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: TBD
Office: MH 527
Phone: 408-476-7626
Email: ericka.adams@sjsu.edu
Assistant Professor, Legal Studies Minor Coordinator
Fall 2025 Office Hours: TBD
Office: HB 123
Phone: 408-924-1162
Email: dallas.augustine@sjsu.edu
Associate Professor, Forensic Science Coordinator
Fall 2025 Office Hours: TBD
Office: HB 216
Phone: 408-924-5513
Email: mark.barash@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Fall 2025 Office Hours: TBD
Office: HB 125
Phone: 408-924-2753
Email: natalie.birthelmer@sjsu.edu
Assistant Professor, Forensic Science Coordinator
Fall 2025 Office Hours: TBD
Office: HB 210A
Phone: 408-924-8974
Email: shawna.bolton@sjsu.edu
Professor, Undergraduate Coordinator
Fall 2025 Office Hours: TBD
Office: MH 508B
Phone: 408-924-2967
Email: alessandro.degiorgi@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall 2025 Office Hours: TBD
Office: HB 125
Phone: 408-924-2745
Email: joseph.disalvo@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall 2025 Office Hours: TBD
Office: HB 207
Phone: 408-924-7285
Email: jeremiah.garrido@sjsu.edu
Associate Professor
Fall 2025 Office Hours: TBD
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: TBD
Office: HB 127
Phone: 408-924-2956
Email: mary.juno@sjsu.edu
Assistant Professor
Fall 2025 Office Hours: TBD
Office: MH525B
Phone: 408-924-1739
Email: gabriela.gonzalez03@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Fall 2025 Office Hours: TBD
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
Associate Professor
Fall 2025 Office Hours: TBD
Office: MH 525A
Phone: 408-924-946
Email: edith.kinney@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Fall 2025 Office Hours: TBD
Office: HB 123
Phone: 408-924-8976
Email: sheree.martinek@sjsu.edu
Assistant Professor
Fall 2025 Office Hours: TBD
Office: HB 211
Phone: 408-924-7045
Email: amy.martinez@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall 2025 Office Hours: TBD
Office: MH 508
Phone: 408-924-2194
Email: virginia.montelongo@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall 2025 Office Hours: TBD
Office: DMH 237A
Phone: 408-924-5365
Email: stephen.morewitz@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Fall 2025 Office Hours: TBD
Office: MH 508
Phone: 408-924-2754
Email: harold.peterson@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Fall 2025 Office Hours: TBD
Office: MH 508
Phone: 408-924-2755
Email: susie.rivera@sjsu.edu
Fall 2025 Office Hours: TBD
Lecturer, Record Clearance Project Director
Fall 2025 Office Hours: TBD
Office: Student Services Center Building
Phone: 408-924-2758
Email: margaret.stevenson@sjsu.edu
Assistant Professor, Human Rights Minor Coordinator
Fall 2025 Office Hours: TBD
Office: MH 528
Phone: 408-924-2948
Email: justin.strong@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall 2025 Office Hours: TBD
Office: HB 125
Phone: 408-924-5409
Email: elizabeth.pacheco@sjsu.edu
Professor, Programs Coordinator
Fall 2025 Office Hours: TBD
Office: MH 509
Phone: 408-924-2950
Email: claudio.verasanchez@sjsu.edu
Associate Professor, Justice Studies Criminology Graduate Coordinator
Fall 2025 Office Hours: TBD
Office: HB 214
Phone: 408-924-8451
Email: jodie.warren@sjsu.edu
Associate Professor
Dr. Westlake is currently on leave.
Office: HB 210B
Phone: 408-924-2743
Email: bryce.westlake@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Fall 2025 Office Hours: TBD
Office: MH 508
Phone: 408-924-1840
Email: greg.woods@sjsu.edu
Associate Professor, Internship Coordinator
Fall 2025 Office Hours: TBD
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
Samantha Yang
Student Assistant
Samantha is on leave until Fall 2025 semester begins.
Office: MH 524
Phone: 408-924-2931
Email: justice-studies@sjsu.edu
