Learn from world class academics
Our staff are outstanding teachers and scholars. Their service to students, the practitioner community and scholarship has been recognised both locally and internationally.With experts in fields such as crime analysis, policing, restorative justice, forensic psychology and much more, we can offer you expert knowledge based on cutting edge research.
CCJ Executives
Head of School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Assoc Prof Michael Townsley
Associate Professor Michael Townsley’s research expertise is in spatial and temporal patterns of crime, offender mobility, crime analysis and crime mapping and situational crime prevention.Deputy Head of School (Learning and Teaching)
Assoc Prof Christine Bond
Dr Christine Bond’s research expertise is in sentencing and discretion in criminal justice, social inequality and justice (Indigeneity, race/ethnicity, gender), youth and police and research methods.Deputy Head of School (Research)
Assoc Prof Danielle Reynald
Associate Professor Danielle Reynald is a former journalist whose research focuses on the role of citizens as guardians against crime, crime prevention through environmental design and offender decision making.Staff List
Key Contacts
Undergraduate Program Director - Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Associate Professor Benoit Leclerc
Program Director - Bachelor of Information Technology/ Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Associate Professor Molly Dragiewicz
Program Director - double degrees
Associate Professor Nadine Connell
First Year and Commencing Student Coordinator (Mt Gravatt)
First Year and Commencing Student Coordinator (Gold Coast)
Higher Degree by Research Program Convenor
Postgraduate Director
Honours Program Director
Director, Online Learning
International Convenor
ACES Coordinator
Academic staff
- Dr Belinda Crissman
- Associate Professor Benoit Leclerc
- Dr Carleen Thompson
- Professor Clifford Shearing
- Dr Danielle Harris
- Mr David Bartlett
- Dr Elise Sargeant
- Dr Emily Moir
- Dr Hennessey Hayes
- Dr Jacqueline Drew
- Dr Jacqueline Homel
- Professor Janet Ransley
- Dr Jason Hartley
- Dr Jeff Ackerman
- Associate Professor Jesse Cale
- Associate Professor John Rynne
- Associate Professor Justin Ready
- Professor Kathleen Daly
- Dr Keiran Hardy
- Mr Kerry Wimshurst
- Dr Kirsten Besemer
- Ms Krystal Lockwood
- Dr Lacey Schaefer
- Dr Li Eriksson
- Associate Professor Louise Porter
- Dr Lyndel Bates
- Associate Professor Martin Andresen
- Professor Martine Powell
- Mr Mathew Russell (Social Analytics Lab Manager)
- Associate Professor Molly Dragiewicz
- Associate Professor Nadine Connell
- Dr Natasha Madon
- Professor Patrick O'Leary
- Associate Professor Paul Harnett
- Dr Rachel Dioso-Villa
- Dr Samantha Jeffries
- Dr Stacy Tzoumakis
- Professor Susan Dennison
- Professor Susanne Karstedt
- Dr Tarah Hodgkinson
- Associate Professor Tara McGee
- Professor Tina Murphy
- Dr Troy Allard
- Dr William Wood