New Faculty and Director Hired for School of Criminology and Criminal Justice

Omaha – UNO's nationally ranked School of Criminology and Criminal Justice will welcome several new faculty members beginning in the fall of 2016. Gaylene Armstrong, Ph.D., and Todd Armstrong, Ph.D., will both join the school as professors, while Seunghoon Han, Ph.D., will join the school as an assistant professor. Gaylene Armstrong will also serve as director for the school, replacing Candice Batton, Ph.D., who now serves as UNO's assistant vice chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs.

Gaylene Armstrong received her doctorate in criminology and criminal justice from the University of Maryland in 2000. She is a nationally recognized expert in the area of adult and juvenile corrections. Professor Armstrong has published two books and over 40 journal articles and book entries. She has also helped to secure more than $1 million in external funding to support her research. Professor Armstrong previously served as a professor and the chair of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University, and prior to that she held faculty appointments at Southern Illinois University and Arizona State University.

Todd Armstrong received his doctorate in criminology and criminal justice from the University of Maryland in 1999. He is a nationally recognized expert on the etiology of crime. Professor Armstrong’s current work focuses on the interaction of biology and the environment in the explanation of criminal behavior. He has published over 30 journal articles and book entries, and he has conducted a number of policy and program evaluations for criminal and juvenile justice agencies. Professor Armstrong previously served as a professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University, and prior to that he held faculty appointments at Southern Illinois University and Arizona State University..

Seunghoon Han received his Ph.D. in criminology from the University of Pennsylvania in 2014. His research focuses on the links between alcohol and crime; immigration and crime; crime and place; and victimization and injury. His recent work has appeared in forums such as Epidemiological Review and Urban Studies. Professor Han most recently held a post-doctorate appointment in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania.