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Faculty and Staff

Faculty & Staff

Carlene Buchanan Turner, Ph.D.
Professor, Department Chair
Areas of Specialization: Sociology of Aging, Race, Quantitative Methodology, Immigration, GIS Mapping & Socio-Cybersecurity
Email: cmturner@nsu.edu
Phone: 757-823-9078

Austin W. Ashe, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Areas of Specialization: Race, Qualitative Methods, Policing, Law, Theory & Criminal Justice
Email: awashe@nsu.edu
Phone: 757-823-2144

Somto J. Azike, M.A.
Office Manager/Admin, Sociology
Email: sjazike@nsu.edu
Phone: 757-823-8436

Regina E. Brisgone, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Areas of Specialization: Criminal Justice, Criminology, Research Methods, Women/Drugs & Urban Crime
Email: rebrisgone@nsu.edu
Phone: 757-823-8931

James A. Curiel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Areas of Specialization: Research Methods, Popular Culture, Race and Ethnic Relations, Urban Affairs
Email: jacuriel@nsu.edu
Phone: 757-823-8924

Michael Fischer, Ph.D.
Professor
Areas of Specialization: Criminal Justice, Juvenile Delinquency & Offender Rehabilitation
Email: mfischer@nsu.edu
Phone: 757-823-8708

Timothy Goler, Ph,.D.
Assistant Professor
Areas of Specialization: Medical Sociology, Sociology of the Aging & life Course, Urban Planning, Housing, Development & Urban Affairs
Email: tgoler@nsu.edu
Phone: 757-823-8023

Bernadette J. Holmes, Ph.D.
Professor
Areas of Specialization: Criminal Justice, Criminology, Gender, Community Development, Environmental Crime & Justice
Email: bjholmes@nsu.edu
Phone: 757-823-8263

Robert K. Perkins, Ph.D.
Professor, CJS & UAF Graduate Programs Coordinator
Areas of Specialization: Urban Studies, Inequality, Social Organizations, Socio-Cybersecurity
Email: rkperkins@nsu.edu
Phone: 757-823-8167

Yuying Shen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Areas of Specialization: Health & Health Care, Socio-Cybersecurity, Social Data Analytics, Environmental Sociology, Race/Ethnicity & Immigration, Social Organization
Email: yshen@nsu.edu   Phone: 757-823-2013
 

Khiera Williams, M.A.
Lecturer
Areas of Specialization: Juvenile Justice &
Corrections
Email: klwilliams@nsu.edu
Phone: 757-823-8436

 


 


Adjunct Faculty

Jasmine Albert, M.A.
Adjunct Professor
Emailjalbert@nsu.edu

Somto J. Azike, M.A.
Adjunct Professor
Email: sjazike@nsu.edu

S. Kandi Hall, M.A.
Adjunct Professor
Email: skhall@nsu.edu

Nathaniel Chisolm, M.A., MS
Adjunct Professor
Email: nchisholm@nsu.edu

Danielle Flipping, M.A.
Adjunct Professor/SSC Advisor
Email: dflipping@nsu.edu
Phone: 757-823-2094

Vanessa C. Jenkins, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor/Director of Health & Wellness
Email: vcjenkins@nsu.edu
Phone: 757-823-8173

Mechelle Smith, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Email: mbsmith@nsu.edu

Michael Gleaves, M.A.
Adjunct Professor
Email: mgleaves@nsu.edu

Ricky Cabler, M.A.
Adjunct Professor
Email: rdcabler@nsu.edu

Rhonda Moody, M.A.
Adjunct Professor
Email: rfmoody@nsu.edu

Mykel Walton, M.A.
Adjunct Professor
Email: mkwalton@nsu.edu

Sobia Mushtaq, M.A.
Adjunct Professor
Email: smushtaq@nsu.edu

Tishara L. Brown, M.A.
Adjunct Professor
Email: tlbrown@nsu.edu

Holly E. Duckett, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Email: heduckett@nsu.edu