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Certified Reviewers

As a service to its members, ACJS has complied a list of Certified Reviewers consisting of experts you can contact to discuss program standards or to review your criminal justice/criminology program(s). The reviewers are listed in alphabetical order and should be contacted individually.

Leanne Alarid, Professor and Dept Chair
University of Texas at El Paso
Phone: (915) 747-7087
Email: LFAlarid@utep.edu

Jay S. Albanese, Professor
Virginia Commonwealth University
Phone: (804) 827-0844
Email: jsalbane@vcu.edu

Jason Armstrong, Assos. Provost (interim)
Albany State University
Phone: (229) 500-2376
Email: Jason.armstrong@asurams.edu

Kristine Artello, Visiting Associate Professor
Boston University
Phone: (732) 666-1238
Email: kartello@fisher.edu

Shavonne Arthurs, Associate Professor
Seton Hill University
Phone: (724) 3881137
Email: sarthurs@setonhill.edu

Jennifer Balboni, Professor
Curry College
Phone: (617) 979-3520
Email: jbalboni0608@curry.edu

Peter Benekos, Professor Emeritus
Mercyhurst University
Phone: (814) 572-7842
Email: pbenekos@mercyhurst.edu

Jeff Bouffard, Professor
Iowa State University
Phone: (515) 294-6508
Email: jab088@iastate.edu

Michele P. Bratina, Professor
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Phone: (724) 541-1301
Email: mbratina@wcupa.edu

Jeff Bryson, Associate Professor
Glenville State University
Email: Jeffrey.Bryson@Glenville.edu

Bryan Byers, Professor
Ball State University
Phone: (765) 285-5981
Email: bbyers@bsu.edu

Durmus Camlibel, Associate Professor
University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
Phone: (920) 424-7443
Email: camlibed@uwosh.edu

Carla D. Coates, Associate Professor & Chair
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Phone: (336) 285-2046
Email: cdcoates@ncat.edu

Patricia Dahl, Associate Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator
Washburn University
Phone: (785) 670-1413
Email: patricia.dahl@washburn.edu


Marika Dawkins, Associate Professor
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Phone:(956) 665-3566
Email: marika.dawkins@utrgv.edu

Janese Free, Associate Professor
Emmanuel College
Phone: (617) 501-8614
Email: freej@emmanuel.edu

Rani George, Professor
Albany State University
Phone: (229) 430-4862
Email: rani.george@asurams.edu

Tim Holler, Associate Professor
University of Pittsburgh at Greenburg
Phone: (724) 674 – 5707
Email: TJH67@Pitt.edu

Ming-Li Hsieh, Associate Professor
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Phone: (715) 836-4935
Email: HSIEHM@uwec.edu

Ko-Hsin Hsu, Associate Professor
Kutztown University
Phone: (301) 919-7290
Email: Hsu@Kutztown.edu

Martha Hurley, Professor
University of Dayton
Phone: (937) 229-4242
Email: mhurley1@udayton.edu

Janice Joseph, Distinguished Professor
Stockton University
Phone: (609) 652-4312
Email: josephj@stockton.edu

Betsy Kreisel, Professor and Associate Dean
University of Central Missouri
Phone: (660) 543-8601
Email: kreisel@ucmo.edu

Charles Lieberman, Criminal Justice Program Director
Mercy University
Phone: (917) 922-7737
Email: clieberman2@mercy.edu

Shelly Liu, Associate Professor
Bronx Community College
Phone: (973) 449-3017
Email: Shelly.Liu@Bcc.edu

Faith Lutze, Professor
Washington State University
Phone: (509) 335-2272
Email: lutze@mail.wsu.edu

David Mackey, Professor
Plymouth State University
Phone: (603) 535-3193
Email: damackey@plymouth.edu

Matthew Matusiak, Associate Professor
University of Central Florida
Phone: (407) 823-3931
Email: matthew.matusiak@ucf.edu

Rochelle McGee-Cobbs, Associate Professor
Mississippi Valley State University
Phone: (662) 254-3133
Email: recobbs@mvsu.edu

Ron McNinch, Chair
University of Guam
Phone: (671) 735_2520
Email: mcninchr@triton.uog.edu

Alida V. Merlo, Distinguished University Professor
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Phone: (724) 357-7741
Email: amerlo@iup.edu

Jennifer Murphy, Associate Professor
Penn State Berks
Phone: (610) 396-6050
Email: jxm1192@psu.edu

Amy Poland, Professor and Associate Dean/Director of Online Learning
St. Joseph's College
Phone: (631) 687-1209
Email: apoland@sjny.edu

Francis Plunkett, Associate Professor
Pierce College
Phone: (215) 670-9053
Email: FPlunkett@Pierce.edu

Cassandra Reyes, Associate Professor
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Phone: (610) 436-2529
Email: creyes@wcupa.edu

Carlos Posadas, Professor
New Mexico State University
Phone: (565) 646-3951
Email: cposadas@nmsu.edu

Bryan K. Robinson, Assistant Dean of Students
The University of Akron
Phone: (330) 972-7266
Email: brobinson@uakron.edu

Mark Rubin, Associate Professor
Alice Lloyd College
Phone: (936) 333-7265
Email: markrubin@alc.edu

Lonnie Schaible, Associate Professor
University of Colorado Denver
Phone: (303) 315-0041
Email: Lonnie.Schaible@ucdenver.edu

Meridith Spencer, Program Director/Associate Professor
Fisher College
Phone: (617) 670-4456
Email: mspencer@fisher.edu

Lori Sudderth, Professor
Quinnipiac University
Phone: (203) 314 – 9927
Email: Lori.Sudderth@Qu.edu

Grace Telesco, Associate Professor
Nova Southeastern School of Criminal Justice
Phone: (917) 579 – 3750
Email: gt243@nova.edu

Christine Tartaro, Distinguished Professor
Stockton University
Phone: (609) 626-6035
Email: christine.tartaro@stockton.edu

Sheryl Van Horne, Associate Professor
Rutgers University – New Brunswick
VanHorne@Crimjust.Rutgers.edu

Elizabeth Wright, Associate Professor
Middle Tennessee State University
Phone: (615) 898-5935
Email: Elizabeth.Wright@mtsu.edu