Faculty & Staff | Criminal Justice | College of Liberal Arts
Criminal Justice Faculty & Staff
A highly respected and socially diverse Criminal Justice faculty with terminal degrees in their field of expertise and substantial professional experience (honed on the front lines of the street, courtrooms, and prisons) combines theory and practice in the classroom to foster students’ growth and challenge them to achieve academic excellence. The superior preparation of the Criminal Justice Faculty ensures that its graduates will continue to be in great demand in the workforce and also prepares them to continue their education in graduate school.
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Dr. Lynette Barnes (Ph.D., Rutgers University) Professor 310 B Crouch Hall (615) 963-5589 lbarnes@tnstate.edu |
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Dr. Deborah Burris-Kitchen (Ph.D., Western Michigan University) Professor 305 Crouch Hall (615) 963-7648 dburriskitchen@tnstate.edu |
| Ronald Craig (Ph.D., Michigan State University) Associate Professor Crouch Hall (615) 963-5571 rcraig@tnstate.edu |
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Dr. Mark Chaires |
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Dr. George Kakoti (Ph.D., Indiana University) (LL.M ., Indiana University Maurer School of Law) Associate Professor 316 Crouch Hall (615) 963-5590 gkakoti@tnstate.edu |
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Dr. Michael Montgomery (Ph.D., Tennessee State University) Professor 309 Crouch Hall (615) 963-5588 mmontgomery@tnstate.edu |
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Mr. Robert Smith, J.D. (J.D., Howard University School of Law) Assistant Professor 313 Crouch Hall (615) 963-5032 rsmith@tnstate.edu |
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Mr. Larry Woods, J.D. (J.D., Northwestern University School of Law) Professor 311 Crouch Hall (615) 963-5592 lwoods@tnstate.edu |
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Officer Richard Jackson (ABD Walden University) Temporary Assistant Professor 316 Crouch Hall (615) 963-5571 rjacks12@tnstate.edu |
| Jerrard L. Jones Administrative Assistant 308 Crouch Hall (615) 963-5571 |
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| Adjunct Faculty & Staff | |
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Harold Wells, Ph.D. Adjunct Instructor 313 Crouch Hall (615) 963-5571 hwells01@tnstate.edu |
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Ms. Shirley Marks, MCJ. Adjunct Instructor 308 Crouch Hall (615) 963-5571 smarks@tnstate.edu |
| Ms. Heather Holland, MCJ. Adjunct Instructor 308 Crouch Hall (615) 963-5571 hholland1@tnstate.edu |
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Dr. Lolita Johnson (Ed.D., Trevecca Nazarene University) Adjunct Instructor 308 Crouch Hall (615) 963-5571 ljohns21@tnstate.edu |
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Ivan Escobar Graduate Assistant 308 Crouch Hall (615) 963-5571 iescobar@my.tnstate.edu |