CRIMINAL JUSTICE FACULTY AND STAFF

 ACADEMIC YEAR 2013-2014

Melissa L. Ricketts, Ph.D.  
Chair, Criminal Justice Department
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice  

Office: Shippen Hall 319
Phone: (717) 477-1550
Email: mlricketts@ship.edu 

Education:
PhD: Indiana University of Pennsylvania 
MS: Indiana University of Pennsylvania  

Teaching Interests: Survey of Corrections; Domestic Violence 

Research Interests: Fear of Crime; School Violence; Cybercrime; Prescription Drug Abuse  
 
Why Did You Become a Criminal Justice Professor: 
I wrote and managed grants to enhance law enforcement technology and to provide coordinated responses for persons with substance abuse and mental illness within the criminal justice system. I wanted to bring practical experience to the classroom. I appreciated faculty that could integrate applied and academic approaches to this field of study.  

Michele P. Bratina, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice  

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Education:
PhD: Indiana University of Pennsylvania
MA: University of Arkansas, Little Rock

Teaching Interests: Race, Ethnicity, & Crime; Criminology Theory; Organized Crime; Victimology  

Research Interests: Race, Ethnicity, & Relationships Between Acculturation and Crime; Violence, Mental Health, & the CJ System,;Media & Crime   

Why Did You Become a Criminal Justice Professor:
To encourage students to acquire decision-making skills influenced by critical thinking practices and research with the ultimate goal of effectuating positive systematic-wide changes at all stages of the criminal justice system 

Matthew D. Fetzer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice

Office: Shippen Hall 309
Phone: (717) 477- 1630
Email: mdfetzer@ship.edu

Education:  
PhD: University at Albany, SUNY
MS: Shippensburg University
  
Teaching Interests: Research Methods; Statistics & Quantitative Methods; Social Construction of Homicide; Intro to Criminal Justice

Research Interests: Juvenile Delinquency; Homicide; Hate Crime; Domestic Violence

Why Did You Become a Criminal Justice Professor: 
I chose to become a professor in criminal justice because I wanted to conduct academic research on related criminal justice topics.  I also want to pass on my expertise to both undergraduate and graduate students in order to help them develop skills that will advance their careers in the field. 
     

Office: Shippen Hall 305
Phone: (717) 477-1608
Email: bwhenson@ship.edu 

Education:
PhD: University of Cincinnati
MS: Eastern Kentucky University
 
Teaching Interests: Policing a Democracy; Crime Prevention; Policy, Professionalism, & Ethics; Criminal Justice in Popular Culture

Research Interests: Violent, Sexual, and Repeat Victimization; Fear of Crime; Crime Prevention; Cybercrime Victimization 

Why Did You Become a Criminal Justice Professor:
I went into criminal justice with the goal of working in law enforcement.  However, after class, I always annoyed my friends by telling them everything I learned that day.  Finally, in frustration, one of them said since you love talking about criminal justice so much, why don't you become a professor.  After some thought, I realized that's exactly what I wanted to do.
 

Education:
JD: Boston College Law School
BA: Cornell University 
 
Teaching Interests: Criminal Law and Procedure; Mock Trial

Research Interests: Constitutional Law; Capital Punishment; Race & Gender in Popular Culture
 
Why Did You Become a Criminal Justice Professor: 
  

Cynthia Koller Ph.D
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice Club Co-Advisor  

Office: Shippen Hall 315
Phone: (717) 477-1599
Email:  cakoller@ship.edu 

Education:
PhD: University of Cincinnati
MS: University of Wisconsin, Platteville
 
Teaching Interests: Juvenile Justice; Theories of Crime & Crime Control; Community Corrections; White Collar Crime; Criminal Justice Organization & Management
 
Research Interests: Juvenile Justice; White Collar Crime; Judicial Corruption; Sentencing Disparities  

Why Did You Become a Criminal Justice Professor:
After serving over 20 years as a juvenile justice practitioner, it was time to leave the field and complete my graduate degrees.  Becoming a criminal justice professor allowed me to bring my experience into the classroom and connect with future practitioners in a very meaningful way.

Carrie Maloney Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice 
Criminal Justice Club Co-Advisor

Office: Shippen Hall 317
Phone: (717) 477-1770
Email:  clmondello@ship.edu 

Education:
PhD: Rutgers University

Teaching Interests: Quantitative Research Methods; Policy, Professionalism, & Ethics; Intro to Criminal Justice
 
Research Interests: Juvenile Delinquency & Justice; Victimology; White Collar Crime; Theories of Crime & Deviance; Community & Institutional Corrections

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E. Britt Patterson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice

Office: Shippen Hall 313
Phone: (717) 477-1763
Email: ebpatt@ship.edu

Education:
PhD: University of Maryland College Park
MA: West Virginia University
  
Teaching Interests: Race, Ethnicity, & Crime; Research Methods; Theories of Crime & Crime Control

Research Interests: Crime Causation; Racial Impact on Crime; Criminal Justice System's Response to Crime  

Why Did You Become a Criminal Justice Professor:
I ask myself that question everyday. :)  

Laura Patterson, Ph.D 
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice

Office: Shippen Hall 303
Phone: (717) 477-1355
Email: lapatt@ship.edu 

Education:
PhD: University of Maryland College Park
MA: Florida State University
 
Teaching Interests: White Collar Crime; Victimology; Organized Crime; Theories of Crime and Crime Control

Research Interests: Victimology; White Collar Crime; Community and Institutional Corrections; Organized Crime 

Why Did You Become a Criminal Justice Professor: 
I wrote and managed grants to enhance law enforcement technology and to provide coordinated responses for persons with substance abuse and mental illness with the criminal justice system.  I wanted to bring practical experience to the classroom.  I appreciated faculty that could integrate applied and academic approaches to this field of study.

Bonnie Heming
Secretary for Department of Criminal Justice