Lisa Anne Zilney
Associate Professor, Justice Studies
Disciplines
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Criminology and Criminal Justice
Research Interests
- Sex crimes legislation
- environmental crime
- human-animal bond
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Anthony Spanakos
Professor, Political Science and Law
Disciplines
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Political Science
- Comparative Politics
Research Interests
- Brazil, Venezuela, BRICS
- Comparative Politics, Political Economy, Populism, Democratization, Securit
- Foreign Policies of Developing Countries
Antoinette Pole
Associate Professor, Political Science and Law
Disciplines
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Political Science
- Other Political Science
Research Interests
- intersection of information technology and politics, including political blogs
- new media (Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, blogs)
- craft beer
Arnaud Kurze
Associate Professor, Justice Studies
Disciplines
- Arts and Humanities
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- International and Area Studies
Research Interests
- Transitional Justice
- Social Movements and Human Rights
Daniela Peterka-Benton
Associate Professor, Justice Studies
Disciplines
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Criminology and Criminal Justice
Research Interests
- Transnational Crime (human trafficking/smuggling)
- Terrorism and Culture
- Right-wing Extremism/Terrorism
Michael Bixter
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Disciplines
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Cognitive Psychology
- Quantitative Psychology
Research Interests
- understanding how decisions are made about delayed and risky rewards
- Understanding how decisions are made in small-group environments
- Understanding how cognitive behaviors develop across adulthood
Cary Federman
Associate Professor, Justice Studies
Disciplines
- Law
- Jurisprudence
- Law and Psychology
Research Interests
- law and jurisprudence
- free speech
- democratic theory
Christopher Donoghue
Associate Professor, Sociology
Disciplines
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Social Statistics
- Sociology
Research Interests
- Peer Aggression and Bullying
- Racial and Ethnic Prejudice
- Sexual Education
Christopher McKinley
Associate Professor, School of Communication and Media
Disciplines
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Communication
- Health Communication
Christopher Salvatore
Chairperson and Associate Professor, Justice Studies
Disciplines
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Criminology
Research Interests
- Emerging Adulthood
- Youth Offending
- Program Evaluation
Christopher Matthews
Professor, Anthropology
Disciplines
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Anthropology
- Archaeological Anthropology
Research Interests
- American Historical Archaeology
- Archaeology of the African Diaspora
- Community and Public Archaeology
Tarika Daftary-Kapur
Associate Professor, Justice Studies
Disciplines
- Juvenile Law
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Criminology and Criminal Justice
Research Interests
- Plea deal decision making
- jury decision making
- adolescent decision making and legal competencies presently focused on plea deal decision making
Danianne Mizzy
Dean, Library Services, Library Administration
Disciplines
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Library and Information Science
Darren Sweeper
Head, Government Documents and Research Services Librarian
Disciplines
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Library and Information Science
Research Interests
- Data Literacy, Government Information, Social Sciences Research
Elenice De Souza Oliveira
Associate Professor, Justice Studies
Disciplines
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Criminology and Criminal Justice
Emily Douglas
Professor and Chair, Social Work and Child Advocacy
Disciplines
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Social Work
Research Interests
- child and family well-being, with a strong focus on policy and programmatic implications
- fatal child maltreatment
- men who experience partner violence and seek help
Francesca Laguardia
Associate Professor, Justice Studies
Disciplines
- Civil Rights and Discrimination
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Criminology and Criminal Justice
Research Interests
- terrorism
- the legal system
- counterterrorism policies
Gabriel Rubin
Associate Professor, Justice Studies
Disciplines
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Peace and Conflict Studies
- Terrorism Studies
Research Interests
- Migration
- Global Justice
- Human Rights
Willard Gingerich
Professor of English, Former Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Disciplines
- Arts and Humanities
- English Language and Literature
- Other Languages, Societies, and Cultures
Research Interests
- Indigenous language study
- indigenous and colonial literary cultures
- American Literature
Judith Lin Hunt
Retired Dean, Library Services, Library Administration
Disciplines
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Library and Information Science