Associate Professor

Professor Addington’s research interests include the nature of violent crime and its impact on victims, measurement of crime, and utilization of U.S. crime statistics. In addition to her work at AU, she continues to serve as a Visiting Fellow at the ... [More]

Professor

Professor Bennett's research interests include comparative criminology, comparative criminal justice, and police organization and procedures. He has published extensively in the area of cross-national crime, policing and comparative police systems. H... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Bill Davies is a historian of the transnational aspect of legal ideas and systems. His particular field of expertise lies in the evolution of a constitutional practice of law in the European Union. His work examines the consolidation of the Europ... [More]

Professor

Professor Dreisbach's principal research interests include American constitutional law and history, First Amendment law, church-state relations, and criminal procedure. He has written extensively on these topics. He has authored or edited five books ... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor Fagelson's research interests include global ethics, constitutional rights, law and development, political theory and human rights. He has published a book and numerous articles in journals of law and politics concerning the meaning and mor... [More]

Professor

Brian Forst joined the American University faculty in 1992, following three years on the George Washington University faculty. Before that, he was director of research at the Institute for Law and Social Research (1977-85) and the Police Foundation (... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor Golash's research interests center on the philosophy of law, particularly the moral justification of criminal punishment. She is the author of The Case Against Punishment (NYU Press 2005) and editor of Freedom of Expression in a Diverse Wo... [More]

Professor

A lawyer and social scientist, Professor Gould combines empirical research with policy advocacy to advance government reform and administration. His work focuses on civil rights and liberties, justice policy, and legal change, helping to make academi... [More]

Professor

Professor Johnson's areas of expertise include the prison and other institutions of punishment and confinement, the death penalty, institutional violence, and race and justice in America. He has published extensively in these areas. He has testified ... [More]

Associate Professor

Currently, I am Assistant Professor of Justice, Law and Society at American University. I have both a PhD in modern European history and a JD in law from Stanford University. My approach to issues of law and policy reflects this inter-disciplinary ba... [More]

Professor

Ed Maguire is a Professor in the Department of Justice, Law & Society at American University. He has held previous positions at George Mason University, the University of Nebraska, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the United Nations. Professor Mag... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor Savage is interested in a variety of topics related to the causes of violent crime, including developmental issues such as parental attachment and warmth, academic achievement, and abuse, and “ecological” factors such as poverty, inequality... [More]

University Professor Emerita

Professor Simon's research interests and primary areas of concentration in academic work are law and society; the jury system; immigration policies and public opinion; trans-racial adoption; women and the criminal justice system; women's issues; and ... [More]

Assistant Professor

Stephen Tankel is an Assistant Professor at American University and a non-resident scholar in the South Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. His research focuses on terrorism, insurgency, the evolution of violent non-state ... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor Young's interests relate to the cross-national causes and consequences of terrorism. He has published numerous peer-reviewed articles across academic disciplines, including political science, economics, criminology, and international studie... [More]

Professorial Lecturer

Assistant Professor

A lawyer and social scientist, Prof. Barron received her Master’s degree from the Department Of Justice, Law and Society at American University.  She practiced criminal law as both defense counsel and prosecutor. Her Ph. D. studies focused on Crimino... [More]

Professorial Lecturer

Dr. Bartholomew received his doctoral degree from the University of Maryland in 2012. His research focuses on issues related to the causes and consequences of terrorism and the impacts of state and local counterterrorism policy. In particular, his r... [More]

Professorial Lecturer

Jennifer Gumbrewicz is a successful attorney, experienced professor, and proven leader with a long career in legal practice, research and communications. A graduate of AU’s School of Public Affairs and Washington College of Law, she also received her... [More]

Professorial Lecturer

Susan Longfield Karr received her Ph.D. in Early Modern European History from the University of Chicago (2008). In addition to serving as the Mellon Fellow in Law and Humanities within the Law and Public Affairs Program at Princeton University (2010-... [More]

Instructor

Kathryn (Katie) received her MA and is completing her PhD in Criminology & Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland. She received her BA in Psychology from Brown University in 2005. Her doctoral dissertation examines the effects of gentrifica... [More]

Assistant Professor

Professor Marr, an Assistant Professor of Justice, Law and Society, was named Director of the SPA Leadership Program in April 2008. The Leadership Program is a four-year certificate Program established in 1990 to give students the knowledge, skills a... [More]

