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Faculty
Meet the BGSU Criminal Justice Faculty
BGSU places great value on the research contributions of our faculty. Our criminal justice faculty members are nationally and internationally respected for their work. They are regularly called upon to consult with local, state and federal agencies, and to work with them in a leadership capacity.
Experienced teachers
Our faculty members are also experienced instructors who are known for their ability to integrate knowledge and performance. Not only are they experts at helping students master a body of knowledge, they also help students transfer that knowledge into practical applications and research in today's society. As an online student, you will enjoy a level of interaction with your instructors rivaling that experienced by your in-class counterparts, and will find our faculty to be a source of scholarly guidance, academic inspiration and career insight.
Learn from the best
The BGSU Criminal Justice faculty are passionate, inspiring professionals with many exciting areas of specialization, including victimology, police organizations, corrections, juvenile justice, criminal law, crime prevention and more. Read their bio excerpts to learn more about their particular areas of expertise.
Michael E. Buerger, PhD
Dr. Buerger came to Bowling Green in 2001. Previously he was an associate professor at Northeastern University's College of Criminal Justice in Boston. After nine years as a police officer in New Hampshire, he became been a police researcher in a variety of settings, most recently serving as research director for the Jersey City Police Department.
Research interests: problem-oriented and community-oriented policing initiatives, their impact on police management and structures and the resistance of police culture to reform.
Melissa Burek, PhD
Dr. Burek came to Bowling Green in 2003. She was previously the chair and graduate coordinator of the criminal justice department at Saint Ambrose University in Iowa. She teaches Research Methods (DHS 300) and Drugs, Crime and Criminal Justice (CRJU 340), Seminar in Contemporary Juvenile Justice (CRJU 610) and Criminal Justice Policy Analysis (CRJU 640).
Research interests: structural influences on crime (in particular welfare and crime), rehabilitation of offenders, alcohol use on college campuses and the impact of race and class on crime and the criminal justice system.
Christopher Dunn, PhD
Dr. Dunn came to Bowling Green in 2003. He was previously the director of the criminal justice data archive at the Inter-University Consortium for Social and Political Science (ICPSR) in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Research interests: criminal justice information systems, risk assessment and screening and the spatial analysis of crime and computerized crime mapping, trends in crime and punishment, the desistance from crime, minority over-representation in the system and public health approaches to violence prevention.
Jefferson Holcomb, PhD
Dr. Holcomb received his BS in Criminology from Auburn University and his MS in Criminology from Florida State University. He received his PhD in Criminology from Florida State University in 2000. He has previously taught courses on deviance, probation and parole and other criminal justice courses. He has taught at Bowling Green since 1998 and currently teaches Research Methods (CRJU 310), Senior Seminar (CRJU 480), Community Supervision and Intermediate Sanctions (CRJU 395) and Crime Prevention (CRJU 320).
Research interests: community supervision and intermediate sanctions and issues related to punishment and social control.
William R. King, PhD
Dr. King received his PhD in Criminal Justice from the University of Cincinnati in 1998. He has been a faculty member at Bowling Green since 1997. He teaches Seminar in Contemporary Policing (CRJU 610), Introduction to Law Enforcement (CRJU 220), Criminal Investigations (CRJU 230), Police Organizations and Management (CRJU 395) and Senior Seminar (CRJU 480).
Research interests: police organizations and police innovation. Dr. King is currently a consultant for the Justice Department-funded National Study of Police Innovation, conducted by the University of Nebraska at Omaha and George Mason University.
Steven P. Lab, PhD
Dr. Lab received his PhD in Criminology from Florida State University in 1982. He has been a faculty member at Bowling Green since 1987 and teaches courses in Juvenile Justice (CRJU 330), Crime Prevention (CRJU 320) and Victimology (CRJU 410), among others.
Research interests: crime prevention and juvenile justice. Publications include three text books, two edited works and more than 30 articles on various topics.
Marian R. Williams, PhD
Dr. Williams graduated in 1993 from the University of Georgia with a B.A. in Journalism. She received a Master of Science in Criminology from Florida State University in 1995 and completed her PhD in Criminology from Florida State University in 1998. Her dissertation researched the effectiveness of the public defender system in Florida. She has been at BGSU since August 1998 and has taught a variety of courses, including The Criminal Courts (CRJU 420), Criminal Justice Research Methods (CRJU 310), Procedural Rights (CRJU 430), Drugs, Crime and Criminal Justice (CRJU 340) and Special Topics-Crime News (CRJU 395).
Research interests: the court system, procedural rights, criminal and constitutional law, civil liberties and social justice. In particular, the use of the death penalty in America, race/class issues within the criminal justice process and the use of the media to shape public understanding of the criminal justice system. |
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