Current Students
Michael Aiello
Research interests: TBA
Email: mikeilo-07@sbcglobal.net
Mohsen S. Alizadeh
Research interests: Criminology; International Criminal Justice; Interrogation
Dissertation: Are Harsh Interrogation Techniques (Torture) Justifiable?
Advisor: Larry Sullivan, PhD
Email: Malizadeh@jjay.cuny.edu
Catrin Andersson
Research interests: TBA
Email: andersson.catrin@gmail.com
Marc Balcells Magrans
Research interests: Art crimes, history of crime and criminology, qualitative research methods, GLBT-criminological related issues
Email: mbalcellsmagrans@jjay.cuny.edu
Kevin Barnes-Ceeney
Research interests: Assessment and management of risk and dangerousness, parole and probation decision making, corrections, prisonization, critical criminology, evidence-based practice and reentry services, motivational interviewing and relapse prevention.
Dissertation: Negotiating labyrinths of risk: The impact and implementation of a structured violence risk assessment instrument in juvenile parole
Advisor: Dr. Jeff Mellow
Email: kevinbckaz@hotmail.com
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Jeanene Barrett
Research interests: TBA
Email: JIBarrett01@sbcglobal.net
Sarah Bennett
Research interests: Political violence, Terrorism- radicalization, National security issues pertaining to energy, International Human Rights
Email: sarah.bennett119@gmail.com
Curriculum Vitae
Chelsea Binns
Research interests: White collar crime
Email: cbinns@jjay.cuny.edu
Michelle M. Boileau
Research interests: Forensic Science, Questioned Document Examination, Trace Evidence Examination, Toxicology
Dissertation: The Characterization of Black Inkjet Computer Printer Inks Using Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (Py-GC/MS), High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) and Attenuated Total Reflection Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (ATR FT-IR).
Advisor: Dr. Thomas A. Kubic
Email: mboileau13@yahoo.com
Katharine Boyd
Research interests: TBA
Email: kboyd@jjay.cuny.edu
Marialuz Bribiesca
Research interests: Criminology and Deviance
Dissertation: "On-line Child Victimization and the role of Social Networks
Advisor: Dr. Karen Terry
Email: mbribiesca@gc.cuny.edu
Delene Bromirski
Research interests: TBA
Email: dbromirski@jjay.cuny.edu
Jessica Cabrera
Research interests: TBA
Email: jcabrera@jjay.cuny.edu
Joel Capellan
Research interests: Domestic terrorism; international terrorism; intelligence led policing; extreme right and left wing ideology; intended and unintended consequences of anti-terrorist policies.
Email: joelcapellan@gmail.com
Katie Carroll
Research interests: Crime and mass media; Public perception and construction of crime and deviance, particularly extreme violence
Email: kcarroll@jjay.cuny.ed
Fabiola Ceballos-Durham
Research interests: Forensice Psychology
Dissertation: Multiple-Offender vs. Single Offender Homicides in the Dominican Republic
Advisor: Dr. Karen Terry
Email: fceballos@jjay.cuny.edu
Stephen Chavez
Research interests: TBA
Email:
Sriram Chintakrindi
Research interests: TBA
Email: schintakrindi@hotmail.com
Andrew Costello
Research interests: TBA
Dissertation: Lineups; COMPSTAT; Investigations; Life Course Theory
Anna Crayton
Research interests: Criminal Justice Policy and Practice
Dissertation: The effects of long-term imprisonment on recidivism
Advisor: Dr. Jeff Mellow
Email: anna.crayton@gmail.com
Michelle Cubellis
Research interests: TBA
Email: macubellis@gmail.com
Noah Cypher
Research interests: TBA
Email: ncypher@jjay.cuny.edu
Kristen Englander
Research interests:Prisoner Reentry
Email: KEnglander@gc.cuny.edu
Gipsy Escobar
Research interests: Social disorganization, violent crime, collective violence, social capital, cross-national studies, quantitative methods
Dissertation: The Effects of the Public Level of Control on Homicide Rates: Evidence from Bogota, Colombia
Advisor: Dr. Joshua D. Freilich
Email: gipsy.escobar@gmail.com
Curriculum Vitae
Cory Feldman
Research interests: Prison, reentry, violence, immigration and removal.
