Criminal Justice Faculty
Department Chair:
Thomas W. Hughes, J.D., University of Dayton, Ph.D., University of Cincinnati
Associate Professor: Policing, Criminal Procedure, Criminal Law
Professors:
George E. Higgins Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Professor: Criminological Theory Testing, Advanced Quantitative Methods, Cybercrime
Deborah G. Keeling, Ph.D., Purdue University
Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs, College of A&S
Professor: Corrections, Program Evaluation, International Policing
Gennaro F. Vito, Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Professor: CJ Leadership, Capital Punishment
Associate Professors:
Viviana Andreescu, Ph.D., University of Louisville
Associate Professor: Criminological Theory, Women & Crime, International Persp. on Violence
Cherie Dawson-Edwards, Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
Associate Dean, A&S Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Associate Professor, Criminal Justice
Director, Social Change
Elizabeth L. Grossi, Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Associate Professor: Corrections and Criminology, International Service Learning
Kristin Swartz, Ph.D., University of Cincinnati
Vice Chair - Director of Graduate Studies
Associate Professor: Communities & Crime, Effectiveness of Correctional Intervention, Correctional Staff Issues & School Crime
Assistant Professors:
Bradley Campbell, Ph.D., Sam Houston State University
Assistant Professor: Policing: Investigations, Decision-Making, Training, Responses to Victims
Barry Denton Ed.D, Spaulding University
Assistant Professor: Criminal Justice, Terrorism and Homeland Security
Benjamin W. Fisher, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Assistant Professor: School Safety & Security Measures, Exclusionary Discipline, School Climate, Perception of School Safety & Inequality
Michael M. Losavio, J.D., Louisiana State University
Assistant Professor: Criminal Procedure, Law & Computer Forensics
Heather Ouellette, Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Assistant Professor: Institutional and Community Corrections, Offender Assessment & Management
Angela J. Thielo, Ph.D., University of Cincinnati
Assistant Professor: Effective Corrections, Juvenile Justice
Alex O. Widdowson, Ph.D., Florida State University
Assistant Professor: Criminal & Delinquent Behavior, Criminology, Capital Punishment
Adjunct Faculty:
Joseph S. Grant, Ph.D., University of Louisville
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Adjunct Faculty: Law Enforcement, Cultural Intelligence, Conflict Management
Theresa C. Hayden, Ph.D., University of Louisville
Adjunct Faculty: Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methodology, Human Trafficking
Cynthia Shain, M.S., Eastern Kentucky University
Director: Southern Police Institute
Adjunct Faculty: Law Enforcement & Leadership
Faculty Emeritus:
J. Price Foster Ph.D., Florida State University
Professor Emeritus
William F. Walsh Ph.D., Fordham University.
Professor Emeritus
Part-Time Lecturers:
Harry E. Allen Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Part-Time Lecturer: Corrections, Ethics, White Collar Crime
Charles D. Baker Ed. D., Arizona State University
Part-Time Lecturer: Law Enforcement, Serial Murder, Criminalistics
Terry D. Edwards, J.D., University of Louisville
Part-Time Lecturer: Criminal Law & Evidence, Criminal Procedure, Constitutional Law
John Gregory, Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
Part-Time Lecturer: Law Enforcement
Joe Gutmann, J.D., University of Louisville
Part-Time Lecturer: Criminal Law & Evidence, Criminal Procedure
Wesley Jennings, Ph.D., University of Florida
Part-Time Lecturer: Sex Crimes, Gender Race/Ethnicity, Gangs
Bruce Ponder
Part-Time Lecturer
Cassandra Rausch, Ph.D., University of Louisville
Part-Time Lecturer: Death Investigation
George Richards, Ph.D. CPP, University of Akron
Part-Time Lecturer: Occult Crime, Emergency Mgmt., Homeland Security