Faculty & Staff
Listed below are the current faculty and staff for the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Kennesaw State University.
Administration
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Barbara Combs
Barbara Combs Chair of the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice and Professor of SociologyPosition:
Chair of the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice and Professor of SociologyPhone: (470) 578-4384
Email: bcombs2@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4058
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Tanja Link
Tanja Link Assistant Chair, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Internship Coordinator
Position:
Assistant Chair, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Internship CoordinatorPhone: (470) 578-2292
Email: tlink1@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4054
Areas of expertise: Vulnerable populations, corrections and reentry, barriers to reentry, desistance from crime, juvenile delinquency, substance use -
Sara Evans
Sara Evans Director, Masters in Criminal Justice (MSCJ), Associate Professor in Criminal Justice
Position:
Director, Masters in Criminal Justice (MSCJ), Associate Professor in Criminal JusticePhone: (470) 578-6739
Email: sevan120@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4067
Areas of expertise: Neighborhoods and crime, public space, delinquency, scholarship of teaching and learning, high-impact practices -
Gail Markle
Gail Markle Sociology Program Coordinator, Professor of Sociology
Position:
Sociology Program Coordinator, Professor of SociologyPhone: (470) 578-2477
Email: gmarkle@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4071
Areas of expertise: Environmental sociology, Social inequality, Intersections of race, class, and gender
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Beverly Reece Churchwell
Beverly Reece Churchwell Criminal Justice Program Coordinator, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
Position:
Criminal Justice Program Coordinator, Associate Professor of Criminal JusticePhone: (470) 578-6739
Email: breece11@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4066
Areas of expertise: Life-course criminology, desistance from crime, barriers to reentry, corrections, juvenile delinquency Faculty web page -
Camille Pfeifle
Camille Pfeifle Program Coordinator, Masters of Criminal Justice Program
Position:
Program Coordinator, Masters of Criminal Justice ProgramPhone: (470) 578-5743
Email: cpfeifle@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 5010
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Shari Sheridan
Shari Sheridan Program Coordinator
Position:Full-time Faculty
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Samuel Abaidoo
Samuel Abaidoo Professor of Sociology
Position:
Professor of SociologyPhone: (470) 578-4473
Email: sabaidoo@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 5058
Areas of expertise: Technology and society, dark heritage studies, sociology of biotechnology -
Judy Allen
Judy Allen Senior Lecturer of Sociology, Internship Coordinator, Sociology
Position:
Senior Lecturer of Sociology, Internship Coordinator, SociologyPhone: (470) 578-2070
Email: jallen12@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4068
Areas of expertise: Minority student retention, Social inequality, Social Isolation of Minorities in Upscale Communities, Relationship Profiles, Adopt a Senior Bridge Building -
Jesse Benjamin
Jesse Benjamin Professor of Sociology and International Conflict Management
Position:
Professor of Sociology and International Conflict ManagementPhone: (470) 578-2067
Email: jbenjam2@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 3003B
Areas of expertise:
Pan-Africanism, decolonial theory, history of race, whiteness studies, epistemology, development -
Mindy Bernhardt
Mindy Bernhardt Lecturer of Criminal Justice
Position:
Lecturer of Criminal JusticePhone: (470) 578-6739
Email: mbernha2@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4055
Areas of Expertise: Offender Decision Making, Criminological Theory, Offender Relationships, Violent Behavior, Policing Technology, and Program & Process Evaluation -
Sinyong Choi
Sinyong Choi Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Position:
Assistant Professor of Criminal JusticePhone: (470) 578-6739
Email: schoi35@kennesaw.edu
Location: PS 232
Areas of Interest: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Ethical hacking, Digital forensic, Illegal online gambling, Quantitative analysis, Cryptocurrency crime -
Joel Crombez
Joel Crombez Assistant Professor of Sociology
Position:
Assistant Professor of SociologyPhone: (470) 578-6739
Email: jcrombez@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4076
