SCJA Leadership

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.

SCJA Officers

President

Catherine Marcum, PhD
Appalachian State University
marcumcm@appstate.edu

1st Vice-President

Kent Kerley, PhD
University of Texas at Arlington
kent.kerley@uta.edu

2nd Vice-President

Ráchael Powers, PhD (2018-2021)
University of South Florida
powersr@usf.edu

Treasurer

Molly Buchanan, PhD
Crime & Justice Institute
molly.e.buchanan@gmail.com

Immediate Past President

Bryan Miller, PhD
Clemson University
blm2@clemson.edu

SCJA Board of Directors

(Alphabetical order)

Lisa Carter, PhD (2020-2023)
Florida Southern College
lcarter@flsouthern.edu

James Hawden, PhD (2019-2022)
Virginia Tech University
hawdonj@vt.edu

Kristina Lopez-Smith, PhD (2021-2024)
University of North Florida
kristina.lopez@unf.edu

Ben Stickle, PhD (2021-2024)
Middle Tennessee State University
ben.stickle@mtsu.edu

Shaun Thomas, PhD (2020-2023)
University of Arkansas
shaun@uark.edu

Secretariat

Kathy Johnson, PhD
University of West Florida
secretariat@scja.net

Webmaster

John Eassey, PhD
American University
webmaster@southerncj.org

American Journal of Criminal Justice Editor

J. Mitchell Miller, PhD
University of North Florida
mitch.miller@unf.edu

Past Presidents