Leadership & Administration

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Leadership & Administration

The Administrative Staff of the School of Criminal Justice play a key role in supporting the core missions of the School of Criminal Justice as it relates to teaching, research and service. Click here for contact information.

Leadership

Name/Title	Phone	Office Location	Email	Specialization
Dr. Robert Apel PhD Program Director & Professor	973-353-5216	CLJ, 579 H	Send an email	Labor Market Life Course Criminal Behavior Criminal Justice Policy Applied Econometrics
Dr. Joel Caplan Associate Professor and M.A. Program Director	973-353-1304	CLJ, 548	Send an email	Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Risk Terrain Modeling (RTM) Policing Crime Prevention Community Engagement Algorithmic Justice
Dr. Jody Miller Distinguished Professor and Faculty Chair	973-353-1303	CLJ 555	Send an email	Feminist/Gender Theory Gender, Crime and Victimization Qualitative Research Methods Race, Neighborhoods and Inequality
Dr. Michael Ostermann Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Chair	973-353-5758	CLJ, 579 F	Send an email	Evidence-Based Crime Policy Prisoner Reentry Parole Recidivism Corrections Program Evaluation Translational Criminology
Dr. Bonita Veysey Acting Dean & Professor	973-353-1929	CLJ, 519	Send an email	Criminal Identity Desistance Trauma-Informed Care Women and Corrections Behavioral Healthcare in Corrections Program Evaluation

Administration

Name/Title	Phone	Office Location	Email	Specialization
Jimmy Camacho Manager, Graduate Programs and Graduate Enrollment Services	973-353-3448	CLJ, 572	Send an email	Graduate Admissions, Academic Advisement, Degree Certifications, Enrollment Management, Transfer Evaluations, Program Development, Student Recruitment and Retention.
Brynissa N. Francis Administrative Assistant	973-353-3312	CLJ, 568	Send an email	Office of the Dean
Karina Gradaille Administrative Coordinator, Grants Management	973-353-5831	CLJ, 578B	Send an email	Grants Management
Dr. Leigh Grossman Embedded Researcher-Newark Police Division, Newark Public Safety Collaborative	973-353-3292	-	Send an email	Policing Violent Crime Focused Deterrence Risk Terrain Modeling
Dennis Ng Business Manager	973-353-2502	CLJ, 578D	Send an email	Finance & Human Resources
Lori Scott-Pickens Director of Community Outreach/Learning	973-353-3403	CLJ, 565	Send an email	Community Outreach and Public Relations
Lisa Stachniewicz Associate Dean of Finance & Administration	973-353-3307	CLJ, 578A	Send an email	Budget development and financial management; Human resources and staff development and training; Facilities, equipment and space management; Grants management
LaWanda Thomas Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Programs	973-353-1300	CLJ, 572	Send an email	Academic Advisement, Academic Probation & Dismissals, Commencement Coordinator, Degree Certifications, Enrollment Management: School-to-School and ReEnrollment
Kenya Tyson, JD Associate Dean of Academic Programs and Student Services	973-353-2521	CLJ, 572	Send an email	Day-to-day operations of the Office of Academic Programs and Student Services; academic program management, including accreditation, assessment, and curricular development and planning; academic schedule planning; part-time faculty hiring; School-wide enrollment management
John Vega Business Assistant	973-353-3315	CLJ, 578C	Send an email	Finance
Dr. Bonita Veysey Acting Dean & Professor	973-353-1929	CLJ, 519	Send an email	Criminal Identity Desistance Trauma-Informed Care Women and Corrections Behavioral Healthcare in Corrections Program Evaluation