PhD Program

• Fall 2011 Ph.D. Cohort:

• Frank Ferdik: M.S. in Criminal Justice, West Chester University of Pennsylvania (2011); M.A. in English, West Chester University of Pennsylvania (2010); B.S. in Criminal Justice, Excelsior College - State University of New York (2008)
  Frank's research interests include criminological theory, the evaluation of restorative justice practices, and comparative and international criminal justice systems.
  Email: ferdik@email.sc.edu

• Travis Jones: M.A. in Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina (2011); B.A. in Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina (2009)
  Travis's interests are drugs and crime, and sentencing.
  Email: jonestw@email.sc.edu

• Justin Nix: M.S. in Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina (2011); B.S. in Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina (2009)
  Justin's research interests include sentencing and female offenders, and non-traditional forms of policing.
  Email: nix2@mailbox.sc.edu

• Edward Pardue: M.S. in Criminal Justice, University of North Carolina - Charlotte (2010); B.A. in Criminal Justice, University of North Carolina - Charlotte (2008)
  Ed's research interests include policy issues, drug use, restorative justice, and the law.
  Email: pardueef@email.sc.edu

• Steven Xing: M.S., Sichuan University (1999); B.S., Sichuan University (1996)
  Steven's interests include psychological and public health issues in criminology, and court processing.
  Email: xing2@email.sc.edu

• Fall 2010 Ph.D. Cohort:

• Allison Carter: M.S. in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University (2010); B.A. in Criminal Justice, California State University- Fullerton (2007)
  Allison’s research interests are concentrated disadvantage and other neighborhood effects on crime, and the effects of incarceration on crime..
  Email: carter89@email.sc.edu

• Brian Fuleihan: M.S. in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Appalachian State University (2009); B.S. in Social Work, Appalachian State University (2004)
  Brian’s interests include reintegration, drug treatment courts, and substance abuse and crime.
  Email: fuleihan@email.sc.edu

• Andy Hansen: M.A. in Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina (2008); B.S. in Criminology and Criminal Justice and B.S. Political Science, University of South Carolina (2004).
  Email: hansenja@email.sc.edu

• Riane Miller: M.S. in Criminal Justice and Criminology, University of North Carolina- Charlotte (2010); B.A. in Criminology and B.A. in Political Science, North Carolina State University (2008).
  Riane’s research interests include drugs and crime and juvenile delinquency.
  Email: millerrn@email.sc.edu

• Fall 2009 Ph.D. Cohort:

• Andrea Allen:  M.S. in Criminal Justice, University of Alabama (2009); B.S. in Justice Studies, Georgia Southern University (2007)
  Andrea’s research interests include drug and gun markets, as well as policing issues.
  Email: allenan@mailbox.sc.edu

• Taylor Brickley: M.S. in Criminal Justice, Armstrong Atlantic State University (2008); B.S. In Criminal Justice, Radford University (2002)
  Taylor's research interests are crime and policing issues in public housing communities. He is currently employed as a Temporary Instructor at Armstrong Atlantic State University.
  Email: brickley@mailbox.sc.edu

• Mikaela Cooney: M.S. in Criminal Justice, University of Tennessee- Chattanooga (2009); B.S. in Criminal Justice, University of Tennessee- Chattanooga (2007)
  Mikaela’s research interests include crime and victimization among the homeless and police misconduct/accountability issues.
  Email: cooneym@mailbox.sc.edu

• Courtney Crittenden: M.S. in Criminal Justice, University of Tennessee- Chattanooga (2009); B.A. in Behavioral Science, Tennessee Wesleyan College (2007)
  Courtney’s research interests include violence against women, victimization, and women in corrections.
  Email: crittena@mailbox.sc.edu

• Gillian Pinchevsky: M.A. in Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland- College Park (2009); B.A. in Criminology, University of Florida (2007)
  Gillian’s research interests include intimate partner violence, neighborhood effects on crime and victimization, and court room processing.
  Email: gillianp@mailbox.sc.edu

• Fall 2008 Ph.D. Cohort:

• Rhys Hester:  J.D., University of South Carolina (2004); B.S. in Social Sciences, Charleston Southern University (2001)
  Email: hesterr@mailbox.sc.edu
  Rhys is currently employed as an Assistant Professor at Appalachian State University.

• Benjamin Meade: M.A. in Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina (2006); B.S. in Administration Justice, University of Virginia’s College at Wise (2004)
  Benjamin’s research interests include institutional corrections and the influence of religion on prison and on offending.
  Email: meadeb@mailbox.sc.edu

• Melissa Bowles: B.S. in Criminology and B.S. in Psychology, Lynchburg College (2010).
  Melissa’s interests include sex trafficking, domestic violence, juvenile crime, and terrorism. She previously interned with the Baltimore County Police Department and hopes to gain more policing experience in order to advance to law enforcement at the federal level.

• Hunter Boehme: B.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Pfeiffer University (2011).

• Sarah Corbett: B.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina (2010).
  Sarah hopes to begin a career with the DEA.

• Krystal A. Hawkins: B.S. in Criminology, North Carolina State University (2010).
  Krystal’s research interests include crime in low-income neighborhoods, juvenile delinquency, and terrorism. She hopes to work for a federal or military law enforcement agency.

• Amanda B. Houston: B.A. in Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina (2011).
  Amanda's interest include white collar crime, alternatives to incarceration, and organized crime.

• Drew Keele: B.A. in Criminal Justice, University of Richmond (2010).
  Drew’s research interests include lethal and non-lethal weaponry in the field, as well as the impact of different caliber ammunition on suspects. He hopes to work in a federal agency aimed at policing.

• Jill Paxton: B.A. in English with a concentration in Ancient Roman and Greek studies, Furman University (2011).

• Kathryn Powell: B.S. in Psychology, Clemson University (2011).

• Carlyn Saylors: B.S. in Criminal Justice and B.S. in Psychology, University of Tennessee - Chattanooga (2010)
  Carlyn’s research interests include policing practices (recruitment, training, organization and management, monorites in policing), criminal investigations, criminal/aberrant behavior, mental illness within the criminal justice system, criminal violence, immigration and international relations, juvenile offenders, and violence against women.

• William Schwarzer: B.A. in Peace, War and Defense and B.A. in Communication Studies, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (2009).

• Wentzel, Marty: B.S. in Journalism and Mass Communications, University of South Carolina (2006).
  Marty’s research interests include use of force and profiling issues.