Areas of expertise: critical, social, and sociological theory, political economy, mental health, technology -
Stan Crowder
Stan Crowder Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
Position:
Associate Professor of Criminal JusticePhone: (470) 578-6739
Email: scrowder@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4063
Areas of expertise:
Criminal investigations, serial offenders, victimology, criminal profiling, criminal justice ethics -
Daniel Farr
Daniel Farr Senior Lecturer of Sociology
Position:
Senior Lecturer of SociologyPhone: (470) 578-7970
Email: dfarr4@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 5006
Areas of expertise:
Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQ Studies, Queer Health, Media, Body Studies -
Chris Hess
Chris Hess Assistant Professor of Sociology
Position:
Assistant Professor of SociologyPhone: (470) 578-6739
Email: chess11@kennesaw.edu
Location: PS 252
Areas of Interest: Urban Sociology, Computational Social Science, Housing and Neighborhoods, Quantitative Methods, Social Demography, Data Visualization -
Melanie Holland
Melanie Holland Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
Position:
Associate Professor of Criminal JusticePhone: (470) 578-6739
Email: mholla47@kennesaw.edu
Location: PS 144
Areas of expertise: Sentencing policies and theories, sentencing inequality, contextualization of disparate court outcomes -
Richard Hutchinson
Richard Hutchinson Senior Lecturer of Sociology
Position:
Senior Lecturer of SociologyPhone: (470) 578-6739
Email: rhutch13@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 5122
Areas of expertise: Social movements, social theory, environmental sociology, social stratification -
Wendell Johnson
Wendell Johnson Senior Lecturer of Sociology
Position:
Senior Lecturer of SociologyPhone: (470) 578-6739
Email: wjohn129@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4055
Areas of expertise: Ethnography, community-based health interventions, health disparities -
Ian King
Ian King Lecturer of Criminal Justice
Position:
Lecturer of Criminal JusticePhone: (470) 578-4734
Email: iking25@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4059
Areas of Expertise: Prisoner Reentry, Community Corrections, Intimate Partner Violence, Health Disparities, Policy Influences on Criminal Offending -
Carolee Larsen
Carolee Larsen Lecturer of Sociology
Position:
Lecturer of SociologyPhone: (470) 578-2365
Email: clarsen1@kennesaw.edu
Location: UC 120
Areas of expertise: Race/class/gender, classical and modern theory, qualitative methods, sociology of education -
Gang Lee
Gang Lee Professor of Criminal Justice
Position:
Professor of Criminal JusticePhone: (470) 578-2437
Email: glee18@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4072
Areas of expertise: Cybercrime, international criminology, comparative criminal justice, program evaluation -
Darina Lepadatu
Darina Lepadatu Professor of Sociology
Position:
Professor of SociologyPhone: (470) 578-6953
Email: dlepadat@kennesaw.edu
Location: House 3201 - 110A
Areas of expertise: organizations, occupations, and work, international conflict management, transnational migration, qualitative methods
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Michael Logan
Michael Logan Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Position:
Assistant Professor of Criminal JusticePhone: (470) 578-6739
Email: mlogan21@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4055
Areas of expertise: Violence, Violent Extremism, Criminal Organizations, Offender Decision-Making, Malevolent Creativity -
James McCafferty
James McCafferty Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
Position:
Associate Professor of Criminal JusticePhone: (470) 578-7771
Email: jmccaff4@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4074
Areas of expertise: Risk assessment, juvenile corrections, community corrections, campus gun policies -
Jason Mueller
Jason Mueller Assistant Professor of Sociology
Position:
Assistant Professor of SociologyPhone: (470) 578-6739
Email: jmuell18@kennesaw.edu
Location: PS 142
Areas of Interest: Global Social Change; Political-Economy of Development; Social Theory; Protests, Uprisings, & Insurgencies; Race, Ethnicity, & Indigeneity; Culture & Ideology; Psychoanalysis; Africana Studies; Comparative & Historical Methods
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Felipe Salazar-Tobar
Felipe Salazar-Tobar Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Position:
Assistant Professor of Criminal JusticePhone: (470) 578-6739
Email: fsalaza4@kennesaw.edu
Location: PS 140
Areas of Expertise: Policing; Criminal Justice Policy; Comparative Criminology; Policy Diffusion, Research Methods; Social Networks Analysis -
Heidi Scherer
Heidi Scherer Professor of Criminal Justice.Position:
