Criminal Justice and Security Studies
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Welcome to the Department of Criminal Justice and Security Studies, one of the largest undergraduate programs at UTEP. Our department is committed to offering high quality and innovative learning experiences, and to make your transition to UTEP as seamless as possible. For further information about the department, check out some of the research that our faculty is engaged in, our department history, and/or start at the Chair's Welcome.
Programs
- M.S. in Criminology and Criminal Justice
- M.S. in Intelligence and National Security Studies
- Master of Defense and Strategic Studies Online
Graduate Certificates
Chair
Egbert Zavala
Contact Information: egbertz@utep.edu; 915-747-6218
Education: BA, University of Texas at El Paso; MA, Kansas State University; Ph D, Kansas State University
Graduate Director and Program Advisor
Diana Bolsinger
Contact Information: dibolsinger@utep.edu; 915-747-5639
Professor
Leanne Alarid
Contact Information: lfalarid@utep.edu; 915-747-7087
Education: BA, University of Northern Colorado; MA, Sam Houston State University; Ph D, Sam Houston State University
Associate Professor
Theodore Curry
Contact Information: trcurry@utep.edu; 915-747-6527
Education: BA, University of Tulsa; MA, University of Oklahoma; Ph D, Washington State University
Melinda Tasca
Contact Information: mtasca@utep.edu; 915-747-6535
Education: MS, Arizona State University; Ph D, Arizona State University
Egbert Zavala
Contact Information: egbertz@utep.edu; 915-747-6218
Education: BA, University of Texas at El Paso; MA, Kansas State University; Ph D, Kansas State University
Assistant Professor
Diana Bolsinger
Contact Information: dibolsinger@utep.edu; 915-747-5865
Education: BA, Reed College; MA, George Washington University; M.Ed, Marymount University; MA, New Mexico State University; Ph D, University of Texas at Austin
Mario Cano
Contact Information: mcano13@utep.edu;
Education: Ph D, Arizona State University
Hyunjung Cheon
Contact Information: hcheon@utep.edu;
Education: Ph D, Arizona State University
Misty Duke
Contact Information: mcduke@utep.edu; 915-747-8573
Education: BA, The University of Texas at Austin; MA, Texas Woman's University; Ph D, University of Texas at El Paso
Amanda Goodson
Contact Information: ajgoodson@utep.edu; 915-747-6831
Education: Ph D, Sam Houston State University
Chris Guerra
Contact Information: cguerra7@utep.edu;
Education: Ph D, Sam Houston State University
Charles Larratt Smith
Contact Information: clarrattsmith@utep.edu; 915-747-7628
Education: BA, Brooklyn College; MA, City College of New York; Ph D, University of Toronto
Caitlyn Muniz
Contact Information: cnmuniz@utep.edu;
Education: Ph D, University of South Florida
Associate Professor of Instruction
Stacie Ordonez
Contact Information: saordonez@utep.edu;
Education: BA, New Mexico State University; MA, New Mexico State University; Ph D, Capella University
Senior Lecturer
Juan Campos
Contact Information: jfcampos3@utep.edu;
Education: MA, Sul Ross State University
Cheryl Ordaz
Contact Information: clordaz@utep.edu; 915-747-7081
Education: MA, New Mexico State University; Ph D, University of Texas at El Paso
The University of Texas at El Paso
Department of Criminal Justice
Education Building (EDU), Suite 111
2300 Randolph Drive
El Paso, Texas 79968
Phone: 915.747.7943
Email: crimjust@utep.edu
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