Directory
For students seeking major advising, please visit our Academic Advising page to connect with your assigned major advisor.
Department Chair
Department Chair, Professor
Office Hours by appointment only, please email Dr. Knepper directly.
Office: MH 524A
Phone: 408-924-1350
Email: paul.knepper@sjsu.edu
Faculty
Associate Professor, Justice Studies Graduate Coordinator
Spring 2026 Graduate Advising: In-person and Zoom hours ending May 11th. Fall 2026
Advising: TBA
Office: MH 527
Phone: 408-476-7626
Email: ericka.adams@sjsu.edu
Assistant Professor, Legal Studies Minor Coordinator
Spring 2026 Advising: In-person and Zoom hours ending May 11th. Fall 2026 Advising:
TBA
Office: HB 123
Phone: 408-924-1162
Email: dallas.augustine@sjsu.edu
Associate Professor, Forensic Science Coordinator
Fall 2026 Office Hours: TBA
Office: HB 216
Phone: 408-924-5513
Email: mark.barash@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Spring 2026 Advising: In-person and Zoom hours ending May 11th. Summer Advising
Hours: TBA.
Office: HB 125
Phone: 408-924-2753
Email: natalie.birthelmer@sjsu.edu
Assistant Professor, Forensic Science Coordinator
Fall 2026 Office Hours: TBA
Office: HB 210A
Phone: 408-924-8974
Email: shawna.bolton@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall 2026 Office Hours: TBA
Office Hours (virtual): Office Hours via Zoom
Email: sarah.caligiuri@sjsu.edu
Professor, Undergraduate Coordinator
Spring 2026 Advising: In-person and Zoom hours ending May 11th. Fall 2026 Advising:
TBA
Office: MH 508A
Phone: 408-924-2967
Email: alessandro.degiorgi@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall 2026 Office Hours: TBA
Office: HB 125
Phone: 408-924-2745
Email: joseph.disalvo@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall 2026 Office Hours: TBA
Office: HB 207
Phone: 408-924-7285
Email: jeremiah.garrido@sjsu.edu
Assistant Professor
Fall 2026 Office Hours: TBA
Office: MH525B
Phone: 408-924-1739
Email: gabriela.gonzalez03@sjsu.edu
Associate Professor, Human Rights Minor Coordinator
Spring 2026 Advising: In-person and Zoom hours ending May 11th. Fall 2026 Advising:
TBA
Office: MH 511
Phone: 408-924-1311
Email: john.halushka@sjsu.edu
Associate Professor
Fall 2026 Office Hours: TBA
Office: MH 513
Phone: 408-924-6820
Email: grace.howard@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer, Forensic Studies Minor Coordinator
Spring 2026 Advising: In-person and Zoom hours ending May 11th. Summer 2026 Advising:
TBA
Office: HB 127
Phone: 408-924-2956
Email: mary.juno@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Spring 2026 Advising: In-person and Zoom hours ending May 11th. Summer Advising: TBA
Office: MH 508
Phone: 408-924-2750
Email: dina.kameda@sjsu.edu
Professor
Dr. Kil is currently on leave.
Office: MH 512
Phone: 408-924-2943
Email: sang.kil@sjsu.edu
Associate Professor
Fall 2026 Office Hours: TBA
Office: MH 525A
Phone: 408-924-946
Email: edith.kinney@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Summer Graduate Advising: TBA Fall Office Hours: TBA
Office Hours (virtual): Zoom link
Email: allison.martin@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Fall 2026 Office Hours: TBA
Office: HB 123
Phone: 408-924-8976
Email: sheree.martinek@sjsu.edu
Assistant Professor
Fall 2026 Office Hours: TBA
Office: HB 211
Phone: 408-924-7045
Email: amy.martinez@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Fall 2026 Office Hours: TBA
Office: DMH 237A
Phone: 408-924-5365
Email: stephen.morewitz@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Fall 2026 Office Hours: TBA
Office: MH 508
Phone: 408-924-2754
Email: harold.peterson@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Fall 2026 Office Hours: TBA
Office: MH 508
Phone: 408-924-2755
Email: susie.rivera@sjsu.edu
Lecturer, Record Clearance Project Director
Fall 2026 Office Hours: TBA
Office: Student Services Center Building
Phone: 408-924-2758
Email: margaret.stevenson@sjsu.edu
Professor, Programs Coordinator
Spring 2026 Advising: In-person and Zoom hours ending May 11th. Fall 2026 Advising:
TBA
Office: MH 509
Phone: 408-924-2950
Email: claudio.verasanchez@sjsu.edu
Associate Professor, Justice Studies Criminology Graduate Coordinator
Spring 2026 Advising: In-person and Zoom hours ending May 11th. Fall 2026 Advising:
TBA
Office: HB 214
Phone: 408-924-8451
Email: jodie.warren@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Fall 2026 Office Hours: TBA
Office: MH 508
Phone: 408-924-1840
Email: greg.woods@sjsu.edu
Associate Professor, Internship Coordinator
Spring 2026 Advising: In-person and Zoom hours ending May 11th. Fall 2026 Advising:
TBA
Office: MH 529
Phone: 408-924-2968
Email: wilson.yuan@sjsu.edu
Staff
Department Coordinator
Please contact via email
Office: MH 524
Phone: 408-924-2180
Email: carol.santos@sjsu.edu
