 219
- Phone: (916) 278-5790
- dbogazia@csus.edu
- 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

- Location: Alpine Hall 110
- Phone: (916) 278-5068
- chism@csus.edu
- 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

- Location: Alpine Hall 104
- Phone: (916) 278-7529
- croisdale@csus.edu
- 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

- Location: Alpine Hall 131
- Phone: (916) 278-5685
- scote@csus.edu
- 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

- Location: Alpine Hall 151
- Phone: (916) 278-5062
- drfarmer@csus.edu
- 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

- Location: Alpine Hall 215
- Phone: (916) 278-5926
- nicole.fox@csus.edu
- 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

- Location: Alpine Hall 203
- Phone: (916) 278-5094
- rickyg@csus.edu
- 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

- Location: Alpine Hall 213
- Phone: (916) 278-6505
- huang@csus.edu
- 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
Laurie Kubicek
Professor

- Location: Alpine Hall 151
- Phone: (916) 278-5066
- lkubicek@csus.edu
- Website
- 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

- Location: Alpine Hall 101
- smizrahi@csus.edu
- Website
- 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

- Location: Alpine Hall 209
- Phone: (916) 278-5706
- noble@csus.edu
- 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

- Location: Alpine Hall 217
- Phone: (916) 278-5792
- alexa.sardina@csus.edu
- 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

- Location: Alpine Hall 149
- Phone: (916) 278-5192
- kim.schnurbush@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Mon. 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Zoom
- Specialty & Interests: Wrongful Convictions, Policing, Corrections, Administrative Failure
Danielle Slakoff
Assistant Professor

- Location: Alpine Hall 103
- danielle.slakoff@csus.edu
- 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

- Location: Alpine Hall 207
- Phone: (916) 278-6531
- mercedes.valadez@csus.edu
- 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

- Location: Alpine Hall 102
- Phone: (916) 278-6437
- rloving@csus.edu
- 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

- Location: Alpine Hall 102
- Phone: (916) 278-6381
- renx@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Zoom: T 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. & by appointment
- Specialty & Interests: Comparative Criminology, Victimology, Criminological Theory
Part-Time Faculty
Tim Albright

- Location: Alpine Hall 106
- t.albright@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Th 5:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. by Zoom
Maria da Luz Alexandrino

- Location: Solano Hall 5013
- maria.alexandrino@csus.edu
- Office Hours: T / Th 3:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Tim Baker

- Location: Solano Hall 5019
- tim.baker@csus.edu
- Office Hours: M / W noon - 1:30 p.m. or by appointment
Paul Bianchi

- Location: Amador Hall 453c
- pjb82@csus.edu
- Office Hours: M / W 11:00 a.m. - noon or by appointment
Arthur Bowie

- Location: Solano Hall 5015
- arthur.bowie@csus.edu
- Office Hours: T / Th 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. & by appointment
Abdullah Cihan

- Location: Alpine Hall 112
- cihan@csus.edu
- Office Hours: T 3:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. or by appointment
Kim Garth-James

- Location: Alpine Hall 112
- k.garth-james@csus.edu
- Office Hours: M / W noon - 1:00 p.m. or by appointment
Daniel Hahn

- Location: Alpine Hall 149
- daniel.hahn@csus.edu
- Office Hours: M / W 6:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. and by appointment
James Hernandez

- Location: Solano Hall 5018
- vatoloco@csus.edu
- Office Hours: M / W / F 9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Philip Hess

- Location: Solano Hall 5019
- philip.hess@csus.edu
- 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

- Location: Solano Hall 5022
- fhorowitz@csus.edu
- Office Hours: M 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Jack Karver

- Location: Solano Hall 5020
- karverj@csus.edu
- Office Hours: T / Th 12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. and by appointment
Tiangay Kemokai

- Location: Solano Hall 5022
- t.kemokai@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Zoom: Th 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. & by appointment
Matt Kubicek

- Location: Solano Hall 5009
- matt.kubicek@csus.edu
- Office Hours: T / Th 6:45 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. by appointment
Shelby Moffatt

- Location: Solano Hall 5010
- moffatt@csus.edu
- Office Hours: T / Th 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Mahliya Montgomery

- Location: Alpine Hall 112
- mahliya.montgomery@csus.edu
- Office Hours: W 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. by Zoom
Christine Morse Fitch

- Location: Alpine Hall 107
- christine.morsefitch@csus.edu
- 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

- Location: Alpine Hall 106
- robert.patton@csus.edu
- Office Hours: T / Th 5:00 p.m.. - 5:30 p.m.
Veronica Piazza

- Location: Alpine Hall 149
- v.piazza@csus.edu
- Office Hours: T 1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. (appointments encouraged)
Carlos Ponce

- Location: Solano Hall 5018
- carlos.ponce@csus.edu
- Office Hours: W 10:30 am. - noon and by appointment
Jason Pritchard

- Location: Solano Hall 5009
- Jason.pritchard@csus.edu
- Office Hours: T 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Davies Sasere

- Location: Solano Hall 5013
- sasere@csus.edu
- Office Hours: F 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. and by appointment
Tim Sowards

- Location: Solano Hall 5009
- sowards@csus.edu
- Office Hours: M / W 6:45 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. and by appointment
Keith Staten

- Location: Alpine Hall 106
- keith.staten@csus.edu
- Office Hours: T 12:30 p.m. - 1:25 p.m. and by appointment
Nathan Steele

- Location: Solano Hall 5009
- nathan.steele@csus.edu
- Office Hours: T / Th 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Luke VanderDrift

- Location: Solano Hall 5012
- Vanderdrift@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Th 4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Craig Watson

- Location: Solano Hall 5020
- craig.watson@csus.edu
- Office Hours: T / Th 12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Alton Williams

- Location: Alpine Hall 112
- anw238@csus.edu
- 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