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Chair
Michael Smith, J.D., PH.D.

Professor & Department Chair


210.458.2686
Michael Smith, J.D., PH.D.
Title

Professor & Department Chair

Phone Number
210.458.2686
Email

Room

DB 4.112B

Department

Criminology & Criminal Justice

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Research Interests
  • Nationally-recognized expert on racial profiling
  • Racial/ethnic disparities in policing
  • Police use of force
  • Police, law and public policy
Education
  • Ph.D., School of Justice Studies, Arizona State University, 1996
  • J.D., University of South Carolina School of Law, 1993
  • Admitted to Practice, Virginia State Bar, 1998
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1998
  • B.S., Administration of Justice, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1987
Faculty
Megan Augustyn, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor


210.458.2976
Megan Augustyn, Ph.D.
Title

Assistant Professor

Phone Number
210.458.2976
Email

Room

DB 4.220

Department

Criminology & Criminal Justice

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Research Interests
  • Causes and consequences of crime and victimizations over the life course
  • Legal attitudes and legal socialization
  • Help-seeking behaviors
  • Intimate and family violence
  • Gender and crime
Education
  • Ph.D. Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland, College Park, 2013
  • M.A. Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland, College Park, 2009
  • B.A. Sociology and Spanish (Cum Laude), University of Notre Dame, 2006
Cashen M. Boccio, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor


210.458.2618
Cashen M. Boccio, Ph.D.
Title

Assistant Professor

Phone Number
210.458.2618
Email

Room

DB 4.216

Department

Criminology & Criminal Justice

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Research Interests
  • Trait-based theories of crime
  • Self-control
  • Psychopathy
  • Life-course criminology
  • Criminological theory
Education
  • Ph.D., Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida State University, 2018
  • M.S., Criminology, California State University, Fresno, 2012
  • B.S., Biology, University of Washington, 2009
  • B.A., Sociology, University of Washington, 2009
Chris Booker, M.S.

Lecturer I & Internship Coordinator


210.458.2624
Chris Booker, M.S.
Title

Lecturer I & Internship Coordinator

Phone Number
210.458.2624
Email

Room

DB 4.112C

Department

Criminology & Criminal Justice

Roger Enriquez, J.D.

Associate Professor & Director, Policy Studies Center


210.458.2691
Roger Enriquez, J.D.
Title

Associate Professor & Director, Policy Studies Center

Phone Number
210.458.2691
Email

Room

BV 4.304D

Department

Criminology & Criminal Justice

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Research Interests
  • Jury issues and consulting
  • Criminal law, immigration law
  • Latinos in the criminal justice system
  • Latino policy issues including: housing, education, labor, health and human services
Education
  • J.D., University of Iowa College of Law, 2001
  • B.B.A., University of Texas at San Antonio, 1998
Chantal Fahmy, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor


210.458.2688
Chantal Fahmy, Ph.D.
Title

Assistant Professor

Phone Number
210.458.2688
Email

Room

DB 4.214

Department

Criminology & Criminal Justice

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Research Interests
  • Prisoner reentry
  • Institutional corrections
  • Social support
  • Public health
  • Deviant subcultures
Education
  • Ph.D., Criminology & Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2018
  • M.S., Criminal Justice, California State University, Long Beach, 2012
  • B.A., Criminology, Law & Society, University of California, Irvine, 2008
Richard Hartley, Ph.D.

Professor


210.458.2759
Richard Hartley, Ph.D.
Title

Professor

Phone Number
210.458.2759
Email

Room

DB 4.202

Department

Criminology & Criminal Justice

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Research Interests
  • Decision-making practices for criminal court outcomes
  • Correlates of prosecutorial and judicial decision making
  • Race/ethnicity and criminal justice
  • Process and outcome evaluations
Education
  • Ph.D., Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2005
  • M.S., Criminal Justice, Minot State University, 2000
  • B.S., Criminal Justice, Minot State University, 1997
Dylan B. Jackson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor


210.458.2611
Dylan B. Jackson, Ph.D.
Title

Assistant Professor

Phone Number
210.458.2611
Email

Room

DB 4.212

Department

Criminology & Criminal Justice

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Research Interests
  • Health criminology
  • Developmental/Life-course criminology
  • Criminological theory
  • Health and behavioral development
  • Social determinants of health
  • Pediatrics
Education
  • Ph.D., Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida State University, 2015
  • M.S., Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida State University, 2011
  • B.S., Psychology, Brigham Young University, 2008
Autumn James, Ph.D.

