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Ryan Bagwell

Ryan Bagwell

Assistant Professor

Areas of Expertise

Crime Mapping, Sociology of Sports, Urban Criminology

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security
Discipline: Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security

Arthell Kelley Hall (AKH)

Email
Ryan.Bagwell@usm.edu

Kuppareddi Balamurugan

Dr. Kuppareddi Balamurugan

Professor

Areas of Expertise

Forensic Science, Molecular Biology

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security
Discipline: Forensic Science

Arthell Kelley Hall (AKH) 102

Email
Kuppareddi.Balamurugan@usm.edu

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Dr. Philip Carlan

Professor

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security
Discipline: Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security

Arthell Kelley Hall (AKH) 115

Email
Philip.Carlan@usm.edu

Ragan Downey

Dr. Ragan Downey

Assistant Teaching Professor

Areas of Expertise

Justice policy planning, implementation, and evaluation; curriculum development and delivery; data management and analysis

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security
Discipline: Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security

Arthell Kelley Hall (AKH) 101

Email
Ragan.Downey@usm.edu

Annabelle Frazier

Annabelle Frazier

Assistant Teaching Professor

Areas of Expertise

Experimental Criminology, Defendant Decision-Making, Sexual Offenses

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security
Discipline: Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security

Email
Annabelle.Frazier@usm.edu

Laura Gulledge

Dr. Laura Gulledge

Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise

Juvenile Justice & Delinquency, Juvenile Corrections, Juvenile Law, Family Violence, Gender and Crime, Criminological Theory, Corrections

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security
Discipline: Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security

Arthell Kelley Hall (AKH) 122

Email
Laura.Gulledge@usm.edu

Xuyang He

Dr. Xuyang He

Assistant Professor

Areas of Expertise

Forensic Chemistry

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security
Discipline: Forensic Science

Arthell Kelley Hall (AKH) 104

Email
Xuyang.He@usm.edu

Josh Hill

Dr. Josh Hill

Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise

Machine learning, Terrorism/Homeland Security, Research Design/Methods

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security
Discipline: Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security

Arthell Kelley Hall (AKH) 120

Email
Joshua.B.Hill@usm.edu

Matthew Hoggatt

Mr. Matthew Hoggatt

Instructor

Areas of Expertise

Community Policing, Criminal Investigations, Missing Persons, Unidentified Human Remains

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security
Discipline: Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security

Elizabeth Hall (EH) 305 map

Email
Matthew.Hoggatt@usm.edu

Kristi Johnson

Kristi Johnson

Instructor

Areas of Expertise

Crime Scene Investigation, Crime Scene Photography, Evidence Management, Fingerprint Processing, Fingerprint Comparison, Cold Case Investigation, Unidentified and Missing Person Investigation

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security
Discipline: Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security

Arthell Kelley Hall (AKH) 103

Email
Kristi.Johnson@usm.edu

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Dr. Thomas Panko

Emeritus

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security
Discipline: Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security

Arthell Kelley Hall (AKH) 116

Email
Thomas.Panko@usm.edu

Brenda Rowe

Dr. Brenda Rowe

Professor

Areas of Expertise

cybersecurity law, legal issues in criminal justice, death penalty jurisprudence, and criminal procedure

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security
Discipline: Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security

Email
Brenda.Rowe@usm.edu

Charlie Scheer

Dr. Charlie Scheer

Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise

Policing, workforce management, police legitimacy, recruitment & retention, training

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security
Discipline: Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security

Arthell Kelley Hall (AKH) 117

Email
Charles.Scheer@usm.edu

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Michael Smith

Emeritus

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security
Discipline: Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security

Email
w302879@usm.edu

Richard Swearengin

Richard Swearengin

Instructor

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security
Discipline: Forensic Science

Arthell Kelley Hall (AKH) 115

Email
Richard.Swearengin@usm.edu

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William Taylor

Emeritus

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security
Discipline: Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security

Email
william.taylor@usm.edu

Alan Thompson

Dr. Alan Thompson

Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise

Law Enforcement Operations, Policy and Practice

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security
Discipline: Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security

Email
Alan.Thompson@usm.edu