Assistant Professor

Professor Schaler’s work is focused on the “therapeutic state”—the union of medicine and state. He completed his doctoral and master’s degrees in human development at the University of Maryland College Park, where the major emphasis of his research w... [More]

Assistant Professor

Jessica Waters is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Justice, Law and Society teaching Introduction to Law, Justice, Law and the Constitution, and Reproduction and the Law. Her research focuses on reproductive rights law, exploring questions... [More]

Research Scholar in Residence

Julia Carrano is the supervisor for the Preventing Wrongful Convictions Project, a federally funded, multi-year research study. The project employs a distinctive social science research methodology, matched case comparison, that will allow the resear... [More]

Director, Justice Programs Office

Caroline Cooper has been involved with the provision of technical assistance, evaluation, and training services to courts and other adjudication system agencies engaged in judicial improvement efforts. She has also been a practicing attorney, an assi... [More]

Associate Director, Justice Programs Office

Joseph Trotter, an attorney, is a Research Professor on the faculty of American University's School of Public Affairs, and is the founder, in 1989, and associate director of SPA's Justice Programs Office. He received a BS in International Relations f... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Mike Bouchard is the President of Security Dynamics Group LLC. Under contract, he also serves as the Chief Security Officer of Sterling Global Operations, with oversight over their domestic and international security programs. Additionally, he serve... [More]

Adjunct Associate Professor

Professor Dennis is presently the Senior Policy Advisor for Corrections in the Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance in Washington, D.C. Prior to assuming this position, Dr. Dennis was a Senior Associate with... [More]

Adjunct Instructor

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

John R. Firman is the Director of the Research Division of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) in Alexandria, Virginia (1994-present). IACP is the world’s oldest and largest police leadership organization. Founded in 1893, IACP c... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Gregory A. Hunt, a member of the adjunct faculty of the Department of Justice, Law and Society, works in the conduct and development of research and training programs in the field of community corrections. During his 20 year tenure as a US Probation ... [More]

Adjunct Professor

Les Kaplan is a clinical supervisor and consultant in the treatment of trauma and post traumatic stress disorder. He currently maintains a practice in psychotherapy concentrating on anxiety and mood disorders. He has extensive experience in the adm... [More]

Adjunct Associate Professor

Professor Kimble’s interests include comparative legal practice, judicial decision making, and principles of local government law. He has been a practicing lawyer for 34 years with private law firms and local governments. He is a member of the Suprem... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Aaron J. Lucas, III started his criminal justice career in the federal probation system at the Washington, D.C., United States District Court probation office in 1973. During the first 17 years in the criminal justice system, he worked in federal pro... [More]

Adjunct Instructor

Adjunct Professor

Charles Midkiff is a forensic chemist who joined AU as an adjunct in 1977 and has taught forensic science courses at the graduate and undergraduate level. Prior to his retirement from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, his specialty areas i... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Judge Patti Mitchell is a member of the Montgomery County, Maryland bench. She is an AU alumna (SPA ’76) and has been an adjunct JLS professor for over ten years. In her more than thirteen years as a sitting judge, Judge Mitchell has heard criminal, ... [More]

Adjunct Associate Professor

Matthew Pascocello is an Adjunct Professor at both American University’s School of Public Affairs and at the Washington College of Law, where he serves as the Director of Career Development & Alumni Counseling in the Office of Career & Professional D... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Frank Rangoussis has been an adjunct professor with Justice, Law, and Society since 1998. Mr. Rangoussis is currently an attorney with the Office of Intelligence, within the Justice Department’s National Security Division, where seeks electronic sur... [More]

Adjunct Associate Professor

Rainey Ransom has been an Adjunct Professor at American University within the Department of Justice, Law and Society since 1991. Dr. Ransom was a full-time professor in the Department of Justice, Law and Society at American University for one year, b... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Professor Telis, an Adjunct Professorial Lecturer, has taught law related courses in JLS since 2008, including Introduction to Law, Western Legal Traditions (a course she helped found and develop) and Rule of Law and Due Process, at both the graduate... [More]

Professor Emeritus

Professor Ronald Weiner has taught at AU since 1972. He is an expert on violent sex offenders and is regularly called as an expert witness by both prosecutors and defense attorneys across the country. He is currently the executive director of Clinica... [More]

Adjunct Instructor

Keith L. Williams has over 20 years of experience in private security and municipal law enforcement. His policing career has included stints in patrol operations, recruiting, homicide investigations, and at the executive level focusing on risk manage... [More]