Email: feldmancory@gmail.com
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Adam Fera
Research interests: TBA
Email: adamfera25@gmail.com
Riccardo Ferraresso
Research interests: TBA
Email: rferraresso@jjay.cuny.edu
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Marna Goodman
Research interests: Juvenile Justice/juvenile reentry
Dissertation - The PACTT Initiative: Engaging Youth in School and Work.
Advisor: Dr. Jeff Mellow
Email: marnagoodman@msn.com
Maurice Green
Research interests: Prisoner reentry and recidivism, black male identity and achievement, inequality, societal stigma and labeling theory
Email: magreen@jjay.cuny.edu
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Ken Grossberger
Research interests: use of security guards as a protective layer in homeland security, combined security systems, origins and the development of the need for protection in society, public private partnerships in loss prevention and law enforcement, national security licensing public policy, and constitutional protection of individual rights in the electronic world.
Email: kjg2@msn.com
Nicole N. Hanson
Research interests: the symbiosis between media and political violence; relationships between public opinion and criminal justice policy decisions; inequality, social control, and state power; efficacy and ethics of crime policy
Email: hansonnicolen@gmail.com
Short Bio
Alexandra Harocopos
Research interests: TBA
Email: alexharocopos@hotmail.com
Matasha Harris
Research interests: Prisoner Reentry, Domestic Violence, Criminal Justice Policy
Dissertation: African Americans Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence During Reentry.
Advisor: Dr. Todd Clear
Email: mharris@jjay.cuny.edu
Brittany Hayes
Research interests: TBA
Email: bhayes@jjay.cuny.edu
Alana Henninger
Research interests: Human Trafficking, International Human Rights, Violence Against Women, and Public Health Issues in Criminal Justice Populations
Email: ahenninger@jjay.cuny.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Christopher Herrmann
Research interests: Crime Analysis & Mapping, Crime Prevention & Control, Criminology, & Juvenile Delinquency
Email: crherrmann@gmail.com
Curriculum Vitae
Maya Hess
Research interests: Foreign-language dimension of U.S. national security; Terrorism trials; Federal Bureau of Prisons' Special Administrative Measures (SAMs); Red T
Dissertation: Translator, traitor: A critical ethnography of a U.S. terrorism trial
Advisor: Diana Gordon, J.D.
Email: mayahess@aol.com
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Rebecca Hill
Research interests: International criminal justice, cross-national research, critical criminology, and extremist violence
Email: rhill@jjay.cuny.edu
Alexandra Hiropoulos
Research interests: Behavioral Aspects of Serial Sexual Offending; Policing; Police Interviewing of Victims of Rape; International Human Rights and Women’s Rights; Sexual Violence in Conflict Situations
Email: ahiropoulos@jjay.cuny.edu
Karen Holt
Research interests: Cultural and critical criminology, sexual deviance, the history of sexuality
Email: kholt@jjay.cuny.edu
Amber M. Horning
Research interests: Violent crime, cross-national/cultural comparisons and offender narratives
Advisor: Dr. Gabrielle Salfati
Email: amber.horning@jjay.cuny.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Tarra Jackson
Research interests: Social justice, decision-making, terrorism, public fear and risk perception, and citizen crime reporting/snitching.
Dissertation: TBA
Advisor: Dr. Joshua D. Freilich
Email: tarra.jackson@gmail.com
Jeremiah Johnson
Research interests: Police professionalization, police misconduct / use of force, and criminal justice policy.
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Ashmini Gopie Kerodal
Research interests: Radicalization of far-right extremists; domestic terrorism; general human rights concerns
Dissertation: The radicalization process(es) of American Far-Rightists
Advisor: Dr. Joshua D. Freilich
Email: akerodal@jjay.cuny.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Chunrye Kim
Research interests: TBA
Email: chunrye@gmail.com
Phillip Kopp
Research interests: Policing, criminal justice and mass media, and research methods
Dissertation:
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Email: pkopp@jjay.cuny.edu
Sally Lam
Research interests: Violence, mental disorders, and quantitative methods
Dissertation: A meta-analysis of the predictors of violence among adults with mental disorders
Advisors: Prof. Todd Clear, Prof. Hannah Rothstein, and Prof. Gary Winkel
Email: sallylamhp@gmail.com
Curriculum Vitae
Leonid Lantsman
Research interests: U.S. Port and Maritime security, sub-Saharan African port security, Environmental criminology, GIS and seaport crime, African criminal networks
Email: llantsman@jjay.cuny.edu
Zainab Latif
Research interests: Ecological approaches in the study of crime
Dissertation: Violence, social networks, and state legitimacy: studying robbery in Karachi, Pakistan
Advisor: Dr. Amy Adamcyzk
Email: zainablatif@yahoo.com
Pauline Leary
Research interests: TBA
Email: pleary@jjay.cuny.edu
Daiwon Lee
Research interests: TBA
Email: dlee@jjay.cuny.edu
Jennifer Leonard
Research interests: TBA
Email: leonarjq@gmail.com
Shirley Leyro
Research interests: Immigration and crime, social disorganization and the Latino Paradox.
