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Bruce Arrigo
Professor
Criminal Justice
5184 Colvard N
barrigo@uncc.edu

Research Interests: criminology and social justice; ethics, philosphy, and public policy; law and psychology
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Beth Bjerregaard
Associate Professor
Criminal Justice
210 Garinger
bebjerre@uncc.edu

Research Interests: The study of gang membership and its relationship to delinquent behaviors, capital punishment, and family violence
Website: http://www.criminaljustice.uncc.edu/pop_bjerregaard.htm
Community Involvement: Evaluating the Dangers in Gangs program.

Kristie Blevins
Assistant Professor
Criminal Justice
5074 Colvard
krblevin@uncc.edu

Research Interests: Corrections, crime prevention, work reactions of criminal justice employees
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Community Involvement: Evaluation and policy analysis for crime prevention through policing and correctional interventions.

Anita Blowers
Associate Professor
Criminal Justice
Colvard 5079
anblower@uncc.edu

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Robert Brame
Professor
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice
rbrame@uncc.edu

Research Interests: Juvenile delinquency, criminal recidivism and desistance, domestic violence policy, criminal records screening.
Website: http://criminaljustice.uncc.edu/faculty/80-brame-robert.html
Community Involvement: National Consortium on Violence Research; John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Network on Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice.

Charisse Coston
Associate Professor
Criminal Justice
5081 Colvard North
ccoston@uncc.edu

Research Interests: Research Interests: Victimologist, focusing on especially high-risk groups, i.e., non-human animals, international students and the differentially-abled, to name a few, victimology between and among especially vulnerable groups, sexual assault, serial murder and organizational management and policy.
Website: www.criminaljustice.edu/coston
Community Involvement: sexual assault counselor (adults and children)

Myron Exum
Assistant Professor
Criminal Justice
5071 Colvard
lexum@uncc.edu

Research Interests: Testing criminological theories; examining factors that influence criminal decision-making; understanding the relationship between alcohol and aggression; using experimental designs to examine criminological questions.
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Community Involvement: Research Consultant for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department

Paul Friday
Professor
Criminal Justice
5077 Colvard
pfriday@uncc.edu

Research Interests: International and Comparative criminology - especially China, Violence and the Violent Offender, Chronic Offender, Drugs and crime, Victimology Program evaluations - police/courts/corrections/prevention
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Community Involvement: Chair, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Drug Free Coalition (CMDFC), Director, CMDFC Community Drug Indicators Report, Member, Charlotte Homicide Task Force, Member, Creative solutions Task Force, Member, Mecklenburg County Planning and Collaboration Committee, Site

Jennifer Hartman
Assistant Professor
Criminal Justice
5073 Colvard
jhartman@uncc.edu

Research Interests: Perpetration and victimization of sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking, dating violence, bullying and drug use. Development of specialty courts best practices.
Website: http://sites.google.com/site/professorjenhartman/
Community Involvement: Domestic Violence Advocacy Council; League of Women Voters; Women's Academy Advisory Board (Violence Against Women Task Force); Elected as Board of Director for Southern Criminal Association.

Susan Hodge
Part Time Instructor
Criminal Justice
Colvard 5076
sshodge@uncc.edu

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Thomas Holt
Assistant Professor
Criminal Justice
238 Garinger
tjholt@uncc.edu

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Joseph Kuhns
Assistant Professor
Criminal Justice
5072 Colvard
jbkuhns@uncc.edu

Research Interests: Dr. Kuhns has worked on dozens of research and evaluation projects that focused on spouse abuse and homicide, reducing harms associated with prostitution, community policing in small cities/towns, managing the growth of police agencies, and drug and viole
Website: http://personal.uncc.edu/jbkuhns
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Vivian Lord
Professor & Chair
Criminal Justice
5059 Colvard
vblord@uncc.edu

Research Interests: police selection & training, law enforcement-involved,victim-precipitated homicide (suicide by cop), comparative law enforcement systems, cold case investigation units, criminal justice ethics education, retention of transfer students
Website: http://www.criminaljustice.uncc.edu/pop_lord.htm
Community Involvement: Expert Witness for civil and criminal cases involving police shootings and workplace violence; Cold case homicide review team for CMPD

Joseph Marinello
Lecturer
Criminal Justice
Colvard 5068
jcmarin1@uncc.edu

Research Interests: Mentally Disordered Offenders. Domestic Violence Rehabilitation. Behavioral Modification for Substance Abusers. Mental Health Courts as an alternative to incarceration.
Website: www.menstoppingviolence.com
Community Involvement: United Family Services - Men 4 Change Program. Coaching Boys Into Men. 26th Judicial District Mental Health Court. Mecklenburg County NOVA Batterer's Intervention Program. UNCC Take Back The Night

Kathleen Nicolaides
Lecturer
Criminal Justice
5067 Colvard
knicolai@uncc.edu

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Michael Turner
Associate Professor
Criminal Justice
5070 Colvard
mgturner@uncc.edu

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