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Advising Contacts

Undergraduate Advising Coordinator
Susan Hodge, M.S.
Senior Lecturer, Advising Coordinator and Alpha Sigma Advisor
Colvard 5069
704-687-0749
sshodge@uncc.edu

*Full CJ majors/minors: To make an advising appointment, go to CONNECT to see available times. To email a Criminal Justice advisor, send to cjusadvisor@uncc.edu.

*Pre-CJ majors: set appointments with your listed advisor from the CLAS Advising Center.

Graduate Advising Coordinator
Shelley Listwan, Ph.D
Professor, Graduate Advising Coordinator
Colvard 5074
704-687-0751
slistwan@uncc.edu

2018 International Academy of Dispute Resolution Intercollegiate Mediation Tournament

Criminal Justice majors/minor with their coach/instructor, Dr. Vivian Lord, participated in the 2018 International Academy of Dispute Resolution Intercollegiate Mediation Tournament at Drake University Law School in Des Moines. Competing with private and public academic institutions from around the world, two of the students, Alejandra Rivera and Deepak Mirchandani won 3rd place in the Advocate/... 2018 International Academy of Dispute Resolution Intercollegiate Mediation Tournament Read more >>

Last Fall 2018 Internship Information Meeting

The last Criminal Justice & Criminology Internship Information Meeting for the Fall semester will be held on Thursday, November 15th at 1:30PM in Colvard 5100 (Criminal Justice conference room). Please arrive promptly. The doors will remain closed after 1:05PM. Attending one of these meetings is a required prerequisite to applying for any internship placement through... Last Fall 2018 Internship Information Meeting Read more >>

2018 Regional Intercollegiate Mediation Tournament

We are excited to inform you that our department has students who participated in the Regional Intercollegiate Mediation Tournament this past weekend. This year, the tournament had 22 teams from the University of Texas, Middle Georgia University, Kennesaw State University, Principia College, Lewis University, Clayton State University, Brenau University, and UNC Charlotte. Our students received... 2018 Regional Intercollegiate Mediation Tournament Read more >>

Congratulations to Shannon Reid Ph.D.

Shannon Reid Ph.D. is apart of a team that won a grant of $1,897,466.00 The grant begins October 1st, 2018 and will end on or around September 30, 2022. This a research-based grant that will build safe and secure communities through real-time edge video analytics. The proposed technology offers a network of smart cameras that do not require continuous monitoring but instead are... Congratulations to Shannon Reid Ph.D. Read more >>

Next Internship Informational Meeting Wednesday, October 10th

The next Criminal Justice & Criminology Internship Information Meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 10th 10:00AM in Colvard 5100 (Criminal Justice conference room). Please arrive promptly. The doors will remain closed after 10:05AM. As a reminder, attending one of these meetings is a required prerequisite to applying for any internship placement through... Next Internship Informational Meeting Wednesday, October 10th Read more >>

Contact Us

Criminal Justice Main Office
704-687-0739

Department Chair
Michael Turner, Ph.D.
Professor
Colvard 5059
704-687-0755
mgturner@uncc.edu

Associate Chair
M. Lyn Exum, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Colvard 5071
704-687-0746
lexum@uncc.edu

Graduate Coordinator
Shelley Listwan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Colvard 5074
704-687-0751
slistwan@uncc.edu

Internship Coordinator
Joseph Kuhns, Ph.D.
Professor
Colvard 5072
704-687-0750
jbkuhns@uncc.edu

Learning Community Coordinator
Jennifer Hartman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Colvard 5073
704-687-0748
jhartman@uncc.edu

CJ Honors Program Coordinator
Matthew Phillips, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Colvard 5083
704-769-5554
mdphill1@uncc.edu

Legal Studies Minor Director
Kathleen Nicolaides, J.D.
Teaching Professor
Colvard 5067
704-687-0754
knicolai@uncc.edu