People

Graduate Students

NAME

EDUCATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION

RESEARCH AREAS

Ryan Baker
Ryan Baker

Admitted to Ph.D. Candidacy, Indiana University, 2008
M.S. in Criminal Justice, Eastern Kentucky University
B.A. in Forensic Psychology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Cum Laude

rybbaker@indiana.edu

Rural Crime,
Drug Use and Misuse,
Self Reporting Methodology,
Media Representations of Crime and the Criminal Justice System

Thomas Burns Jr.
Thomas Burns Jr.

B.A. in Psychology and Criminal Justice, Indiana University - Bloomington, 2007, with departmental honors in Psychology, and minor in Religious Studies

tburnsjr@indiana.edu

Interrogation, Detecting Deception, False Confession, Forensic Psychophysiology, Torture, Police Deviance

Jonathan Coats
Jonathan Coats

M.S. Criminal Justice from Xavier University 2008
B.A. Criminal Justice from Virginia Union University 2004, Cum Laude

jecoats@indiana.edu

Implementation Process of Social Policy; Discretionary Tactics of
Front-Line Workers; Crime Prevention through Environmental Design; Community Policing Response and Evaluation of Governmental Interaction for lower SES persons.

Jennifer Colanese
Jen Colanese

Admitted to Ph.D. Candidacy, Indiana University, 2006.
M.S. in Criminal Justice, Indiana State University
B.S. in Criminal Justice, Indiana State University

jcolanes@indiana.edu

Institutional Programming for Incarcerated Girls; Historical Perspectives of Incarceration; First Person Accounts of Reentry and Rehabilitation
Joseph DeLeeuw
Joseph DeLeeuw

M.S. in Criminal Justice, Michigan State University
B.A. in Sociology, Michigan State University

jdeleeuw@indiana.edu

Communities and Policing, Terrorism, Juvenile Justice, Gangs, and Organized Crime.

Krista Eckhardt
Krista Eckhardt

B.A. in Social Science, with minors in Women’s Studies and Political Science, University of Washington, Summa Cum Laude

keckhard@indiana.edu

Gender, Sex and Sexuality; Hate Crimes; Media Representations of Crime and Criminal Justice; Courtroom Discourse
Christine Ivie Edge
Christine Ivie Edge

Admitted to Ph.D. Candidacy, Indiana University, 2008
Ph.D. minor in Gender Studies
M.S. in Justice Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham
B.S. in Justice Sciences, with minor in Women's Studies,University of Alabama at Birmingham, Cum Laude

civie@indiana.edu

Correctional Programming; Jails; Prisoners’ Rights; Prison Subculture; Etiology of Sexual Offending; Criminal Justice Policy; Gender and the Criminal Justice System
Doug Evans
Doug Evans

M.A. in Criminal Justice, Indiana University
B.A. in Psychology, Indiana University, Summa Cum Laude

dnevans@indiana.edu

Criminal Stigma; Disability, Victimization, and Social Control; Censorship; Crime, Film, and Mass Media
Brent Funderburk
Brent Funderburk

M.A. in Sociology, Ohio University
B.A. in Sociology, Ohio University, Summa Cum Laude

bfunderb@indiana.edu

Criminological Theory, Corrections and Penal Policy, Sexuality, Terrorism
Tiffanie Gray
Tiffanie Gray

M.A. in Public Administration, with concentration in Policy Analysis, University of Kentucky
B.A. in History, with minor in Criminology, University of Florida. Graduated with Honors

tifgray@indiana.edu

Criminalization of Women of Color; Operation of the Criminal Justice
System; Delinquency; Race and Gender, Intersectionality Perspective
Scott Ingram
Scott Ingram

J.D., Washington University, St Louis, MS

rsingram@indiana.edu

Criminal Law, White Collar Crime, Criminal Procedure, Search and Seizure, Prosecution Function, Criminal Justice History, Criminal Justice Ethics, National Security Law
Rick Jones
Rick Jones

M.S. Criminal Justice, Eastern Kentucky University
BA Psychology, Georgetown College

jonesrow@Indiana.edu

Geographic Information Systems, Statistics, Research Methods, Geocoding Methods, Public Housing Policy, Spatial Effects of Sex Offender Registration, Militarization of Space, Militarization of the Police.

