Justice Center Faculty and Staff

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Faculty Areas of expertise Contact information
Allan Barnes

Allan Barnes, Ph.D.
Acting Director, Professor

Ph.D. (Criminology), Florida State University, 1983

  • Criminology
  • Crime prevention
  • Program evaluation
  • Statistical analysis
(907) 786-1819
arbarnes@uaa.alaska.edu
Jason Brandeis

Jason Brandeis, J.D.
Assistant Professor

J.D., Vermont School of Law, 2001

  • Constitutional law
  • Civil liberties
  • Civil procedure
  • Legal research & writing
(907) 786-1812
jbrandeis@uaa.alaska.edu
Sharon Chamard

Sharon Chamard, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Ph.D. (Criminal Justice), Rutgers-Newark, 2003

  • Situational crime prevention
  • Problem-oriented policing
  • Survey research methods
(907) 786-1813
sechamard@uaa.alaska.edu
Ronald Everett

Ronald S. Everett, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Ph.D. (Sociology), University of Pennsylvania, 1988

  • Sentencing
  • Corrections
  • Specialized courts
  • Criminal justice policy
(907) 786-1820
rseverett@uaa.alaska.edu
Ryan Forston

Ryan Fortson, J.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

J.D., Stanford Law School, 2001
Ph.D. (Political Science), University of Minnesota — Twin Cities, 2000

  • Litigation and trial practice
  • Family law
  • Legal theory
(907) 786-4886
hrfortson@uaa.alaska.edu
Kristin Knudsen

Kristin Knudsen, J.D.
Assistant Professor

J.D., Santa Clara University, 1978

  • Legal research and writing
  • Torts and workers' compensation
  • Judicial studies
(907) 786-4885
kknudsen@uaa.alaska.edu
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Cory R. Lepage, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Ph.D. (Sociology), University of California, Riverside, 2011

  • Courts
  • Sociology of law
  • Criminological theory
  • Research methods & analysis
(907) 786-4302
crlepage@uaa.alaska.edu
Brad Myrstol

Brad A. Myrstol, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Director, Alaska Justice
Statistical Analysis Center

Publications

Ph.D. (Criminal Justice), Indiana University, 2006

  • Policing
  • Homelessness
  • Illicit drug use & crime
(907) 786-1837
bamyrstol@uaa.alaska.edu
Troy Payne

Troy Payne, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Ph.D. (Criminal Justice), University of Cincinnati School of Criminal Justice, 2010

  • Problem-oriented policing
  • Community problem-solving
  • Data analysis
(907) 786-1816
tpayne9@uaa.alaska.edu
Deb Periman

Deborah Periman, J.D.
Associate Professor

J.D., Willamette University College of Law, 1985

  • Paralegal practice
  • Professional ethics
  • Legal research
  • Legal writing
(907) 786-1125
dkperiman@uaa.alaska.edu
Marny Rivera

Marny Rivera, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Ph.D. (Criminology), Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2002

  • Criminology
  • Biobehavioral theory & research
  • Research methods
  • Substance use & crime
(907) 786-1126
mrivera11@uaa.alaska.edu
André Rosay

André Rosay, Ph.D.
Director of Research, Professor

Ph.D. (Criminology and Criminal Justice), University of Maryland College Park, 1999

2012-2014 Visiting Executive Research Fellow
National Institute of Justice, Washington, D.C.

 

  • Violence against women
  • Juvenile justice
  • Statistics
  • American Indian & Alaska Native research
(907) 786-1821
abrosay@uaa.alaska.edu
Affiliate faculty Affiliation Contact information
Lu De-ping

Lu De-ping, Ph.D.
Professor
Deputy Director for Academy of Youth Development

Ph.D (Semiotics), Rissho University, Tokyo, Japan, 1997

China Youth University for Political Science 86-10-88567185
chinesepresident@163.com
Angela Gover

Angela Gover, Ph.D.
Professor and Director

Ph.D. (Criminology & Criminal Justice), University of Maryland

University of Colorado Denver
School of Public Affairs —
Undergraduate Program in Criminal Justice

  • Family violence
  • Violence against women
  • Gender and crime

(303) 315-2474
Angela.Gover@ucdenver.edu

Darryl S. Wood

Darryl S. Wood, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Ph.D. (Criminology), Simon Fraser University, 1997

Washington State University Vancouver, Criminal Justice

(360) 546-9255
darrylwood@vancouver. wsu.edu

Emeritus faculty Areas of expertise Contact information
John Angell

John E. Angell, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus

Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1975

  • Police administration
  • Community policing
  • Rural justice
ahjea@uaa.alaska.edu
Robert Congdon

Robert Congdon, J.D.
Professor Emeritus

(photo by Erik Hill)

J.D., Willamette University College of Law, 1982

  • Administrative law
  • Business law
  • Paralegal
afrec@uaa.alaska.edu
Nancy Schafer

Nancy E. Schafer, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus

Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1977

  • Corrections
  • Criminology
  • Juvenile justice
ahnes@uaa.alaska.edu
Professional & research staff Areas of expertise Contact information
Barbara Armstrong

Barbara Armstrong, M.A.
Research Associate

Editor, Alaska Justice Forum

M.A (English), University of Alaska Anchorage, 1983

  • Research/editing
  • Information dissemination / blog
  • Special projects
(907) 786-1815
editor@uaa.alaska.edu
Khristy Parker

Khristy Parker, M.P.A.
Research Assistant

M.P.A. (Public Administration with Criminal Justice Emphasis), University of Alaska Anchorage, 2013

(907) 786-1810
klparker@uaa.alaska.edu
Support staff Areas of expertise Contact information
Charlotte Titus Charlotte Titus
Office Manager
  • Office management
  • Budgeting
  • Grants & contracts
  • IT issues
(907) 786-1504
cb@uaa.alaska.edu
Melissa Green Melissa S. Green
Publication Specialist
(907) 786-1833
msgreen@uaa.alaska.edu
Tuyet Tran Tuyet Tran
Administrative Secretary
  • Scheduling
  • Curriculum
  • Faculty/student support
  • Website design (For Students)
(907) 786-1810
tttran4@uaa.alaska.edu
Amy Perkins Amy Perkins
Fiscal Technician
  • Travel
  • Payroll
  • Accounting support
  • Student lab maintenance
(907) 786-1814
asperkins@uaa.alaska.edu