# Criminology Faculty Criminology faculty members # Dr. Angelo Brown [![image-1751546642080.png](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/scaled-1680-/image-1751546642080.png)](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/image-1751546642080.png) Contact Information Phone: 870-972-3705 Office: HSS 3133 #### Biography Angelo Brown received his master's at Arizona State University and his Ph.D. Criminal Justice and Criminology at Washington State University. His research and teaching in criminal justice and criminology are primarily on policy and policing from a comparative and intersectional perspective. Dr. Brown is a member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and a member of the Pullman Police Advisory Board. He is a research associate for the Division of Governmental Studies and Service, analyzing state patrol data. Outside of work, he enjoys mountain biking, martial arts, camping or just about any activity outdoors and in nature, as he spent many years as a camp counselor with the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. # Dr. Stacy Dewald [![picture_Stacy+Dewald+CSG.jpg](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/scaled-1680-/picture-stacydewaldcsg.jpg)](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/picture-stacydewaldcsg.jpg) Contact Information **Phone**: (870) 972-3331 [sdewald@AState.edu ](mailto:sdewald@astate.edu)Office: HSS 3068 #### Associate Professor of Criminology #### Biography Stacy Dewald is an Assistant Professor of Criminology in the department of Sociology and Criminology. She holds a Ph.D. in Criminology, Law, and Justice from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She previously worked as a legal investigator for a public defender’s office. Her research focuses on problem-solving courts, policing, and sexual assault. ##### Education - 2019 Ph.D. Criminology, Law, and Justice, University of Illinois at Chicago - 2012 M.A. Criminology, Law, and Justice, University of Illinois at Chicago - 1998 B. A. Criminal Justice, University of Illinois at Chicago ##### Research Interests Problem-Solving Courts; Policing; Sexual Assault ##### Affiliations American Society of Criminology (ASC) - Division on Policing Southern Criminal Justice Association Midwestern Criminal Justice Association (MCJA) American Society of Evidence-Based Policing (ASEBP) Indigent Defense Research Association Alpha Phi Sigma #### Recent Publications **Dewald, S.**, Honegger, L., DuBois, S., Crndall, M., and Sopcic--Hilderbrand, Jaclyn. (2024). Collaboration of University Research and Problem-Solving Court: Lessons and Perspectives. *Criminal Justice Studies, 37*(1), 82-98. [https://doi.org/10.1080/1478601X.2024.2306351](https://doi.org/10.1080/1478601X.2024.2306351) Honegger, L., & **Dewald, S.** (2023). Making a Case for Gender-Responsive, Trauma-Informed Mental Health Courts: An Exploration of Participant Trauma Histories. Journal of Forensic Social Work, 7(1), 72–90. [https://doi.org/10.15763/issn.1936-9298.2023.7.1.72-90](https://doi.org/10.15763/issn.1936-9298.2023.7.1.72-90) **Dewald, S.** (2023). Detectives and technological frames: Integrating technology and social media into everyday work. Policing & Society, 33(1), 111-128. [https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2022.2064858](https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2022.2064858) **Dewald, S.** (2022). “So, you can let me look at your phone?”: Detectives obtaining consent to search cell phones. Journal of Criminal Justice & Law, 5(2). [https://jcjl.pubpub.org/pub/v5i2ryuircnx](https://jcjl.pubpub.org/pub/v5i2ryuircnx) # Dr. Margaret Mahoney #### Dr. Margaret Mahoney [![image-1751910081825.png](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/scaled-1680-/image-1751910081825.png)](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/image-1751910081825.png) Contact Information Phone**:** 870-972-3705
[mmahoney@AState.edu](mailto:mmahoney@astate.edu) #### Biography Dr. Mahoney (pronouns: she/her/hers) earned her Ph.D. in 2017 from the University of Delaware. Her research and teaching emphases center around gender, crime, and victimization. Her dissertation research examined the concepts of rurality, social control, and victimology. Specifically, she looked at the reporting behaviors of physical assault victims and the response time of police officers to these reported assaults. Dr. Mahoney lives in Minot, North Dakota.