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Crime and Justice Studies Program www.wright.edu/crime-justice Spring 2020 Issue pg. 1

HEARSAY NEWSLETTER SPRING 2020

INSIDE

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ISSUE: PG. 2

* Hello from the Program Director, Dr. Karen Lahm

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* Welcome to new CJS CoLA Advisor, Liz Cho

* Advisors for the Crime & Justice Studies Program

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* Congratulations to all of our wonderfully

hardworking Fall 2019 Dean’s List of CJS Majors!

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* Important Dates for Fall 2020

* Fall 2020 Class Offerings

PGs. 9-12

* 2020 CJS Outstanding Graduate – Kendra Thibaut

* 2019-2020 CoLA Perry Moore Scholarship

Recipient – Hannah Carico

* CoLA Top Scholar Award Recipient – Lindsey Dabe

* CJS Alumni Updates

PGs. 13-14

* CJS Event: Evidence-Based Policing with Major

Wendy Stiver from the Dayton Police Department

* CJS Event: The Juggalos: Street Gang or Music Fans

with WSU graduate, Dr. Chris Przemieniecki

Crime & Justice

Studies

Wright State University

REMEMBER:

GRADUATION APPLICATIONS FOR

SUMMER GRADUATES ARE

DUE MAY 22nd, 2020!!!

http://www.wright.edu/crime-justice


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Hello alumni, current students, new students,

faculty and staff! Inside this edition of HEARSAY,

you will read about our newest staff member in the

College of Liberal Arts (CoLA), Ms. Elizabeth Cho.

We are so very fortunate to have Elizabeth as our

dedicated Crime and Justice Studies advisor in

CoLA.

Speaking of fantastic, I would like to congratulate this year’s Outstanding

Graduate for the CJS Program, Miss Kendra Thibaut. Kendra will be graduating in

Spring 2020. Along with her major, she also has earned a minor in Sociology and a

Diversity and Social Inequality Certificate. She is the current president of the

University Activities Board, served as Director of Campus Spirit, and is a member of

Kappa Delta and the ’67 Society of WSU. She is currently in the hiring process for

the Dayton Police Department. See page 9 for more about Kendra.

We also co-sponsored a couple of public events this year from two outstanding

WSU Sociology Department alumni. Dr. Christopher Przemieniecki acquainted us

with his research on the Juggalo subculture, while Major Wendy Stiver of the

Dayton Police Department presented her NIJ funded research on Evidence-Based

Policing. We thank these two alums for their continued support of WSU and its

students!

All of our staff works extremely hard to keep all of you abreast of new courses,

upcoming course times/days, advising information, graduation updates, career

fairs, job openings, and upcoming events on campus and in the community. So

please, CHECK YOUR EMAIL often! Also, be aware that the CJS advisors change

often, so see page 3 for our most current advisor list. Please do not hesitate to

call, email, or stop by my office for a visit, should you have any questions or

concerns about the program. Also, do not forget to contact us with any alumni

news and updates. We love to hear about your accomplishments!

From the Program Director:

Dr. Karen Lahm



MEET ELIZABETH CHO:

COLA ADVISOR FOR CJS

Elizabeth Cho is an Academic Advisor in the College of Liberal

Arts. She currently advises Crime and Justice Studies, African

and African-American Studies, and Social Work.

Elizabeth received her B.A. in History from UCLA and her M.Ed

in Prevention Science & Practice, as well as her Certificate of

Advanced Study in School Counseling from the Harvard

Graduate School of Education. Elizabeth has worked in higher

education since 2013, starting at Caltech as a Career

Counselor for Internship Development.

She continued working with

engineering undergraduates as an

Academic Advisor at The George

Washington University, and at the

University of Southern California.

Elizabeth recently moved to Dayton

from California with her husband and

2 year-old son. In her free time, she

enjoys traveling, cooking, and

watching Dodgers baseball.



HIGHEST HONORS - A CUMULATIVE GPA OF AT LEAST 3.9

Brooke Bradley Hannah Carico Lindsey Dabe

Stephanie Dembski Adriana El Chami Jessica Harris

Nawal Hijazi Benjamin Kilpatrick Deidra Mullins

Chiamaka Okoye Nathaniel Slone Elise Wall

Aubrey Weaver

HIGH HONORS - A CUMULATIVE GPA OF AT LEAST 3.7

Natalie Berning Christian Butler Madilyn Carson

Audrey Clem Colin Coomer Kaylin Ely

Kathryn Fiske Kennedy Fitzgerald Patrick Graska

Kendra Hall Michaela Leach Jason Lorenz

Macy Mccall Morgan McClain Ryan McNeil

Cheyenne Price Jacqueline Ramsey Amber Terrill

HONORS - A CUMULATIVE GPA OF AT LEAST 3.5

Abigail Armstrong Myles Copley Dawson Draper

Erin Fitzgerald Ray Hendrix Brooklyn Keaton

Zachary Neuhofs Dyllan Saintignon Ameena Salhieh

Kendra Thibaut Kaitlin Wormsley

CONGRATULATIONS, Fall 2019

CJS Majors’ Dean’s List Recipients!!!!!



