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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	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	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	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