Email: sleyro@jjay.cuny.edu
Laura Litvinoff
Research interests: Street gangs, youth prostitution, juvenile delinquency, sexual deviancy and treatment (i.e. in the Catholic Church)
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Karen Terry
Email: LLitvinoff@jjay.cuny.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Timothy Malin
Research interests: Police Department Policy-making; Police Officer Development; Creating Responsiveness and Efficiency in Bureaucracies; Public-Private Partnerships in Law Enforcement; Factors Influencing Police Officer Productivity; Police-Community Relations in High Crime Environments
Email: tmalin99@gmail.com
Kevin McCarthy
Research interests: Courts, public corruption, prosecutorial discretion, organized crime, crime in movies
Dissertation: Assessing the Criminal Prosecutions of Police in Six Major Scandals of the New York City Police Department from 1894 to 1994
Advisor: Dr. Candace McCoy
Email: kmccarthy@jjay.cuny.edu
Paul McMillen
Research interests: International and comparative policing, History of policing, critical criminology, situational crime prevention, terrorism
Evan Misshula
Research interests: TBA
Email: emisshula@jjay.cuny.edu
Roslyn Myers
Research interests: Crime victimization in severe violent interpersonal crime; offender accountability; restorative justice; trauma and cognitive neuroscience; and the gap between law and justice.
Email: rmyers@jjay.cuny.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Yvonne Neiman
Research interests: TBA
Dissertation:
Advisor:
Email: yneiman@jjay.cuny.edu
Suzanne Rebecca Neusteter
Research interests: Reentry, diversion, rehabilitation, and justice reinvestment
Dissertation: Exploring change in local criminal justice systems
Advisor: Dr. Jeff Mellow
Email: sneusteter@jjay.cuny.edu
Jennifer Ortiz
Research interests: juvenile delinquency, juvenile justice and female delinquency
Email: jeortiz@jjay.cuny.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Jeffery Osborne
Research interests: the analysis of violent crime, empirical offender profiling, data collection methodology and techniques, journey-to-crime research, and the analysis of deception detection cues.
Email: josborne@gc.cuny.edu
Gabriel Paez
Research interests: TBA
Email: gpaez@jjay.cuny.edu
Amalia Paladino
Research interests: Rape and homicide of prostitutes; sex trafficking
Dissertation:
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Email: amalia.paladino@gmail.com
Lauren Paradis
Research interests: TBA
Email: lparadis@jjay.cuny.edu
William Parkin
Research interests: Terrorism
Email: wparkin@jjay.cuny.edu
Bryce Peterson
Research interests: TBA
Lorraine Phillips
Research interests: Public perceptions of law and policy,
gendered crimes, immigration, and the relationship between social psychology and criminal justice policy
Dissertation: How do realistic and symbolic threat theory affect perceptions of immigrants and immigration policy?
Advisor: Dr. Maureen O'Connor
Email: lphillips@jjay.cuny.edu
Ira Promisel
Research interests: TBA
Email: ipromisel@jjay.cuny.edu
Dale K. Purcell
Research interests: Microscopy and microanalysis of small particles of forensic importance and source determination.
Dissertation: Design Characteristics for a High Performance UV-Vis Forensic Microspectrometer
Advisor: Dr. Thomas A. Kubic
Email: chemistdp@hotmail.com
Cassandra Ramdath
Research interests: Re-entry of incarcerated youth, re-entry of identified gang members, corrections and therapeutic communities, jail culture (inmates and co's), crime prevention through access to resources in marginalized communities
Email: cramdath@jjay.cuny.edu
Crystal Rodriguez
Research interests: Juvenile Justice and delinquency; Program and Policy evaluation; Crime, Race and Ethnicity in Criminal Justice; Policing and Courts; Nighttime Security Industry; Gangs; Prisoner Reentry.
