Current Doctoral Students
Meet the Ph.D. students within the Department of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies and explore their profiles for education, academic achievements, research, and experience.
Meet Our Ph.D. in Criminal Justice Policy Studies Students
| Name | Research Focus/Interest | CV/Google Scholar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ana Carolina Stoffel | Behavior genetics, psychological and cognitive science, machine learning, and computational social science | aastoffe@go.olemiss.edu | |
| Anika Proctor | Women's unique challenges in the criminal justice system and the relationship between gender and crime | akprocto@go.olemiss.edu | |
| Bassey Kooffreh | Transnational organized crimes, transitional justice, post-conflict reconciliation, and comparative policing | bebooffr@olemiss.edu | |
| Elizabeth Valenza | Evidence-based policing and the relationship between gender and crime | mevalenz@go.olemiss.edu | |
| Godwin Egbe | Terrorism, cybercrime, policing, victimology, social justice, and youth violence | gegbe@olemiss.edu | |
| Jane McGregor-Mahan | Interpersonal violence, policing, gender, and juveniles | pjmcgreg@olemiss.edu | |
| Joshua Rosenbaum | Juvenile delinquency, juvenile justice, and criminological theory. | jjrosenb@olemiss.edu | |
| Kenneth Lomenzo | Policing, police use of force, and community policing | kglomenz@olemiss.edu | |
| Mason Myers | Public policy and criminal justice policy | mkmyers1@olemiss.edu | |
| Peyton Stephenson | Criminological theory, procedural justice, juvenile delinquency, and juvenile justice | pcstephe@olemiss.edu | |
| Rachel Carver | mrcarger@olemiss.edu | ||
| Rebekah Reysen | Crime on the college campus, policing, stalking, anti-social personality disorder, violent offenders, and the effectiveness of counseling-based techniques in reducing and preventing criminal behavior | rhreysen@olemiss.edu | |
| Shelby Gilbreath | Gender issues in criminal justice, juvenile delinquency, and public policy focused on children and women | sgilbrea@go.olemiss.edu | |
| Vitoria De Francisco Lopes | Juvenile justice, judicial decision-making, and labeling theory | vdefran@olemiss.edu | |
| Yu Sen Cheng | ycheng5@olemiss.edu | ||
| Zach Buckner | Corrections, with an emphasis on behavior and organizational management, and developmental/life-course criminology | znbuckne@olemiss.edu |