Featured Speakers
ACJS President: Dr. Bitna Kim, Sam Houston State University
Date: Wednesday, 03/12/2025
Time: 6:30 pm -7:15 pm (Presidential Address) and 7:15 pm -8:30 pm (Reception)
Plenary Speaker 1: Dr. Alex Piquero, University of Miami
Title: Inclusion in Academia & Government
Date: Wednesday, 03/12/2025
Time: 11:00 am – 12:15 pm
Discussants: Alida Merlo, Indiana University of Pennsylvania & Erin Orrick, Sam Houston State University
Plenary Speaker 2: Carol Peeples, Remerg
Title: Community Re-entry and Inclusion: Let's Talk About Who We're Leaving Out
Date: Wednesday, 03/12/2025
Time: 12:30 pm – 1:45 pm
Discussants: Mary Dodge, University of Colorado – Denver & Jeff Wise, Remerg
Keynote Speaker: Dr. John Laub, Former Director of NIJ/ University of Maryland
Title: Translational Criminology: Its Origins, Current Developments, and Future
Date: Thursday, 03/13/2025
Time: 9:30 am-10:45 am
Discussants: Nancy La Vigne, Director of NIJ & Bitna Kim, President of ACJS/Sam Houston State University
Event: Open Forum 1 Q&A
Speakers: Dr. Alex Piquero, Carol Peeples, M.A, Dr. John Laub
Date: Thursday, 03/13/2025
Time: 11:00 am – 12:15 pm
Discussants: Alida Merlo, Erin Orrick, Mary Dodge, Jeff Wise, Nancy La Vigne, & Bitna Kim
Plenary Speaker 3: Dr. Cassia Spohn, Arizona State University
Title: Inclusion in the Criminal Legal System
Date: Thursday, 03/13/2025
Time: 2:00 pm- 3:15 pm
Discussants: Craig Hemmens, Washington State University & Richard Hartley, University of Texas-San Antonio
Plenary Speaker 4: Mr. Doug Dretke, Sam Houston State University
Title: Interaction Between Researchers & Practitioners
Date: Thursday, 03/13/2025
Time: 3:30 pm- 4:45 pm
Discussants: Tara Richards, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Andrew C. Barbee, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, & Robert “Rob” Green, American Correctional Association
Plenary Speaker 5: Dr. Jianhong Liu, University of Macau
Title: Internationalization in Criminal Justice & Criminology
Date: Friday, 03/14/2025
Time: 11:00 am – 12:15 pm
Discussants: Richard Bennett, American University & Yuliya Zabeylina, University of Alabama
Event: Open Forum 2 Q&A
Speakers: Dr. Cassia Spohn, Doug Dretke, M.P.A, Dr. Jianhong Liu
Date: Friday, 03/14/2025
Time: 2:00 pm- 3:15 pm
Discussants: Craig Hemmens, Richard Hartley, Tara Richards, Andrew C. Barbee, Robert “Rob” Green, Richard Bennett, & Yuliya Zabeylina