Professor of Criminal Justice.Phone: (470) 578-2894
Email: hscherer@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4062
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Brian Starks
Brian Starks Associate Professor of Sociology
Position:
Associate Professor of SociologyPhone: (470) 578-6710
Email: bstarks3@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 3002A
Areas of expertise: Religion and Politics, Catholic Identity, Campus Ministry and Young Adults -
Cristina Stephens
Cristina Stephens Associate Professor of Sociology
Position:
Associate Professor of SociologyPhone: (470) 578-6739
Email: cstep123@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 5093
Areas of expertise: Immigration, acculturation, impact on health, family and quality of life -
Evelina Sterling
Evelina Sterling Associate Professor of Sociology
Position:
Associate Professor of SociologyPhone: (470) 578-2268
Email: esterlin@kennesaw.edu
Location: CC 3014
Areas of expertise: Health disparities, sexual and reproductive health, maternal and child health, mental health, chronic conditions -
Richard Stringer
Richard Stringer Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
Position:
Associate Professor of Criminal JusticePhone: (470) 578-6739
Email: rstring7@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4051A
Areas of expertise: Drug and alcohol policy,policing, advanced quantitative methods -
Lisa Thompson
Lisa Thompson Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Position:
Assistant Professor of Criminal JusticePhone: (470) 578-6739
Email: lthom255@kennesaw.edu
Location: PS 141
Areas of Interest: Offending and Decision-Making; Military and Police Decision-Making; Violence Against Women, Quantitative Methods, Violent Extremism, Sex Offenses, Sexually Deviant Behavior, Forensic Psychology -
Christopher Totten
Christopher Totten Professor in Criminal Justice (Law)
Position:
Professor in Criminal Justice (Law)Phone: (470) 578-4413
Email: ctotten@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4069
Areas of expertise: Criminal Law and Procedure, Criminal Law and Society, International Criminal Law -
Linda Treiber
Linda Treiber Professor of Sociology
Position:
Professor of SociologyPhone: (470) 578-2279
Email: ltreiber@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4070
Areas of expertise: Medical Sociology, Nursing, Social Determinants of Health, Work/Organizations Gender -
Kenneth White
Kenneth White Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Political Science
Position:
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Political SciencePhone: (470) 578-2928
Email: kwhite88@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 5085
Areas of expertise: Constitutional law, political theory, criminal procedure and ethics -
William White
William White Senior Lecturer of Sociology
Position:
Senior Lecturer of SociologyPhone: (470) 578-6739
Email: wwhite61@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 5122
Areas of expertise: Racial Identity, Housing Discrimination, Neighborhood Redevelopment, Education (Sociology of Knowledge), and Motorcycle Clubs
Part-time and Limited Term Faculty
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Tony Bailey
Tony Bailey Part-time Instructor of Criminal Justice
Position:
Part-time Instructor of Criminal JusticePhone: (470) 578-6739
Email: tbaile20@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4055
Areas of expertise: Police Administration, Police in America -
Dennis Brown
Dennis Brown Part-time Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Position:
Part-time Assistant Professor of Criminal JusticePhone: (470) 578-6739
Email: dbrown3@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4055
Areas of expertise: Ideological/Group Violence and Law Enforcement, Information and Cyber Security -
James Bullock
James Bullock Part-time Instructor of Criminal Justice
Position:
Part-time Instructor of Criminal JusticePhone: (470) 578-6739
Email: jbulloc9@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4055
Areas of expertise: Foundations of Criminal Justice, Police Administration, Corrections -
Jennifer Combs
Jennifer Combs Part-time Instructor of Criminal Justice
Position:
Part-time Instructor of Criminal JusticePhone: (470) 578-6739
Email: jcombs10@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4055
Areas of expertise: Corrections, Criminal Investigation, Ethics in Criminal Justice, Police in America -
Peter Fenton
Peter Fenton Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice - Retired, teaching Part-time
Position:
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice - Retired, teaching Part-timePhone: (470) 578-6739
Email: pfenton@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4055
