Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences Faculty

Wendy Achilles

Wendy Achilles, Ph.D.

Adjunct Faculty



WAchilles@newhaven.edu

Kevin

Kevin Barnes-Ceeney, Ph.D.

Oskar Schindler Humanities Endowed Associate Professor
Assistant Chair, Department of Criminal Justice
Coordinator, B.S. in Criminal Justice

South Campus Hall 310
(203) 479-4894
KBarnesCeeney@newhaven.edu

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Stephanie Bonnes, Ph.D.

Assistant Dean, Henry C. Lee College
Associate Professor

South Campus Hall 305
(203) 479-4144
SBonnes@newhaven.edu

Lorenzo M. Boyd

Lorenzo M. Boyd, Ph.D.

Professor
Stewart Professor in Criminal Justice and Community Policing

South Campus Hall 107
(203) 931-2988
LBoyd@newhaven.edu

Bridget Brosnahan

Bridget Brosnahan, M.S.

Assistant Professor of Practice

Dodds Hall 421
(203) 479-4596
BBrosnahan@newhaven.edu

William

William H. Carbone, MPA

Professor of Practice
Executive Director of Juvenile Justice Programs and the Tow Youth Justice Institute

South Campus Hall, Room 106
(203) 479-4227
WCarbone@newhaven.edu

Laura Gaydosh Combs

Laura Gaydosh Combs

Associate Professor

Dodds Hall 403
(203) 479-4594
LCombs@newhaven.edu

Cynthia

Cynthia Conrad, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

South Campus Hall Office 301
(203) 932-7486
CConrad@newhaven.edu

Danielle

Danielle T. Cooper, Ph.D., CPP

Associate Professor
Director of Research, The Tow Youth Justice Institute

South Campus Hall 214
(203) 932-1038
DCooper@newhaven.edu

Heather

Heather Miller Coyle, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Charger Plaza Office 105
(203) 479-4595
HCoyle@newhaven.edu

Lisa

Lisa Dadio, M.S., MSW

Associate Professor of Practice
Director, Center for Advanced Policing
Director, East Coast Regional De-escalation Training Center

South Campus Hall, Room 107
(203) 479-4845
LDadio@newhaven.edu

John DeCarlo

John DeCarlo, Ph.D.

Professor
Coordinator, M.S. in Criminal Justice

South Campus Hall, Room 209
(203) 931-2983
JDeCarlo@newhaven.edu

Rachel

Rachel Dowty Beech, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Practice, Fire Science and Emergency Management
Coordinator, M.S. in Emergency Management and Online M.S. in Emergency Management



RDowtyBeech@newhaven.edu

Marisia

Marisia Fikiet

Assistant Professor

Dodds Hall Office 403
(203) 479-4866
MFikiet@newhaven.edu

Mario

Mario Thomas Gaboury, J.D., Ph.D.

Vice President for Government Affairs and Global Engagement
Professor of Criminal Justice

Maxcy Hall 226C
(203) 932-7253
MGaboury@newhaven.edu

Claire Glynn

Claire L. Glynn, Ph.D.

Professor, Research Coordinator
Assistant Director, Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science

Director, Graduate Certificate in Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy

Dodds Hall, Room 406
(203) 479-4846
CGlynn@newhaven.edu

Kenneth

Kenneth Gray, M.P.S.

Professor of Practice

South Campus Hall 210
(203) 479-4506
KGray@newhaven.edu

Robert

Robert Healey, M.S.

Associate Professor of Practice

Echlin Hall 13A
(203) 932-1143
RHealey@newhaven.edu

Simone Heirs

Simone Heirs

Administrative Assistant

South Campus Hall 009
(203) 479-4583
SHeirs@newhaven.edu

Declan Hill

Declan Hill

Associate Professor

Orance Campus 012
(203) 479-4546
DHill@newhaven.edu

On Sabbatical, 2025-26 Academic Year
Sorin

Sorin Iliescu, Ed.D.

Professor of Practice
Coordinator, B.S. in Fire Science
Coordinator, M.S. in Fire and Explosion Investigation

Chair, Department of Fire Science & Emergency Management

Echlin Hall, Room 003
(203) 932-7239
SIliescu@newhaven.edu

Caroline

Caroline Jalain

Assistant Professor

South Campus Hall 300
(203) 479-4821
CJalain@newhaven.edu

Brooke

Brooke Weinger Kammrath, Ph.D., ABC-GKE

Professor
Assistant Director, Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science

Gatehouse, Room 206
(203) 931-2989
BKammrath@newhaven.edu

Banakou Kpema

Banakou (Lydia) Kpema, B.A.

Adminstrative Coordinator II

Dodds Hall 422A
(203) 932-7119
BKpema@newhaven.edu

Michael Lawlor

Michael P. Lawlor, J.D.

Acting Associate Dean, Henry C. Lee College
Associate Professor

South Campus Hall 103
(203) 314-6307
MLawlor@newhaven.edu

Belen Lemieux

Belen Lemieux

Forensic Science Lab Manager

Dodds Hall 421A
(203) 479-4587
BLemieux@newhaven.edu

Jing

Jing Li, Ph.D., P.E.

Associate Professor
Coordinator, B.S. and M.S. in Fire Protection Engineering

Echlin Hall 002
(203) 932-1197
JLi@newhaven.edu

Daniel

Daniel K. Maxwell, MPA

Professor of Practice

South Campus Hall 311
(203) 479-4592
DMaxwell@newhaven.edu

Virginia

Virginia M. Maxwell, D.Phil.

