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	David Khey Department Head Associate Professor Associate Director, Center for Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Office: Rougeou 338 Phone: 337.482.1249 E-mail: dkhey@louisiana.edu Dr. Khey's work focuses on drug policy, effective policing strategies, campus crime and safety, drug testing technology, medicolegal research and jury decision making. He is an alumnus of the University of Florida. He teaches courses on research methods, cybercrime, restorative justice, forensic toxicology and drugs and crime.
	Rhonda Richard Administrative Assistant Office: Rougeou 348 Phone: 337.482.6540 E-mail: rrichard@louisiana.edu
	Paula Broussard Master Instructor Office: Rougeou 342 Phone: 337.482.5690 E-mail: pmbroussard@louisiana.edu Ms. Broussard is a native of Lafayette, Louisiana and a graduate of UL Lafayette, but it was the University of Southwestern Louisiana back then. In addition, she attended Louisiana State University and the University of South Florida, her degrees include Masters in Criminal Justice and Business Administration plus an additional 30 hours of graduate work. Her criminal justice career began in retail security then for the next ten years she focused on private investigation and polygraph work. After closing the private investigation office she began working on her MBA. It was then that she was offered a chance to teach a night course in criminal justice at USL, she agreed and has been teaching ever since. Her research interests include terrorism, ethics, handgun issues and serial crimes.
	Michelle Jeanis Assistant Professor Office: Rougeou 341 Phone: 337.482.1964 E-mail: mjeanis@louisiana.edu Dr. Jeanis received her master’s degree in Psychology from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and a Doctorate in Criminology from the University of South Florida. Dr. Jeanis’ research focuses on missing persons, youth runaways, and the relationship between news/entertainment media and crime, offenders, and victims. She works with both law enforcement agencies and non-profit organizations in the study of missing persons cases.View CV .
	Meng Ru (Lily) Shih Assistant Professor & Graduate Coordinator Office: Rougeou 340 Phone: 337.482.6540 E-mail: mengru.shih1@louisiana.edu Dr. Shih recently graduated with her doctorate in criminology from the University of Texas at Dallas. Her research interests include juvenile delinquency, life-course criminology, quantitative research methods, substance abuse and rehabilitation, corrections and reentry, restorative justice, and immigration policy. View CV .
	Dwazendra Smith Visiting Instructor Office: Rougeou 339 E-mail: dwazendra.smith@louisiana.edu