Areas of expertise: Policing, Organized Crime, Ethics in CJ, Criminal Procedure, Intro to CJ -
Rodney Hendrix
Rodney Hendrix Part-time Instructor of Criminal Justice
Position:
Part-time Instructor of Criminal JusticePhone: (470) 578-6739
Email: rhendr21@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4055
Areas of expertise: Crimes and Defenses, Criminal Investigation -
Laquanda Jackson
Laquanda Jackson Part-time Instructor of Sociology
Position:
Part-time Instructor of SociologyPhone: (470) 578-6739
Email: ljack170@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4055
Areas of expertise: Intro to Sociology, Social Problems, Social Organization -
Leigh Keever
Leigh Keever Part-time Instructor of SociologyPosition:
Part-time Instructor of SociologyPhone: (470) 578-6739
Email: lkeever@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4055
Areas of expertise: Sociology of Gender, Sociology of Violence -
Steve Kish
Steve Kish Part-time Instructor of Criminal Justice
Position:
Part-time Instructor of Criminal JusticePhone: (470) 578-6739
Email: smk8041@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4055
Areas of expertise: Foundations of Criminal Justice, Police -
Calvin Moss
Calvin Moss Part-time Instructor of Criminal Justice
Position:
Part-time Instructor of Criminal JusticePhone: (470) 578-6739
Email: cmoss38@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4055
Areas of expertise: Police in America, Police Administration -
Shanika Perry
Shanika Perry Part time Instructor of Criminal Justice
Position:
Part time Instructor of Criminal JusticePhone: (470) 578-6739
Email: sperry59@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4055
Areas of expertise: Juvenile Justice, Profiling of the Serial Offenders, Criminal Courts -
Jennifermichele Petersen
Jennifermichele Petersen Limited Term Instructor of Criminal JusticePosition:
Limited Term Instructor of Criminal JusticePhone: (470) 578-6739
Email: jpete173@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4055
Areas of Expertise: Criminal Courts, Corrections, Criminology, Victimology, Crimes and Defenses, Juvenile Justice -
Kirstin Ralston-Coley
Kirstin Ralston-Coley Limited Term Instructor of SociologyPosition:
Limited Term Instructor of SociologyPhone: (470) 578-6739
Email: kralsto4@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4055
Areas of expertise: Alcohol, Drugs, and Society, Criminology, Sociology of Violence, Introduction to Sociology -
Michael Ricks
Michael Ricks Part-time Instructor of Criminal Justice
Position:
Part-time Instructor of Criminal JusticePhone: (470) 578-6739
Email: mricks9@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4055
Areas of expertise: Introduction to Criminal Justice, gangs, drugs -
Malachi-Chaim Robinson
Malachi-Chaim Robinson Part-time Instructor of Criminal Justice
Position:
Part-time Instructor of Criminal JusticePhone: (470) 578-6739
Email: mrobin86@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4055
Areas of expertise: Tech and Cyber-crime -
Joseph Rush
Joseph Rush Part-time Instructor of Criminal JusticePosition:
Part-time Instructor of Criminal JusticePhone: (470) 578-6739
Email: jrush20@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4055
Areas of expertise: Criminology, Intro to Sociology, Medical Sociology -
Phyllis Russell
Phyllis Russell Part-time Instructor of Criminal JusticePosition:
Part-time Instructor of Criminal JusticePhone: (470) 578-6739
Email: prussel6@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4055
Areas of expertise: Criminal Courts, Criminal Procedures, Crimes and Defenses, Foundation of Criminal Justice -
Gary Shoats
Gary Shoats Part-time Instructor of Criminal Justice
Position:
Part-time Instructor of Criminal JusticePhone: (470) 578-6739
Email: gshoats@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4055
Areas of expertise: Foundation of Criminal Justice, Police in America -
Angie Smith
Angie Smith Part-time Instructor of Criminal Justice
Position:
Part-time Instructor of Criminal JusticePhone: (470) 578-6739
Email: astephe8@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4055
Areas of expertise: Cyber-crime -
Frank Starosto
Frank Starosto Part-time Instructor of Criminal JusticePosition:
Part-time Instructor of Criminal JusticePhone: (470) 578-6739
Email: fstarost@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4055
Areas of expertise: Criminal Courts, Criminal Procedures, Crimes and Defenses, Foundations of Criminal Justice -
Todd Vande Zande
Todd Vande Zande Part-time Instructor of Criminal Justice
Position:
Part-time Instructor of Criminal JusticePhone: (470) 578-6739
Email: tav6723@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4055
Areas of expertise: Technology & Cyber Crime, Police in America, Police Administration, Juvenile Justice
