Faculty & Staff Members

Anthony Fleming
Associate Professor & Chair

John R. Fuller
Professor Emeritus of Criminology

Jessica Thurber
Administrative Support
Pafford Social Science Building RM 240
Office Hours
Mon - Fri
8AM to 5PM
Office Hours
Mon - Fri
8AM to 5PM

Dave Ayers
Assistant Professor
Pafford Social Science Building RM 221
Office Hours
By appointment
Office Hours
By appointment

Terry Bagwell
Adjunct
Pafford Social Science Building
Office Hours
By appointment
Office Hours
By appointment

Kathleen Barrett
Assistant Professor

Mindy Bernhardt
Lecturer
Pafford Social Science Building RM 207B
Office Hours
By appointment
Office Hours
By appointment

John Cranford
Temporary Faculty

Sheikh Tijan Drammeh
Senior Lecturer

Vanessa Woodward Griffin, Ph.D.
Professor of Criminology
Pafford Social Science Building
Office Hours
By appointment
Office Hours
By appointment

Thomas Hunter
Associate Professor

Sarah Hupp Williamson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Criminology
Pafford Social Science Building RM 215
Office Hours
By appointment
Office Hours
By appointment

Cathi Jenks, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Criminology
Pafford Social Science Building RM 226
Office Hours
Virtual and by appointment.
Office Hours
Virtual and by appointment.

Abigail Kolb
Associate Professor
Pafford Social Science Building RM 238
Office Hours
By appointment
Office Hours
By appointment

Gavin Lee
Associate Professor

Sooho Lee
Professor & Graduate Coordinator of Public Administration


Heather A. D. Mbaye, Ph.D.
Professor & Program Coordinator of Political Science

Dylan S. McLean, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Pafford Social Science Building RM 123
Office Hours
Fall 2023: M/W 9:30a-11a, Tue. 9:30a-12p, and Tue. 2p-4:30p (also by appointment)
Office Hours
Fall 2023: M/W 9:30a-11a, Tue. 9:30a-12p, and Tue. 2p-4:30p (also by appointment)

Brittani McNeal, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Pafford Social Science Building RM 236
Office Hours
By appointment
Office Hours
By appointment

Mai Naito Mills, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Graduate Coordinator of Criminology
Pafford Social Science Building RM 232
Office Hours
By appointment
Office Hours
By appointment

Jason Nicholson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Pafford Social Science Building RM 230
Office Hours
Monday - Thursday 1-4pm
Office Hours
Monday - Thursday 1-4pm

Lynn Pazzani, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Program Coordinator of Criminology
Pafford Social Science Building RM 223
Office Hours
Virtual, by appointment
Office Hours
Virtual, by appointment

J. Salvador Peralta
Professor

Patricia Riley
Senior Lecturer
Office Hours
Virtual Online Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Weekends by appointment.

Paul Rutledge, Ph.D.
Professor
Pafford Social Science Building RM 228
Office Hours
By appointment
Office Hours
By appointment

Robert Schaefer
Professor of Political Science
Pafford Social Science Building RM 138
Office Hours
By appointment
Office Hours
By appointment

Ericka Wentz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Pafford Social Science Building RM 234
Office Hours
For Spring 2023:
10:00 - 1:00 Tuesdays, and by appointment
Office Hours
For Spring 2023:
10:00 - 1:00 Tuesdays, and by appointment