Meet our Faculty and Staff
Criminal Justice Faculty
Ryan Alexander, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Criminal Justice/Legal Studies
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Rm 203D Benton Hall
Patricia Dahl, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Criminal Justice/Legal Studies
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Rm 203B Benton Hall
Erin Grant, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice/Legal Studies
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Jason Jolicoeur, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice/Legal Studies
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Rm 201D Benton Hall
David (Hyoungah) Park, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice/Legal Studies
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785.670.1416
Rm 201C Benton Hall
Melanie Worsley, JD.
Assistant Professor, Department Chair Criminal Justice/Legal Studies
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Rm 201A Benton Hall
Michael Van Stratton
Visiting Distinguished Lecturer, Criminal Justice/Legal Studies
michael.vanstratton@washburn.edu
Rm 201 Benton Hall
Legal Studies Faculty
Amy Memmer, JD.
Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice/Legal Studies
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Rm 203 Benton Hall
Michelle Watson
Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice/Legal Studies
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Rm 203A Benton Hall
Staff
Susan Kobzar
Sr Adm. Assistant, Criminal Justice and Legal Studies
Rm 201 Benton Hall
1700 SW College Ave. Topeka, KS 66621
Emeritus Professors
Thedore Heim
Ted Heim has taught in the Criminal Justice program since it was established in 1971. Prior beginning college teaching at the University of Kansas and Missouri Western, he served as an air police officer and squadron commander and held a variety of positions in the Kansas Prison system, concluding his service as warden of the Reception and Diagnostic Center in Topeka. His teaching and research interests include prisons and their management, correctional history, and staff development. He is active in professional organizations and continues to serve on a number of advisory boards for community corrections. He completed his undergraduate degree at Kansas State University and his master's in political science at the University of Kansas. He also has completed additional graduate work at the George Washington University, University of Kansas, and Kansas State University. He was awarded emeritus status in 1998, but continues to teach courses in his areas of interest on a part-time basis. He can be reached at ted.heim@washburn.edu
Samuel Newland
Dr Newland began teaching online courses for Washburn University in 2000, some 17 years ago, while he was still a faculty member at the Army War College. Upon retirement from the Army in 2007 he became a part time instructor at Washburn teaching Military & Strategic Studies for the Criminal Justice department until his retirement from the university in 2017.
Cliff Roberson
Dr. Roberson received his Bachelor of Arts in political science and history from the University of Missouri; his J.D. in law from American University Graduate Study at the University of Virginia-Judge Advocate General's School; his LLM in Criminal Law, Criminology, and Psychiatry from George Washington University; and his Ph.D. in Human Behavior and Leadership from U.S. International University. Prior to joining the Criminal Justice Department, Dr. Roberson was an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas (1978-1983); Director of Programs for the National College of District Attorneys, University of Houston School of Law (1983-1984); the Director of the Justice Center and Professor Criminal Justice at California State University, Fresno (1984-1991); the Director and a Professor of the C.J. Program, University of Houston-Victoria (1991-1993); the Dean of Arts and Sciences, University of Houston, Victoria (1993-1995); the Associate Vice-President for Academics, Arkansas Tech (1995-1996); and Staff Counsel, State Counsel for Offenders, Texas Board of Criminal Justice (1996-1997). He has published, authored, and co-authored 40 books. He can be reached at cliff.roberson@washburn.edu.
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