Jody Clay-Warner

Meigs Professor of Sociology
Director, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research

Dr. Jody Clay-Warner, Meigs Professor of Sociology (view Dr. Clay-Warner's Meigs video) and Director of the Owens Institute for Behavioral Research, has been at the University of Georgia since 1998. She received a Ph.D. in Sociology from Emory University, and her specialty areas include social psychology, criminology, and gender.  She is the co-editor of Social Psychology Quarterly and the co-director of the Laboratory for the Study of Social Interaction (LASSI).

The overarching goal of her research is to understand responses to injustice. She considers this issue from both a basic and applied perspective.  Specifically, she examines the underlying processes that guide responses to injustice, as well as the implications of these processes for reactions to concrete forms of injustice, such as criminal victimization. She employs experimental and survey methods to investigate these issues, and her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of State. Her current projects focus on human trafficking victimization in Sub-Saharan Africa, the mental and physical health effects of violent victimization, and the relationship between gendered violence and inequality.

Education:
  • Ph.D., Sociology, Emory University, 1997
  • M.A., Psychology, Georgia State University, 1992
  • B.A., Speech Communication, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1990

David Mustard

Professor of Economics

David Mustard serves on the Executive Committe of the Criminal Justice Studies Program. His research explores the racial and gender differences in sentencing, the efficacy  of gun control laws, how casinos and visitors influence crime rates, and the interaction between labor markets and crime. He holds the Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago (1997). For more information please click here.

Education:
  • PhD, Economics, University of Chicago, 1997
  • MS, International and European Politics, University of Edinburgh, 1992
  • BA, Economics and History, University of Rochester, 1990
Of note:
  • Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Beta Kappa, 1990
  • Post-Graduate Fellowship, Saint Andrew's Society, 1990-1991
  • University Fellowship, University of Chicago, 1991-1995
  • Jacob K. Javits Fellowship, US Gov., 1991-1995
  • Sarah Moss Fellowship, University of Georgia, 2003
  • Teacher of the Year, University of Georgia, Terry College of Business, 2004
  • Richard B. Russell Undergraduate Teaching Award, 2006
  • J. Hatten Howard, III Teaching Award, 2006
  • University of Georgia, Senior Teaching Fellow, 2010-2011
  • Lothar Tresp, Outstanding Honors Professor, 2014.
  • Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professorship, 2014

Justine Tinkler

Associate Professor of Sociology

Justine E. Tinkler earned the Ph.D. in Sociology from Stanford University in 2007. She employs experimental, survey-based, and qualitative research methods to provide empirical evidence for advancing theory in social psychology, law and inequality. Dr. Tinkler teaches the Sociology of Law (SOCI 4830). For more information please click here.

Education:
  • Ph.D., Sociology, Stanford University, 2007
  • M.A., Sociology, Stanford University, 2001
  • B.A., Sociology, University of California, San Diego

Sarah Shannon

Director, Criminal Justice Studies Program
Meigs Professor of Sociology

Sarah K.S. Shannon joined the UGA Sociology Department in 2013 after receiving her PhD (and MSW) from the University of Minnesota.  Sarah's research focuses on systems of criminal punishment and their effects on social life. Her interdisciplinary research has been published in top journals in several fields including sociology, criminology, public health, social work, and geography.

Sarah is also an award-winning teacher, having received recognition for excellence in undergraduate instruction, research mentoring, creative teaching, and service-learning. She proudly facilitates UGA's first-ever Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program course in partnership with the Clarke County Jail (SOCI 4470S).

 

As a publicly engaged scholar, Sarah’s research has been cited in several high profile media outlets including The New York Times, The Economist,  and the Washington Post. Prior to her graduate work, Sarah worked in the non-profit sector. As a result, she cares about doing research that matters for academics, policy makers, and ordinary citizens.

 

Teaching Accomplishments

Education:

PhD, Sociology, University of Minnesota, 2013

MSW, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota, 2007

BA, Sociology, University of Iowa, 1997

Of note:

2017 Graduation and Awards Banquet

Dr Fenoff

Students, faculty, staff, family and friends gathered March 31st at the Georgia Center to recognize prospective criminal justice studies graduates for calendar year 2017. Hortatory remarks were provided by Roy Fenoff, an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at the Military College of South Carolina (The Citadel). Fenoff holds the Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from Michigan State University, an M.S. in Medical/Veterinary Entomology from the University of Wyoming and undergraduate degrees in Criminal Justice Studies and Entomology from UGA.

8th Annual Susette M. Talarico Lecture

Dr Uggen speaking at the Talarico Lecture

Christopher Uggen, Regents Professor and Martindale Chair in Sociology and Law at the University of Minnesota, spoke at this year’s Talarico Lecture. Sponsored by the Criminal Justice Studies Program, the Criminal Justice Society and the Department of Political Science (School of Public and International Affairs) and the Department of Sociology (Franklin College of Arts and Sciences) the lecture honors the service and legacy of Dr. Talarico  among whose many distinctions was serving as the Director of the Criminal Justice Studies Program for 22 years.

CJSP Visits State Prison

On 31 January 2017 members of the Criminal Justice Society, CJ majors and faculty and staff visited the Jackson Diagnostic and Classification Center. This is the central intake facility for the state prison system and home to "Death Row." Students found it to be a markedly different experience than the earlier visit to the Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta.

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