URI Alumni Kosean Kokeh earns Ph.D. and and returns to CCJ - Dr. Kokeh reflects on his journey from URI undergrad to a senior part-time faculty member in CCJ.
Dr. Luzi Shi’s research receives national award - Assistant professor Luzi Shi has been awarded the American Society of Criminology’s Division of Public Opinion & Policy 2024 Young Scholar award.
URI Citizens Police Academy highlighted as experiential learning opportunity for CCJ majors - The URI Citizens Police Academy gives students exposure to the workforce.
Hannah Hackett featured by College in Senior Profiles - CCJ major Hannah Hackett is featured by the College of Arts & Sciences as a member of the diverse and distinguished class of 2025.
Xaimara Marquez awarded funding for summer research - CCJ and Psychology major Xaimara Marquez ’25 received funding from the College of Arts & Sciences Fellows Program to conduct research with her Faculty Mentor, CCJ Professor Luzi Shi, on violence against women.
Abigail Noetzel’s Summer Fellows Project Featured by College - CCJ and Psychology major Abigail Noetzel ’26 is featured by the College of Arts & Sciences as a Summer 2024 Fellows Program Recipient.
Carlie Minghella featured by College in Senior Profiles - CCJ, Spanish, and Psychology major Carlie Minghella is featured by the College of Arts & Sciences as a member of this year’s diverse and distinguished graduating class.
Criminal justice initiative promotes employment opportunities - Bridge to Opportunity, a program with efforts to reduce recidivism rates in Rhode Island, has been operating with the help from University of Rhode Island criminology and criminal justice professors Chelsea Farrell and Natalie Pifer.
Rossvierlin Cajigas featured by College in Senior Profiles - CCJ and Gender & Women’s Studies major Rossvierlin Cajigas is featured by the College of Arts & Sciences as a member of this year’s diverse and distinguished graduating class.
Arts and Sciences fellow, Hannah Beaucaire, to examine the short and long-term effects of solitary confinement - Hannah Beaucaire, a senior CCJ major, will spend her summer documenting the short and long-term effects of solitary confinement to better understand the reforms currently being implemented by the Maine Department of Corrections. Her faculty mentor is Dr. Natalie Pifer.
Camryn Tierney featured by College in Senior Profiles - CCJ major Camryn Tierney is featured by the College of Arts & Sciences as a member of this year’s diverse and distinguished graduating class.
Prof. Jill Doerner interviewed about her work inside and outside of the classroom - Through her earnest work and research with criminology and social inequalities, associate professor Jill Doerner has cultivated a classroom of enlightening opportunities at the University of Rhode Island.
Andy Main featured by College in Senior Profiles - CCJ and Journalism major Andy Main is featured by the College of Arts & Sciences as a member of this year’s diverse and distinguished graduating class.
Prof. Chelsea Farrell presented research on race, place, and police stops in New York - Assistant Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice Chelsea Farrell explains her research regarding the unequal distribution of police stops in New York using data on Stop, Question, and Frisk from the NYPD.
CCJ and Chinese major, Ying Wu, wins Boren Scholarship to study language overseas - Ying Wu, a junior from Cranston, Rhode Island, studying criminal justice and Chinese, received the Boren Scholarship worth up to $20,000 to continue her studies of Chinese.
