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Criminal Justice Faculty

Dr. Barbara Hart (Ph.D., Sam Houston State University) is Chair of the Department of Social Sciences and Associate Professor of Criminal Justice.  Dr. Hart teaches courses in research, violent crime, institutional corrections, and juvenile justice. Her research interests include research methodology and violent crime analysis, particularly the psychological aspects of compulsive or serial violence.   E-mail: bhart@mail.uttyl.edu 

Dr. David Kennedy ( B.B.A., UT-Tyler, J.D., South Texas College of Law) is a Lecturer in Criminal Justice. Mr. Kennedy teaches Criminal law, criminal procedure, Administrative law and administrative ethics. Areas of interest include protection of constitutional rights for criminal defendants, and consideration and applications of ethical values within administrative agencies. E-mail dkennedy@uttyler.edu
Dr. Dorothy Merianos (Ph. D. Sam Houston State University) is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice.  Dr. Merianos teaches criminology, juvenile delinquency, criminological theory and victimology.  Her research interests include juvenile delinquency, criminological theory, victim studies, and the role of childhood maltreatment and subsequent criminality. E-mail: dmeriano@mail.uttyl.edu
Dr. Peter Phillips (Ph.D., Florida State University) is Associate Professor of Criminal Justice.  Dr. Phillips teaches administrative issues in criminal justice, criminal justice policy, organized crime, and community policing.  His research interests include police administrative practices, problem-oriented and community policing, and citizen empowerment issues. E-mail:  pphillip@mail.uttyl.edu
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