Directory
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Department Chair
Department Chair, Professor
Office Hours by appointment only, please email Dr. Knepper directly.
Office: MH 524A
Phone: 408-924-1350
Email: paul.knepper@sjsu.edu
Faculty
Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: See syllabus for office hours.
Phone: 408-924-5337
Email: roni.abusaad@sjsu.edu
Associate Professor, Justice Studies Graduate Coordinator
Fall Office Hours: Tuesdays 2:30-3:30 in person MH527. Thursdays 1:00-4:00 on Zoom.
Fridays 10:00-12:00 by appointment. (Click on Dr. Adam's name for Zoom link.)
Office: MH 527
Phone: 408-476-7626
Email: ericka.adams@sjsu.edu
Assistant Professor
Fall Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:00-4:00 on Zoom. (See Department Academic Advising page for Zoom link.)
Office: HB123
Phone: 408-924-1162
Email: dallas.augustine@sjsu.edu
Professor Emerita, Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: Thursdays 3:00-4:00 via Zoom. See course syllabus for Zoom link.
Office: MH 528
Phone: 408-924-5334
Email: yoko.baba@sjsu.edu
Associate Professor, Forensic Science Coordinator
Fall Office Hours: Tuesdays 3:00-6:00, Thursdays 10:00-1:00. All advising by appointment.
(Click on Dr. Barash's name to get to appointment schedule link.)
Office: HB 216
Phone: 408-924-5513
Email: mark.barash@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: Tuesday 9:30-11:30 via Zoom. (Click on Professor Birthelmer's name
for Zoom link.) Mondays 10:45-11:45 in person by appointment.
Office: HB 125
Phone: 408-924-2753
Email: natalie.birthelmer@sjsu.edu
Assistant Professor, Forensic Science Coordinator
Fall Office Hours: Tuesdays & Wednesdays 9:00-11:00 via Zoom, in person or by appointment.
(Click Dr. Bolton's name for Zoom link.)
Office: HB 210A
Phone: 408-924-8974
Email: shawna.bolton@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: Thursdays 10:00-11:00 on Zoom. (Click on Professor Caligiuri's
name for Zoom link.)
Email: sarah.caligiuri@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: Professor Cardona will not be teaching for the Fall 2023 semester.
Email: gema.cardona@sjsu.edu
Professor, Undergraduate Coordinator
Fall Office Hours: Tuesdays 2:00-4:00 on Zoom. (Click on Dr. De Giorgi's name for
Zoom link.) Thursdays 2:0-4:00 in person Room MH508A.
Office: MH 508B
Phone: 408-924-2967
Email: alessandro.degiorgi@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: Mondays starting at 12:30 and Wednesdays starting at 3:00. All
advising in person in Room HB125.
Office: HB 125
Phone: 408-924-2745
Email: joseph.disalvo@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: JS114 students Thursdays 1:00-4:00 on Zoom. JS100W students Thursdays
2:00-3:00 on Zoom. (Click on Professor Estrada's name for Zoom link.)
Email: dennis.estrada@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: Thursdays 1:15-2:15 or by appointment.
Office: HB 207
Phone: 408-924-7285
Email: jeremiah.garrido@sjsu.edu
Assistant Professor
Fall Office Hours: Wednesdays 2:00-4:00 in person, MH525B.
Office: MH525B
Phone: 408-924-1739
Email: gabriela.gonzalez03@sjsu.edu
Associate Professor
Dr. Halushka will not be teaching or advising for the Fall 2023 Semester. Please see
the Academic Advising page of the Justice Studies website.
Office: MH 511
Phone: 408-924-1311
Email: john.halushka@sjsu.edu
Associate Professor, Human Rights Minor Coordinator
Fall Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 3:00-4:00 on Zoom. (Click on Dr. Howard's
name for Zoom link.)
Office: MH 513
Phone: 408-924-6820
Email: grace.howard@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: Professor Hwang will not be teaching for the Fall 2023 semester.
Email: samuel.hwang@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer, Forensic Studies Minor Coordinator
Tuesdays and Wednesdays 11:00-12:00 on Zoom. (Click on Professor Juno's name for Zoom
link.)
Office: HB 127
Phone: 408-924-2956
Email: mary.juno@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: Mondays 2:00-3:00 on Zoom, drop-in with virtual waiting room. (Click
on Professor Kameda's name for Zoom link.) Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:30-11:00 in person,
Room MH508.
Office: MH 508
Phone: 408-924-2750
Email: dina.kameda@sjsu.edu
Professor
Fall Office Hours: by appointment only. (Click on Dr. Kil's name for appointment link.)
Office: MH 512
Phone: 408-924-2943
Email: sang.kil@sjsu.edu
Associate Professor, Legal Studies Minor Coordinator
Fall Office Hours: Thursdays 1:00-3:00 on Zoom. (Click on Dr. Kinney's name for Zoom
link and Appointment link.)
Office: MH 525A
Phone: 408-924-946
Email: edith.kinney@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: See after class or by appointment.
Phone: 408-924-2947
Email: eric.kwong@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:15-2:15 on Zoom. (Click on Professor Lynch's
name for Zoom link.)