Dissertation: Youth Assessing the Cultural Competency of the Juvenile Justice System
Advisor: Dr. Mark Fondacaro
Email: crodriguez@jjay.cuny.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Martha Rose
Research interests: White collar crime, forensic accounting, organizational psychopathology, criminalization of the mentally ill
Christina Ruffino
Research interests: TBA
Email: christina.ruffino@jjay.cuny.edu
Deborah Sawers Kaiser
Research interests: Juvenile justice; corrections; supermaximum security prisons; violent offenders
Dissertation: Prison Control Through Consolidation: The use of supermax facilities to increase system-wide security, order and control
Advisor: Dr. Jeff Mellow
Email: dsawers@gc.cuny.edu
Martin Schonteich
Research interests: Pretrial justice and the collateral consequences of the excessive use of pretrial detention, the relationship between immigration, crime, and popular perceptions of crime, and the policy consequences thereof.
Email: mschonteich@jjay.cuny.edu
Amy Shlosberg
Research interests: Wrongful convictions, prisoner reentry and reintegration, recidivism
Dissertation: Wrongful Convictions: Post-Exoneration Offending and Assessing the Reliability of Exonerations
Advisor:
Email: ashlosberg@jjay.cuny.edu
Julie Ahmad Siddique
Research interests: Sexual victimization, family and relationship violence, criminological theories, long-term crime trends, and research methods and statistics
Dissertation: Sexual Victimization of Women and Girls in the U.S.: An Analysis of Risk and Trends
Advisor: Dr. Karen Terry
Email: julie.siddique@gmail.com
Odessa Simms
Research interests: Female sex offenders, underage prostitution, situational crime prevention and routine activities theory
Dissertation: Circumstances of Abuse: Situational Characteristics of Female Sexual Offenders [working title]
Advisor: Dr. Karen Terry
Email: osimms@gc.cuny.edu
Celia Sporer
Research interests: Domestic violence; policing
Email: csporer@jjay.cuny.edu
Daniel Stageman
Research interests: immigration, immigrant detention and deportation, immigrant labor exploitation, political economy of punishment, corrections, reentry, correctional education
Email: dstageman@jjay.cuny.edu
Margret Valdimarsdottir
Research interests: Sociology of law and punishment, criminal and public opinion/the media, juvenile delinquency, sexual violence and abuse, social disorganization, and research methods.
Email: mvaldimarsdottir@gc.cuny.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Julie Viollaz
Research interests: leopard poaching and other wildlife crime, environmental criminology, art theft and how to prevent it using situational crime prevention methods, recruitment into terrorist organizations through spouses or partners, quantitative methods.
Julie is managing editor for the Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
Advisor: Dr. Mike Maxfield
Email: jviollaz@jjay.cuny.edu
Brooke Weinger Kammrath
Areas of interest: Forensic Science
Email: bweinger@yahoo.com
Megan Welsh
Research interests: Prisoner reentry; juvenile justice; social work in criminal justice settings; feminist and critical criminology; and qualitative research methods
Email: mwelsh@jjay.cuny.edu
Seokhee Yoon
Research interests: Victimization, research methods, evidence based policy, collateral effects of prison
Email: yoon0214@gmail.com
Tasha Youstin
Research interests: Theory Testing and Sexual Offending
Dissertation: Gender Differences in Developmental and Life-Course Criminology: An Examination of Trajectories, Transitions, and Desistance
Advisor: Dr. James Lynch
Email: tasha.youstin@gmail.com
Curriculum Vitae
Cyann Zoller
Research interests: Corrections, Theories of Punishment/Penology, Religious Programming, Role of Religion in Corrections and the Lives of the Incarcerated
Dissertation: TBD
Advisor: Dr. Todd Clear
Email: cyann.zoller@gmail.com
Sara Airall
Monica Cherry
Timothy Clifford
Tonya Desa
Peter Diaczuk
LaNina Floyd
Kendra Gentry
Albert Gorman
Felice Harris/Howard
Samantha James
Misha Lars
Michael Liddie
Michelle Miranda
Yolanda Ortiz
Michael Pass
Oliver Pu-Fokes
Linda Rourke
Matthew Semel
Francis Spangenberg
Scott White
Nicole Wimberger
Sue-Lin Wong