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Ryan Bagwell

Ryan Bagwell

Assistant Professor

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security
Discipline: Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security

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Ryan.BagwellFREEMississippi

Kuppareddi Balamurugan

Dr. Kuppareddi Balamurugan

Professor

Areas of Expertise

Forensic Science, Molecular Biology

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security
Discipline: Forensic Science

Arthell Kelley Hall (AKH) 102

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Kuppareddi.BalamuruganFREEMississippi

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Dr. Philip Carlan

Professor

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security
Discipline: Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security

Arthell Kelley Hall (AKH) 115

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Philip.CarlanFREEMississippi

Ragan Downey

Dr. Ragan Downey

Assistant Teaching Professor

Areas of Expertise

Justice policy planning, implementation, and evaluation; curriculum development and delivery; data management and analysis

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security
Discipline: Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security

Arthell Kelley Hall (AKH) 101

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Ragan.DowneyFREEMississippi

Laura Gulledge

Dr. Laura Gulledge

Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise

Juvenile Justice & Delinquency, Juvenile Corrections, Juvenile Law, Family Violence, Gender and Crime, Criminological Theory, Corrections

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security
Discipline: Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security

Arthell Kelley Hall (AKH) 122

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Laura.GulledgeFREEMississippi

Xuyang He

Dr. Xuyang He

Assistant Professor

Areas of Expertise

Forensic Chemistry

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security
Discipline: Forensic Science

Arthell Kelley Hall (AKH) 104

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Xuyang.HeFREEMississippi

Josh Hill

Dr. Josh Hill

Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise

Machine learning, Terrorism/Homeland Security, Research Design/Methods

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security
Discipline: Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security

Arthell Kelley Hall (AKH) 120

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Joshua.B.HillFREEMississippi

Matthew Hoggatt

Mr. Matthew Hoggatt

Instructor

Areas of Expertise

Community Policing, Criminal Investigations, Missing Persons, Unidentified Human Remains

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security
Discipline: Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security

Elizabeth Hall (EH) 305 map

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Matthew.HoggattFREEMississippi

Kristi Johnson

Kristi Johnson

Instructor

Areas of Expertise

Crime Scene Investigation, Crime Scene Photography, Evidence Management, Fingerprint Processing, Fingerprint Comparison, Cold Case Investigation, Unidentified and Missing Person Investigation

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security
Discipline: Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security

Arthell Kelley Hall (AKH) 103

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Kristi.JohnsonFREEMississippi

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Dr. Thomas Panko

Emeritus

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security
Discipline: Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security

Arthell Kelley Hall (AKH) 116

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Thomas.PankoFREEMississippi

Brenda Rowe

Dr. Brenda Rowe

Professor

Areas of Expertise

cybersecurity law, legal issues in criminal justice, death penalty jurisprudence, and criminal procedure

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security
Discipline: Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security

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Brenda.RoweFREEMississippi

Charlie Scheer

Dr. Charlie Scheer

Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise

Policing, workforce management, police legitimacy, recruitment & retention, training

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security
Discipline: Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security

Arthell Kelley Hall (AKH) 117

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Charles.ScheerFREEMississippi

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Michael Smith

Emeritus

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security
Discipline: Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security

Email
w302879FREEMississippi

Richard Swearengin

Richard Swearengin

Instructor

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security
Discipline: Forensic Science

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Richard.SwearenginFREEMississippi

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William Taylor

Emeritus

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security
Discipline: Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security

Email
william.taylorFREEMississippi

Alan Thompson

Dr. Alan Thompson

Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise

Law Enforcement Operations, Policy and Practice

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security
Discipline: Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security

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Alan.ThompsonFREEMississippi