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Faculty and Staff

FACULTY & STAFF NAME
OFFICE SUITE
TELEPHONE
Criminal Justice Department Office
C.340
(713) 221-8943
Main Fax Number
C.340
(713) 221-2726

Janice Ahmad, Ph.D.

Assistant Chair, Ungergraduate Program

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice

Ph.D., Sam Houston State University, 2001

Interests: Women in Policing, Police Management Issues, and Crime Victims

C.340N
(713) 221-8492

Barbara Belbot, JD, Ph.D. 
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice

Ph.D., Sam Houston State University, 1995

M.P.H., University of Tx. Health Science Center, 1985 , JD University of Houston, 1980

Interests: Criminal Law and Procedure, Rights of Offenders, and Correctional Policy 

C.340P
(713) 221-8983

Traqina Q. Emeka, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice

Ph.D. Prairie View A&M University, 2007

Interests: Delinquency Theory, Juvenile Justice System, Corrections, Recidivism

C.340

 

(713) 221-8282

 

Peggy Engram, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice

Ph.D. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 2000

Interests: Juvenile Delinquency, Health Issues of Female Inmates, and Adult Certification of Juveniles 

C.330F
(713) 221-8981

Richard Hill, M.S.
Lecturer of Criminal Justice
Director of Community College Programming

M.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1973

Interests: Organized Crime, Corporate Security, Organizational Management, and Criminal Investigations

C.330D
(713) 221-8932

Larry Karson, M.S.
Lecturer in Criminal Justice
Director UHD 100 Club Scholarship Program

M.S., National-Louis University, 1996

Interests: Management, Organized Crime, Ethics, Criminal Investigations, Community Oriented Policing, and Smuggling in America

C.330L
(713) 221-8931
Mark Kellar, Ph.D. 
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice

Ph.D., Texas A & M, 1978

Interests: Jail Operations and Management and Policing

C.330H
(713) 221-8495

Elizabeth Emma "Beth" McConnell, Ph.D.

Chair, Department of Criminal Justice

Associate Professor of Criminal Justice

Ph.D., Sam Houston State University, Criminal Justice, 1989

Interests: Youth Gangs, Corrections, and Research Methods

C.340G
(713) 221-8943

Marilyn McShane, Ph.D
Professor of Criminal Justice

Ph.D., Sam Houston State University, 1985

Interests: Criminology, Criminal Justice Management, Punishment Philosophy, and History of Corrections.

C.340Q
(713) 221-2757

Mary Elizabeth "Beth" Pelz, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Public Service
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice

Ph.D., Sam Houston State University - Criminal

Justice, 1988

Interests: Gangs, Inmate Social Control, Community-Based Corrections, Institutional Corrections, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency, and Court Management

C.400C
(713) 221-8194

Clete Snell, Ph.D

Assistant Chair, Graduate Program

Associate Professor of Criminal Justice

Ph.D., Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University, 1999

Interests: Juvenile Delinquency Theory, Juvenile Justice Policy, Youth Tobacco Laws and Programming, and Mental Health Issues in Criminal Justice

C.340H
(713) 226-5271

Bob Walsh, M.S.
Interim Assistant Dean, College of Public Service

Assistant Professor of Criminnal Justice

M.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1974

Professor Walsh's Web Page

Interests: Sex Crimes, Police Procedures, Police Policy Analysis, Criminology, Vice Crimes, Sex Crimes, and International Comparative Criminal Justice

C.340R
(713) 221-8501

Hsiao-Ming Wang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor in Criminal Justice
Director, Bayou Connection Program

Ph.D., Sam Houston State University, 1998
MBA, St. Thomas University, 1992

Interests: International Issues in Criminal Justice, Statistics, Research Methods, White Collar Crime, and Security Management

C.330E
(713) 221-8691

Frank P. Williams III, Ph.D.
Professor of Criminal Justice

Ph.D., Florida State University, 1976

Interests: Security Management, Program and Policy Evaluation Methods, Criminological Theory, and Politics of Crime Trends/Crime Reporting

C.340J

 

(713) 221-8613

 


Training Division Staff

STAFF NAME
OFFICE SUITE
TELEPHONE
Rex White 
Director of Criminal Justice Training Division
N112
(713) 221-8499
Ernest Nicely
Assistant Director of Criminal Justice Training Division 
N112
(713) 221-8505
Linda Trimble-Davidson
Secretary
N112
(713) 221-8690

Adjunct Faculty

The office for adjunct faculty is C.330Q
Telephone messages for any adjunct instructor may be left at 713-221-5326 or 8943



For additional information contact
Phone: (713) 221-8194
Fax: (713) 226-5274
purdyp@uhd.edu