Professor Geistman to Teach Criminal Justice in the Fall

Jim Geistman, who was hired last spring to teach Criminal Justice for the HPJ Department starting this fall, recently received his PhD from the University of Nebraska-Omaha.

Geistman received his BA in Criminal Justice and English from Saginaw Valley State University, and has an MA in Teaching English in the Community College from Central Michigan University, and an MS in Criminal Justice from Wayne State University in Detroit.

His research focuses on the crime of stalking. His Master's Thesis explored Police Responses to Stalking and his Dissertation is entitled Attitudes of Criminal Justice and Other Majors toward the Crime of Stalking.

Professor Geistman will be teaching Introduction to Criminal Justice in the fall, and will be available to direct Senior Research Papers.