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Dr. Mona Danner and Dr. Melvina Sumter had the privilege of attending the 3rd Session Cadet Academy graduation ceremony in August. The deputy cadet program was created by Sheriff Jim O鈥橲ullivan in 2016, which is a partnership between the Chesapeake Sheriff鈥檚 Office, 麻豆传媒 and Norfolk State University.
When Villa Cadle receives her bachelor's degree from 麻豆传媒 on May 5, she won't be looking to the stands to see her mother applaud.

That's because Villa Cadle Sr. (both women share the same name; it's a family tradition) will be the next in line to get her own bachelor's degree.
Dr. Vanessa Panfil published 鈥淲hat it鈥檚 Like to be Gay and in a Gang鈥 in The Conversation in mid-October and, after being picked up by the Associated Press, it quickly went viral and spread to a host of other publications and websites including Salon.Com. As a result, reprints of this article and articles about the book have appeared in Publishers Weekly, Dallas Voice, Advocate, Out Smart, Blade, popmatters and many other publications and websites. Dr. Panfil鈥檚 article has been viewed over 49,489 times, yep, you read that right with nearly 50,000 views 鈥 WOW! What a great example of public criminology!
The Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice would like to congratulate Stephen T. Young, Leslie-Dawn Quick, and Caitlin G. Lynch, who all received their Ph.D. in Criminology and Criminal justice in 2017.
The department would like to welcome Ryan Phillips, April Bennett, Elizabeth Twitty, Erica Bower, and Rebecca Vonderhaar as our newest cohort in the PhD program. Welcome to 麻豆传媒!
The department of Sociology and Criminal Justice would like to welcome our new faculty joining us this fall.