College of Liberal Arts

Criminal Justice Program

Criminal Justice Faculty

Photo: David BrodyDavid Brody

Associate Professor
brody@wsu.edu
509-358-7952
WSUS Phase 1, WSU Spokane

Curriculum vitae

Dr. Brody's interests include criminal law, criminal procedure, administration of justice, judicial evaluation, judicial selection systems, prosecution and adjudication, law and social control, and the jury system.

Laurie Drapela

Associate Professor
ldrapela@vancouver.wsu.edu
360-546-9485
MMC 102F, WSU Vancouver

Curriculum vitae

Dr. Drapela's research interests include probation officer discretion, the sociological impacts of prison siting, the implementation and operation of therapeutic courts, and offending desistance trajectories among youth. Her work has appeared in Crime & Delinquency, the Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Deviant Behavior, and Youth & Society.

Zachary Hays

Assistant Professor
zhays@wsu.edu
509-335-4031
Johnson Tower 817, WSU Pullman

Curriculum vitae

Charles Johnson

Adjunct
cj@mail.wsu.edu
Johnson Tower 623, WSU Pullman

Photo: Faith LutzeFaith Lutze

Associate Professor
lutze@wsu.edu
509-335-2272
Johnson Tower 812, WSU Pullman

Curriculum vitae

Dr. Lutze's current research interests include the rehabilitative nature of prison environments, the impact of ultra-masculine environments on inmate adjustment, offender adjustment to community corrections supervision, and violence toward women. She teaches criminal justice courses related to corrections and to gender and justice.

Photo: Otwin MareninOtwin Marenin

Professor & Interim Director
otwin@wsu.edu
509-335-8428
Johnson Tower 718, WSU Pullman

Curriculum vitae

Dr. Marenin's research and publications have focused on comparative politics and criminal justice issues and, more recently, on issues in international and comparative policing, international police assistance and training efforts, criminal justice in Third World countries, and policing in Native American communities.

Denise Mowder

Adjunct
dmowder@wsu.edu
Johnson Tower 726, WSU Pullman

Matthew Nobles

Assistant Professor
mnobles@wsu.edu
509-335-4075
Johnson Tower 814, WSU Pullman

Curriculum vitae

Photo: Bryan VilaBryan Vila

Professor
vila@wsu.edu
509-358-7711
WSUS Phase 1, WSU Spokane

Curriculum vitae

Dr. Vila's research areas include criminology theory development; the impact of bio-physical, social, and behavioral factors on police performance and discretionay behavior; interdisciplinary research techniques (esp. geographic information systems, mathematical modeling, historical analysis, and evaluation); the evolution of culture in human societies; and street gangs.

Darryl Wood

Assistant Professor
darrylwood@vancouver.wsu.edu
WSU Vancouver

Curriculum vitae

Kevin Wright

Adjunct
kevin_wright@wsu.edu
Johnson Tower 721, WSU Pullman

Curriculum vitae

 

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