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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

Dimitri Bogazianos

Professor

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  • Office Hours: T/TH 3:15 - 4:45 p.m.
  • Specialty & Interests: The intersection of crime and culture in an era of mass incarceration.

Kimberly Chism

Assistant Professor

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  • Office Hours: M 7:30 - 10:30 a.m.
  • Specialty & Interests: Policing, Criminological Theory, Quantitative Methodologies, Juvenile Justice, Fourth Amendment Law

Tim Croisdale

Professor & Division Chair

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  • Office Hours: M/TH 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. & T/W 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
  • 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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  • Location: Online Only - Check EAB for times
  • Phone: (916) 278-5685
  • 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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  • Office Hours: M noon - 3:00 p.m.
  • 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 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. & TH 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
  • 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: T/TH 2:45 - 4:15 p.m.
  • 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: M/W 10:30 a.m. - noon by appt.
  • Specialty & Interests: Criminal Law and Procedure, Judicial Process, Government and Public Policy

Stephanie Mizrahi

Professor

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  • Office Hours: T/W 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. by Zoom only
  • Specialty & Interests: Law, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Emergency Management.

Jennifer Noble

Associate Professor, Pre-Law Advising Coordinator

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  • Office Hours: M/W 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Specialty & Interests: Sentencing Law, White Collar Crime, Media, Criminal Justice

Alexa Sardina

Associate Professor, Graduate Program Coordinator

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  • Office Hours: M/TH 1:00 - 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: M 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
  • Specialty & Interests: Wrongful Convictions, Policing, Corrections, Administrative Failure

Danielle Slakoff

Assistant Professor

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  • Office Hours: T/TH 11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
  • 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 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Specialty & Interests: Law and Society, International Criminology, Minorities and Criminal Justice, Dispute Resolution

Mercedes Valadez

Associate Professor

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  • Office Hours: F 2:30 - 5:30 p.m. by Zoom only
  • Specialty & Interests: Immigration Issues, Inequality: Race, Ethnicity, Crime, and Justice

Emeritus Faculty

Russell Loving

Assistant Professor

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  • Office Hours: T 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. by Zoom only
  • Specialty & Interests: Restorative Justice, Substantive and Procedural Criminal Law

Xin Ren

Professor

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  • Office Hours: TH 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. by Zoom
  • Specialty & Interests: Comparative Criminology, Victimology, Human Trafficking and Research Methods

Part-Time Faculty

Jay Aguas

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: M/W 4:15 - 5:20 p.m.

Tim Albright

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: T 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Maria da Luz Alexandrino

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: M/W 3:00 - 4:15 p.m.

Paul Bianchi

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: M/W 10:00 a.m. - noon
  • Specialty & Interests: Critical Criminology, Race & Ethnicity, Social Inequality

Abdullah Cihan

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: T/TH 1:15 - 3:00 p.m. & T 10:15 - 10:30 p.m.

Brianna Grant

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: F noon - 1:15 p.m.

Benjamin Greer

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: F 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. by Zoom

Philip Hess

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: W 8:15 - 9:00 p.m.

Frank Horowitz

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: M 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Jack Karver

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: T/TH 9:15 - 10:15 a.m.
  • Specialty & Interests: Juvenile and Adult Corrections and Rehabilitation, Management of Criminal Justice Agencies

Matt Kubicek

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: W 6:00 - 6:45 p.m. by appt. on Zoom

Shelby Moffatt

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: T/TH 8:00 - 9:00 a.m.. & 10:00 a.m. by appt.

Christine Morse Fitch

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: T/TH 3:15 - 5:15 p.m.

Veronica Piazza

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: M/W 1:30 - 2:15 p.m.

Carlos Ponce

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: TH 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Jason Pritchard

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: M 11:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

Davies Sasere

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: M 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Tim Sowards

Lecturer

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

Nathan Steele

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: TH 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. by appt.

Luke VanderDrift

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: T 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Carlos Vina

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: TH 4:45 - 5:30 p.m. in-person & Zoom

Gabriella Viramontes

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: F 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Craig Watson

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: M/W 3:00 - 3:45 p.m.

Alton Williams

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: M/W 12:30 - 1:15 p.m.

Anna Zelenz

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: W 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Specialty & Interests: Political Violence, Oppression/Resistance, Social Movements, Theories of Punishment/Corrections, State Institutions, Public Law, Research Methods
Total Members: 46