Barbara Perry, PhD
Professor, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities · University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Global hate crime expert and leading author cultivates a society of education and victim support
Hate Crime Race and Justice Lgbtq Issues Human Rights Violations Crime and Justice
Professor Imran Awan
Professor and Deputy Director of the Centre for Applied Criminology · Birmingham City University
Professor Imran Awan is one of the country’s leading criminologists and experts on Islamophobia and countering extremism.
Cultural and Critical Criminology Radicalization Hate Crime Islamophobia Terrorism
Kami Chavis, J.D.
Associate Provost for Academic Initiatives · Wake Forest University
Chavis’ experience as an Assistant U.S. Attorney informs her expertise on hate crimes, police accountability, and criminal justice reform.
Racial Profiling Police Killings Law Enforcement Criminal Justice Criminal Law
Pamella A. Seay, J.D.
Expert in criminal, constitutional, aviation and international law · Florida Gulf Coast University
Pamella Seay specializes in international law and the courts.
Aviation Law Courts Criminal Justice Criminal Law International Law
Katherine Mattes
Deputy Director, Tulane Law School Criminal Clinic · Tulane University
Professor Mattes specializes in criminal litigation at all levels of practice.
Post-Conviction Procedure Appellate Law Criminal Law Trial Practice Appellate Courts
Christina DeJong
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice · Michigan State University
Dr. DeJong can discuss gender, sexuality and crime; violence against women; sexual assault; genocide; and other criminal justice issues.
Gender, Sexuality, and Justice Genocide Sexual Assault and Sexual Violence Hate Crimes Violence Against Women
Carla Cesaroni, PhD
Associate Professor and Assistant Dean, Graduate Studies, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities · University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Leading international authority on youth justice, and highly sought expert witness
Corrections/Penology Youth in Custody Youth Justice Offender Reintegration Male Young Offenders
Sophie Bjork-James
Assistant Professor of the Practice in Anthropology · Vanderbilt University
Expert on the U.S.-based religious right and the white nationalist movement, particularly online communities.
Conservative Christianity Religion White Nationalism Reproductive Politics Race and Racism
Shannon Vettor, PhD
Lecturer, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities · University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Examining offender characteristics and behaviours to aid in criminal investigations and reduce victimization
Forensic Psychology Offender Profiling Sexual Victimization Restorative Justice
Steve Chermak
Professor of Criminal Justice · Michigan State University
Steven M. Chermak is a professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University.
School Violence White Supremacists Crime Media Coverage Domestic Terrorism
Joseph Kennedy, J.D., B.A.
Professor of Law, UNC School of Law · UNC at Chapel Hill
Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, UNC School of Law
Intellectual Property Law International Law International and Comparative Criminal Law Constitutional Law Criminal Justice Policy
Ken Foote, Ph.D.
Professor of Geography · University of Connecticut
Ken Foote has studied sites associated with individual murders, as well as those associated mass murder and many other events.
Natural Disasters Violence and Tragedy Memorials Individual Murders Genocide