{"id":822,"date":"2023-10-23T15:22:50","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T15:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/criminaljustice\/?page_id=822"},"modified":"2026-04-22T01:45:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T01:45:58","slug":"faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/criminal-justice\/faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Criminal Justice Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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department of Criminal Justice<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Criminal Justice Faculty<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Meet the faculty, leadership, and instructional team who support teaching, mentoring, research, and student success across Tarleton\u2019s Criminal Justice programs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Leadership and Administration<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Tenured & Tenure-Track Faculty<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Professional Track Faculty<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Leadership and Administration<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Tara O’Connor Shelley<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Associate Dean of Research and Faculty Excellence, Professor and Director
Institute on Violence against Women and Human Trafficking<\/a>
Office: O.A. Grant Building, Office 227A, Stephenville
254-968-1824<\/a>
shelley@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Olga Semukhina<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Department Head, Professor and Director
Institute for Predictive and Analytical Policing Science<\/a>
Office: Building 1, Fort Worth, Room 334 and O.A. Grant Building, Room 354, Stephenville
817-717-3686<\/a>
semukhina@tarleton.edu<\/a>
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Ms. Tamara Percivill<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Administrative Coordinator II
Office: O.A. Grant Building, Room 355, Stephenville,
254-968-9106<\/a>
PERCIVILL@tarleton.edu<\/a>
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Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Junghwan Bae<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Professor
Office: Building 1, Fort Worth, Room 332 A
682-703-7111<\/a>
jbae@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Dr. Rhonda Dobbs<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Associate Professor and PhD Coordinator
Office: Building 1, Fort Worth, Room 333
817-717-3310<\/a>
dobbs@tarleton.edu<\/a>
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Dr. Leo J. Genco<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Professor
Office: Building 1, Fort Worth, Room 332 B
817-973-5915<\/a>
lgenco@tarleton.edu<\/a>
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Dr. Shannon Hankhouse<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Associate Professor
Waco Outreach Initiatives
Office: Waco
254-229-8316<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

hankhouse@tarleton.edu<\/a>
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Dr. Tyler Keller<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Professor
Office: O.A. Grant Building, Room 353, Stephenville
254-968-9021<\/a>
tkeller@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Dr. Stan <\/a>Korotchenko<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Professor and MCJ Coordinator
Office: O.A. Grant building, Room 348
254-968-9767<\/a>
skorotchenko@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Shantol <\/a>McIntosh<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Professor
RELLIS Academic Alliance: Academic Complex Building 1, Room 323
979-317-3642<\/a>
smcintosh@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Dr. Kelli Styron, JD<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Professor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Office: O.A. Grant Building, Room 357, Stephenville
817-484-9994<\/a>
styron@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Kevin Wang<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Associate Professor
Office: Building 1, Fort Worth, Room 335
817-484-4426<\/a>
kwang@tarleton.edu<\/a>
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Dr. Kate Wilds<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Professor
Office: O.A. Grant Building, Room 349
254-968-9514<\/a>
kwilds@tarleton.edu<\/a>
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Professional Track Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Katherine Brown<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Professional Full Professor
RELLIS Academic Alliance:\u00a0Academic Complex Building 1, Room 302
979-317-3426<\/a>
kmbrown@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Dr. William ‘Casey’ Heath<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Professional Assistant Professor, BAAS Coordinator and Internship Coordinator
Office: O.A. Grant Building, Room 358
254-968-9279<\/a>
heath@tarleton.edu<\/a>
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Dr. Tiffany <\/a>McLaurin<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Professional Assistant Professor
Office: Building 1, Fort Worth, Room 345 B2
817-484-4423<\/a>
tmclaurin@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Dr. Brittany Rodriguez<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Professional Associate Professor
Office: O.A. Grant Building, Room 352, Stephenville,
254-968-9825<\/a>
brodriguez@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ms. Brittany Sutton, MCJ<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Instructor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Office: O.A. Grant Building, Room 352, Stephenville,
254-968-1822<\/a>
bsutton@tarleton.edu<\/a>
\"ACUE<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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