SCJA is governed by officers and a Board of Directors elected by the membership.
The work of the organization is performed in committees and several opportunities to serve exist.
Officers
President
Ben Stickle, PhD
Middle Tennessee State University
ben.stickle@mtsu.edu
1st Vice-President
James Hawdon, PhD
Virginia Tech University
hawdonj@vt.edu
2nd Vice-President
Brenda Vose
University of North Florida
brenda.vose@unf.edu
Treasurer
Molly Buchanan, PhD
Crime & Justice Institute
treasurer@southerncj.org
Immediate Past President
Shaun Thomas, PhD
University of Arkansas
shaun@uark.edu
Board of Directors
(Alphabetical order)
Kevin Buckler, PhD (2026-2029)
University of Houston, Downtown
bucklerk@uhd.edu
Andrew Denney, PhD (2024-2027)
University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
andrew-denney@utc.edu
Sarah Harper, PhD (2024-2027)
Texas A&M University – San Antonio
sardis@tamusa.edu
MacKenzie Jossie, PhD (2025-2028)
Louisiana State University
mjossie@lsu.edu
Kyle McLean, PhD (2026-2029)
Clemson University
kdmclea@clemson.edu
Secretariat
Andy Hansen, PhD
Western Carolina University
secretariat@southerncj.org
Webmaster
John Eassey, PhD
American University
webmaster@southerncj.org
American Journal of Criminal Justice Editor
J. C. Barnes, PhD
University of Cincinnati
barnejr@ucmail.uc.edu