UNO School of Criminology and Criminal Justice

👏 Congratulations to SCCJ doctoral student Taylor Gonzales on being selected as a 2026 Ruth D. Peterson Fellow by the American Society of Criminology! This highly competitive fellowship supports doctoral students from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups who are pursuing careers in criminology and criminal justice. Recipients are recognized for their academic achievements, commitment to advancing the field, and potential to contribute to greater diversity and inclusion within criminological scholarship. 🤘

🚨 Upcoming publication!

👏Congratulations to SCCJ doctoral student Emilie Whitehouse for winning honorable mention at the 18th Annual UNO Student Research and Creative Activity Fair for her presentation, "Support for Survivors of Sexual Misconduct: Comparing Accommodations and Student Perceptions Across Institutions of Higher Education"!

📖 Upcoming publication from the SCCJ's Dr. Tara Richards and Emilie Whitehouse!

📖 Upcoming publication by the SCCJ's Dr. Jenn Tostlebe!

📢 UNO's Student Coordinated Community Response Team (CCRT), led by Emilie Whitehouse (President of CCRT and SCCJ doctoral student) and Payton Miller (Vice President of CCRT, master's student in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and Victim and Survivor Advocate at UNO), was awarded one of 20 grants from Futures Without Violence to support four student-led violence prevention and awareness events on campus next year! Camden Carmichael (SCCJ MA student) will be the peer educator leading this campaign.

📈 Two Lincoln SCCJ students, Jessica Wynne and Trace Bilby, were awarded stipends to participate in research with a faculty mentor this summer! 📉 https://buff.ly/OHnzK70

📢The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has landed an incredible young scholar! We are so very pleased to announce UNO SCCJ doctoral alum Emily Milner has accepted a job as Teaching Faculty I in their Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology! CONGRATULATIONS, Emily! 👏 🤘

May their courage inspire us every day.