Criminology and Criminal Justice Faculty & Staff
The faculty of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice are committed to providing high-quality education in criminal justice, emergency and disaster management, and criminology to our majors, other students across the University, and to the professional community. They are strongly committed to the life-long learning and professional development of our students and to facilitating their transition into the professional milieu.
| Stephen E. Brown | Ph.D., Professor and Department Head |
| Ms. Pipa Swentzel | Administrative Assistant |
| Robert T. Berry | Ph.D., Assistant Professor |
| Lisa Thomas Briggs | Ph.D., Associate Professor |
| F. Frederick Hawley | Ph.D., Professor |
| Cynthia Caravelis Hughes | Ph.D., Assistant Professor |
| Thomas Johnson | Ph.D., Assistant Professor |
| Wayne Knight | M.S., Assistant Professor |
| Al Kopak | Ph.D., Assistant Professor |
| Hoon Lee | Ph.D., Assistant Professor |
| Karen Mason | Ph.D., Associate Professor and Assistant Department Head |
| Carlie Merritt | M.S., Director, Emergency and Disaster Management Distance Learning Program |
| Maggie Orender | M.A., Assistant Professor |
| Jamie Vaske | Ph.D., Assistant Professor |
| Aaron Vassey | M.S., Advising Coordinator, Distance Learning Programs |
| Part-Time Faculty | |
| Bill Hollingsed | M.P.A., Chief of Police, Waynesville, NC |
| Tamara Vander Molen | A.B.D., Investigator, Waynesville, NC |