If you are a CSUSB College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (CSBS) student with a major or minor in Criminal Justice, and are interested in signing up for a hands-on research-intensive Independent Study (CJUS (5)595) with me, you can submit *this* application for consideration. You must have a minimum 3.0 GPA to be considered. If you are selected, you will also need to submit a college-issued Independent Study Contract Form that will need to be signed by you, me, and the department chair.

California State University San Bernardino

FUTURE: Summer 2021 & AY 2021-2022 (Fall in-person format is TBD)

Integrative Studies in Criminal Justice (BA/MA)                         Fall 2021 (in-person & TBD format)
Law and the Courts (BA; Pre-law minor)                                   Fall 2021 (in-person & TBD format)
Law and the Courts (BA; Pre-law minor)                                   Fall 2021 (Online & Asynch)

Juvenile Justice System (BA/MA; Pre-law minor)                       5580 Website Syllabus: Summer 
                                                                                                   

CURRENT: AY 2020-2021 Courses (Fall 2020 & Spring 2021 – Online and Asynchronous):

Integrative Studies in Criminal Justice (BA/MA)                     5598 Website Syllabus: Fall | Spring
Juvenile Justice System (BA/MA; Pre-law minor)                    5580 Website Syllabus: Fall | Spring
Law and the Courts (BA; Pre-law minor)                               3370 Website Syllabus:  Fall | Spring

PREVIOUS: Quarter System for AY 2019-2020 only

Law and Courts (BA)                                                      Fall 2019 | Winter 2020 | Spring 2020
Theories of Crime and Delinquency (BA)                        Fall 2019 | Winter 2020 | Spring 2020
Juvenile Justice System (BA/MA; Online)                         Fall 2019 | Winter 2020 | Spring 2020

University at Albany, SUNY
Plea Bargaining (In-person & Online)
Introduction to the Criminal Justice Process (Graduate Teaching Assistant)

University of California, Irvine
Constitutional Law (Undergraduate Teaching Assistant)

SELECT PRESENTATIONS, INVITED TALKS, AND INTERVIEWS:

Invited YouTube Show Interview/Talk:

2020       Culture and Crime Talks with Dr. Sarah Daly: The Good Place, Criminology, and Philosophy. I was invited to be on Culture and Crime Talks, a YouTube show hosted by Dr. Sarah Daly, to discuss the television show The Good Place and the criminological and criminal justice connections we can make when we observe the characters’ behavior. YouTube Video link: https://youtu.be/Mb7zsr92bOY

Podcast Interview

2020      Untenured Tracks by Dr. Andy Wilczack. Episode 50: Teaching and Scholarship in the Pandemic (part 3 of 4) (w/ Dr. Shelly Clevenger, Dr. Katie Durante, Dr. Bree Boppre, Dr. Jordan Laney, Dr. Reveka Shteynberg & Dr. Marilyn Grell-Brisk)

Invited Webinar Presentation

2016       Morgan, Kirstin A., & Reveka V. Shteynberg.  Webinar: A graduate student’s guide to getting involved in Indigent Defense Research.  This webinar was presented for the National Legal Aid & Defender Association, with support from the Open Society Foundations. Invited presenter by the NLADA, August 18, 2016. PowerPoint and webinar available at http://www.nlada.org/webinars/research-students-indigent-defense

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