Welcome to the department of Law and Justice. On this page you can learn about the professors and which courses they most frequently teach in Law and Justice. If you ever wanted to know where your professor went to college or what they have done, this is the place to be.

Charles E. Reasons, Professor and Department Chair A.A., Olympic College; B.A., Sociology, Central Washington University; M.A., Sociology, Ohio University; Ph.D., Sociology Washington State University; LL.B., J.D., University of British Columbia Law School. He has both a Ph.D. and a law degree, which he used to practice law in British Columbia, Canada. Prior to his arrival at CWU, professor Reasons Chaired the Criminal Justice Department at Buffalo State College, in New York. He has been published extensively in many different areas, including nine books, numerous book chapters and journal articles. He has taught and completed research in Canada, Australia and the United States. Professor Reasons specializes in law, criminology, criminal justice and minorities, crime and comparative homicide between Canada and the United States. reasons@cwu.edu 509-963-1779 Reasons: Vitae.

Sarah Britto, Associate Professor B.A., Criminal Justice, Louisiana State University; Ph.D., M.S., Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida State University. Professor Britto conducts research in the areas of the media and fear of crime, restorative justice, and inequality and violent crime. Her teaching interests include research methods, ethics, media, gender, and crime theory. She has also worked as a probation officer and with a program for troubled teens. (brittos@cwu.edu) 509-963-3262 Britto: Vitae

Cathy Busha, Full-time Lecturer A.S., Computer Science, Evergreen Community College; B.S., Political Science, Santa Clara University; J.D. Santa Clara University Law School with a Certificate in High Technology Law. Professor Busha is a practicing lawyer, specializing in family law, juvenile criminal law, business law and contract theory, legal writing and research and paralegal studies. (bushac@cwu.edu) 509-963-3208

Teresa Francis, Assistant Professor B.A., Political Science, University of New Mexico; J.D., Mississippi College School of Law; L.L.M., Criminal Law, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law. Professor Francis is a lawyer, specializing in criminal and civil law and procedure, family law, and correctional law. (francist@cwu.edu) 509-963-1624 Francis: Vitae

Robert C. Moore, Full-time Lecturer B.A., Sociology, Central Washington University; M.A., Sociology, New Mexico State University. Professor Moore has worked many years for the Washington Department of Corrections as a prison superintendent, Assistant Director and Regional Administrator and for the King County Department of Youth Services as the Probation Manager. His focus is in criminology and corrections. (moorerob@cwu.edu) 425-640-1574 Moore: Vitae

Rodrigo Murataya, Associate Professor and Center Director at CWU Yakima A.A., Yakima Valley College; B.A., Law and Justice, Psychology Minor, Central Washington University; Master of Public Administration, International/Comparative Criminal Justice Systems, University of Washington; Ph.D., Gonzaga University, Interdisciplinary Leadership. Professor Murataya has served as a police officer and specializes in criminal law, law enforcement and comparative criminal justice with a particular focus on Mexico. (Murataya@cwu.edu) 509-963-3720 Murataya: Vitae

Krystal E. Noga-Styron, Assistant Professor and Center Director at CWU Lynnwood B.A., Political Science & Spanish, University of Illinois; M.A., Journalism & Communication Law, University of Oregon; J.D., University of Oregon. Professor Noga-Styron is a former Deputy Prosecuting Attorney and is currently appointed as Judge Pro Tempore in Lewis County, WA. Her research and teaching interests include Legal Research and Writing, Report Writing, Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Family Law, Ethics, Criminal Justice and the Media, Intellectual Property Law, Election Law, and Comparative Law. (nogak@cwu.edu) 425-640-1574 Noga-Styron: Vitae . (nogak@cwu.edu) 425-640-1574 Noga-Styron: Vitae

J. Michael Olivero, Professor B.A., Sociology, San Francisco State University; M.S., Illinois University, Criminal Justice Sciences; PhD., Southern Illinois University, Sociology; Master of Social Work, Eastern Washington University. Professor Olivero has been published numerous times and has served as both a police officer and corrections officer. Professor Olivero specializes in research methods, correctional counseling, gangs, criminology and comparative criminal justice. (oliverom@cwu.edu) 963-2398 Olivero: Vitae

Mary Ellen Reimund, Associate Professor and Center Director at CWU Des Moines B.S., Journalism, Bowling Green State University; M.A., Mass Communications; J.D., Drake University; LL.M., University of Missouri Law School. Professor Reimund has been a public information officer for a Sheriff’s Department, pretrial release interviewer in corrections, and practiced law as a county prosecutor. She has also taught as a part-time adjunct at several colleges and full-time in the School of Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice and Public Safety at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, Minnesota. Professor Reimund teaches law-related classes. Her scholarship focuses on dispute-resolution and restorative justice.(reimundm@cwu.edu) 206-439-3800 Reimund: Vitae

James B. Roberts, Associate Professor B.A., Philosophy, Adelphi University; J.D., Southern Illinois University School of Law; M.S.W., Southern Illinois University. Professor Roberts has practiced law in Illinois and focuses academically on conflict resolution, mediation, legal research and civil procedure. (Roberts@cwu.edu) 509-963-2990 Roberts: Vitae

Key Sun, Associate Professor and Center Director at CWU Pierce B.L., Law, Law School of Beijing University; M.A., Criminal Justice, Rutgers University; M.S.W., Community Mental Health, University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign); Ph.D., Psychology, Rutgers University. Professor Sun has worked as a Correctional Mental Health Counselor at the WA Department of Corrections. Professor Sun has taught criminal justice and criminology at East Tennessee State University and at Marshall University. His publications have appeared in psychology and in criminal justice journals and textbooks. (sunk@cwu.edu) 253-964-6260 Sun: Vitae