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SCCJ Doctoral Graduates and Dissertation Titles, 1997-2011
Congratulations to Ben Gibbs, who recently accepted a tenure track position as Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Central Missouri. UCMO has both undergraduate and masters programs and is located in Warrensburg, Missouri. Ben will join two other UNO alums on the faculty at Central Missouri: Betsy Wright Kreisel (Department Chair) and Scott Chenault (Assistant Professor). Congratulations, Ben! This is great news to celebrate over the holidays!
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Congratulations are extended to Tusty Zohra for accepting a position as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock, starting in August 2012. The Department of Criminal Justice consists of approximately 10 faculty and houses one of the more recently established doctoral programs in the field. Congratulations and best wishes in this position!
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.
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Mary Evans is a PhD Candidate in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and a research assistant at the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, where she conducts research on the privatization of child welfare and adult protective services in the state. She received her M.A. in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Nebraska - Omaha (2007) and a B.S. Criminal Justice and Sociology from Northern Arizona University (2003).
Her primary research interests include developmental factors associated with adolescent delinquency, particularly the intersection between impairment, disability, and delinquency. Her dissertation is chaired by Dr. Amy L. Anderson and uses meta-analytic techniques to examine the effects of various high-incidence disabilities on delinquency, in addition how methodological variation among studies influences such relationships. Her broader research interests include research methodology and measurement, quantitative methods, program evaluation, and criminal/juvenile justice policy.
She has written a book chapter regarding the utility of sex offender community notification policies in Dr. William J. Chambliss' Crime and Punishment Series and also has co-authored a book chapter on the topic with Dr. Lisa L. Sample in Sex Offender Laws: Failed Policies and New Directions. Her previous research has also appeared in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Criminal Justice Policy Review, and the Journal of Criminal Justice Studies. Curriculum Vita
Current Graduate Assistants and Doctoral Students
Rita Augustyn |
Gender Studies, Media | raugustyn@unomaha.edu |
Bryan Bubolz |
Corrections Rehabilitation and re-entry programs Neighborhoods and Crime Gangs |
bbubolz@unomaha.edu |
Daniel Butler |
Implementation of Correctional Policies, Probation and Parole, Supermax Prisons and Inmate Discipline, Terrorism. | hdbutler@unomaha.edu |
Calli Cain  |
Women, Crime and Justice with an emphasis on Human Trafficking, Corrections, Criminological Theory, Criminal and Juvenile Justice Policies, Religious Violence. | cmcain@unomaha.edu |
| Ejder Canbakis (aka Dragon) |
Policing Criminology |
ecanbakis@unomaha.edu |
| Mary Evans |
Criminal Justice Policy Sex Offender Legislation Juvenile Delinquency and Victimization |
mkevans@unomaha.edu |
Courtney Frei  |
Policing, Delinquency, Women and Crime. | cfrei@unomaha.edu |
| Ben Gibbs | International Criminal Justice & Law | bgibbs@unomaha.edu |
| Dan Hall | Gangs, Terrorism, Religious Violence | djhall@unomaha.edu |
| Linda Jacoby | State and Corporate Crime, Racism and Crime, Critical and Radical Criminology, Comparative Criminology, Macrocriminology, Social Justice. | ljacoby@unomaha.edu |
Michael Johnson |
Cybercrime Identity theft Policing strategies Philosophy of criminal justice |
michaeljohnso4@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 |
Bob Lytle |
Punishment attitudes Capital punishment Violence |
rlytle@unomaha.edu |
Sandra Petersen |
American Indian crime, law and social control Police management |
sandrapetersen@unomaha.edu |
Dana Radatz  |
Intimate Partner Violence, Law and Society, Media and Violence, Prostitution, White Collar Crime. | dradatz@unomaha.edu |
Trisha Rhodes  |
Rural Policing, Problem-Oriented Policing, Community-Oriented Policing, Environmental Criminology, Police-Citizen Relations. | trhodes@unomaha.edu |
Danielle Schulz  |
Forensic science focusing on court presentation and bias Criminal justice in the media |
dschulz@unomaha.edu |
Karyn Sporer  |
Ecology of Crime/Social Disorganization Theory, Mental Health and Violence, Mental Health in Prisons. | ksporer@unomaha.edu |
| Ryan Vacanti | Immigration, Race and Crime, Spatial Analysis, Applied Research, Neighborhood Social Contexts and Crime, Urban Community Development. | rvacanti@unomaha.edu |
Abby Vandenberg |
Forensic science (emphasis on crime scene investigations and police investigative procedures) Homicide Violence |
avandenberg@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 |
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