M.S., Criminal Justice, University of North Florida
B.S., Sociology, with a minor in Business Administration, 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ,summa cum laude, Departmental Honors
​Fields Of Study
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice
Juvenile Justice
Gender and Crime
​Courses Taught
Criminology (SOC 305)
Women and Crime (SOC 331)
Media and Crime (SOC 332)
Juvenile Delinquency (SOC 380)
Social Deviance (SOC 430)
Organized Crime (SOC 435)
Special Topics in Criminal Justice
​Selected Publications, Awards, and Service
2020, Faculty Woman of the Year
2016, Award for Teaching Excellence
Faculty Sponsor, Pi Gamma Mu, International Honors Society in Social Sciences, Jacksonville
University, 2018-Present
Presentation, "Building Sustainable Community-University Partnerships for Social Justice"
with Dr. Laura Atkins. 12th Annual Conference of the Social Sciences. University
of Florida. April 2017
Presentation, "The Impact of Mentoring on College Students' Attitudes Towards At-Risk
Youth" with Shelley Grant. Campus Compact Eastern Regional Conference: Moving Us
Forward - Fifty Years On: From Civil Rights to Critical Engagement, Jacksonville,
Florida. October 2014
