B.K. Elizabeth Kim
Assistant Professor of Social Work · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Bo Kyung (Elizabeth) Kim's examines community and school-based prevention strategies as alternatives to youth incarceration.
Translation Research Delinquency/Violence Social Policy Schools Children & Families
LaNina Cooke
Chair, Criminal Justice Department · Farmingdale State College
Dr. Cooke is chair of the Department of Criminal Justice, assistant professor in the department, and an author.
Juvenile Delinquency Public Policy Corrections Reentry Community Policing Program Evaluation
Lois Weithorn
Professor of Law, Harry & Lillian Hastings Research Chair · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: weithorn@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4660 / Office 366-200
Bioethics and the Law Criminal Law Family Law Mental Health Law Social Science and Law
Betsy Degarmoe
Adjunct Lecturer · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Elizabeth Degarmoe is an expert in at-risk children and families in the areas of child welfare, group homes, and juvenile justice systems.
Adoption Group Homes Children & Families Child Welfare Juvenile Justice Systems
D. Kelly Weisberg
Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: weisberg@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4678 / Office 348-200
Children and the Law Domestic Violence Juvenile Justice Family Law Wills and Trust
Laura Cardinal
Clinical Associate Professor of Social Work Field Education · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Ms. Cardinal is an expert in emergency department, perinatal care, oncology, hospice, and mindfulness-based interventions.
Educational Psychology Leadership Mindfulness During Pregancy and Childbirth Hospice Care Perinatal Care
Julian Ford, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry · University of Connecticut
Director, Center for Trauma Recovery and Juvenile Justice and Center for the Treatment of Developmental Trauma Disorders
Trauma in Children Stress Trauma Treatment of Trauma Psychiatry
Jessica Smith
W.R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Public Law and Government · UNC-Chapel Hill
Working with judicial system stakeholders to promote evidence-based criminal justice reform; over-criminalization, bail reform and more.
Post-Conviction Procedure Judicial Education Criminal Justice Reform Bail and Pretrial Release Criminal Law and Procedure
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
Kevin Saunders
Professor of Law & The Charles Clarke Chair in Constitutional Law · Michigan State University
Expert in free speech, violence in the media
Comparative Free Expression Constitutional Law Free Expression
Yaro Garcia, Ph.D., LMHC
Expert in human trafficking and violent crimes · Florida Gulf Coast University
Dr. Yaro Garcia is a counselor, advocate and educator specializing in complex trauma and disclosure in trauma survivors.
Counseling Education Disclosure in Trauma Violent Crimes Sexual Assault Human Trafficking
Jonathan Rothchild
Professor of Theological Studies and BCLA Associate Dean · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Contemporary Moral Issues Christian Theology Christian Ethics Theological Ethics Law and Religion
Chris Slobogin
Milton R. Underwood Chair in Law · Vanderbilt University
Expert in criminal law and procedure, mental health law and evidence law.
Juvenile Crime Insanity Defense Criminal Procedure Evidence Law Criminal Law
Lawrence Palinkas
Frances L. and Albert G. Feldman Endowed Professorship in Social Policy and Health · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Dr. Palinkas is an expert in the areas of preventive medicine, cross-cultural medicine and health services research
Disaster Mental Health Systems Juvenile Justice Child Welfare Cross-Cultural Anthropology Preventive Medicine
Caitlin Cavanagh
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice · Michigan State University
Expert in adolescent development in the juvenile justice system.
Parent-Child Relationships Juvenile Delinquency and Crime Criminal Justice Adolescent Development
Michael Ostrowsky
Associate Professor of Sociology · Southern Utah University
Sociologist specializing in the topics of education, drug use, deviance, delinquency theories, and violent behavior
Social Psychology Delinquency Theories, Trends and Issues Sociology of Drugs Violent Behavior in Sports Fans Applied Research
Carl S. Taylor
Professor of Sociology · Michigan State University
Carl Taylor is an expert on youth violence, youth culture and gangs.
Setsuo Miyazawa
Senior Professor of Law and Senior Director of the East Asian Legal Studies Program · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: miyazawa@uchastings.edu / 415-939-1284 / Office 384-200
Police and Criminal Justice Legal Ethics Public Interest Lawyering Legal Education Corporate Legal Practice
Emily Fisher
Professor · Loyola Marymount University
Department of Specialized Programs in Professional Psychology
Social Justice Solution-Focused Brief Counseling School Supports for LGBTQ Youth Counseling Children & Adolescents Positive Psychology
Theo Liebmann
Clinical Professor of Law and Director of Clinical Programs · Hofstra University
Professor Liebmann has directed the interdisciplinary Hofstra Youth Advocacy Clinic since its inception
Juvenile Delinquency Immigration Youth Advocacy Child Welfare Trial Advocacy