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SCCJ Doctoral Graduates and Dissertation Titles, 1997-2008

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Congratulations to Ibrahim Ferzan on successfully defending his doctoral dissertation entitled, "The Perceptions of Turkish Police Captains about the Use of Techniques of Neutralization by Turkish Offenders." Ibrahim completed is dissertation under the supervision of Dr. Miriam DeLone and will receive his PhD in Criminal Justice in August 2009. In August, Ibrahim and his family will return to Turkey where Ibrahim will continue his work with the Turkish Police as head of a smuggling and organized crime unit.

Congratulations are extended to Esperanza Camargo, who recently accepted a tenure track position in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Houston-Victoria. Esperanza is completing her dissertation under the supervision of Dr. John Crank.

Congratulations to Michael Harrington on accepting a faculty position in the Department of Behavioral, Applied Sciences, and Criminal Justice at Texas A&M International University in Laredo, Texas! Michael is completing his dissertation under the supervision of Dr. Robbin Ogle.

Congratulations to JJ Wu on accepting a position as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at Buffalo State University in New York! Buffalo State serves approximately 11,000 students and is located in the western part of the state. JJ is completing his dissertation under the supervision of Dr. Miriam DeLone.

Congratulations! The School of Criminology and Criminal Justice is pleased to recognize the following students who were recently honored for their outstanding academic achievements:

  Jena Owens Elton S. Carter Award for an Outstanding Thesis
  Erin Srstka Regents Tuition Waiver Scholarship
  Jawjeong Wu Dissertation Scholarship
  Tusty Zohra Helen S. Hansen Outstanding Graduate Student Award

Congratulations to Jim Geistman on accepting a position as Assistant Professor in the Department of History, Political Science, and Criminal Justice at Ohio Northern University. ONU is a small liberal arts college in Ada, Ohio that serves approximately 3,600 students. Jim is completing his dissertation under the supervision of Dr. Robbin Ogle.

Doctoral Students on the Job Market

Listed below are CJ students or recent graduates who seeking positions. Their name, a short bio and a link to the resume or vita are included.

 

Current Doctoral Students

Doctoral Student Areas of Interest Email
Bryan Bubolz
Bryan Bubolz
Corrections
Rehabilitation and re-entry programs
Police culture
Gangs
bbubolz@unomaha.edu
Kiley Cameron International criminology and terrorism
International criminology in the Middle East and Asia
Serial killing and criminological theory
kmcameron@unomaha.edu
Ejder Canbakis
(aka Dragon)
Policing
Criminology
ecanbakis@unomaha.edu
Stephanie M. Clark
Stephanie Clark
International terrorism
Social movements, gangs, and racial discrimination within the justice system
I recently interned at the Global Innovation and Strategy Center (DOD) on a project involving space debris mitigation and remediation.
stephanclark@unomaha.edu
Mary Evans Criminal Justice Policy
Sex Offender Legislation
Juvenile Delinquency and Victimization
mkevans@unomaha.edu
Ben Gibbs International Criminal Justice & Law bgibbs@unomaha.edu
Michael Johnson Cybercrime
Identity theft
Policing strategies
Philosophy of criminal justice
michaeljohnso4@unomaha.edu
Dae-Young Kim Developing risk assessment and classification
Institutional and community-based corrections
Hate crimes, laws, and social policies
Historical analyses of crime and punishment
Economic conditions, crime, and punishment
Critical criminology (Marxian theory)
daeyoungkim@unomaha.edu
Myungwoo Kim Policing and crime mapping I would like to apply crime mapping
Technologies to policing practices as crime prevention efforts and investigative measures
mkim@unomaha.edu
Connie Koski Police-citizen relationships
International criminology & criminal justice
Hate crimes
ckoski@unomaha.edu
Yanhua Liu Criminological theory
Sentencing
Research methods
Comparative criminology
yanhualiu@unomaha.edu
Travis Morris Restorative Justice
International and Comparative Crim/CJ
Philosophy/Constructs of Justice
Terrorism
wmorris@unomaha.edu
Christina Shovlin
Christina Shovlin
Women and crime
Crimes against humanity
cshovlin@unomaha.edu
Abby Vandenberg Forensic science (emphasis on crime scene investigations and police investigative procedures)
Homicide
Violence
avandenberg@unomaha.edu
Stacy A. Wagoner Reentry/reintegration
Probation
Other forms of community corrections
swagoner@unomaha.edu
E.A. "Penny" Westfall Community policing
Ethics, cultural diversity & minorities in prisons
teacher_852@q.com
Timbre Wulf Corrections
Female offenders
Female victims
twulf@unomaha.edu
Tusty Zohra Juvenile delinquency
Genocide
Law & society
izohra@unomaha.edu