Dr. Suleyman Ozeren is an adjunct faculty at George Mason University. He formerly served as the President of the Global Policy and Strategy Institute and the Director of the International Center for Terrorism and Transnational Crime (UTSAM) in Turkey. He also served as a faculty member at different u...
Dr. Janani Umamaheswar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminology, Law, and Society, where she co-directs (with Dr. Robert J. Norris) the Social Justice Collaborative--an intellectual community devoted to normative and empirical explorations of social justice and equity issues that ar...
Dr. Linda Merola is an Associate Professor of Criminology, Law and Society at George Mason University and a Senior Fellow of the Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy at GMU. She received her Ph.D. in government from Georgetown University, where she was awarded the Harold N. Glassman Award for Excel...
Mackenzi is in her first year of pursuing a Master's Degree in Criminology, Law, and Society at George Mason University. She currently works as a Graduate Teaching Assistant to Senior Instructor Heather Toronjo's CRIM 495 class (Capstone in Criminology, Law, and Society). While in the earlier sta...
Captain James L. Carr, Ed.D., DTM, DL (Retired)Prince William County Police DepartmentPolice Personnel Bureau Commander9540 Center Street, Suite 101Manassas, VA 20109 Dr. Carr is currently teaching Criminal Justice courses for George Mason University and New England College. Dr. Carr retired from th...
Dr. Terry Gudaitis is the Director of the Intelligence Studies Program in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society. Dr. Gudaitis is the Owner/CEO of Mindstar Security & Profiling, LLC which specializes in custom cyber security, physical security, and risk management solutions for Family Off...
Ehsan Zaffar is an educator, advocate and public servant who helps build resilient communities by increasing trust and transparency in government, non-profits and private enterprise. He serves as a Senior Advisor at the Department of Homeland Security where he advises the Office of the Secretary on c...
Tom has been a reporter at The Washington Post since 1998, covering crime and justice issues in Northern Virginia and across the U.S. He helped lead the coverage of the D.C. sniper trials in 2003, and was the lead writer on The Post's breaking news coverage of the Virginia Tech shootings, which was a...
Graduate school is not just about coursework and classes. Much of what you will learn occurs during conversations with faculty outside the classroom or discussions with your peers. You are strongly encouraged to attend workshops, lectures, symposia, and social events organized by the department, its...
If you're a Mason undergraduate or graduate student who is passionate about making a meaningful impact on the world and you aspire to a career in public service, research, education, entrepreneurship, activism, law, or advocacy, the opportunity of a lifetime awaits you: The Spring 2024 cohort of Nex...