Lecturer III


210.458.2683
Autumn James, Ph.D.
Title

Lecturer III

Phone Number
210.458.2683
Email

Room

DB 4.234

Department

Criminology & Criminal Justice

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Research Interests
  • GIS and Crime Analysis
  • Spatial Perception
  • Environmental Criminology
  • Geography of Crime
Education
  • Ph.D., Geography, Northern Illinois University, 2018
  • Graduate Certificate, Women's and Gender Studies, Northern Illinois University, 2016
  • Certificate of Graduate Study, Geographic Information Analysis, Northern Illinois University, 2015
  • M.S., Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati, 2013
  • M.A., Geography, University of North Carolina, 2012
  • B.S., Geography, University of North Carolina, 2009
Kellie Lynch, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor


210.458.2049
Kellie Lynch, Ph.D.
Title

Assistant Professor

Phone Number
210.458.2049
Email

Room

DB 4.218

Department

Criminology & Criminal Justice

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Research Interests
  • Intimate partner violence and homicide
  • Domestic violence firearm policy
  • Sexual victimization
  • Stalking
  • Campus safety and perceptions of risk
Education
  • Ph.D., Experimental Social Psychology, University of Kentucky, 2016
  • M.S., Experimental Social Psychology, University of Kentucky, 2013
  • B.A., Psychology, Memorial University, St. John’s, 2011
Henry Meade, M.P.A.

Lecturer III


210.458.3044
Henry Meade, M.P.A.
Title

Lecturer III

Phone Number
210.458.3044
Email

Room

DB 2.212

Department

Criminology & Criminal Justice

Byongook Moon, Ph.D.

Professor


210.458.2622
Byongook Moon, Ph.D.
Title

Professor

Phone Number
210.458.2622
Email

Room

DB 4.208

Department

Criminology & Criminal Justice

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Research Interests
  • Criminological theory
  • Bullying
  • Policing
  • Victimization
Education
  • Ph.D., Criminal Justice and Criminology, Michigan State University, 2004
  • M.S., Criminal Justice and Criminology, Michigan State University, 2000
  • B.S., Rehabilitation Psychology, Daegu University, South Korea, 1998
Robert Rico, M.P.A.

Lecturer III


210.458.2416
Robert Rico, M.P.A.
Title

Lecturer III

Phone Number
210.458.2416
Email

Room

DB 4.235

Department

Criminology & Criminal Justice

Alexander Testa, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor


210.458.2628
Alexander Testa, Ph.D.
Title

Assistant Professor

Phone Number
210.458.2628
Email

Room

DB 4.204

Department

Criminology & Criminal Justice

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Research Interests
  • Consequences of criminal justice contact
  • Criminal justice decision making
  • Cross-national criminology
  • Crime and public policy
Education
  • Ph.D., Criminology & Criminal Justice, University of Maryland, College Park, 2018
  • M.A., Criminology & Criminal Justice, University of Maryland, College Park, 2015
  • M.P.P., Public Policy, American University, 2013
  • B.A., Criminal Justice, (summa cum laude) University at Albany, SUNY, 2011
  • A.S., Criminal Justice, Dutchess Community College, SUNY, 2009
Marie Tillyer, Ph.D.

Associate Professor & Graduate Advisor of Record


210.458.2682
Marie Tillyer, Ph.D.
Title

Associate Professor & Graduate Advisor of Record

Phone Number
210.458.2682
Email

Room

DB 4.206

Department

Criminology Criminal Justice

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Research Interests
  • Crime prevention
  • Violence
  • Victimization
  • Environmental criminology
Education
  • Ph.D., Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati, 2008
  • M.S., Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati, 2004
  • B.A., Criminal Justice, University of Dayton, summa cum laude, 2003
Rob Tillyer, Ph.D.

Professor & Interim Associate Dean for Graduate Student Success


210.458.2979
Rob Tillyer, Ph.D.
Title

Professor & Interim Associate Dean for Graduate Student Success

Phone Number
210.458.2979
Email

Room

DB 4.210

Department

Criminology & Criminal Justice

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Research Interests
  • Criminal justice system decision making
  • Victimization
  • Crime prevention
  • Criminal events
Education
  • Ph.D., Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati, 2008
  • M.A., Criminology, Simon Fraser University, 2003
  • B.A., with Honors, Simon Fraser University, 2001
Staff
Rhonda Wansley

Administrative Associate II


210.458.2535
Rhonda Wansley
Title

Administrative Associate II

Phone Number
210.458.2535
Email

Room

DB 4.112

Department

Criminology & Criminal Justice