department of Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice Faculty
Meet the faculty, leadership, and instructional team who support teaching, mentoring, research, and student success across Tarleton’s Criminal Justice programs.
Leadership and Administration
Dr. Tara O’Connor Shelley
Associate Dean of Research and Faculty Excellence, Professor and Director
Institute on Violence against Women and Human Trafficking
Office: O.A. Grant Building, Office 227A, Stephenville
254-968-1824
shelley@tarleton.edu
Dr. Olga Semukhina
Department Head, Professor and Director
Institute for Predictive and Analytical Policing Science
Office: Building 1, Fort Worth, Room 334 and O.A. Grant Building, Room 354, Stephenville
817-717-3686
semukhina@tarleton.edu
Ms. Tamara Percivill
Administrative Coordinator II
Office: O.A. Grant Building, Room 355, Stephenville,
254-968-9106
PERCIVILL@tarleton.edu
Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty
Dr. Junghwan Bae
Assistant Professor
Office: Building 1, Fort Worth, Room 332 A
682-703-7111
jbae@tarleton.edu
Dr. Rhonda Dobbs
Associate Professor and PhD Coordinator
Office: Building 1, Fort Worth, Room 333
817-717-3310
dobbs@tarleton.edu
Dr. Leo J. Genco
Assistant Professor
Office: Building 1, Fort Worth, Room 332 B
817-973-5915
lgenco@tarleton.edu
Dr. Shannon Hankhouse
Associate Professor
Waco Outreach Initiatives
Office: Waco
254-229-8316
Dr. Tyler Keller
Assistant Professor
Office: O.A. Grant Building, Room 353, Stephenville
254-968-9021
tkeller@tarleton.edu
Dr. Stan Korotchenko
Assistant Professor and MCJ Coordinator
Office: O.A. Grant building, Room 348
254-968-9767
skorotchenko@tarleton.edu
Dr. Shantol McIntosh
Assistant Professor
RELLIS Academic Alliance: Academic Complex Building 1, Room 323
979-317-3642
smcintosh@tarleton.edu
Dr. Kelli Styron, JD
Professor
Office: O.A. Grant Building, Room 357, Stephenville
817-484-9994
styron@tarleton.edu
Dr. Kevin Wang
Associate Professor
Office: Building 1, Fort Worth, Room 335
817-484-4426
kwang@tarleton.edu
Dr. Kate Wilds
Assistant Professor
Office: O.A. Grant Building, Room 349
254-968-9514
kwilds@tarleton.edu
Professional Track Faculty
Dr. Katherine Brown
Professional Full Professor
RELLIS Academic Alliance: Academic Complex Building 1, Room 302
979-317-3426
kmbrown@tarleton.edu
Dr. William ‘Casey’ Heath
Professional Assistant Professor, BAAS Coordinator and Internship Coordinator
Office: O.A. Grant Building, Room 358
254-968-9279
heath@tarleton.edu
Dr. Tiffany McLaurin
Professional Assistant Professor
Office: Building 1, Fort Worth, Room 345 B2
817-484-4423
tmclaurin@tarleton.edu
Dr. Brittany Rodriguez
Professional Associate Professor
Office: O.A. Grant Building, Room 352, Stephenville,
254-968-9825
brodriguez@tarleton.edu
Ms. Brittany Sutton, MCJ
Instructor
Office: O.A. Grant Building, Room 352, Stephenville,
254-968-1822
bsutton@tarleton.edu
