Author Bios
Chantel D. Chauvin, PhD, Senior Instructor of Sociology, Louisiana State University.
Chantel holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Sociology from Louisiana State University, a Certificate of Paralegal Studies from Louisiana State University, a Master of Arts in Applied Sociology from the University of Central Florida, and a PhD in Sociology from Louisiana State University. Prior to her current appointment at Louisiana State University as a Senior Instructor, she was an adjunct instructor for River Parishes Community College and taught a variety of criminal justice courses there including dual enrollment for the local high school. She joined the faculty of Louisiana State University in 2016 as an instructor of sociology. At LSU, she teaches courses for students interested in the criminology concentration within sociology. Her courses include Introduction to Crime Studies, Sociology of Criminal Justice, Rural Crime, and Criminology. In addition, she is an instructor for LSU Online and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at LSU.
Brandon Hamann, Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice, Dillard University.
Dillard University – Criminal Justice
Brandon holds a Master of Arts degree in Criminology and Justice from Loyola University of New Orleans, a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from Dillard University, and an Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice from Delgado Community College. Brandon teaches Introduction to Criminal Justice, Policing in America, Federal Rules of Evidence, Criminological Theory and Public Policy, Cybercrime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, Cultural Diversity in CJ, and Ethics in CJ. Brandon holds a seat on the Advisory Board for Policing within the Center for Racial Justice at Dillard University. Brandon is a member of various Criminal Justice Honors Societies including Alpha Kappa Mu, and Pi Gamma Mu and is also a member of the Research Association of Minority Professors (RAMP). Brandon is also a member of multiple honors societies, including Alpha Xi, Omicron Delta Kappa, Mu Alpha Theta, Alpha Beta Gamma, and Phi Theta Kappa. He has had the privilege of having work included in several book publications, including On These Mean Streets… People Are Dying: Police and Citizen Brutality in America, Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes? National Security: Evaluating the Equilibrium between Secrecy, Transparency, and Individual Freedoms, The Rise of the Global Citizen, and Terrorism Inside America’s Borders. Brandon is a contributing editor for the World Association for Academic Doctors (WAAD), The Journal for Education and Social Justice (JESJ), and The International Journal of Leadership, Education, and Business Studies (IJEBS).
Michelle Williams Holcomb, M.S.A.J.S, NREMT, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Coordinator of the Criminal Justice Program, Coordinator of Assessment for the College of Arts and Sciences, Northwestern State University of Louisiana.
Northwestern State University – Criminal Justice
Michelle holds a Bachelor of Criminal Justice from Louisiana State University of Shreveport, a Master of Science in Administration of Justice and Security from University of Phoenix, a Post-Master Certificate in Global Security and Intelligence from Northwestern State University of Louisiana and is a Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician–Basic. She has worked as a Classification Officer for the Louisiana Department of Corrections at Forcht-Wade Correctional Center in Keithville, Louisiana, and a Deputy Coroner for Caddo, Vernon, and Natchitoches Parishes. She has a total of 17 years of experience and was previously a Nationally Certified Medicolegal Death Investigator. Michelle began teaching adjunct courses for Northwestern State University of Louisiana in 2007 and joined the ranks of the full-time faculty in 2014. She teaches a variety of criminal justice courses including Corrections, Juvenile Justice, Introduction to Criminal Justice, Probation, Parole, and Community Corrections, and Senior Seminar (which is the capstone course for the Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice). She is one of the two principal advisors for the Criminal Justice Program and enjoys interacting with her students and learning about their interests and future goals. She helps guide her students during their tenure at Northwestern State University of Louisiana which projects them forward to a successful future.
Franklyn Scott, PhD, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Southern University at New Orleans.
Dr. Franklyn J. Scott holds a Bachelor degree in Elementary Education and a Master degree in Criminal Justice from Southern University at New Orleans and a PhD in Health Psychology from Walden University. She is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO). She is the Criminal Justice Undergraduate Program Coordinator as well as the Interim Chair of the Student Grievance Committee. Dr. Scott is currently serving as the Criminal Justice Undergraduate Program Self-Study Portfolio Coordinator and formerly served as the Criminal Justice Graduate Program Portfolio Coordinator. She is the Interim Director of the Criminal Justice Academy at Martin Luther King High School. She is an expert on the topics related to Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) and Driving Under the Influence (DUI). She worked as a DWI/DUI probation officer for over fifteen years and conducted extensive research on DWI/DUI offenders.
Pamela D. Simek, M.L.A., B.C.J., Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminal Justice Program Director for the Division of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, Bossier Parish Community College.
Pamela holds a Bachelor of Criminal Justice with a minor in Psychology from Louisiana State University in Shreveport, a Master of Liberal Arts with a concentration in Criminal Justice from Louisiana State University in Shreveport, and is commissioned as a Notary Public for the State of Louisiana.
Her law enforcement career spanned 44 years working in different capacities at the Bossier City Police Department. In 2005, Pamela began teaching criminal justice courses as an adjunct instructor for Bossier Parish Community College. She also taught at Louisiana State University in Shreveport and for the University of Phoenix.
Shortly after her retirement from law enforcement, she was appointed as a full-time faculty member in 2019 at Bossier Parish Community College. She teaches Criminal Law, Criminal Evidence and Procedure, Criminal Investigation, Medicolegal Death Investigation, Violence, Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice, and oversees the Criminal Justice Internship.
Pamela is one of two full-time criminal justice instructors. As Program Director, she coordinates the educational experience and establishes program goals and objectives. As an academic advisor, she assists in degree planning and advises students on future career paths.
Pamela is a past president of the Louisiana State University in Shreveport Alumni Association. She is a member of the Lambda Sigma Upsilon Chapter of the National Criminal Justice Honor Society and a member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.
