Meet Us
Staff
Destiny Effiong
Criminal Justice Advising Coordinator
![Photo of Destiny Effiong](_internal/photos/effiong_destiny_2023_03_20.jpg)
- Location: Alpine Hall 133
- Phone: (916) 278-6485
- crj-advising@csus.edu
Alicia Taylor
ASC I
![Photo of Alicia Taylor](_internal/photos/taylor-web-2023.jpg)
- Location: Alpine Hall 137
- Phone: (916) 278-4539
- a.taylor@csus.edu
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
Full-Time Faculty
Dimitri Bogazianos
Professor
![Photo of Dimitri Bogazianos](_internal/photos/bogazianos-dimitri.jpg)
- Phone: (916) 278-5790
- dbogazia@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: The intersection of crime and culture in an era of mass incarceration.
Kimberly Chism
Assistant Professor
![Photo of Kimberly Chism](_internal/photos/chism-kimberly.jpg)
- Location: Alpine Hall 110
- Phone: (916) 278-5068
- chism@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Policing, Criminological Theory, Quantitative Methodologies, Juvenile Justice, Fourth Amendment Law
Tim Croisdale
Professor & Division Chair
![Photo of Tim Croisdale](_internal/photos/croisdale-tim.jpg)
- Location: Alpine Hall 141 & 137
- Phone: (916) 278-6487
- croisdale@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Crime Science, Crime Reduction, Crime Data and Statistics, Policing, Corrections, Public Policy
Sue Escobar
Professor, Lead Cohort Advisor, Internship Coordinator
![Photo of Sue Escobar](_internal/photos/escobar-sue.jpg)
- Location: Online Only - Check EAB for times
- Phone: (916) 278-5685
- scote@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Animal Abuse and Violence, Animal Law, Contemplative Practices and Mindfulness in Higher Education, LGBT Bullying and Education, Substance Abuse/Recovery/Criminal Justice, Crime and Punishment Theory
Yvette Farmer
Associate Professor, Interim Director Student Research Center
![Photo of Yvette Farmer](_internal/photos/farmer-yvette.jpg)
- Location: Alpine Hall 151
- Phone: (916) 278-5062
- drfarmer@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Research Methods, Criminology, Leadership and Management, Deviant Careers, and Drug Abuse
Nicole Fox
Associate Professor, Cohort Advisor
![Photo of Nicole Fox](_internal/photos/fox-nicole.jpg)
- Location: Alpine Hall 215
- Phone: (916) 278-5926
- nicole.fox@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Atrocity Crimes, Collective Memory, Critical Criminology, Gender, Race-Based Violence, Transitional Justice, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, White Supremacy.
Ricky Gutierrez
Professor
![Photo of Ricky Gutierrez](_internal/photos/gutierrez.jpg)
- Location: Online Only
- Phone: (916) 278-5094
- rickyg@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Corrections, mental health, gangs, race relations and criminal justice, criminal justice policy, and program evaluation.
Shihlung Huang
Associate Professor
![Photo of Shihlung Huang](_internal/photos/huang-shihlung.jpg)
- Location: Alpine Hall 213
- Phone: (916) 278-6505
- huang@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Drug Policy, Smuggling and Immigration, Criminal Justice Policy Evaluation, Policing, Management and Administration
Laurie Kubicek
Professor, CCE Online Coordinator
![Photo of Laurie Kubicek](_internal/photos/kubicek-laurie.jpg)
- Location: Alpine Hall 151
- Phone: (916) 278-5066
- lkubicek@csus.edu
- Website
- Specialty & Interests: Criminal Law and Procedure, Judicial Process, Government and Public Policy
Stephanie Mizrahi
Professor
![Photo of Stephanie Mizrahi](_internal/photos/stephanie_mizrahi-002-web.jpg)
- Location: Online Only
- smizrahi@csus.edu
- Website
- Specialty & Interests: Law, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Emergency Management.
Jennifer Noble
Associate Professor, Pre-Law Advising Coordinator
![Photo of Jennifer Noble](_internal/photos/noble-jennifer.jpg)
- Location: Alpine Hall 209
- Phone: (916) 278-5706
- noble@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Sentencing Law, White Collar Crime, Media, Criminal Justice
Alexa Sardina
Associate Professor, Graduate Program Coordinator
![Photo of Alexa Sardina](_internal/photos/sardina-alexa.jpg)
- Location: Alpine Hall 217
- Phone: (916) 278-5792
- alexa.sardina@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Sex Offenders (specifically female child molesters and the interaction processes between victim and perpetrator), Sex Offender Treatment and Policy, Sexual Violence and Restorative Justice
Kim Schnurbush
Associate Professor
![Photo of Kim Schnurbush](_internal/photos/schnurbush-kim.jpeg)
- Location: Online Only
- Phone: (916) 278-5192
- kim.schnurbush@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Wrongful Convictions, Policing, Corrections, Administrative Failure
Danielle Slakoff
Assistant Professor
![Photo of Danielle Slakoff](_internal/photos/slakoff-danielle2.jpg)
- Location: Alpine Hall 103
- Phone: (916) 278-5187
- danielle.slakoff@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Media and Crime; Feminist Criminology & Women's Issues; Race/Ethnicity; Intimate Partner Violence
Ernest Uwazie
Professor, Director of Center for African Peace and Conflict Resolution
![Photo of Ernest Uwazie](_internal/photos/uwazie-ernest.jpg)
- Location: Alpine Hall 105
- Phone: (916) 278-5069
- uwazieee@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Law and Society, International Criminology, Minorities and Criminal Justice, Dispute Resolution
Mercedes Valadez
Associate Professor
![Photo of Mercedes Valadez](_internal/photos/valadez-mercedes.jpg)
- Location: Online Only
- Phone: (916) 278-6531
- mercedes.valadez@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Immigration Issues, Inequality: Race, Ethnicity, Crime, and Justice
Emeritus Faculty
Russell Loving
Assistant Professor
![Photo of Russell Loving](_internal/photos/loving-russell.jpg)
- Location: Online Only
- Phone: (916) 278-6437
- rloving@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Restorative Justice, Substantive and Procedural Criminal Law
Xin Ren
Professor
![Photo of Xin Ren](_internal/photos/ren-xin.jpg)
- Location: Online Only
- Phone: (916) 278-6381
- renx@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Comparative Criminology, Victimology, Human Trafficking and Research Methods
Part-Time Faculty
Paul Bianchi
Lecturer
![Photo of Paul Bianchi](_internal/photos/bianchi-paul-2023-12-06.jpg)
- Location: Solano Hall 5005
- pjb82@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Critical Criminology, Race & Ethnicity, Social Inequality
Jack Karver
Lecturer
![Photo of Jack Karver](_internal/photos/karver-jack-2023-12-01.png)
- Location: Solano Hall 5020
- karverj@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Juvenile and Adult Corrections and Rehabilitation, Management of Criminal Justice Agencies
Anna Zelenz
Lecturer
![Photo of Anna Zelenz](_internal/photos/zelenz-anna-2023-12-01.png)
- Location: Alpine Hall 149
- anna.zelenz@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Political Violence, Oppression/Resistance, Social Movements, Theories of Punishment/Corrections, State Institutions, Public Law, Research Methods