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, Dean, Executive Director, Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center
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. Myrna Cintrón
Associate 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. Ling Wu
Associate Professor
Email: liwu@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5257
Office: Don Clark 325
Education
Ph.D., Sam Houston State University
Interests
Crime mapping and analysis, cybercrime and security, policing, quantitative methods.
Dr. Serita Whiting
Research Assistant Professor
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. L. Sergio Garduno
Assistant Professor
Email: lsgarduno@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5260
Office: Clark 333
Education
Ph.D. University of Louisville
Interests
Juvenile delinquency, gangs, Adverse Childhood Experiences, police corruption, and perceptions of the police
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. Kareem Jordan
Executive Director
Email: kljordan@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5205
Office: Clark 146
Dr. Susan Frazier-Kouassi
Director
Email: sfkouassi@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5209
Office: Clark 134
Education
PhD, Social Psychology, Boston University; BA, Psychology, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Grady Paris
Associate Director
Email: gmparis@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5211
Office: Clark 128
Education
Doctor of Jurisprudence, Bates College of Law; University of Houston
Rebecca Ramirez-Barnes
Training Specialist
Email: reramirezbarnes@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5202
Dr. Terrence T. Allen
Research Scientist
Email: ttallen@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5210
Education
PhD in Social Work and Criminal Justice from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa
Master’s Degree in Social Science Administration (MSSA) from Case Western Reserve University, Mandel School of Applied Social Science
Bachelor’s Degree in History from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)
Dr. Sally-Ann Ashton
Senior Research Associate
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
Cheikh Jackson
Extension Associate, Harris County
Wellness in Houston
Email: cajackson@pvamu.edu
Phone: (281) 974-0221
Shannon Bloodsaw
Program Coordinator II,
Harris County
Wellness in Houston
Email: ssbloodsaw@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5209
Yolanda Prince
Program Manager,
Tyler, TX
Email: yrprince@pvamu.edu
Jocelyn T. Smith
Extension Agent – Wellness in Houston
Email: jtsmith@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5209
Natasha Bayaro
Program Manager, Dallas, TX
Email: ntbayaro@pvamu.edu
Isera Shogar
Administrative Associate III
Phone: (936-261-5206)
Office: 149