Congratulations to the 2024 ACJS Academy Award Recipients!

Bruce Smith Sr. Award
Alida Merlo, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Academy Fellow Award
Craig Hemmens, Washington State University

Founders Award
Brian Payne, Old Dominion University

Outstanding Book Award
Felicia Arriaga, University of North Carolina Press (2023)
        Behind Crimmigration: ICE, Law Enforcement, and Resistance in America

Janet Garcia-Hallett, University of California Press (2022)
      Invisible Mothers: Unseen Yet Hypervisible After Incarceration

The Michael C. Braswell/Routledge Outstanding Dissertation Award
Krystlelynn Caraballo, Arizona State University
     "Disaggregating the paradox: Foreign-born victimization by status and nationality"

Donal MacNamara Award
Krystlelynn Caraballo and Volkan Topalli
     Walking ATMs: Street Criminals’ Perception and Targeting of Undocumented Immigrants

Iman Said and Kimberly M. Davidson
    A Mixed Method Evaluation of the Role of Religion in Desistance and Reentry

The William L. Simon/Routledge Outstanding Paper Award
Katherine A. Durante, Eman Tadros, Candis Braxton, Melanie Barbini
    "Supportive communication skills as a protective factor among couples experiencing incarceration"

Academy Leadership and Innovation Award
Marc S. Buslik, Chicago Police Department

ACJS Agency or Nonprofit Organization Leadership and Innovation Award
St. Louis Tap in Center

ACJS Outstanding Mentors
Stuti Kokkalera, Sam Houston State University
Xia Wang, Arizona State University
Karla Dhungana Sainju, Ontario Tech University

Ken Peak Innovations in Teaching Award
Karen Holt, Michigan State University
Allison Rojek, Michigan State University

Click here to view winners of the ACJS/SAGE Junior Faculty Professional Development Teaching Award.

Presidential Commendation for Exceptional Service to the Academy

Dr. Janice Joseph, Stockton University
Lifetime Achievement Award presented by President Dr. Anthony Peguero (2024)

Dr. Brian Payne, Old Dominion University
Lifetime Achievement Award presented by President Dr. Denise Boots (2023)

2024 Grant Winners

Student Scholarship Mini-Grant Travel Award for People of Color & Women
Alyssa N. Shallenberger, Texas State University - San Marcos
Cristal Hernandez-Avalos, Sam Houston State University

ACJS Student Scholarship Award
Doctoral student - Ana Carolina Stoffel
Master’s student - Somin Kim