Ph.D. Students
Current PhD Students
Ph.D. Alumni
Assistant Professor at Tennesee Tech
Dr. John Casten (Ph.D., 2013)
Assistant Professor at Longwood University
Dr. April Carrillo (Ph.D, 2021)
Assistant Professor at University of South Dakota
Dr. Victoria Collins (Ph.D., 2013)
Associate Professor at Eastern Kentucky University
Dr. Caitlin Cornelius (Ph.D., 2015)
Senior Social Scientist at Defense Suicide Prevention Office (DSPO), Office of Force Resiliancy, Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
Dr. Cathy Cowling (Ph.D., 2011)
Associate Professor at Campbell University
Dr. Amanda Farrell (Ph.D., 2014)
Faculty of Arts Professional and Social Studies, School of Justice Studies, Liverpool John Moores University
Dr. Charles Gray (Ph.D., 2015)
Master Lecturer at Old Dominion University
Dr. Melanie Holland (Ph.D., 2016)
Assistant Professor at Kennesaw State University
Dr. Michael Hollingsworth (Ph.D., 2019)
Instructor at the University of South Alabama
Dr. Jessica Huffman (Ph.D., 2014)
Lecturer at Old Dominion University
Dr. Kara Hoofnagle (Ph.D., 2015)
Assistant Professor at Johnson and Wales University
Dr. Sarah Pedigo Kulzer (Ph.D., 2021)
Assistant Professor at Shenandoah University
Dr. Caitlin Lynch (Ph.D., 2017)
Assistant Professor at Eastern Illinois University
Dr. Moises Mina (Ph.D., 2015)
Lecturer at Old Dominion University
Lecturer at University of North Carolina-Charlotte
Dr. Favian Guertin-Martin (Ph.D., 2013)
Assistant Professor at Arcadia University
Research Specialist at Safe and Just Michigan
Dr. Kylil Martin (Ph.D., 2022)
Assistant Professor at California State University-Long Beach
Dr. Travis Milburn (Ph.D., 2016)
Assistant Professor at Penn State Shenango
Dr. Angie Overton (Ph.D., 2014)
Clinical Assistant Professor at Georgia State University
Dr. Brian Pitman (Ph.D., 2019)
Assistant Professor at University of Maine
Dr. Ryan Phillips (Ph.D., 2021)
Assistant Professor at Marshall University
Dr. Leslie-Dawn Quick (Ph.D., 2017)
Assistant Professor at Marshall University
Assistant Professor at Columbus State University
Dr. Joshua Ruffin (Ph.D., 2022)
Assistant Professor at California State University-Los Angeles
Dr. Kaitlyn Selman (Ph.D., 2018)
Assistant Professor at Framingham State University
Assistant Professor at Radford University
Dr. Richard J. Stringer (Ph.D., 2018)
Assistant Professor at Kennesaw State University
Dr. Justin Turner (Ph.D., 2016)
Visiting Lecturer at Framingham State University
Dr. Bethany Twitty (Ph.D., 2021)
Assistant Professor at Rockford University
Dr. Lindsey Upton (Ph.D., 2016)
Assistant Professor at Eastern Washington University
Dr. Maryann White (Ph.D., 2014)
Assistant Professor at Georgia Gwinnett College
Dr. Kimberlee Waggoner (Ph.D., 2016)
Assistant Professor at Bethune-Cookman University
Dr. Stephen Young (Ph.D., 2017)
Assistant Professor at Marshall University
Alumni Spotlight
Post-Doctoral Research Associate at Virginia Modeling and Simulation Center (VMASC)
In the years since graduating, I have found that the strong foundation in research methodology and criminological theory I gained while doing my PhD in this program have been invaluable in my current position. Having professors that required that I master the foundational principles while also encouraging me to pursue topics I was passionate about gave me the confidence to become my own researcher in an ever evolving field.