Office: MH 508
Phone: 408-924-3268
Email: kevin.lynch@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: Tuesdays 9:00-10:00 on Zoom. (Click on Dr. Martin's name for Zoom
link.)
Email: allison.martin@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: TBA
Office: HB 123
Phone: 408-924-8976
Email: sheree.martinek@sjsu.edu
Assistant Professor
Dr. Martinez will not be teaching or advising for the Fall 2023 semester.
Office: HB 211
Phone: 408-924-7045
Email: amy.martinez@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: Wednesdays 4:30-5:30. See course syllabus for Zoom link.
Email: brandon.m.miller@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: Mondays 9:00-10:00 on Zoom. (Click on Professor Montelongo's name
for Zoom link.)
Office: MH 508
Phone: 408-924-2194
Email: virginia.montelongo@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: Mondays 12:30-1:30 in person Room BT237A
Office: DMH 237A
Phone: 408-924-5365
Email: stephen.morewitz@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: Professor Pedroni will not be teaching for the Fall 2023 semester.
Email: laurence.pedroni@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: Tuesdays 11:00-1:00 by appointment on Zoom. (Click on Professor
Peek's name for Zoom link.)
Email: samantha.peek@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: Fridays 12:00-1:00 on Zoom. (Click on Professor Perera's name for
Zoom link.)
Email: andrew.perera@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:30-11:30 in person in HB508 or on Zoom.
(Click on Professor Peterson's name for Zoom link.)
Office: MH 508
Phone: 408-924-2754
Email: harold.peterson@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: Mondays 6:00pm-7:00pm. Wednesdays 1:30-2:30. Advising in person,
Room MH508.
Office: MH 508
Phone: 408-924-2755
Email: susie.rivera@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: Professor Sargent will not be teaching for the Fall 2023 semester.
Email: jackson.sargent@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: Fridays 12:00-2:00 or by appointment. Office hours will be conducted
via Google Hangouts using your sjsu.edu address.
Email: megan.schlegel@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: Professor Siaosi will not be teaching for the Fall 2023 semester.
Email: megan.siaosi@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:00-10:30 in person. See Professor Singh
for location.
Email: carlos.singh@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: Fridays 12:00-3:00 on Zoom. (Click on Professor So's name for Zoom
link.)
Email: heather.so@sjsu.edu
Lecturer, Record Clearance Project Director
Fall Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:30-11:30 in person at the Student Success
Center, Room 400-19.
Office: Student Services Center Building
Phone: 408-924-2758
Email: margaret.stevenson@sjsu.edu
Assistant Professor
Fall Office Hours: Wednesday's 2:00-4:00 on Zoom. (Click on Dr. Strong's name for
Zoom link.)
Office: MH 528
Phone: 408-924-2948
Email: justin.strong@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: TBA
Office: HB 125
Phone: 408-924-5409
Email: elizabeth.pacheco@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: Professor will not be teaching for the Fall 2023 semester.
Phone: 408-924-2328
Email: janella.tolbert@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: Thursdays 2:00-4:00 on Zoom. (Click on Professor Vallerga's name
for Zoom link.)
Office: MH 528
Email: michael.vallerga@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: Thursdays 5:00pm-6:00pm on Zoom. (Click on Professor Vega's name
for Zoom link.)
Email: rosa.vega@sjsu.edu
Professor, Programs Coordinator
Fall Office Hours: Mondays 1:30-3:30 in person or Zoom, Wednesday 9:30-11:30 in person
or Zoom (Click on Dr. Vera Sanchez's name for Zoom links.). Fridays 1:00-3:00 by appointment
only.
Office: MH 509
Phone: 408-924-2950
Email: claudio.verasanchez@sjsu.edu
Assistant Professor, Justice Studies Criminology Graduate Coordinator
Fall Office Hours: Mondays 2:00-3:00 in person room HB214. Tuesdays 6:00pm-8:00-pm
(Book through Spartan Connect) on Zoom . Thursdays 5:00pm-6:00pm on Zoom (drop in).
(Click on Dr. Warren's name for Zoom links.) All other days and times by appointment
only.
Office: HB 214
Phone: 408-924-8451
Email: jodie.warren@sjsu.edu
Associate Professor
Fall Office Hours: Wednesdays 2:00-4:00 on Zoom. (Click on Dr. Westlake's name for
Zoom link.)
Office: HB 210B
Phone: 408-924-2743
Email: bryce.westlake@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: Wednesdays 1:30-2:30 via Zoom. (Click on Professor Woods' name
for Zoom link.) Thursdays 10:30-12:30 in person (on campus) by email appointment.
Office: MH 508
Phone: 408-924-1840
Email: greg.woods@sjsu.edu
Associate Professor, Internship Coordinator
Fall Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 9:00-11:00 on Zoom. (Click on Dr. Yuan's name
for Zoom link.) Tuesday 10:00-12:00 in person Room MH529.
Office: MH 529
Phone: 408-924-2968
Email: wilson.yuan@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: Professor Zamora will not be teaching for the Fall 2023 semester.
Office: MH 508
Email: gil.zamora@sjsu.edu
Staff
Department Coordinator
Please contact via email
Office: MH 524
Phone: 408-924-2180
Email: carol.santos@sjsu.edu