Professor
Coordinator, M.S. in Forensic Science

Dr. Henry C. Lee Assistant Chair in Forensic Science

Dodds Hall 405
(203) 479-4599
VMaxwell@newhaven.edu

Robert McDonald

Robert E. McDonald, M.S.

Assistant Professor of Practice

South Campus Hall 211B
(203) 479-4934
ROMcdonald@newhaven.edu

Tiffany McLee

Tiffany McLee, MPIA, CAMS

Adjunct Faculty
Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and has over 11 years of experience in the cyber security, financial services, and intelligence fields



TMclee@newhaven.edu

Beth A. Merkin

Beth A. Merkin, J.D.

Assistant Professor of Practice

South Campus Hall 211A
(203) 479-4935
BMerkin@newhaven.edu

David

David Myers, Ph.D.

Professor
Chair, Department of Criminal Justice

South Campus Hall 200
(203) 479-4883
DMyers@newhaven.edu

Victoria Nielsen

Victoria Nielsen

QA Project Coordinator
Center for Analytics

One Care Lane 116F
(203) 479-4256
VNielsen@newhaven.edu

Rachel

Rachel Novick

Assistant Professor

South Campus Hall 303

RNovick@newhaven.edu

Martin

Martin O'Connor, M. Div., J.D.

Professor of Practice

A former chief of the New Haven Fire Department, Professor O’Connor is an attorney, an ordained deacon and campus chaplain. His research focuses on ethics in the criminal justice system.

South Campus Hall 205
(203) 931-6040
MOConnor@newhaven.edu

Paulette

Paulette L. Pepin, Ph.D.

Professor
Coordinator, M.S. in Investigations
Coordinator, B.S. in Homeland Security

Director, Division of Government & Public Service
Interim Chair, Department of National Security

South Campus Hall, Room 212
(203) 932-7038
PPepin@newhaven.edu

Randy Sanders

Randy Sanders

Coordinator of Student Support Services

Maxcy Hall 210H
(203) 479-4897
RSSanders@newhaven.edu

David

David San Pietro, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Coordinator, B.S. in Forensic Science

Dodds Hall, Room 404A
(203) 479-4598
DSanPietro@newhaven.edu

Samantha Sawyer

Samantha Sawyer

Assistant Professor

Charger Plaza 102
(203) 479-4254
SSawyer@newhaven.edu

Matthew

Matthew Schmidt, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Coordinator, B.A. in International Affairs

South Campus Hall 003
(203) 479-4207
MSchmidt@newhaven.edu

David

David A. Schroeder, Ph.D.

Interim Dean, Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences

South Campus Hall 101
(203) 931-2959
DSchroeder@newhaven.edu

Ted

Ted Schwartz, M.S., ABC-GKE

Assistant Professor of Practice

Dodds Hall 421
(203) 479-4252
TSchwartz@newhaven.edu

Cassandra

Cassandra Sedelmaier, M.S., M.A.T.

Assistant Professor of Practice

South Hall Campus 309
(203) 479-4208
CMSedelmaier@newhaven.edu

Christopher Sedelmaier

Christopher M. Sedelmaier, Ph.D.

Professor
Assistant Director, Ph.D. in Criminal Justice

South Campus Hall, Room 315
(203) 479-4509
CSedelmaier@newhaven.edu

Christy

Christy Smith, Ph.D., MPA

Professor
Director, Master of Public Administration

South Campus Hall, Room 302
(203) 479-4193
CDSmith@newhaven.edu

Maria Tcherni-Buzzeo

Maria Tcherni-Buzzeo, Ph.D.

Professor
Director, Ph.D. in Criminal Justice

South Campus Hall, Room 312
(203) 479-4244
MTcherni@newhaven.edu

Maria

Maria Torre, M.S.

Associate Professor of Practice
Coordinator, M.S. in Forensic Technology

Dodds Hall, Room 404B
(203) 932-1157
MTorre@newhaven.edu

Jeffrey Treistman, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Coordinator, M.S. in National Security


(203) 479-4567
JTreistman@newhaven.edu

Peter Valentin, Ph.D., ABC-CC CSCSA

Peter Valentin, Ph.D., ABC-CC CSCSA

Associate Professor
Chair, Department of Forensic Science

Dodds Hall, Room 422B
(203) 932-7411
PValentin@newhaven.edu

Bruce

Bruce Varga, M.S.

Distinguished Lecturer

Echlin Hall 007
(203) 931-2942
BVarga@newhaven.edu

David

David W. Webb, Ph.D.

Professor of Practice
Director - Office of International Criminal Justice and Security

Sawmill 103-F
(203) 479-4291
DWebb@newhaven.edu

William Whitledge

William (Tony) Whitledge

Adjunct Faculty
Former AUSA and Diretcor IRS Technology Crimes



WWhitledge@newhaven.edu

Jennifer Wiebe

Jennifer Wiebe

Practitioner in Residence



JWiebe@newhaven.edu

Mariama Yakubu

Mariama Yakubu, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Practice
Coordinator, B.S. in Emergency Management

Echlin Hall Office 10

MYakubu@newhaven.edu

Emeritus Faculty

William

William L. Tafoya, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Criminal Justice and National Security


(203) 479-4507
WTafoya@newhaven.edu