Maria Kaylen
Maria Kaylen

B.S. in Justice Systems, Truman State University, Summa Cum Laude

mkaylen@indiana.edu

Juvenile Delinquency and Victimization; Inequality in the Juvenile Justice System; Social Structure and Crime

Steve Kim
Steve Kim

B.A. in Law, Sung Kyun Kwan University, South Korea

kimsunh@indiana.edu

Juvenile Delinquency; Psychology in Criminal Behavior; Police Deviance

Tara Kirkpatrick
Tara Kirkpatrick

B.A. Anthropology with Minor in Environmental Studies Adelphi University
M.A. Anthropology from Columbia University

tkirkpat@indiana.edu

Felony Disenfranchisement, Punitiveness, Crime Control, Constitutional Law, Supreme Court Decisions, History of Social Control and Revisionist Perspectives
Tim Lauger
Timothy Lauger

Admitted to Ph.D. Candidacy, Indiana University, 2006
B.A. in Criminal Justice, Calvin College

tlauger@indiana.edu

Street Gangs; Violence; Social Networks; Symbolic Interactionism; Identity Theory; Organizational Theory

Ke Li
Ke Li

M.A. in Criminal Justice, Indiana University
B.A. in Law, Nanjing University

like2@indiana.edu

Cultural Sociology; Law and Society; Ethnography
Haiyan Liu
Haiyan Liu

Admitted to Ph.D. Candidacy, Indiana University, 2006
B.A. in Law, Nanjing University

haiyliu@indiana.edu

Intellectual Property Law and Enforcement, White-Collar Crime, Corruption, Business Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility and Juvenile Delinquency
Christopher N. Magno
Christopher N. Magno

M.A. in Sociology, University of the Philippines
Bachelor of Secondary Education in Social Science, Philippine Normal University

cnmagno@indiana.edu

Cultural Criminology, Urban Space and Urban Crime, Social Movements, Politics and Crime, Law and Terrorism, Race and Crime

Jessica Meckes
Jessica Meckes

M.A. in Sociology, Ohio University
B.A. in Pre-Law/Sociology, Ohio University

jmeckes@indiana.edu

Corrections, Capital Punishment, Media Representations of Crime, Gender and Deviance, Statistics, History of Criminology, Theory
Terri Miles
Terri Miles

B.S. in Criminal Justice, Murray State University, Summa Cum Laude
A.A. from West Kentucky Community and Technical College. Graduated with Honors.

miles2@indiana.edu

Cultural Criminology

MaryAnna Moore
MaryAnna Moore

B.A. in Sociology and Criminology, with Minor in Spanish, John Carroll University, Magna Cum Laude

moore58@indiana.edu

Mental Health; Sex Offenses
Crystal L Murry
Crystal L. Murry

M.S.     Criminal Justice, The University of Alabama, 2008
B.A.     Criminal Justice & Psychology, The University of Alabama, 2006

clmurry@indiana.edu

The Intersection of Race, Class, Gender, and Crime, Juvenile Delinquency, Capital Punishment, Environmental Crime, and Prison Reentry/Rehabilitation Initiatives

 

 


Ernest Nickels

M.A. in Criminal Justice, Washington State University
B.S. in Criminal Justice and Psychology, University of Idaho

enickels@indiana.edu

Police and Society; Social Theory; Social Control; Legal History; Criminal Justice Education

Melanie Dawn Norris

B.S. in Criminal Justice, with minors in Sociology and History, Ball State University, Cum Laude

mdnorris@indiana.edu

Juvenile Delinquency and Rehabilitation, Victim Advocacy, Media and Crime

Nabil Ouasinni
Nabil Ouassini

M.A. in Criminal Justice, University of Nevada Las Vegas
B.A. in Criminal Justice, with Minor in English, University of Nevada Las Vegas

nouassin@indiana.edu

Comparative Criminology, Terrorism, Juvenile Delinquency, Law and Society, Cultural Criminology
Chadd Powell
Chadd Powell

B.S. in Criminal Justice, Eastern Michigan University, 2004

powellcm@indiana.edu

Crime in Organizations, Cybercrime, Networks, Policy Analysis, Comparative Criminology

Heather C. Pruss

B.A. in Criminal Justice, Indiana University. Graduated with Highest Distinction

hpruss@indiana.edu

Capital Punishment,Cultural Criminology
Ryan Salisbury
Ryan Salisbury

B.A. in Criminal Justice and Psychology, Indiana University

rjsalisb@indiana.edu

Police Behavior and Public Perception, Improving Police and Community Relations, Community Policing, Gangs, Organized crime

