Message from the Chair
Fall 2011
As the Chair of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, I welcome you to our website. To familiarize yourself with the Department, I encourage you to consult the newsletters available on our website. Amanda Porterfield, Administrative Assistant in the Department, has produced an informative newsletter that highlights a number of activities and achievements of the past year.
The Department has experienced some transition this past year. Professor Andres Rengifo left us effective spring semester, 2010 for a new position in the School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University. We wish Andres well in his new position and thank him for his years of service to the department and university.
Professor Dave Curry retired effective May 2011 following 16 years of service. To honor him for his contributions to the Department, Dave was approved to receive the designation as Professor Emeritus.
To compensate for these vacancies, we are very pleased to welcome Dr. Stephanie DiPietro (Ph.D. University of Maryland) as Assistant Professor and Dr. Dena Carson (Ph.D. University of Missouri-St. Louis) as Assistant Research Professor. And, we will be hiring two additional faculty members during the course of this year.
The Department continues to expand its undergraduate online course offerings. By the beginning of next academic year, all courses needed to complete the CCJ degree will be available via online instruction (although not every semester). We hope these online offerings provide students with additional flexibility as they juggle their educational, familial, and occupational roles.
Best wishes for a productive and informative academic year.
If you have questions, I would be happy to hear from you by phone (314) 516 4619 or email esbensen@umsl.edu.
For information about the Undergraduate program contact Dr. Tim Maher at (314) 516-5026, or mahert@umsl.edu.
For information about the Masters program or our Doctoral program contact Dr. Beth Huebner at (314) 516-5043, or huebnerb@umsl.edu.
I hope that you enjoy your visit to our website and we look forward to hearing from you!
Dr. Finn-Aage Esbensen, Chair
E. Desmond Lee Professor of Youth Crime and Violence