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
Kennedy P. Johnson
Administrative Associate III
Phone: (936) 261-5206
Office: Clark 149
Dr. Jospeter Mbuba
Associate Professor and Department Head
Email: jmmbuba@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5226
Office: Clark 344
Education
Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Interests
Juvenile justice and delinquency, Policing and law enforcement, Comparative and international criminal justice, Race, gender, and criminal justice, Correction, incarceration, and reentry, Crime prevention and public safety, Criminal justice policy and program evaluation
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
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. Apu Deb
Assistant Professor of Public Policy
Email: apdeb@pvamu.edu
Education
Ph.D., Florida International University
Interests
Public Budgeting & Finance, Disaster Management, Sustainability
Dr. Tiffaney A. Tomlinson
Assistant Professor
Email: tatomlinson@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5227
Office: Clark 333
Education
Ph.D., Florida State University
Interests
Offending, victimization, and corrections
Michael J. Nojeim, Ph.D.
Professor and Interim Department Head
Email: mjnojeim@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-3213
Office: 303 G.R. Woolfolk Social & Political Science Building
Gargi Aleaz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Email: gaaleaz@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-3777
Office: 204 G.R. Woolfolk Social & Political Science Building
Jeremy Berkowitz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Email: jeberkowitz@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-3775
Office: 204 G.R. Woolfolk Social & Political Science Building
Walle Engedayehu, Ph.D.
Professor and Interim Dean of Arts and Sciences
Email: waengedayehu@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-3201
Office: 102 G.R. Woolfolk Social & Political Science Building
William T. Hoston, Ph.D.
Professor, Political Science
Email: wihoston@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-2557
Office: 321 G.R. Woolfolk Social & Political Science Building
Stephen A. Huss, MA
Lecturer III
Email: sahuss@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-2559
Office: 204 G.R. Woolfolk Social & Political Science Building
Angelia Y. Jones, Ph.D.
Lecturer I
Email: ayjones@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-3205
Office: 313 G.R. Woolfolk Social & Political Science Building
Roman Krastev, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Email: rokrastev@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-2561
Office: 204 G.R. Woolfolk Social & Political Science Building
Kyu Young Lee, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
Email: kylee@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-2566
Office: 204 G.R. Woolfolk Social & Political Science Building
Lee A. McGriggs, Ph.D.
Lecturer II
Email: lamcgriggs@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-3211
Office: 203 D G.R. Woolfolk Social & Political Science Building
Nathan K. Mitchell, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice Provost, Institutional Research
Professor, Political Science
Email: nkmitchell@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-3209
Office: 319 G.R. Woolfolk Social & Political Science Building
Billy W. Monroe, Ph.D.
Professor
Email: bwmonroe@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-3206
Office: 307 G.R. Woolfolk Social & Political Science Building
Tabitha S. Morton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Email: tsmorton@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-3205
Office: 313 G.R. Woolfolk Social & Political Science Building
Melanye Price, Ph.D.
Endowed Professor and Director of Ruth J. Simmons Center for Race and Justice
Email: mtprice@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-3222
Office: 234 W.R. Banks Building
Felix O. Chima, Ph.D.
Department Head, Professor & BSW Director
Office: 230 W.R. Banks Building
Phone: (936) 261-1672
Email: fochima@pvamu.edu
Audreanna McGraw-Cole
Administrative Associate III
Office: 231 W.R. Banks Building
Phone: (936) 261-1673/1670
Email: ammcgrawcole@pvamu.edu
Tamika Baldwin-Clark, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office: 222 W.R. Banks Building
Phone: (936) 261-3223
Email: tcbaldwin-clark@pvamu.edu
Marcus D. Benoit, PhD
Interim BSW Field Director/Assistant Professor of Practice
Office: 234 W.R. Banks Building
Phone: 936-261-1670
Email: mdbenoit@pvamu.edu
Krysten Blackshear
Assistant Professor of the Practice
Phone: (936) 261-1670
Email: kpblackshear@pvamu.edu
Sonya Carson, Ed.D, LCSW-S
Assistant Professor of Practice
Office: 242 W.R. Banks Building
Phone: (936) 261-1670
Email: sncarson@pvamu.edu
Kenshara Cravens-Knoxson, Ph.D., LMSW, CCM, LCDC
Assistant Professor of Practice and MSW Field Supervisor
Office: 234 W.R. Banks Building
Phone: (936) 261-2096
Email: kmcravens@pvamu.edu
Jackson De Carvalho, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of MSW Program
Office: 218 W.R. Banks Building
Phone: (936) 261-1676
Email: jndecarvalho@pvamu.edu
Ariana Gamarra
Adjunct Instructor
Phone: (936) 261-1672
Email: atgamarra@pvamu.edu
Darron Garner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office: 230 W.R. Banks Building
Phone: (936) 261-1670
Email: ddgarner@pvamu.edu
Dorie J. Gilbert
Professor
Phone: (936) 261-3503
Email: djgilbert@pvamu.edu
Alicia Hicks
Adjunct Instructor
Phone: (936) 261-1670
Email: abhicks@pvamu.edu
Cedrina M Ruffin, PhD, LCSW-S
Assistant Professor of Practice
Office: G.R. Woolfolk 104
Phone: (936) 261-1670
Email: cmruffin@pvamu.edu
Paisley Small,MSW
Assistant Professor of Practice
Office: 242 W.R. Banks Building
Phone: (936) 261-1674
Email: ppsmall@pvamu.edu
Beverly Spears, Ph.D.
Interim MSW Field Director/Assistant Professor
Office: 217 W.R. Banks Building
Phone: (936) 261-1674
Email: baspears@pvamu.edu
Trevor Stephen DSW, MSW, LCDC
Adjunct Instructor
Office: W.R. Banks Building
Phone: 936-261-1676
Email: tdstephen@pvamu.edu
Sarah Williams
Adjunct Instructor
Phone: (936) 261-1670
Email: sbwilliams@pvamu.edu
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
Erinette Watson
Administrative Associate III
Email: erwatson@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5212
Yolanda Prince
Program Manager,
Tyler, TX
Email: yrprince@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
Joclyn 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