Alexa Sardina
Alexa Sardina

M.A. Criminal Justice, Boston University in Criminal Justice
B.A. In Pychology, SUNY Buffalo/Emory University

asardina@indiana.edu

Sex Crimes, Victims, Perpetrators, Theories of Sexual Deviance, Courtroom Experiences of Victims


Judah Schept

B.A. Sociology, Vassar College, 2001

jschept@indiana.edu

Resistance and Social Movements; Penal Abolition; Prisoner Narratives; Law and Society; Ethnography; Cultural Criminology

Julia E. Scott

M.A. in Criminal Justice, Indiana University
B.S. in Psychology and Criminal Justice, California Lutheran University, Summa Cum Laude
A.A. in Addiction Studies, Community College of Southern Nevada. Graduated with Highest Honors.

julscott@indiana.edu

Criminal Stigma, Corrections, Offender Re-entry, Convict Criminology
Holly Sims
Holly Sims

M.S. Criminal Justice Eastern Kentucky University
B.S. Criminal Justice Eastern Kentucky University

hojosims@indiana.edu

Gender, Race, Sexuality, Class, and Criminal Classification; Corporate, Political, Environmental Crime and Corruption; Globalization, State Formation, and the Political Economy 

Aleksandra Jovanovic Snowden
Aleksandra Jovanovic Snowden

B.A. in Criminal Justice and Slavic Languages and Literature, Indiana University. Graduated with Distinction

aljovano@indiana.edu

Theories of Crime and Delinquency; Criminal Justice System Reform in Post-Conflict Societies; Criminal justice Education; Substance Use, Society and Crime; Alcohol and Violence; Integrity in Administration of Justice; Quantitative Method and Analysis; Police and Society

Cindy Stewart
Cindy Stewart

Admitted to Ph.D. Candidacy, Indiana University, 2009.
B.A. in Criminal Justice, with minors in Psychology and Art and Archaeology, Indiana University.  Graduated with Honors and Distinction.

cmcnair@indiana.edu

The Mentally Ill and the Criminal Justice System, Methodology, Police & Society, Law & Society, African Justice Systems, Social Conflict

Simeon Sungi

Simeon Sungi

M.A. in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Indiana State Universty
LL.M. in International Human Rights Law, Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis
LL.B. (with honors), The Open University of Tanzania

ssungi@indiana.edu

International Law, International Criminal law, International Human Rights Law, Criminological theory (Supranational Criminology, Catastrophic Criminology), Law and Society, juvenile justice and Immigration law and policy.

Stephen Tillotson

Stephen Tillotson

B.A. History and Criminal Justice, University of North Florida, 2004

stillots@indiana.edu

History of Criminology, History of Imprisonment, Jails, Collateral Effects of Incarceration; White Collar Crime, Professional Regulation

Vinod Kumar Thichempully Krishnadas

M.A. in Criminal Justice, Indiana University, 2007
Bachelor of Technology, Indian School of Mines

vkthiche@indiana.edu

Policing, Conflict Resolution and Peacemaking, Ethnic conflicts, Quantitative Methods.
Jennifer Turrentine
Jennifer Turrentine

B.S. in Criminal Justice and Political Science, University of Central Missouri.

jturrent@indiana.edu

GLBT issues and law, victimization, and crime; stigma and deviance; pop culture and crime.

Brianna Wagner
Brianna Wagner

B.A. in Psychology and B.S. in Justice Systems with a minor in French, Truman State University. Graduated with Honors.

bcw518@indiana.edu

Psychology of Criminal Behavior in Juveniles and Adults, Psychology and Law, Crime and Media, Criminological Theory.
Sara M. Walsh
Sara M. Walsh

Admitted to Ph.D. Candidacy, Indiana University, 2006
M.A. in Criminal Justice, Indiana University
B.S. in Justice Studies, with minor in Business, Arizona State University, Cum Laude

smwalsh@indiana.edu

Cultural Criminology; Gender; Fear of Crime; Feminist Geography; Social Control; Mass Media
Stephanie Whitehead
Stephanie Whitehead

Admitted to Ph.D. Candidacy, Indiana University, 2008
M.S. in Criminal Justice, Eastern Kentucky University
B.S. in Criminal Justice and Philosophy, Murray State

snwhiteh@indiana.edu

Cultural Criminology, Criminal Justice and Popular Culture, Police Discourse, Law and Society, Linguistic Analysis


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