Awards & Recognition

National Awards

2019

  • Dr. Randy Garner: Outstanding Achievement Award, American Jail Association
  • Dr. Ling Ren: Outstanding Mentor Award, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences

2018

  • Dr. Brittany Hayes: William L. Simon/Routledge Outstanding Paper Award for The Effects of National-and Individual-Level Factors on Attitudes Towards Child Maltreatment, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
  • Dr. Ryan Randa: Outstanding Mentor, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
  • Tri Keah Henry: Noman White Outstanding Student Paper Award for Six Degrees of Separation: The Influence of Direct and Indirect Contacts with Law Enforcement on Perceptions of Procedural Justice, American Society of Criminology Division on People of Color and Crime
  • Alicia Jurek: Graduate Student Poster Award for Female Representation in U.S. Police Departments: 1980-2010, American Society of Criminology Division on Women and Crime
  • Katherine Meeker: Graduate Student Paper Award for Arrest and Filing Charges: An Examination of Police and Prosecutor Decision Making in Adolescent Sexual Assault Case Processing, American Society of Criminology Division on Women and Crime

2017

  • Dr. Brittany Hayes: Faculty Researcher of the Year Award, American Society of Criminology Division of Victimology

2016

  • Dr. Michael Vaughn: Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Fellow Award
  • Dr. William Wells: Outstanding Paper Award for The Characteristics and Results of Eyewitness Identification Procedures Conducted during Robbery Investigations in Houston, TX (with Bradley Campbell, Yudu Li, and Stryker Swindle), in Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management.
  • Alicia Jurek: Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award, Midwest Criminal Justice Association
  • Nicole Neibuhr: Student Paper Award, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Corrections Section

2015

  • Dr. Danielle Boisvert: Donal MacNamara Award for A Twin Study of Sex Differences in Self-Control (with John Paul Wright, Valerie Knopik, and Jamie Vaske), Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences

Sam Houston State University Awards

2018

  • Dr. Jihong “Solomon” Zhao: Excellence in Scholarly and Creative Accomplishments Award
  • Chelsea Lamberton: Outstanding Poster Award at the Undergraduate Research Symposium

College of Criminal Justice Faculty Awards

Excellence in Teaching

  • 2019: Dr. Elisa Toman
  • 2018: Dr. Victoria Titterington
  • 2017: Dr. Harry Butler
  • 2016: Dr. Travis Franklin
  • 2015: Dr. Kathy Latz
  • 2014: Dr. Danielle Boisvert
  • 2013: Dr. Brian Boutwell

Excellence in Research

  • 2019: Dr. Eryn O’Neal
  • 2018: Dr. Brittany Hayes
  • 2017: Dr. Sheree Hughes
  • 2016: Dr. Jeff Bouffard
  • 2015: Dr. Lean Bouffard
  • 2014: Dr. Matt Nobles

Excellence in Service

  • 2019: Dr. Michael Vaughn
  • 2018: Dr. Janet Mullings
  • 2017: Dr. Magdalena Denham
  • 2016: Dr. Larry Hoover
  • 2015: Dr. Sarah Kerrigan
  • 2014: Dr. Phillip Lyons

Excellence in Community Engagement

  • 2019: Dr. Patrick Buzzini
  • 2018: Dr. Victoria Titterington
  • 2017: Dr. Jim Dozier
  • 2016: Dr. Magdalena Denham