Richards P. Davis
Professor of Criminal Justice
Director of The Center for Best Practices in Law Enforcement
Ph.D. - University of Alabama
256-782-5335
rpdavis@jsu.edu
Faculty and Staff
Criminal Justice Faculty and Staff
Harald R. Duncan
Instructor of Criminal Justice
M.S. - Jacksonville State University
256-782-5335
hduncan@jsu.edu
Richard R.E. Kania
Professor of Criminal Justice
Ph.D. - University of Virginia
256-782-5339
rkania@jsu.edu
Kay Lang
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice &
Director of Criminal Justice Graduate Program
Ph.D. - University at Albany (SUNY)
256-782-5733
klang3@jsu.edu
Kaleb Littlejohn
Instructor of Criminal Justice
M.S. - Jacksonville State University
256-782-5335
klittlejohn@jsu.edu
Ronald R. Mellen
Professor of Criminal Justice
Ph.D. - Texas A & M University
256-782-8243
rmellen@jsu.edu
Brian E. Patton
Instructor of Criminal Justice
M.S., ICPS Jacksonville State University
256-782-5335
bepatton@jsu.edu
Forensic Investigation Faculty and Staff
H. Dean Buttram, III
Department Head & Associate Professor of Forensic Investigation
Ed.D. - University of Alabama
256-782-5516
dbuttram@jsu.edu
Raena Garmon
Forensic Science Specialist
B.S. - Jacksonville State University
256-782-8580
rgarmon@jsu.edu
Shane Golden
Forensic Scientist
M.S.F.S., C.C.S.I. - University of Alabama at Birmingham
256-782-8582
jgolden@jsu.edu
Chris Haney
Instructor of Forensic Investigation &
Undergraduate Coordinator Director of Undergraduate Forensic Investigation Degree Program
A.B.D., University of Alabama
256-782-5516
whaney1@jsu.edu
Mark Hopwood
Senior Forensic Scientist & Director of the Center for Applied Forensics
M.S.F.S., M.P.A., S.C.S.A. - University of Alabama at Birmingham
256-782-8588
mhopwood@jsu.edu
Joseph Scott Morgan
Distinguished Scholar of Applied Forensics
M.F.S. - National-Louis University
256-782-8586
jsmorgan@jsu.edu
Christopher Murtagh
Assistant Professor of Forensic Investigation
Ph.D. - Brandeis University
256-782-5516
cmurtagh@jsu.edu
London Pearce
Instructor of Forensic Investigation
MPA - Jacksonville State University
256-782-5516
clpearce@jsu.edu
Brian Thompson
Forensic Science Specialist
B.S. - Jacksonville State University
256-782-8581
bjthompson@jsu.edu
