Faculty & Staff
COJJ faculty members are actively engaged in several research endeavors aimed to advance knowledge and inform intervention programs related to at-risk youth in our communities. Specifically, many of these projects are associated with identifying psycho-social risk and protective factors related to juvenile delinquency. Faculty is also involved in conducting research that pertains to student retention within the college. Student involvement in faculty research is strongly encouraged at the undergraduate and graduate level. See the College’s Tenure and Promotion Manual.
Dr. Kareem Jordan
Professor and Dean
Email: kljordan@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5205
Office: Clark 146
Dr. Nabil Ouassini
Interim Associate Dean
Email: nmouassini@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5235
Office: Clark 151
Alfred Clark, MBA
Budget Specialist III
Email: alclark@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5207
Office: Clark 150
Isera Shogar
Administrative Associate III
Phone: (936) 261-5206
Office: Clark 149
Dr. Camille Gibson
Endowed Professor
Email: cbgibson@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5228
Office: Clark 358
Education
Ph.D., City University of New York, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Interests
Schools and delinquency, Jamaican organized crime, juvenile sex offending, child abuse, law enforcement and juvenile interactions, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence in deviance prediction.
Dr. Everette Penn
Associate Professor and Director, Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center
Email: ebpenn@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5209
Education
Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Myrna Cintrón
Professor and Department Head
Email: mycintron@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5261
Office: Clark 334
Education
Ph.D., Florida State University
Interests
Crime/delinquency theory, juvenile gangs, drug use and control, racial/ethnic issues in the criminal/juvenile justice systems, Latinos: multicultural/bilingual issues
Dr. David A. Rembert
Associate Professor
Email: darembert@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5259
Office: Clark 328
Education
Ph.D., Sam Houston State University
Interests
Juvenile justice, criminal Justice and social diversity, police violence, corrections, and family law
Dr. Robin D. Jackson
Associate Professor
Email: rdjackson@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5232
Office: Clark 327
Education
Ph.D., Sam Houston State University
Interests
Racial/Ethnic and gender issues in the criminal/juvenile justice system.
Dr. Nabil Ouassini
Associate Professor
Email: nmouassini@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5235
Education
Ph.D., Indiana University-Bloomington
Interests
Comparative criminal justice/criminology, criminal justice reform, legitimation and legitimacy, and international juvenile justice
Dr. Sarah Steele
Assistant Professor
Email: sasteele@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5227
Education
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Interests
Criminal and Juvenile Justice Policy; Community Responses to Crime; Corrections.
Dr. Serita Whiting
Assistant Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator
Email: srwhiting@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5230
Education
Ph.D., Prairie View A&M University
Interests
Her research interest includes the intersectionality of race and gender and how this impacts crime and delinquency. Her scholarly agenda seeks to bring socially just change to marginalized individuals through research, teaching, and social activism.
Dr. Mathai Mathew
Lecturer II
Email: mvmathew@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5234
Education
Ph.D., Texas Southern University
Interests
Criminal Law and Procedure, American Court System, Homeland Security, Transnational Crimes, Constitutional Law, Juvenile Crimes and Evidence Law
Dr. Sherill Morris-Francis
Assistant Professor and Graduate Coordinator
Email: svmorrisfrancis@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5245
Office: Don Clark: 314
Education
Ph.D. Prairie View A&M University
Interests
Minorities and the Juvenile Justice System, Juvenile Mental Health Issues, Female Juveniles, Domestic/Intimate Partner Violence, Restorative and Community Justice, and Caribbean Crime and Violence
Sandra Siegmund
Administrative Associate III
Email: slsiegmund@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5234
Dr. Wa’ed Alshoubaki
Associate Professor of Public Policy
Email: walshoubaki@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5234
Education
Ph.D., Tennessee State University
Interests
Public policy and governance, with a particular emphasis on immigration, refugee studies, and environmental displacement of populations
Dr. Kareem Jordan
Executive Director
Email: kljordan@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5205
Office: Clark 146
Dr. Everette Penn
Director
Email: ebpenn@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5209
Education
Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Rebecca Ramirez-Barnes
Training Specialist
Email: reramirezbarnes@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5202
Dr. Sally-Ann Ashton
Senior Research Scientist
Email: saashton@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5258
Office: Clark 140
Education
Ph.D. Investigative/Forensic Psychology, University of Huddersfield, Ph.D. Archaeology/ Egyptology, King’s College London, MSc. Investigative Psychology, University of Huddersfield, MPhil, Criminological Research, University of Cambridge, MA Classics, King’s College London, BA Classical Archaeology, King’s College London, BA Ancient Greek, University of Manchester
Erinette Watson
Administrative Associate III
Email: erwatson@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5212
Yolanda Prince
Program Manager,
Tyler, TX
Email: yrprince@pvamu.edu
Natasha Bayaro
Program Manager, Dallas, TX
Email: ntbayaro@pvamu.edu
Chelsea L. Mandes, Ph.D., MSW
Research Scientist
Email: clmandes@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936-261-5210)
Education
Ph.D., University of Central Florida
Shannon Bloodsaw
Program Coordinator II,
Harris County
Wellness in Houston
Email: ssbloodsaw@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5209
Cheikh Jackson
Extension Associate, Harris County
Wellness in Houston
Email: cajackson@pvamu.edu
Phone: (281) 974-0221
Jocelyn T. Smith
Extension Agent – Wellness in Houston
Email: jtsmith@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5209
Jada Washington
Extension Agent – Wellness in Houston
Email: jbwashington@pvamu.edu