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


Associate Professor, Justice Studies Graduate Coordinator
Fall Office Hours: TBA
Office: MH 527
Phone: 408-476-7626
Email: ericka.adams@sjsu.edu


Professor Emerita, Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: TBA
Office: MH 528
Phone: 408-924-5334
Email: yoko.baba@sjsu.edu

Associate Professor, Forensic Science Coordinator
Fall Office Hours: TBA
Office: HB 216
Phone: 408-924-5513
Email: mark.barash@sjsu.edu

Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: TBA
Office: HB 125
Phone: 408-924-2753
Email: natalie.birthelmer@sjsu.edu

Assistant Professor, Forensic Science Coordinator
Summer Session Office Hours: TBA
Office: HB 210A
Phone: 408-924-8974
Email: shawna.bolton@sjsu.edu



Professor, Undergraduate Coordinator
Fall Office Hours: TBA
Office: MH 508B
Phone: 408-924-2967
Email: alessandro.degiorgi@sjsu.edu




Assistant Professor
Fall Office Hours: TBA
Office: MH 525B
Phone: 408-924-1836
Email: sambuddha.ghatak@sjsu.edu

Associate Professor
Dr. Halushka will not be teaching or advising for the Summer 2023 Session or the Fall
2023 Semester. Please see Academic Advising listing.
Office: MH 511
Phone: 408-924-1311
Email: john.halushka@sjsu.edu

Associate Professor, Human Rights Minor Coordinator
Fall Office Hours: TBA
Office: MH 513
Phone: 408-924-6820
Email: grace.howard@sjsu.edu



Senior Lecturer, Forensic Studies Minor Coordinator
Fall Office Hours: TBA
Office: HB 127
Phone: 408-924-2956
Email: mary.juno@sjsu.edu

Senior Lecturer
Summer Session Office Hours: Students with last name AA-LO only. Week of 6/5-6/9 Wednesday
6/7 3:00-4:00, Friday 6/9 3:00-4:00. Remainder of Summer Session Tuesday/Thursday
3:00-4:00. All office hours via Zoom.
Office: MH 508
Phone: 408-924-2750
Email: dina.kameda@sjsu.edu


Associate Professor, Legal Studies Minor Coordinator
Fall Office Hours: TBA
Office: MH 525A
Phone: 408-924-946
Email: edith.kinney@sjsu.edu



Lecturer
Summer Session Office Hours: Graduate Students only. Tuesdays 9:00-10:00 or by appointment.
All office hours via Zoom.
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
Fall Office Hours: TBA
Office: HB 211
Phone: 408-924-7045
Email: amy.martinez@sjsu.edu


Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: TBA
Office: MH 508
Phone: 408-924-2194
Email: virginia.montelongo@sjsu.edu

Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: TBA
Office: DMH 237A
Phone: 408-924-5365
Email: stephen.morewitz@sjsu.edu




Senior Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: TBA
Office: MH 508
Phone: 408-924-2754
Email: harold.peterson@sjsu.edu

Senior Lecturer
Fall Office Hours: TBA
Office: MH 508
Phone: 408-924-2755
Email: susie.rivera@sjsu.edu






Lecturer, Record Clearance Project Director
Fall Office Hours: TBA
Office: Student Services Center Building
Phone: 408-924-2758
Email: margaret.stevenson@sjsu.edu

Assistant Professor
Summer Session Office Hours: Students with last name LP-ZZ only. Mondays 10:00-12:00
via Zoom.
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




Professor, Programs Coordinator
Fall Office Hours: TBA
Office: MH 509
Phone: 408-924-1350
Email: claudio.verasanchez@sjsu.edu

Assistant Professor, Justice Studies Criminology Graduate Coordinator
Fall Office Hours: TBA
Office: HB 214
Phone: 408-924-8451
Email: jodie.warren@sjsu.edu

Associate Professor
Fall Office Hours: TBA
Office: HB 210B
Phone: 408-924-2743
Email: bryce.westlake@sjsu.edu

Senior Lecturer
Summer Session Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday 12:00-1:00 drop-in or by email appointment
via Zoom.
Office: MH 508
Phone: 408-924-1840
Email: greg.woods@sjsu.edu

Associate Professor
Fall Office Hours: TBA
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


