UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA - Key Persons
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- Associate Professor
- Advising and Undergraduate Program Director
- Undergraduate Director
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- Chairman
- Chairman, Professor
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- Assistant Department Chair
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- Associate Chair / Associate Professor
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- Assistant Professor
- Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal
Dr. Jihoon Kim is an assistant professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Alabama. He was awarded several national and regional awards, including the ASC Gene Carte paper award, the ACJS international section graduate student paper award, the Ronald L. Akers graduate student paper award, the SCJA outstanding student poster award, the most innovative dissertation award, and the most innovative data analysis award. His research interests lie in the area of life course/developmental theory, juvenile delinquency, cybercrime, victimization, and quantitative analysis. His recent publications appear in academic journals such as Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, Crime & Delinquency, Criminal Justice and Behavior.
Job Titles:
- Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs
- Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs, Professor
Dr. Matthew J. Dolliver is a criminologist, and currently serves as a member of both the College of Arts & Sciences Undergraduate Creativity & Research Academy (UCRA) Committee and the Dean's Advisory Committee. Additionally, Dr. Dolliver was recently elected to serve as an alternate on the University's faculty senate. Dr. Dolliver's research program includes a number of different experimental designs and focus on two overarching themes: Gendered Criminology and Perceptions of Crime and Justice. This program includes a nationally representative natural experiment centered around public perceptions and criminal justice policy. His program also includes what is believed to be one of the only true experimental examinations of actual jurors both prior to voir dire and again following deliberation. Additionally, Dr. Dolliver's research includes the impact of measuring gender identity on our interpretation of major criminological theories. Dr. Dolliver's research has been presented at national conferences including the American Society of Criminology, the Midwestern Political Sciences Association, the Society for Social Work and Research, the American Association of Geographers, and the Law and Society Annual Conference. His research has appeared in a variety of peer reviewed journals including Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, the Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, Women & Criminal Justice, and Deviant Behavior. Dr. Dolliver's synergistic courses center around scientific methodology, statistics, and forensic sciences.
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- Graduate Director
- Graduate Program Director
- Professor
- Professor, Graduate Director
Professor Dewey's research and teaching focus on the intersections between violence and poverty in women's criminal justice system involvement, an area in which she has an established record of academic, professional, and collaborative leadership at the community, state, federal, and international levels. Reaching beyond disciplinary confines, her research results have shaped policy and practice through twelve books and over one hundred papers, including substantive reports for UN Women, the US Census Bureau, Planned Parenthood, the Correctional Education Association, the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics, and the Wyoming Department of Corrections. Her work has also received funding from the National Science Foundation, the Wenner Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Microsoft Philanthropies, and numerous other entities. Results of these projects have featured in national media outlets such as The Chronicle of Higher Education, PBS, The Huffington Post, The Washington Post, and The Nation. In addition to her academic research and teaching responsibilities, Dr. Dewey has performed extensive pro bono work for a variety of criminal justice agencies, including the Wyoming Department of Corrections, where she held a Central Office staff badge and founded a free college-in-prison program.
Eric Lake has over 25 years of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) Defeat, Counterterrorism (CT), IED Network Targeting, Intelligence, and Foreign Military training. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama in the Criminology and Criminal Justice department. He teaches a broad array of courses within the fields of Intelligence Studies, Surveillance Studies, Terrorism Studies, and Methodology.
Job Titles:
- Instructor
- Instructor, Advising and Internship Director
- Internship Director