Justice Center Faculty and Staff

Full-time faculty|Affiliate faculty| Emeritus faculty
Professional & research staff| Support staff

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Faculty		Areas of expertise	Contact information

	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, 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, 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 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 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, 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
	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 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, 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
	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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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 E. Angell, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1975	Police administration Community policing Rural justice	ahjea@uaa.alaska.edu
	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 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, 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, 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 Office Manager	Office management Budgeting Grants & contracts IT issues	(907) 786-1504 cb@uaa.alaska.edu
	Melissa S. Green Publication Specialist	Publication design Website design (Research & Publications)	(907) 786-1833 msgreen@uaa.alaska.edu
	Tuyet Tran Administrative Secretary	Scheduling Curriculum Faculty/student support Website design (For Students)	(907) 786-1810 tttran4@uaa.alaska.edu
	Amy Perkins Fiscal Technician	Travel Payroll Accounting support Student lab maintenance	(907) 786-1814 asperkins@uaa.alaska.edu