Faculty and Staff

The faculty members in Radford University’s Department of Criminal Justice have established a reputation for effective teaching, productive scholarship, and service toward university and community. Learn more about the faculty by selecting a name below. An asterisk (*) indicates members of the graduate faculty.

Department Chair

*Dr. Riane Bolin, Department Chair and Associate Professor

Department Faculty

*Dr. Stacey Clifton, Assistant Professor; Internship Coordinator; and Faculty Associate, Center for Police Practice, Policy and Research

*Dr. Lori Elis, Professor and Graduate Coordinator

*Dr. Egan Kyle Green, Professor and Extended Campus Coordinator

Mr. Donald Martin, Instructor and Mock Trial Team Coordinator

*Dr. Stephen Owen, Professor; Interdisciplinary Minor in Forensic Studies Coordinator; Criminal Justice Living-Learning Community (LLC) Coordinator; and Faculty Associate, Center for Police Practice, Policy and Research

*Dr. Rachel Santos, Professor; Crime Analysis and Criminal Intelligence Minor Coordinator; and Co-Director, Center for Police Practice, Policy and Research

*Dr. Roberto Santos, Associate Professor; Graduate Crime Analysis Certificate Coordinator; and Co-Director, Center for Police Practice, Policy and Research

*Dr. Lindsay Kahle Semprevivo, Assistant Professor

*Dr. 'Shawn Smith, Associate Professor and Faculty Associate, Center for Police Practice, Policy and Research

Department Administrative Assistant

Amanda Dean 
CHBS Building, Room 5408                 (540) 831-6326

Emeritus and Research Faculty

Dr. Bakhitah Abdul-Ra'uf, Research Faculty and Faculty Associate, Center for Police Practice, Policy and Research

Dr. Mary Atwell, Professor Emeritus of Criminal Justice

Dr. Jack Call, Professor Emeritus of Criminal Justice and Research Faculty

Dr. Lucy Edwards Hochstein, Research Faculty

Dr. Isaac Van Patten, Professor Emeritus of Criminal Justice and Research Faculty

Dr. Catherine Whittaker, Professor Emeritus of Criminal Justice