Meet Us
Staff
Destiny Effiong
Criminal Justice Advising Coordinator
- Location: Alpine Hall 133
- Phone: (916) 278-6485
- crj-advising@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
Dimitri Bogazianos
Professor
- Location: Alpine Hall 219
- Phone: (916) 278-5790
- dbogazia@csus.edu
- 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
- Location: Alpine Hall 110
- Phone: (916) 278-5068
- chism@csus.edu
- 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
- Location: Alpine Hall 141 & 137
- Phone: (916) 278-6487
- croisdale@csus.edu
- 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
- Location: Online Only - Check EAB for times
- Phone: (916) 278-5685
- scote@csus.edu
- 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
- Location: Alpine Hall 151
- Phone: (916) 278-5062
- drfarmer@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Research Methods, Criminology, Leadership and Management, Deviant Careers, and Drug Abuse
Nicole Fox
Associate Professor, Cohort Advisor
- Location: Alpine Hall 215
- Phone: (916) 278-5926
- nicole.fox@csus.edu
- 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
- Location: Online Only
- Phone: (916) 278-5094
- rickyg@csus.edu
- 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
- Location: Alpine Hall 213
- Phone: (916) 278-6505
- huang@csus.edu
- 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
- Location: Alpine Hall 151
- Phone: (916) 278-5066
- lkubicek@csus.edu
- Website
- 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
- Location: Online Only
- smizrahi@csus.edu
- Website
- 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
- Location: Alpine Hall 209
- Phone: (916) 278-5706
- noble@csus.edu
- 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
- Location: Alpine Hall 217
- Phone: (916) 278-5792
- alexa.sardina@csus.edu
- 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
- Location: Online Only
- Phone: (916) 278-5192
- kim.schnurbush@csus.edu
- Office Hours: M 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
- Specialty & Interests: Wrongful Convictions, Policing, Corrections, Administrative Failure
Danielle Slakoff
Assistant Professor
- Location: Alpine Hall 103
- Phone: (916) 278-5187
- danielle.slakoff@csus.edu
- 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
- Location: Alpine Hall 105
- Phone: (916) 278-5069
- uwazieee@csus.edu
- 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
- Location: Online Only
- Phone: (916) 278-6531
- mercedes.valadez@csus.edu
- 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
- Location: Online Only
- Phone: (916) 278-6437
- rloving@csus.edu
- 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
- Location: Online Only
- Phone: (916) 278-6381
- renx@csus.edu
- Office Hours: TH 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. by Zoom
- Specialty & Interests: Comparative Criminology, Victimology, Human Trafficking and Research Methods
Part-Time Faculty
Maria da Luz Alexandrino
Lecturer
- Location: Solano Hall 5013
- maria.alexandrino@csus.edu
- Office Hours: M/W 3:00 - 4:15 p.m.
Paul Bianchi
Lecturer
- Location: Solano Hall 5005
- pjb82@csus.edu
- Office Hours: M/W 10:00 a.m. - noon
- Specialty & Interests: Critical Criminology, Race & Ethnicity, Social Inequality
Abdullah Cihan
Lecturer
- Location: Alpine Hall 106
- cihan@csus.edu
- Office Hours: T/TH 1:15 - 3:00 p.m. & T 10:15 - 10:30 p.m.
Brianna Grant
Lecturer
- Location: Alpine Hall 149
- brianna.grant@csus.edu
- Office Hours: F noon - 1:15 p.m.
Benjamin Greer
Lecturer
- Location: Online Only
- ben.greer@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: F 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. by Zoom
Philip Hess
Lecturer
- Location: Solano Hall 5019
- philip.hess@csus.edu
- Office Hours: W 8:15 - 9:00 p.m.
Frank Horowitz
Lecturer
- Location: Solano Hall 5022
- horowitz@csus.edu
- Office Hours: M 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Jack Karver
Lecturer
- Location: Solano Hall 5020
- karverj@csus.edu
- 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
- Location: Online Only
- matt.kubicek@csus.edu
- Office Hours: W 6:00 - 6:45 p.m. by appt. on Zoom
Shelby Moffatt
Lecturer
- Location: Alpine Hall 102
- moffatt@csus.edu
- Office Hours: T/TH 8:00 - 9:00 a.m.. & 10:00 a.m. by appt.
Christine Morse Fitch
Lecturer
- Location: Alpine Hall 104
- christine.morsefitch@csus.edu
- Office Hours: T/TH 3:15 - 5:15 p.m.
Veronica Piazza
Lecturer
- Location: Alpine Hall 149
- v.piazza@csus.edu
- Office Hours: M/W 1:30 - 2:15 p.m.
Carlos Ponce
Lecturer
- Location: Solano Hall 5018
- carlos.ponce@csus.edu
- Office Hours: TH 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Jason Pritchard
Lecturer
- Location: Solano Hall 5009
- Jason.pritchard@csus.edu
- Office Hours: M 11:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Nathan Steele
Lecturer
- Location: Solano Hall 5009
- nathan.steele@csus.edu
- Office Hours: TH 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. by appt.
Luke VanderDrift
Lecturer
- Location: Solano Hall 5012
- Vanderdrift@csus.edu
- Office Hours: T 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Carlos Vina
Lecturer
- Location: Solano Hall 5015
- c.vina@csus.edu
- Office Hours: TH 4:45 - 5:30 p.m. in-person & Zoom
Gabriella Viramontes
Lecturer
- Location: Alpine Hall 112
- viramontes@csus.edu
- Office Hours: F 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Craig Watson
Lecturer
- Location: Solano Hall 5020
- craig.watson@csus.edu
- Office Hours: M/W 3:00 - 3:45 p.m.
Alton Williams
Lecturer
- Location: Alpine Hall 112
- anw238@csus.edu
- Office Hours: M/W 12:30 - 1:15 p.m.
Anna Zelenz
Lecturer
- Location: Alpine Hall 149
- anna.zelenz@csus.edu
- 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