Research
Dr. Samuel Abaidoo, Professor of Sociology
Areas of expertise: Technology and society, dark heritage studies, sociology of biotechnology
Dr. Jesse Benjamin, Professor of International Conflict Management and Sociology
Areas of expertise: Pan-Africanism, decolonial theory, history of race, whiteness studies, epistemology, development
Dr. Beverly Reece-Churchwell, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
Areas of expertise: Life-course criminology, desistance from crime, barriers to reentry, corrections, juvenile delinquency
Dr. Joel Crombez, Assistant Professor of Sociology
Areas of expertise: critical, social, and sociological theory, political economy, mental health, technology
Dr. Stan Crowder, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
Area of expertise: Criminal investigations, serial offenders, victimology, criminal profiling, criminal justice ethics
Dr. Sara Evans, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Areas of expertise: Neighborhoods and crime, public space, delinquency, scholarship of teaching and learning, high-impact practices
Dr. Ravi Ghadge, Assistant Professor of Sociology
Areas of expertise: Urban sociology, transnational sociology, agrarian crisis, racial emotions
Dr. Melanie Holland, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Areas of expertise: Sentencing policies and theories, sentencing inequality, contextualization of disparate court outcomes
Dr. Gang Lee, Professor of Criminal Justice
Areas of expertise: Cybercrime, international criminology, comparative criminal justice, program evaluation
Dr. Darina Lepadatu, Professor of Sociology
Areas of expertise: organizations, occupations, and work, international conflict management, transnational migration, qualitative methods
Dr. Tanja Link, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
Areas of expertise: Vulnerable populations, corrections and reentry, barriers to reentry, desistance from crime, juvenile delinquency, substance use
Dr. Michael Logan, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Areas of expertise: Violence, Violent Extremism, Criminal Organizations, Offender Decision-Making, Malevolent Creativity
Dr. Gail Markle, Professor of Sociology
Areas of expertise: Environmental sociology, Social inequality, Intersections of race, class, and gender
Dr. James (Jim) McCafferty, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
Areas of expertise: Risk assessment, juvenile corrections, community corrections, campus gun policies
Dr. Jennifer McMahon-Howard, Professor of Criminal Justice and Sociology
Areas of expertise: Victimization, violence prevention, sexual assault case processing, gun control, program evaluation
Dr. Rebecca (Becky) Petersen, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
Areas of expertise: Juvenile justice, juvenile delinquency, youth gangs, research methods
Dr. Heidi Scherer, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
Areas of expertise: Criminology, victimology, campus safety, sexual violence
Dr. Brian Starks, Associate Professor of Sociology
Areas of expertise: Religion and Politics, Catholic Identity, Campus Ministry and Young Adults
Dr. Cristina Stephens, Associate Professor of Sociology
Areas of expertise: Immigration, acculturation, impact on health, family and quality of life
Dr. Evelina Sterling, Associate Professor of Sociology
Areas of expertise: Health disparities, sexual and reproductive health, maternal and child health, mental health, chronic conditions
Dr. Richard Stringer, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Areas of expertise: Drug and alcohol policy, policing, advanced quantitative methods
Dr. Christopher Totten, Professor of Criminal Justice (Law)
Areas of expertise: Criminal Law and Procedure, Criminal Law and Society, International Criminal Law
Dr. Linda Treiber, Professor of Sociology
Areas of expertise: Medical Sociology, Nursing, Social Determinants of Health, Work/Organizations Gender
Dr. Kenneth (Ken) White, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Political Science
Areas of expertise: Constitutional law, political theory, criminal procedure and ethics