IMPORTANT DATES TO

REMEMBER FOR FALL 2020



COURSE # COURSE NAME CJ

REQUIREMENT INSTRUCTOR DAY/TIME

GEO 4430-01 Geographic Info System Advanced Elective Aidt Thur 5:30-9:10

PLS 3210-01 City Politics Foundation Area 2 Levine TR 3:30-4:50

PLS 3410-01 Fundamentals of Criminal

Investigations Foundation Area 2 Hickey TR 12:30-1:50

PLS 3430-01 Civil Lib II: Due Process CORE: Legal Foundations OR

Foundation Area 3 Fitzgerald MWF 12:20-1:15

PLS 3450-01 Public Administration Foundation Area 2 Wenning MW hybrid (part

online) 1:25-2:20

PLS 4310-W90

LAKE CAMPUS Cyber Crime Advanced Elective Ernst

ONLINE Lake

Campus

PLS 4320-01 The International Politics of Cyber

Security Advanced Elective Martin Mon 6:10-8:50

PLS 4350-W90 LAKE

CAMPUS Seminar in Political Corruption (IW) Advanced Elective Ernst

ONLINE

Lake Campus

PLS 4360-01 Criminal Law CORE, Legal Foundations OR

Foundation Area 3 Fizgerald MWF 2:30-3:25

PLS 4400-01 Constitutional Law CORE, Legal Foundations OR

Foundation Area 3 Feldmeier TR 9:30-10:50

PLS 4440-01 (IW) Human Identification Foundation Area 2 Hunkeler Wed 6:10-8:50

PLS 4821-01 (IW) Pre-Law Internship CORE: Internship Hannah TBD

PSY 2520-01 Forensic Psychology Foundation Area 2 Connell ONLINE

PSY 2520-02 Forensic Psychology Foundation Area 2 Connell ONLINE

PSY 2550-01 African American Psychology Foundation Area 4 Thornton ONLINE

PSY 2810-90 Psychology of Incarceration Foundation Area 1 McMichael ONLINE

Fall 2020 Course Offerings



PSY 2830-W90 LAKE

CAMPUS Chemical Dependency Advanced Elective Ricker

ONLINE Lake

Campus

PSY 3110-01 Abnormal Psychology Foundation Area 1 Gordon TR 2:00-3:20

PSY 3110-90 Abnormal Psychology Foundation Area 1 Nichols ONLINE

PSY 3510-01 Social Psychology Advanced Elective Gooden TR 12:30-1:50

PSY 3510-02 Social Psychology Advanced Elective Gooden TR 5:00-6:20

SOC 2700-90 Criminal Justice in Society CORE: Discipline Overview Hill-Mercer ONLINE

SOC 3000-01 CJS Internship CORE: Internship Adamitis – Dept.

permission

10:10-11:05

08/26/2020

SOC 3220-W90

LAKE CAMPUS Juvenile Delinquency Foundation Area 1 Ernst

ONLINE Lake

Campus

SOC 3230-02 to -04 Intensive Alcohol Ed Advanced Elective Cole TBD

SOC 3240-01 to -07 Drug & Alcohol Internship Advanced Elective

Send email with UID

and section # to

phyllis.cole@wright.

edu

TBD

SOC 3410-90 (IW) Introduction to Research Methods CORE: Advanced Research

Methods Money ONLINE

SOC 3620-01 Race and Ethnicity Foundation Area 4 Weinzimmer TR 2:00-3:20

SOC 3700-01 Criminology CORE: Criminological Essentials

OR Foundation Area 1 Adamitis TR 3:30-4:50

SOC 3710-01 Comparative Criminal Justice CORE: Discipline Overview OR

Foundation Area 2 Adamitis TR 12:30-1:50

SOC 3730-01 Sociology of the Courts Law, and

Justice Foundation Area 2 OR 3 Adanalian M 4:40-7;20

SOC 4310-01 (IW) Urban Sociology Advanced Elective Durr MWF 9:05-10:00

Fall 2020 Course Offerings (continued)



CoLA CRITICAL THINKING: PHL 3000-01 through -91

CoLA RESEARCH METHODS: PLS 3100-01, -90 or SOC 3400-01

Check WINGS

Any dates/times updates

IW courses

Department permission or Instructor permission requirement

Check with your advisor. Send an email with your UID # for course advising.

List of advisors can be found at http://liberal-arts.wright.edu/crime-and-justice-studies/advising

SOC 4710-01 Victimology Foundation Area 1 Lahm M 10:10-12:50

URS 3210-01 City Politics Foundation Area 2 Levine TR 3:30-4:50

URS 3450-01 Public Administration Foundation Area 2 Wenning MW hybrid (part

online) 1:25-2:20

URS 4280-90 Criminal Justice Org Management CORE: Discipline Overview Choudhury ONLINE

URS 4950-01 Urban Affairs Internship CORE: Internship Contact Dept. (937)

775-4451 TBD

Fall 2020 Course Offerings (continued)


http://liberal-arts.wright.edu/crime-and-justice-studies/advising


Kendra Thibaut, a soon to be

graduate, is majoring in Crime

and Justice Studies and minoring

in Sociology during her time at

Wright State. She is graduating in

just three years with her

bachelor’s degree, is planning to

attend the police academy after

graduating in May, and will then

pursue a career in law

enforcement. While at WSU she

interned at the Dayton Police

Department, was President of

University Activities Board, and a

member of Kappa Delta Sorority.

