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The School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy (SUAPP) brings together the Division of City & Regional Planning, Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice, Division of Public & Nonprofit Administration, and the Department of Social Work in order to maximize our efforts in research, education, and engaged scholarship.
 

School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy - Administration

 

Dr. Stanley E. Hyland
Professor and School Head
School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy
201C McCord Hall
(901) 678-1445
shyland@memphis.edu
PhD, University of Illinois
Urban anthropology, applied anthropology, community development and poverty, research design and evaluation, voluntary associations, North America
 

Vickie Peters
Business Officer
School of Urban Affairs & Public Policy
201A McCord Hall
(901) 678-1635
vpeters@memphis.edu
 
 

Division of City and Regional Planning

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Dr. Charles Santo
Associate Professor,

Interim Director of the Graduate Program in City & Regional Planning
219 McCord Hall
(901) 678-3566
City and Regional Planning
casanto@memphis.edu
Ph.D., Portland State University
Community and economic development, urban economic analysis, public investment, sports and public policy


Dr. Ken Reardon
Professor
208 McCord Hall
(901) 678-2610
City and Regional Planning
kreardon@memphis.edu
Ph.D., Cornell University
Neighborhood revitalization, community organizing, participatory action research           
 
Dr. Reza Banai
Professor
217 McCord Hall
(901) 678-4559
City and Regional Planning
M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Urban design, planning theory, site planning, regional planning
 
Dr. Jeffrey Lowe
Visiting Associate Professor, Associate Director of the Mid-Sized Cities Policy Institute
City and Regional Planning
jslowe@memphis.edu
Ph.D., Rutgers University
Community and economic development, African American churches and HBCUs in community transformation, post-disaster planning
 
Gene Pearson
Professor Emeritus
City and Regional Planning
gpearson@memphis.edu
M.U.R.P, University of Mississippi
Land development policy, urban design, mass transit     
 
Steve Redding
Research Professor and Director of the Regional Economic Development Center
211 McCord Hall
(901) 678-4558
City and Regional Planning
tredding@memphis.edu
M.B.A., Mississippi State University
Economic impact analysis, business feasibility    
 
Dr. Susan L. Roakes
Associate Professor
213 McCord Hall
(901) 678-4560
City and Regional Planning
sroakes@memphis.edu
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Land use planning and policy, community development, neighborhood planning, urban land economics, public schools and city planning
 
David Westendorff
Associate Professor and Director of the Mid-Sized Cities Policy Institute
215 McCord Hall
(901) 678-4557
City and Regional Planning
dwstndrf@memphis.edu
Ph.D., Cornell University
International planning and governance, developing countries, social impacts of mega-events, urban revitalization, human rights in planning practice, East and South Asia, Latin America, United States
 
Jessica Buttermore
Administrative Associate
208 McCord Hall
City and Regional Planning
(901) 678-2161
jbuttrmr@memphis.edu             
 
 
 


 

Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice

 
Dr. Randolph Dupont
Professor and Chair of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
317 McCord Hall
(901) 678-5484
Criminology and Criminal Justice
rdupont@memphis.edu
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Mental health, substance abuse issues and the criminal justice system, community psychology
 
Dr. David J. Giacopassi
Professor
326 McCord Hall
(901) 678-3398
Criminology & Criminal Justice
dgiacpss@memphis.edu
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Law and society, substance abuse, gambling and its effects on quality of life
 
Donna Huddleston
Instructor and Undergraduate Advisor
103 Browning Hall
(901)678-2761
Criminology & Criminal Justice
dhddlstn@memphis.edu
M.A., Memphis State University
 
W. Richard Janikowski
Associate Professor
341 McCord Hall
(901)678-3399
Criminology & Criminal Justice
rjankwsk@memphis.edu
J.D., DePaul University
Jurisprudence, Semiotics, and Comparative Justice Systems
 
Dr. Wayne J. Pitts
Assistant Professor
315 McCord Hall
(901)678-5662
Criminology & Criminal Justice
wpitts@memphis.edu
Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Immigration, occupational stress for law enforcement, sex offender supervision, substance abuse and crime, and research methods             
 
Dr. K. B. Turner
Associate Professor
319 McCord Hall
(901)678-3397
Criminology & Criminal Justice
kbturner@memphis.edu
Ph.D., University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Crime and Punishment, Courts, Police Administration, Racial Profiling
 
Dr. Margaret Vandiver
Professor and Graduate Coordinator
325 McCord Hall
(901)678-3401
Criminology & Criminal Justice
vandiver@memphis.edu
Ph.D., Florida State University
History of crime and punishment, death penalty, genocide
 
Dr. Yaschica Williams
Assistant Professor
319 McCord Hall
(901)678-4767
Criminology & Criminal Justice
ydwillia@memphis.edu
Ph.D., Western Michigan University
Juvenile delinquency, Research methods, Criminology, Gender and crime, Victimology
 
Kim Tucker
Office Coordinator
311 McCord Hall
(901)678-2737
Criminology and Criminal Justice
krtuckr1@memphis.edu
 
 

 

Division of Public and Nonprofit Administration

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 Dr. Michael Howell-Moroney
Associate Professor and Director of Division of Public and Nonprofit Administration
134 McCord Hall
(901) 678-2640
Public and Nonprofit Administration
michael.hm@memphis.edu
 
Dr. Joy A. Clay
Professor and Associate Dean of Interdisplinary Studies
124 McCord Hall
901-678-3359
Public and Nonprofit Administration
joyclay@memphis.edu
PhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Administrative theory, organizational leadership and evaluation, health policy, public budgeting and finance
 
Dr. David N. Cox
Professor and Executive Assistant to the President
341 Administration Building
901-678-5344
Public and Nonprofit Administration
davidcox@memphis.edu
PhD, Indiana University
Effect of urban governance structures on the responsiveness, equity, and effectiveness of public policies and on strategies for inter-organizational collaboration
 
Dr. Laura E. Harris
Assistant Professor
132 McCord Hall
(901) 678-3365
Public and Nonprofit Administration
leharri@memphis.edu
PhD, University at Albany
Planning and implementing mixed-income communities where public housing has been demolished
 
Dr. Leigh Hersey
Assistant Professor and Director of Research, Institute for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership
130 McCord Hall
(901) 678-1754
Public and Nonprofit Administration
lnhersey@memphis.edu
Ph.D., Arizona State University
Philanthropy, nonprofit fundraising, collaboration
 
Susan Tomlinson Schmidt
Executive Director, Institute for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership
123 McCord Hall
901-678-4395
stschmdt@memphis.edu 
MPA, University of Memphis
Program and performance evaluation and training curriculum development          
 
Jason Sonnenfelt
Instructor
136 McCord Hall
(901) 678-3359
Public and Nonprofit Administration
jmsnnfl@memphis.edu
Ph.D. Candidate, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
MPA, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Policy Process, Public Administration Theory, Public Management, Governance and Technology
 
Dr. Sharon Wrobel
Assistant Professor and MPA Coordinator
122 McCord Hall
(901) 678-4720
Public and Nonprofit Administration
swrobel@memphis.edu
Education Policy, Equity, Finance, Program Evaluation, and Policy Analysis
 
Rebecca Horowitz
Administrative Assistant
124 McCord Hall
(901) 678-3360
Public and Nonprofit Administration
rhrowitz@memphis.edu
 
 
 

 Department of Social Work
 
Steven Soifer
Dr. Steven Soifer
Professor and Department of Social Work Chair
230 McCord Hall
(901) 678-2615
Social Work
sdsoifer@memphis.edu
 
Dr. M. Elena Delavega
Assistant Professor
117 McCord Hall
(901) 678-3270
Social Work
mdlavega@memphis.edu
 
 
Dr. Susan E. Elswick 
Director of MSW Field Placement
115 McCord Hall
(901) 678-4722
Social Work
selswick@memphis.edu
 
Jim Jones
Lecturer
110 McCord Hall
Social Work
jjones44@memphis.edu
 
Dr. Robin Lennon-Dearing
Assistant Professor
120 McCord Hall
(901) 678-3431
Social Work
rlnnndrn@memphis.edu

Mr. Gary Schneider
BA Program Coordinator & Assistant Professor
234 McCord Hall
(901) 678-4503
Social Work
gschneid@memphis.edu
 
Dr. Susan Neely-Barnes
MSW Program Coordinator & Assistant Professor
232 McCord Hall
(901) 678-3438
Social Work
snlybrns@memphis.edu

 
 


 
 

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