Dec 05, 2025  
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

Criminal Justice Faculty


Chair  

Bernick, Lee

Professor. B.A., University of Oklahoma; M.A., University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma. Rebel since 2000.

Graduate Coordinator  

Park, Seong 

Associate Professor; B.A., Korean National Police University, M.A., Sam Houston State University, M.S., University of Cincinnati, Ph.D., University of Cincinnati. Rebel since 2016.

Mizrachi, Dory A. 

Assistant Professor in Residence and ECM Program Director; B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Rebel since 2000.

Graduate Faculty  

Bejinariu, Alexa

Visiting Assistant Professor; B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Rebel since 2022.

Donnelly, Joshua

Assistant Professor in Residence; B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Rebel since 2016.

Hangawatte, Karu

Assistant Professor; LL.B. University of Ceylon; M.A., Ph.D., University of New York at Albany. Rebel since 1984.

Herold, Tamara D. 

Associate Professor; B.A., M.A., California State University, San Bernardino; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati. Rebel since 2008.

Kennedy, M. Alexis

Associate Professor; B.A., University of Toronto; LL.B., University of Manitoba; M.A., Ph.D., University of British Columbia. Rebel since 2005.

Lieberman, Joel D.

Professor; B.A., State University of New York at Stony Brook; M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona. Rebel since 1997.

Lu, Hong 

Professor; LL.B., Law School, Fudan University; M.A., Indiana University; Ph.D., Arizona State University. Rebel since 1998. 

Miethe, Terance D.

Professor; B.A., Western Washington State College; M.A., Western Washington University; Ph.D., Washington State University. Rebel since 1993.

Nur, Alexandra

Assistant Professor; B.A., Criminology & Psychology, University of California, Irvine; M.A. and Ph.D., Criminology, Pennsylvania State University. Rebel since 2022.

Pace, Steve

Assistant Professor in Residence; B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Rebel since 2023.

Slemaker, Alexandra

Assistant Professor; B.A., University of Oklahoma; M.Sc., University of Huddersfield; Ph.D., Iowa State University. Rebel since 2023.

Soluri (Krushas), Amber

Assistant Professor; B.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison; M.S., University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Ph.D., Universityof Nebraska, Omaha. Rebel since 2023.

Sousa, William H.

Professor; B.A., Stonehill College; M.S., Northeastern University; Ph.D., Rutgers University. Rebel since 2004.