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

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 

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

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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 

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

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

Ph.D., Texas A & M, 1978

Interests: Jail Operations and Management and Policing

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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