Richard wentling, 1st vice president

Dr. Wentling’s research interests are in the field of corrections, specifically "smart corrections" through justice reinvestment and public policy related to criminal justice, specifically violence and victimization.

Education

Ph D, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Shavonne Arthurs, Secretary

Shavonne Arthurs is an Assistant Professor and the Coordinator of the Criminal Justice Program at Seton Hill University in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. She is additionally the head of the Criminal Justice Program. She received her Ph.D. in Criminology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), M.S. in Psychology from Arizona State University, and M.S. in Forensic Science & Law from Duquesne University. In addition to her secretary position within NEACJS, she is the current Secretary (and Past President) of the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Justice Educators (PACJE), the Immediate Past Chair of the Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship section of ACJS, Co-Chair of the Division of Feminist Criminology for ASC, and is also a member of the American Society of Criminology (ASC) and the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS). She currently teaches in areas of courts, corrections, program and policy analysis, behavioral analysis, theory, deviance, research methods, and statistics. Her research interests are in the areas of drug and alcohol abuse, jury decision making, policing, and social deviance. She has a recent authored a book titled Moral Deviance and Personalized Panics (2020) with Kendall Hunt Publishing.

Andy Dombek, Treasurer 

Brooke Mathna, Director At Large

Jen Boyer, Immediate Past President

Jennifer Boyer is an Assistant Professor at Pennsylvania Western University. She received her J.D. from Ohio Northern University and her Ph.D. in Criminology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP). She is a member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) and the American Society of Criminology (ASC). She also serves on Pennsylvania Western University’s Institutional Review Board, Institutional and Student Learning Assessment Committee, and Inclusive Community Assessment Team. Jennifer currently teaches in the areas of criminal law, criminal procedure, legal liability, special populations, policy, and theory. Her research interests are in the areas of criminal law/procedure, courts, and juvenile justice.