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 2025 Office Hours: Tuesdays: 10:30 am to 11:30 in person
Tuesdays: 11:30 am to 12:15 pm (via Zoom by appointment)
Wednesdays: 9:00 am to 9:30 am (via Zoom by appointment)
Wednesdays: 10:30 am to 11:45 am (via Zoom by appointment)
Thursdays: 10:30 am to 11:00 am (via Zoom by appointment)
Office: MH 527
Phone: 408-476-7626
Email: ericka.adams@sjsu.edu
Assistant Professor, Legal Studies Minor Coordinator
Fall 2025 Office Hours: Wednesdays 12:00PM-1:00PM in person Room HB123, Thursdays
from 9:00AM-10:30AM on Zoom.
Office: HB 123
Phone: 408-924-1162
Email: dallas.augustine@sjsu.edu
Associate Professor, Forensic Science Coordinator
Fall 2025 Office Hours: Mondays 11:00AM-12:00PM, Wednesdays/Thursdays 3:00PM-5:00PM
by appointment. Please schedule a meeting via: https://sjsu.campus.eab.com/pal/Ep5gOCBsia
Office: HB 216
Phone: 408-924-5513
Email: mark.barash@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Fall 2025 Office Hours: Office Hours for students in Professor Birthelmer's classes
Monday/Wednesday 8:00-9:00, Tuesdays 10:00-11:00 via Zoom only. Advising for students
with last names that begin AA-EN advising hours are Monday/Wednesday 10:30-11:30 in
person, 2:00-3:00 on Zoom.
Office: HB 125
Phone: 408-924-2753
Email: natalie.birthelmer@sjsu.edu
Assistant Professor, Forensic Science Coordinator
Fall 2025 Office Hours: Tuesday/Wednesday 9:00AM-10:00AM on Zoom and in person by
appointment.
Office: HB 210A
Phone: 408-924-8974
Email: shawna.bolton@sjsu.edu
Professor, Undergraduate Coordinator
Fall 2025 Office Hours: Mondays: 2pm-4pm (in person: MQH 508A) Wednesdays: 2pm-4pm
(online)
Office: MH 508B
Phone: 408-924-2967
Email: alessandro.degiorgi@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall 2025 Office Hours: Mondays/Wednesdays before or after class or by appointment.
Office: HB 125
Phone: 408-924-2745
Email: joseph.disalvo@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall 2025 Office Hours: See after class.
Office: HB 207
Phone: 408-924-7285
Email: jeremiah.garrido@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall 2025 Office Hours: Monday/Wednesday 9:00-10:00 in person, Room MH508.
Associate Professor, Human Rights Minor Coordinator
Fall 2025 Office Hours: Tuesday, 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM, MacQuarrie Hall, Room 511 or
Online. Wednesday, 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM, Online ONLY
Office: MH 511
Phone: 408-924-1311
Email: john.halushka@sjsu.edu
Associate Professor
Fall 2025 Office Hours: TBD
Office: MH 513
Phone: 408-924-6820
Email: grace.howard@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer, Forensic Studies Minor Coordinator
Fall 2025 Office Hours: Office hours and advising for students with last names beginning
EO-KZ will be held Monday/Tuesday 11:00-1:00, Friday 8:30-10:00 on Zoom.
Office: HB 127
Phone: 408-924-2956
Email: mary.juno@sjsu.edu
Assistant Professor
Fall 2025 Office Hours: JS 127 Mondays 12:00pm-1:00pm in person or by appointment
JS 202 Wednesdays 3:00pm-4:00pm in person, Room MH525B.
Office: MH525B
Phone: 408-924-1739
Email: gabriela.gonzalez03@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Fall 2025 Office Hours: Office hours for students in Professor Kameda's classes are
Tuesdays 11:00-12:00 in person. Advising for students with last name beginning LA-ZZ
advising hours are Thursdays 11:00-12:00m, 12:45-2:45 in person, 3:00-5:00 on Zoom.
Office: MH 508
Phone: 408-924-2750
Email: dina.kameda@sjsu.edu
Professor
Dr. Kil is currently on leave.
