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Criminology and Criminal Justice Faculty

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Brittnie Aiello
Associate Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice
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Nicole Frisch-Scott
Assistant Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice
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Alicia A. Girgenti-Malone
Associate Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice
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Karen Hayden
Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice
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Raymond Mooney
Professor of Practice, Criminology and Criminal Justice
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Alyssa Yetter
Assistant Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice

Criminology and Criminal Justice Staff

Jacqueline Gillette, MS’17
Academic Program Manager, Criminology and Criminal Justice

Education and Community Studies Faculty

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Shannon Butler-Mokoro
Special Assistant to the Dean
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Isabelle D. Cherney
Dean, School of Education & Social Policy
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Fr. Stephen Curry, O.S.A.
Special Assistant to the Dean of the School of Education and Social Policy
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Jaleh Dashti-Gibson
Assistant Professor of Practice, Higher Education
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Audrey Falk
Associate Professor, Community Engagement
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Marie E. Galinski ’70
Associate Professor of Practice, Education
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Stephanie Garrone-Shufran
Assistant Professor, Education
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Anne Pfitzner Gatling
Associate Professor, Education
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James Howland
Assistant Professor of Practice, School Counseling
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Patricia H. Howson
Associate Professor of Practice, Education
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Laura M. Hsu
Associate Professor, Human Development and Human Services
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Katelyn Kurkul
Assistant Professor, Human Development and Human Services
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Deborah Margolis
Associate Dean, Graduate Programs
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Susan B. Marine
Associate Professor, Higher Education
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Ruth McKenzie
Assistant Professor, Human Development and Human Services
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Russell B. Olwell
Associate Dean, School of Education and Social Policy
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Lisa M. O’Brien
Assistant Professor, Education
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Dan Sarofian-Butin
Professor, Education
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Christine Shaw
Associate Professor of Practice, Education & Community Studies
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Rena Stroud
Assistant Professor, Education and Community Studies
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Sharon Taitelbaum
Assistant Professor of Practice, Education & Community Studies
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Rory P. Tannebaum
Assistant Professor, Education
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Elaine Ward
Assistant Professor, Higher Education
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Kathryn A. Welby ’01
Assistant Professor of Practice, Education & Community Studies

Education and Community Studies Staff

Amanda Alcox
New Teacher Support Specialist
Daruenie “D” Andujar
Academic Advisor, Teacher Education
Meredith Fitzsimmons
Senior Administrator
Brenda Giunta
Graduate Program Specialist
Laura Hillier
Director, Community Partnerships, Education and Community Studies
Matthew Hitchcock
Director of Student Support
Barry Hopping
Teacher Education Program Specialist, CBE Graduate Program
Stacey Klasnick
Director, CBE Graduate Program
Sharon Labao
Director of Field Placement
Maureen Lee-Locke
Teacher Education Specialist, CBE Graduate Program
Peter Lucia
Teacher Education Program Specialist, CBE Graduate Program
Jessica McCarthy
Assistant Dean of Graduate Programs
Tina Nicolaisen
Administrative Assistant
Sarah Sawyer
Teacher Education Program Specialist, CBE Graduate Program

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