Dr. Robert Fong, Ph.D.

 

  • Robert Fong, Ph.D.
  • Chair & Professor
  • Office Location: DDH-C116
  • Office Phone: 661-654-2433
  • E-mail: rfong@csub.edu

Robert Fong is Professor & Chair of the Department of Criminal Justice at CSUB. He earned his Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from Sam Houston State University in Texas after completing an M.P.A from the University of South Dakota. In addition to having prior experience as a correctional officer and deputy sheriff, Dr. Fong served as a special monitor, from 1984 through 1988, for the Texas Department of Corrections overseeing departmental compliance with the consent decree resulted from the historic prisoner class action suit of Ruiz v. Estelle, 679 F.2d 1115 (5th Cir. 1982). Since joining CSUB in 1991, Dr. Fong has taught courses in Criminal Law, Corrections, Theories, Ethics, Gangs, Research Methods, and the Senior Seminar class. His research interests include prison gangs, ethnic street gangs, and school violence, which has yielded numerous publications and book reviews in refereed journals. Dr. Fong has also fostered strong and on-going relationships with the local community by serving on a number of prominent law enforcement boards and as a consultant to local school districts on police-community partnership grants and after-school programs

Reem Abu-Lughod, Ph.D.

 

  • Reem Abu-Lughod, Ph.D.
  • Assistant Professor
  • Office Location: DDH-C123
  • Office Phone: 661-665-6792
  • E-mail: rabu_lughod@csub.edu

Reem Ali Abu-Lughod, Ph.D.
Education: Ph.D. Urban Policy & Public Administration (emphasis in Criminology & Criminal Justice) from the University of Texas @ Arlington, August 2006
M.A. Criminology & Criminal Justice, December 2001
B.S. Biology, Spring 1999

Anthony Flores, ABD
  • Anthony Flores, ABD
  • Assistant Professor
  • Office Location: DDH-C115
  • Office Phone: 661-654-6794
  • E-mail: aflores14@csub.edu

 

Professor Flores earned a B.A. in Psychology from The University of Nevada, Reno, an M.S. in Criminal Justice from The University of Cincinnati, and is currently a doctoral candidate from The University of Cincinnati. Prof. Flores recently served as the project director of a three-year grant funded by the National Institute of Justice entitled: “Case Classification for Juvenile Corrections: An Evaluation of the Youth Level of Service Inventory.” He has also provided many states with technical assistance regarding criminal risk assessment, case planning, and effective rehabilitative programming. Professor Flores has taught undergraduate level courses in the areas of statistics, research methods, correctional rehabilitation, probation and parole, prisons and jails, criminological theory, and juvenile justice. Professor Flores teaches Juvenile Justice Processes and Systems and Gangs. Current research interests include risk/needs assessment and effective correctional programming for both juvenile and adult offender populations.

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  • Doris Hall, Ph.D.
  • Assistant Professor
  • Office Location: DDH-C117
  • Office Phone: 661-654-3121
  • E-mail: dhall@csub.edu
  • Webpage: www.csub.edu/~dhall/

Dr. Doris Hall earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in Criminal Justice/Criminology from The Claremont Graduate School in Claremont, California. Her areas of research include stalking, domestic violence and violence against women. Dr. Hall serves on the steering committee of the Kern County Domestic Violence Advisory Council. She has taught classes on issues of domestic violence and stalking both locally and out of state. Dr. Hall teaches Victimology, Women and Criminal Justice and Introduction to Criminal Justice.

Charlene Taylor, ABD
  • Charlene Taylor, ABD
  • Assistant Professor
  • Office Location: DDH-C113
  • Office Phone: 661-654-6791
  • E-mail: ctaylor9@csub.edu

Professor Charlene Taylor earned a B.A. in Criminal Justice from Washington State University, an M.S. in Criminal Justice from The University of Cincinnati, and is currently a doctoral candidate The University of Cincinnati. Her dissertation examines gender differences in risk factors for delinquency. As an Assistant Professor at Portland State University, she was awarded a gubernatorial appointment in Oregon to the Juvenile Crime Prevention Advisory Committee and served as the chair of the evaluation subcommittee. Her research interests include juvenile corrections, correctional rehabilitation, sex offenders, and gender issues in corrections. As a consultant, she has provided technical assistance to Corrections Department for states around the country regarding effective correctional interventions, risk assessment, cognitive behavioral interventions and motivational interviewing. Professor Taylor has taught undergraduate courses in the areas of corrections, criminological theory, and introductory criminal justice.

Lisa McQuin
  • Lisa McQuin
  • Department Coordinator
  • Office Location: DDH C114
  • Office Phone: 661-654-2433
  • Office Fax:     661-654-2627
  • E-mail: lmcquin@csub.edu
Raymond Sparks, Ph. D. In Memorium

Dr. Raymond L. Sparks began his appointment as an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice in Fall 2001 after having completed a 24-year career in law enforcement in the State of Nevada beginning as a highway patrol officer.  At the time of his retirement, Dr. Sparks was deputy director for public safety for the State of Nevada.  Dr. Sparks held a doctorate in Political Science from the University of Nevada, Reno, and a Master of Arts degree in English from San Francisco State University.  His research in management and administration, particularly the measurement of police effectiveness yielded a number of publications in refereed journals.  He taught Police Processes and Systems, Criminal Justice Policymaking, Issues, Values, and Ethics in Criminal Justice, and Drugs and Crime prior to his untimely passing on April 25, 2006.  Dr. Sparks is being remembered as a first-class educator, an accomplished scholar, a most respected colleague, and a distinguished American.

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