Curricula Vitae in Criminology & Criminal Justice

Name	Personal Focus	Summary
Ian Adams Assistant Professor		Ian T. Adams is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice, College of Arts and Sciences.
Dr. Geoffrey Alpert Professor	Criminology, Pursuit driving, Police violence	Professor Geoffrey Alpert has been conducting research on high-risk police activities for more than 25 years, and has published more than 100 journal articles and 15 books. Dr. Alpert recently completed a major study on police officer decision making funded by the National Institute of Justice, and an investigation of racial profiling for the Miami-Dade County, Florida Police Department.
Tia Stevens Andersen Associate Professor	Girls' Delinquency and Programming, Gender and Racial Disparities in Justice System Processing	Dr. Stevens's research focuses primarily on examining how gender, race, and other structural inequalities influence juvenile offending and justice system processing. She is currently involved in research examining girls' pathways to illegal behavior and help-seeking behaviors, the effects of school context on delinquency, and the effects of contextual factors on disproportionate minority contact with the justice system.
Brandon K Applegate Professor	Juvenile Justice, Corrections, Research methodology	Dr. Applegate is currently engaged in research exploring the connection between the organizational image of jails and their activities, jail inmates' perceptions of alternative sanctions, and the impact of tactical communication on jail officer use of force.
Hunter Boehme Assistant Professor		Hunter Boehme is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice, College of Arts and Sciences.
Dr. Kaitlin Mary Boyle Associate Professor	Interpersonal violence, Deviance, Mental health	Dr. Boyle's research program focuses on violence, inequality, gender, and mental health. Much of this work investigates how cultural norms about gender and sex shape victims’ understandings of their sexual assault experiences, as well as the emotional, identity, and psychological consequences of these crimes. In particular, she examines how and why women label their assaults “rape” and themselves as “victims” or “survivors.”
Dr. John D. Burrow Associate Professor	criminology	Dr. Burrow is presently involved in research examining juvenile gangs, judicial and prosecutorial waiver, elderly offenders, and school violence.
Traci Dingle Instructor		Dr. Traci Dingle is an Instructor with the Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice. Traci holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Communication, a Juris Doctorate, a Master of Science in International Administration, and a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice. After spending over ten years working in legal, government, and regulatory compliance, she transitioned into academia.
Veronica Gonzalez Research Assistant Professor
Dr. Brent Klein Assistant Professor	root causes of school shootings, school shooters’ antisocial development, gun possession and carrying by youth	Brent R. Klein is an assistant professor in the department of criminology and criminal justice at the University of South Carolina. Professor Klein also manages two federally funded open-source databases, including The American School Shooting Study (TASSS) and the U.S. Extremist Crime Database (ECDB). In the past, Dr. Klein has served as a research consultant for the Michigan State Police (MSP) task force on school safety.
Dr. Barbara A Koons-Witt Associate Professor	Women Offenders, Community Corrections, Sentencing	Dr. Koons-Witt is presently involved in research examining incarcerated mothers and community reentry, gender-responsive corrections policies and practices, and sentencing outcomes.
Dr. Ashley Michelle Mancik Assistant Professor	examining macrostructural forces contributing to variation in homicide rates across time and space, examining both micro and macro influences on police clearance of homicide and violence, research addressing violence reduction and prevention efforts	Dr. Mancik is currently involved in several projects examining macrostructural forces that contribute to variation in homicide rates across time and space, both in the U.S. and internationally. She is also engaged in research examining both micro and macro influences on police clearance of homicide and violence, as well as research addressing violence reduction and prevention efforts.
Christi S Metcalfe Associate Professor	Criminal Courts, Attitudes about crime and criminal justice, Life course criminology	Dr. Metcalfe's most recent work focuses on plea bargaining in the criminal trial courts, considering the impact of the courtroom workgroup and defendant race on case resolutions. In addition, she has explored the correlates of support for proposed police reforms in the United States, as well as cooperation and empowerment of the police to fight terrorism in Israel. Dr. Metcalfe was recently awarded a Peter and Bonnie McCausland Fellowship by the College of Arts and Sciences.
Scott Mourtgos Assistant Professor
Wendy Regoeczi Department Chair/Professor	interpersonal violence	For the past two decades, Wendy Regoeczi has been a Criminology faculty member at Cleveland State University. She spent four years as an Assistant Professor, eleven years as an Associate Professor, and the last six years as a Full Professor. She also served as the Director of Cleveland State University’s Criminology Research Center for 14 years. In 2015, she became Interim Chair of her department and a year later, she was selected to serve a full term as Department Chair.
Dr. Sarah A. Rogers Instructor		Sarah Rogers is an Instructor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, College of Arts and Sciences.
Cory Schnell Assistant Professor	improve policies & practices in police agencies for them to better serve & protect their communities, methodology applied to understand where crimes occur within cities	Dr. Schnell’s research examines the effectiveness of policing strategies to reduce crime and enhance perceptions of police legitimacy in urban communities. The primary objective of this research is to improve policies and practices in police agencies for them to better serve and protect their respective communities. In addition, he studies the methodology applied to understand where crimes occur within cities.
Dr. Hayden Smith Professor	Criminology, Epidemiology / Public Health	Health Disparities in the Criminal Justice System; Penology, specifically jail diversion programs; Criminology Theory; Ethics and Social Justice. Current Research and Interests: I am presently involved in research examining self-injurious behaviors that occur within correctional settings, and other areas where the public health and criminal justice system intersect.
William Smith Instructor	Criminal law and procedure, Criminal courts, Law enforcement section 1983 liability	Bill is a currently licensed attorney and taught for the UofSC Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice in an adjunct faculty capacity for over 18 years. He joined the department in a full-time capacity in August 2020. In the course of his legal career Bill has served as a prosecutor, defense attorney, municipal judge, police legal advisor, police academy training attorney, and a hearing officer for police misconduct cases.