About Us
The Crime and Justice Research Unit (CJRU) of the Social Science Research Center of Mississippi State University was established in 1994 as a joint effort by faculty in the Department of Sociology and Social Sciences Research Center at MSU. Since then, the Unit has become a collaborative effort between those departments and the Legal Studies Department at the University of Mississippi. Our primary objectives are (1) to promote criminological and criminal justice research by Mississippi faculty and students and (2) assist the state of Mississippi by providing timely research around criminological topics to assist in policy- and decision-making throughout the state. The unit also aims to create opportunities for students to engage in collaborative research projects.
Our Researchers
Dr. Angela Robertson
Associate Director of SSRC
Coordinator of CJRU
Research Professor
Dr. Francis Boateng
Assistant Professor
Department of Criminal Justice & Legal Studies
University of Mississippi
Dr. Amanda Cook
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology
Mississippi State University - Meridian
Dr. Sheena Gardner
Assistant Research Professor
Social Science Research Center
Mississippi State University
Dr. Jesse Goliath
Assistant Professor
Department of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures
Mississippi State University
Dr. Stacy Haynes
Professor
Department of Sociology
Research Fellow - SSRC
Dr. Wesley Jennings
Gillespie Distinguished Scholar, Chair, & Professor
Department of Criminal Justice &Legal Studies
University of Mississippi
Dr. Kecia Johnson
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology
Mississippi State University
Dr. Kimberly Kaiser
Assistant Professor
Department of Criminal Justice & Legal Studies
University of Mississippi
Dr. Sanna King
Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology
Mississippi State University
Dr. Jordan Lynton
Assistant Professor
Department of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures
Mississippi State University
Dr. David May
Professor
Department of Sociology
Research Fellow - SSRC
Dr. H. Colleen Sinclair
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
Research Fellow - SSRC
Dr. Megan Stubbs-Richardson
Assistant Research Professor
Center for Cyber Innovation
Mississippi State University
Dr. Tara Sutton
Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology
Mississippi State University
Dr. D'Andre Walker
Assistant Professor
Department of Criminal Justice & Legal Studies
University of Mississippi