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Mason, the largest and most diverse public university in Virginia, will award 10,220 degrees for graduates who have filed an intent to graduate from Summer 2022, Fall 2022, and Spring 2023. Criminology, law and society is among the top five undergraduate majors of the Class of 2023.

Elli Ambros from the Department of Criminology, Law and Society (CLS) was named the 2023 Undergraduate Academic Advisor of the Year in recognition of her outstanding care and commitment to supporting undergraduates’ academic achievement at Mason. CLS advisors Jada Crocker and Kristin Tyburczy were also recognized as two of the Top 10 undergraduate academic advisors at Mason.

Academic advisors in CHSS received multiple recognitions, including the V. Ann Lewis Academic Advisor of the Year award, during the annual Academic Advisor Awards Ceremony this May.

Students showcased their research at the 13th annual CHSS Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 20th.

CHSS is pleased to announce that four of its faculty members, Richard Craig, Christopher Koper, Evan Louder, and Courtney Wooten, have been chosen to receive 2023 Presidential Awards for Faculty Excellence.

CHSS proudly notes that eight of its faculty members have been recognized this year.

Students from the 2022-2023 Honors Seminar in Criminology, Law and Society presented posters of their research projects at the 2023 CHSS Undergraduate Research Symposium. This year's honors seminar was led by Dr. Evan Lowder and focused on pretrial reform.

Brielle DeMatteo, Graduate Program Coordinator in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society, has received the 2023 Mason Outstanding Staff Alumni Award. This award recognizes alumni employees at Mason for their many contributions to the university community.

Dr. Christopher Koper of the Department of Criminology, Law and Society has received Mason's 2023 Presidential Award for Faculty Excellence in Social Impact. His research on firearms policy and polic­ing has been cited extensively by policy­makers and the media and used by numer­ous police agencies in the United States and internationally.

Dr. Evan Lowder of the Department of Criminology, Law and Society has received Mason's 2023 Presidential Award for Faculty Excellence in Research. Her research explores strategies to reduce jus­tice system contact and improve behavioral health outcomes among adults in the justice system or at risk of justice system involvement.