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.
Officers
President
Kathrine Johnson, PhD
University of West Florida
kjohnson@uwf.edu
1st Vice-President
Julie Baldwin, PhD
American University
jbaldwin@american.edu
2nd Vice-President
Shaun Thomas, PhD
University of Arkansas
shaun@uark.edu
Treasurer
Molly Buchanan, PhD
Crime & Justice Institute
treasurer@southerncj.org
Immediate Past President
Kent Kerley, PhD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
krkerley@uab.edu
SCJA Board of Directors
(Alphabetical order)
Rick Dierenfeldt (2023-2026)
University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
ricki-dierenfeldt@utc.edu
Sheri Jenkins Keenan (2023-2026)
Alabama A&M
sheri.jenkinskee@aamu.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
Brenda Vose, PhD (2022-2025)
University of North Florida
brenda.vose@unf.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. Mitchell Miller, PhD
University of North Florida
mitch.miller@unf.edu