Office: MH 512
Phone: 408-924-2943
Email: sang.kil@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall 2025 Office Hours: Fridays 1:00-2:00 on Zoom or by appointment.
Office: WSQ 113
Email: ryan.kim01@sjsu.edu
Associate Professor
Fall 2025 Office Hours:
Wednesdays 10:00AM-12:00PM via Zoom or by appointment.
Office: MH 525A
Phone: 408-924-946
Email: edith.kinney@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall 2025 Office Hours: After class or by appointment.
Phone: 408-924-2947
Email: eric.kwong@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall 2025 Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday 1:30-2:30 in person Room MH508.
Office: MH 508
Phone: 408-924-3268
Email: kevin.lynch@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Fall 2025 Office Hours: Professor Martinek will not be teaching this semester.
Office: HB 123
Phone: 408-924-8976
Email: sheree.martinek@sjsu.edu
Assistant Professor
Fall 2025 Office Hours: Fridays 12:00-2:00 on Zoom.
Office: HB 211
Phone: 408-924-7045
Email: amy.martinez@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall 2025 Office Hours: See syllabus.
Office: MH 508
Phone: 408-924-2194
Email: virginia.montelongo@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall 2025 Office Hours: See syllabus
Office: DMH 237A
Phone: 408-924-5365
Email: stephen.morewitz@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall 2025 Office Hours: Wednesdays 11:00AM-1:00PM Zoom appointments only.
Office: SH 314
Email: samantha.peek@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Fall 2025 Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday 10:30-11:45 in person MH508. Online by appointment.
Office: MH 508
Phone: 408-924-2754
Email: harold.peterson@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Fall 2025 Office Hours: Monday/Wednesday 4:30-6:00 in person Room MH508 or by appointment.
Office: MH 508
Phone: 408-924-2755
Email: susie.rivera@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall 2025 Office Hours: Fridays 9:00AM-10:00AM through Google Meet or any time by
appointment.
Email: megan.schlegel@sjsu.edu
Assistant Professor
Fall 2025 Office Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM on Zoom.
Email: nurettin.senol@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall 2025 Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday 11:30-12:00 or by appointment.
Email: carlos.singh@sjsu.edu
Lecturer, Record Clearance Project Director
Fall 2025 Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday 10:30-11:30 in person or by appointment.
Office: Student Services Center Building
Phone: 408-924-2758
Email: margaret.stevenson@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall 2025 Office Hours: before class Thursdays 5:00pm-6:00pm online or in person
by appointment, and after class (no appointment needed)
Email: rosa.vega@sjsu.edu
Professor, Programs Coordinator
Fall 2025 Office Hours:
Mondays/Wednesdays: 10:00AM-11:00AM or 1:30PM-2:30PM in person,
Fridays: 1:00PM-2:00PM by appointment only on Zoom
Office: MH 509
Phone: 408-924-2950
Email: claudio.verasanchez@sjsu.edu
Associate Professor, Justice Studies Criminology Graduate Coordinator
Fall 2025 Office Hours: Mondays 1:00PM-2:00PM, Tuesdays 7:00PM-9:00PM, Thursdays 7:00PM-8:00PM
all on Zoom.
Office: HB 214
Phone: 408-924-8451
Email: jodie.warren@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Fall 2025 Office Hours: Wednesdays, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, via Zoom, and Thursdays, 8:00
AM - 9:00 AM, in person on campus by email appointment; Invitations/Zoom links available
upon request and through Canvas Announcements.
Office: MH 508
Phone: 408-924-1840
Email: greg.woods@sjsu.edu
Associate Professor, Internship Coordinator
Fall 2025 Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday 7:45AM-8:45AM in person MHQ529. Monday
8:30AM-10:30AM on Zoom.
Office: MH 529
Phone: 408-924-2968
Email: wilson.yuan@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall 2025 Office Hours: Virtual office hours Tuesdays by appointment 10:00am-11:30am.
Office: MH 508
Email: gil.zamora@sjsu.edu
Staff
Department Coordinator
Please contact via email
Office: MH 524
Phone: 408-924-2180
Email: carol.santos@sjsu.edu
