Ms. Louise Loud has been teaching for the Criminal Justice Department since 1997. Ms. Loud retired after thirty years of service to the 19th Judicial Circuit in Lake County, Illinois. She has practical experience in corrections, probation, therapeutic intervention and court administration. She teaches CRMJ 101, Introduction to Criminal Justice, CRMJ 234 Juvenile Delinquency/Juvenile Justice, CRMJ 305 Family Violence, and CRMJ 368 Victimology. She received her M.S. in education from Northern Illinois University and completed graduate work at The Family Institute of Chicago and Northwestern University. Beginning Spring 2008, Ms. Loud is the CRMJ Internship Coordinator.

Dr. Matthew Makarios joined the Criminal Justice Department as an Assistant Professor in August 2009. He completed his bachelor's degree in criminology at the University of Minnesota-Duluth and his master's degree in criminal justice at Washington State University. Dr. Makarios obtained his Ph.D. in criminal justice from the University of Cincinnati, where he specialized in criminological theory and corrections. He currently teaches Introduction to Criminal Justice and Correctional Intervention. His recent research includes examining the impact of childhood abuse on female criminal behavior, evaluating the impact of adolescent delinquency on social development, and the development of a risk assessment system for offenders in the State of Ohio.

Dr. Dennis Rome, Interim Associate Provost and Professor of Criminal Justice is a Fulbright Scholar and a Carnegie National Scholar. Professor Rome also serves as director of the Honors Program for the American Sociological Association. In addition, he was appointed by State Senator Alan Lasee and Representative Steve Wickert to serve as a Public Member of the Special Committee on Expunction of Criminal Records. Professor Rome earned his Bachelor's degree from Bradley University, a master's degree from Howard University, and a PhD from Washington State University. His areas of interest include criminology, race relations, and mass media. He is the author of Black Demons: The Media's Depiction of the African American Male Criminal Stereotype , and has authored several research articles and book chapters. Since joining the department, Professor Rome has developed two new courses: Structural Violence and Crime & Human Rights, in additon, he teaches CRMJ 233 Criminology, CRMJ 200 Criminal Justice Research Methods, and CRMJ 365 Race, Crime, Law.



Dr. Michael Seredycz, joined the Department of Criminal Justice in August 2006 as a lecturer. Dr. Seredycz received his Ph.D. in criminal justice from the University of Nebraska, Omaha. The title of his doctoral dissertation was "Effectiveness of an Access to Recovery Lake City Offender Reentry Program." Dr. Seredycz taught at the University of Manitoba (Canada), the University of North Dakota, and the University of Nebraska, Omaha. His scholarly interests include: institutional and community-based corrections, policing, comparativea nd transnational crime as well as evaluation research. He teaches CRMJ 325 Police and Society, CRMJ 363 Corrections, CRMJ 387 Terrorism & Security, and CRMJ 490 Special Topics: Policing Diverse Communities.

Dr. Susan R. Takata, Department Chair and Professor of Criminal Justice was awarded the National Academic Advising Association Outstanding Advising Certificate of Merit for Faculty Academic Advising in 2006. She teaches: CRMJ 365 Race, Crime, Law , CRMJ 352 Law and Social Change, CRMJ 359 Law and Society , CRMJ 385 Media, Crime and Criminal Justice , and CRMJ 353 "Criminal Justice/Social Justice." Her latest course preparation is , The Criminal Justice Profession. " Professor Takata received her B.A. degree from the California State University, Dominguez Hills and her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. She has been teaching at UWP since Fall 1984.