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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.
 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
 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

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

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
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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