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 2026 Office Hours: Refer to syllabi for student office hours.
Phone: 408-924-5337
Email: roni.abusaad@sjsu.edu
Associate Professor, Justice Studies Graduate Coordinator
Fall 2026 Office Hours: Tuesdays 10:30am-11:30am in person room MH527 and 11:30am-12pm
on Zoom via appointment. Thursdays 12:30pm-3:00pm on Zoom via appointment.
Office: MH 527
Phone: 408-476-7626
Email: ericka.adams@sjsu.edu
Assistant Professor, Justice Studies Criminology Graduate Coordinator
Fall 2026 Office Hours: Tuesdays 6pm-8pm on Zoom. Wednesdays 2pm-4pm in person in
room HB123 or on Zoom.
Office: HB 123
Phone: 408-924-1162
Email: dallas.augustine@sjsu.edu
Associate Professor
Currently on sabbatical, returning January 25, 2027.
Office: HB 216
Phone: 408-924-5513
Email: mark.barash@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer, JS & FS Advisor
Fall 2026 Office Hours: Mondays 12pm-2pm in person in room HB125. Wednesdays 1pm-3pm
on Zoom or in person.
Office: HB 125
Phone: 408-924-2753
Email: natalie.birthelmer@sjsu.edu
Assistant Professor
Dr. Bolton will not be teaching for the Fall 2026 semester.
Office: HB 210A
Phone: 408-924-8974
Email: shawna.bolton@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall 2026 office hours: Thursdays 11am-12pm via Zoom. See syllabus for Zoom link.
Email: sarah.caligiuri@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall 2026 Office Hours: See syllabus for student office hours.
Email: isaac.camarillo@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall 2026 Office Hours: See syllabus for student office hours.
Email: jonathan.charron@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Professor Contreras will not be teaching for the Fall 2026 semester.
Email: olivia.contreras@sjsu.edu
Professor
Dr. De Giorgi is on leave for the Fall 2026 semester.
Office: MH 508A
Phone: 408-924-2967
Email: alessandro.degiorgi@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall 2026 Office Hours: See before or after class on campus.
Email: anthony.delmonico@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall 2026 Office Hours: See syllabus for student office hours.
Office: HB 125
Phone: 408-924-2745
Email: joseph.disalvo@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall 2026 Office Hours: Mondays/Tuesdays 5pm-6pm in person, via Zoom or by appointment.
Office: HB 207
Phone: 408-924-7285
Email: jeremiah.garrido@sjsu.edu
Assistant Professor, Legal Studies Coordinator
Fall 2026 Office Hours: Mondays 12pm-1pm in person in room MH252B or on Zoom by appointment.
Office: MH525B
Phone: 408-924-1739
Email: gabriela.gonzalez03@sjsu.edu
Associate Professor, Undergraduate Coordinator, Justice Studies Minor Coordinator
Fall 2026 Office Hours: Tuesdays/Thursdays 1:30pm-3:30pm in person in room MH511 or
on Zoom. Wednesdays 1:30pm-3:30pm Zoom only.
Office: MH 511
Phone: 408-924-1311
Email: john.halushka@sjsu.edu
Associate Professor
Fall 2026 Office Hours: TBA
Office: MH 513
Phone: 408-924-6820
Email: grace.howard@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer, Forensic Studies Minor Coordinator, JS & FS Advisor
Fall 2026 Office Hours: Mondays & Tuesdays 11am-1pm on Zoom. Fridays 8:30am-10am
on Zoom.
Office: HB 127
Phone: 408-924-2956
Email: mary.juno@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer, JS & FS Advisor
Fall 2026 Office Hours: Mondays 1pm-2pm on Zoom (drop in). Tuesdays 1pm-2pm & 3pm-5pm
in person in room MH508 (drop in). Thursdays 1pm-2pm on Zoom (drop in).
Office: MH 508
Phone: 408-924-2750
Email: dina.kameda@sjsu.edu
Professor
Fall 2026 Office Hours: see syllabus for student office hours.
Office: MH 512
Phone: 408-924-2943
Email: sang.kil@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall 2026 Office Hours: By appointment in person or on Zoom.
Office: WSQ 113
Email: ryan.kim01@sjsu.edu
Associate Professor
Fall 2026 Office Hours: TBA
Office: MH 525A
Phone: 408-924-946
Email: edith.kinney@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall 2026 Office Hours: See before or after class on campus.
Email: katie.lassiter@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall 2026 Office Hours: Tuesdays/Thursdays 1:30pm-2:30pm in person room MH508.
Office: MH 508
Phone: 408-924-3268
Email: kevin.lynch@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall 2026 Office Hours: Tuesdays 9am-10am on Zoom
Office Hours (virtual): Zoom link
Email: allison.martin@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Fall 2026 Office Hours: Thursdays 4pm-6pm on Zoom or in person by appointment.
Office: HB 123
Phone: 408-924-8976
Email: sheree.martinek@sjsu.edu
Assistant Professor
Fall 2026 Office Hours: TBA
Office: HB 211
Phone: 408-924-7045
Email: amy.martinez@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall 2026 Office Hours: TBA
Office: DMH 237A
Phone: 408-924-5365
Email: stephen.morewitz@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Fall 2026 Office Hours: Tuesdays/Thursdays 10:30am-11:45am in person room MH508. Online
by appointment only.
Office: MH 508
Phone: 408-924-2754
Email: harold.peterson@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Fall 2026 Office Hours: Mondays/Wednesdays 4:30pm-6pm or by appointment.
Office: MH 508
Phone: 408-924-2755
Email: susie.rivera@sjsu.edu
Assistant Professor
Fall 2026 Office Hours: Mondays/Wednesdays 12pm-1pm in person, room MH528.
Email: nurettin.senol@sjsu.edu
Lecturer, Record Clearance Project Director
Fall 2026 Office Hours: TBA
Office: Student Services Center Building
Phone: 408-924-2758
Email: margaret.stevenson@sjsu.edu
Professor, Programs Coordinator
Fall 2026 Office Hours: Mondays 1:30pm-3:00pm and Wednesdays 9:30am-11am in person
in room MH509. If you wish to meet via Zoom please contact by email 48 business hours
ahead of time to receive the Zoom information.
Office: MH 509
Phone: 408-924-2950
Email: claudio.verasanchez@sjsu.edu
Associate Professor, Forensic Science Coordinator
Fall 2026 Office Hours: TBA
Office: HB 214
Phone: 408-924-8451
Email: jodie.warren@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Fall 2026 Office Hours: TBA
Office: MH 508
Phone: 408-924-1840
Email: greg.woods@sjsu.edu
Professor, Internship Coordinator
Fall 2026 Office Hours: Mondays 8:30am-10:30am on Zoom. Tuesdays/Thursdays 7:45am-8:45am
on Zoom and in person in room MH529.
Office: MH 529
Phone: 408-924-2968
Email: wilson.yuan@sjsu.edu
Staff
Department Coordinator
Please contact via email
Office: MH 524
Phone: 408-924-2180
Email: carol.santos@sjsu.edu