She coordinated countless events

such as Fall Fest 2019,

Homecoming week 2018, and

many more. Her time in the Crime

and Justice Studies program has

educated her and encouraged her

to make a difference in the

Dayton community.

CJS OUTSTANDING

GRADUATE, SPRING 2020

KENDRA

THIBAUT



2019 CoLA Perry Moore

Scholarship Recipient

Congratulations to Hanna

Carico for being selected as the

College of Liberal Arts’ Perry Moore

Scholarship recipient for the 2019-

2020 school year!

Hannah grew up in Dayton, OH,

and attended Fairborn High School.

After she graduated in 2016, she

attended Wright State University.

Hannah is a Crime and Justice

Studies major and intends to

graduate in May of 2020. At Wright

State, she was a part of 4 Paws for

Ability for a year, where she

volunteered to socialize service dogs

in training. Something unique about

Hannah is that she is a triplet; she

has two sisters! In her free time, she

enjoys trying new food and hiking.

hannah

CARICO



CoLA TOP SCHOLAR

AWARD Recipient

Lindsey

dabe

Each year, the University Libraries,

Friends of the Libraries and Wright State

Parents’ Association sponsor the annual

Top Scholar Awards event, in which one (1)

student is selected by the Dean of each

undergraduate college to receive a Top

Scholar Award book (a monograph

purchased from each student’s major of

study) which is affixed with a bookplate with

the student’s name, major, graduation year

and college. Top Scholar books hold a

permanent place in the University Libraries’

collections, and include a special notation

in our online catalog record.

This year’s recipient, Lindsey Dabe,

has a 4.0 gpa, will be graduating in Spring

2020, and is an active participant in Delta

Zeta sorority. She participates in several

activities at Northridge Baptist Church

(including as an AWANA teacher and in

Vacation Bible School), and works at Kohls.

She is interested in working in victim

advocacy after graduation.



David Pearson (2004) has been a Correctional Lieutenant since 2013 for the Ohio Department of

Corrections. He Graduated from the Ohio Peace Officer's Academy in 2017 and has been a Police

Officer with the Kettering Health Police Department and the Harveysburg Police Department. He

became the Assistant Team Leader for the Ohio Department of Corrections' Special Tactics and

Response Team (S.T.A.R.) in 2017.

Scarlett Biggs (2008) graduated from the Police Academy at Clark State in 2019 and is currently a

police officer in Vandalia, OH.

Justin Mays (2009) is working at the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office as an evidence technician

and part of the SWAT team.

Mari Karigirwa (2012) is a pre-trial officer at the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas.

Nick Schleuhber (2012) works with the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base police force.

Sarah Callihan (2014) received an MEd in Student Affairs in Higher Education in 2016, then served 2

years in Americorps. She is now working on her MS in Counselor Education at East Carolina University.

Juan Martinez (2015) got an MBA in finance at Purdue University and now works at the Department

of Defense as a military contractor.

Ryan Thobe (2015) is a K9 handler and deputy with the Miami County Sheriff's Office.

Heidi Shumaker (2017) is an Assessment Specialist at the Montgomery County Juvenile Court, the

Department of Youth Services Liaison to the Center for Adolescent Services, a Certified Trainer in

Motivational Interviewing through the Center for Strength-Based Strategies, and is the Certified Lead

Trainer in the Ohio Youth Assessment Systems (OYAS) through the University of Cincinnati Corrections

Institute.

Michael Sensenbaugh (2019) has accepted a final offer with Customs and Border Control for the

position of Border Patrol Agent. He left for their academy January 27th and was selected for a duty

station in Douglas, Arizona. “I want to thank [Dr. Lahm] again for all of [her] help throughout my hiring

process and throughout my time at Wright State University. I am so grateful for the CJS Program and for

Wright State itself”. If there are any students interested in a career with the Border Patrol, Michael

encourages you to send an email to [email protected] so we can pass on his contact

information to you for you to ask him questions, etc.


mailto:[email protected]


FALL 2019 CJS EVENT:

with

Major Wendy Stiver On November 5th at 5:30pm, Major Wendy Stiver from the

Dayton Police Department gave a presentation about

Evidence-Based Policing via her National Institute of

Justice grant in the Millett Atrium. The event was

sponsored by the Department of Sociology & Anthropology,

Applied Behavioral Sciences, the CJS Program, and CLASS.



with Dr. Christopher Przemieniecki

On April 10th at 3:30pm, Dr. Christopher

Przemieniecki gave a presentation that

examined the Juggalos, devoted fans of

the music group Insane Clown Posse, and

their controversial “hybrid” gang

designation by the FBI. Dr. Przemieniecki

is a national gang expert and alumnus of

WSU. He also establised a scholarship

here for Crime and Justice Studies

students and we were all pleased to have

him return and share his knowledge with

us on this facinating topic!

SPRING 2019 CJS EVENT:


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