Criminal Justice

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• PhD, Syracuse University
• MA, Addis Ababa University
• BA, Addis Ababa University

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Dr. Kerryn Bell received her Ph.D. from The Ohio State University and her M.Phil. in Criminology from Cambridge University in England.  She primarily researches prison violence and recidivism and the intersectionality of gender and race/ethnicity with criminal offending.  She has lived and researched criminal justice outside the United States.  As a result, she teaches Comparative Criminal Justice Systems which also introduces students to current issues with transnational crime such as cyber-crime, drug trafficking, human trafficking, and terrorism.  Prior to getting her Ph.D., she worked in aviation security and as a legal assistant for a private law firm.

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Kathleen (Kate) Coddington is a criminologist who focuses on gender-based violence, specifically within sexual assault and human trafficking. Kate is from the Pacific Northwest and graduated from Eastern Washington University with her Bachelors in Sociology. Currently she is a Criminal Justice and Criminology Ph.D. Candidate at Washington State University writing her dissertation on police involvement in sexual assault cases.

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Háu, Alex emačiyapi kštó. Mnísota makoče emátaŋhaŋ. Čhaŋté waštéya napé čhiyúzapi kštó!
(Hello, my name is Alex. I am from Minnesota. I greet you with a good heart!)

Alexandra (Alex) Davis is a critical criminologist whose work focuses on gender- and race-based violent crimes. Born and raised in the wintry prairies of southern Minnesota, Alex completed their BS in Criminology/Criminal Justice (with minors in Forensic Science and Mathematics) in a place about as different from where they grew up as one could imagine–Chaminade University of Honolulu (go Swords!). An apparent glutton for weather-based punishment, Alex moved back to the Midwest after their undergraduate studies and earned their MA and PhD in Criminology, Law, and Justice (with specializations in violence studies and gender/women’s studies) from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Alex has been a faculty member in the Department of Sociology and Justice Studies since 2020. While they’ve taught many of the CRIM courses in EWU’s course catalog, they especially enjoy teaching research methods, statistics, crime and media, and law-related courses. They have also appeared on KXLY and KHQ to provide expert insight on the role of social media in violent or hate-based crimes and criminal investigations in the Inland Northwest.

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Graduated from EWU, B.A. Criminal Justice – Forensics

Expertise:

• Crime scene investigation
• Latent print processing
• Latent print comparison
• Courtroom testimony

Experience:

• Nine years crime scene and latent print processing/comparison field experience
• Five years forensic instruction experience at EWU

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I am basically a Spokane native. I retired after a 30-year career in law enforcement. I spent 10 years on patrol and 20 years as a detective. During that time, I was fortunate enough to work on all types of crimes from property crimes to homicide. I obtained my Doctorate from Gonzaga University prior to retiring. Additionally, I taught as an adjunct many years ago with EWU, then as 1/2-time faculty at Gonzaga University for a total of 12 years during my LE career. Once I retired, I knew that teaching was my new calling. I taught at Washburn University in Topeka, KS for 4 years prior to coming to EWU.

I believe that my experiences and education allow me to impart some measure of real-life into my courses. Law enforcement is not for everyone as a career, but I feel it is very important for everyone to be educated on policing since we live in a society that has a social contract that provides police with certain abilities. I will leave you with this:

“I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.”

― Abraham Lincoln

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PhD, University of Montana