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Makayla Burden
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Posted: 5/29/25 – 8/29/25
Position Sought: Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track
Areas of Specialization: Victimization, Victim-Offender Overlap, Sexual Violence, Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence, Image-Based Sexual Abuse
Education:
- Ph.D. in Criminal Justice and Certificate in College Teaching from Michigan State University (Expected Spring 2026)
- B.S. in Criminal Justice from Sam Houston State University (2020)
Other Qualifications: NIJ Graduate Research Fellow
Andrew Burns
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Posted: 3/27/25 – 6/27/25
Position Sought: Assistant Professor
Areas of Specialization: Deviance, Drug Use, Norms, Risk, Social Harm
Education:
- PhD, Louisiana State University (2022)
- MA, University of New Orleans (2015
Other Qualifications:
James Crawford
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Posted: 6/16/25 – 9/16/25
Position Sought: Professor
Areas of Specialization: Queer Criminology, Carceral Penology Studies, Qualitative Methods, Transgender Studies, Behavioral Science, Critical Criminology, Social Justice
Education:
- Ph.D. 2025. Nova Southeastern University
- M.A. 2012. American Public University
- B.S. 1995. Bluefield College
- A.A.S. 1994. Southwest Virginia Community College
Other Qualifications: 10+ years in criminal justice as instructor, current role as department chair and instructor, and former detention sergeant. Experienced in qualitative research and public speaking. Advocate for LGBTQIA+ rights in corrections.
Hilda Usokwe
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Posted: 3/18/25 – 6/18/25
Position Sought: Assistant Professor
Areas of Specialization: Criminal Justice and Human Rights, Constitutional Law, Free speech
Education:
- BA & MA (Philosophy)
- LLM (Human Rights and Criminal Justice)
- PhD (Free Speech)
Other Qualifications:
Dominic Zicari
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Posted: 3/18/24 – 6/18/25
Position Sought: Assistant Professor, Postdoc, Researcher
Areas of Specialization: Corporate crime, media coverage of crime, critical criminology, qualitative methods, criminal justice policy
Education:
- Virginia Commonwealth University, Ph.D. Public Policy and Administration (Criminal Justice Concentration) Expected Spring 2025
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