Department of Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice Faculty
Meet the faculty, academic leaders, program coordinators, and instructional professionals who support teaching, mentoring, research, community engagement, and student success across Tarleton State University’s Criminal Justice programs.
Leadership and Administration Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty Professional Track Faculty Program Coordinators Contact Us
Department Leadership
Leadership and Administration
Dr. Tara O’Connor Shelley
Associate Dean of Research and Faculty Excellence, Professor and Director
Institute: Institute on Violence against Women and Human Trafficking
Office: O.A. Grant Building, Office 227A, Stephenville
Phone: 254-968-1824
Email: shelley@tarleton.edu
Dr. Olga Semukhina
Department Head, Professor and Director
Institute: Institute for Predictive and Analytical Policing Science
Fort Worth: Building 1, Room 334
Stephenville: O.A. Grant Building, Room 354
Phone: 817-717-3686
Email: semukhina@tarleton.edu
Ms. Tamara Percivill
Administrative Coordinator II
Office: O.A. Grant Building, Room 355, Stephenville
Phone: 254-968-9106
Email: PERCIVILL@tarleton.edu
Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty
Dr. Junghwan Bae
Assistant Professor
Office: Building 1, Fort Worth, Room 332 A
Phone: 682-703-7111
Email: jbae@tarleton.edu
Dr. Rhonda Dobbs
Associate Professor and Ph.D. Coordinator
Office: Building 1, Fort Worth, Room 335
Phone: 817-717-3310
Email: dobbs@tarleton.edu
Dr. Leo J. Genco
Assistant Professor
Office: Building 1, Fort Worth, Room 332 B
Phone: 817-973-5915
Email: lgenco@tarleton.edu
Dr. Shannon Hankhouse
Associate Professor, Waco Outreach Initiatives
Office: Waco
Phone: 254-229-8316
Email: hankhouse@tarleton.edu
Dr. Ming-Li Hsieh
Associate Professor
Office: Building 1, Fort Worth, Room 330
Phone: 254-229-8316
Email: mhsieh@tarleton.edu
Dr. Tyler Keller
Assistant Professor
Office: O.A. Grant Building, Room 353, Stephenville
Phone: 254-968-9021
Email: tkeller@tarleton.edu
Dr. Stan Korotchenko
Assistant Professor and MCJ Coordinator
Office: O.A. Grant Building, Room 348
Phone: 254-968-9767
Email: skorotchenko@tarleton.edu
Dr. Shantol McIntosh
Assistant Professor
Office: RELLIS Academic Alliance, Academic Complex Building 1, Room 323
Phone: 979-317-3642
Email: smcintosh@tarleton.edu
Dr. Kelli Styron, J.D.
Professor
Office: O.A. Grant Building, Room 357, Stephenville
Phone: 817-484-9994
Email: styron@tarleton.edu
Dr. Emily Walker
Assistant Professor
Office: Building 1, Fort Worth, Room 331B
Phone: 254-968-9514
Email: ewalker1@tarleton.edu
Dr. Kevin Wang
Associate Professor
Office: Building 1, Fort Worth, Room 333
Phone: 817-484-4426
Email: kwang@tarleton.edu
Dr. Kate Wilds
Assistant Professor
Office: O.A. Grant Building, Room 349
Phone: 254-968-9514
Email: kwilds@tarleton.edu
Professional Track Faculty
Dr. Katherine Brown
Professional Full Professor
Office: RELLIS Academic Alliance, Academic Complex Building 1, Room 302
Phone: 979-317-3426
Email: kmbrown@tarleton.edu
Dr. William “Casey” Heath
Professional Assistant Professor, BAAS Coordinator and Internship Coordinator
Office: O.A. Grant Building, Room 358
Phone: 254-968-9279
Email: heath@tarleton.edu
Dr. Tiffany McLaurin
Professional Assistant Professor
Office: Building 1, Fort Worth, Room 331A
Phone: 817-484-4423
Email: tmclaurin@tarleton.edu
Dr. Brittany Rodriguez
Professional Associate Professor
Office: O.A. Grant Building, Room 352, Stephenville
Phone: 254-968-9825
Email: brodriguez@tarleton.edu
Ms. Brittany Sutton
Instructor
Office: O.A. Grant Building, Room 352, Stephenville
Phone: 254-968-1822
Email: bsutton@tarleton.edu
Program Coordinators
Ph.D. Program
Dr. Rhonda Dobbs
dobbs@tarleton.edu
817-717-3310
Master of Criminal Justice
Dr. Stan Korotchenko
skorotchenko@tarleton.edu
254-968-9767
BAAS and Internships
Dr. William “Casey” Heath
heath@tarleton.edu
254-968-9279
Connect with the Department
Contact the Department of Criminal Justice for questions about faculty expertise, academic programs, student advising, research collaboration, or departmental services.
Department of Criminal Justice
O.A. Grant Building, Office 354
Stephenville, Texas
Phone: 254-968-9106
Email: cjadmin@tarleton.edu
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