A.A., Yakima Valley Community College; B.A. Law and Justice, Central Washington University; Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice Administration and Management, University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Professor Chacon is currently pursuing a Ph.D. from Gonzaga University in Leadership studies. He has been published at the International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice. 

Bachelor of Arts degree, Central Washington University with emphasis in Law and Justice; Master of Science degree in Organizational Development.

Professor Willis served on the adjunct lecturer in the Law and Justice department at Central Washington University. 

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. 

• 2009 Excellence in Teaching Award, CWU COTS
• 2022 Distinguished Professor and Provost Fellow

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.

B.A., Political Science & Spanish, University of Illinois; M.A., Journalism & Communication Law, University of Oregon; J.D.,PhD, 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.

B.A., Criminology, University of Northern Iowa, M.S., Criminology and Criminal Justice, Indiana State University, Ph.D. Criminal Justice and Criminology, Washington State University.

Before joining the faculty as CWU, professor Schaefer taught courses in institutional correction, research methods and justice in a multicultural society at Washington State University. Following the completion of his Ph.D. professor Schaefer was named associate editor for the journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Criminology. Professor Schaefer’s research interests include sex offender community supervision, correctional dynamics and discourse, and correctional program evaluation. Dr. Schaefer’s dissertation examined the continuum of care with sex offenders on community supervision in Washington State.

B.A. Political Science, University of Oregon; J.D. University of Oregon.

Claridge joined the CWU faculty after working as a senior attorney for the Florida Department of Health. He teaches a variety of courses on the law and legal processes, including legal research, legal writing, introduction to civil practice, introduction to law and justice, and great American trials. Professor Claridge's research focuses on the intersection of legal theory and procedure, and the practical realities of the legal process gleaned from social science observation and deductive research.

Professor Claridge advises and coaches the CWU Mock Trial team.

2021 Distiguished Non-Tenure Track Teaching Award

B.A., Criminal Justice Administration, Boise State University; B.S., Political Science, Boise State University; M.A., Criminal Justice Administration, Boise State University; Ph.D., Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati.

Professor Stoddard has taught policing and courts in the criminal justice system at Boise State University and court related courses at the University of Cincinnati. His dissertation focused on utilizing an ecological and organizational perspective in order to improve models explaining police decision making. His publications have appeared in Criminal Justice Journals.

B.A., Criminal Justice, University of Nevada, Reno, M.A., Criminal Justice, University of Nevada, Reno, Ph.D. Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Professor Toto has taught courses in criminal justice, policing, corrections, juvenile delinquency, and statistics at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Professor Toto’s research interests include corrections, victimization, and quantitative methods. Dr. Toto’s dissertation examined the prevalence and predictors of sexual violence among incarcerated men and women in a Midwestern state.

B.A., English Literature, University of Washington; J.D., Cornell Law School.

Mildon is the board president of Central Washington Justice for Our Neighbors, a free, nonprofit immigration legal clinic serving low-income immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers. 

Chuck Reasons was a Professor in the Department of Law and Justice at Central Washington University, 1999-2022. He grew up in a working-class family in Bremerton and was a first-generation college student.  Upon graduating from East Bremerton High School, he attended Olympic College on a football scholarship, receiving his A.A. in 1965 and the Top Graduating Academic Athlete Award. He went to Linfield College on a football scholarship and graduated from Central Washington State College in 1967 with a B.A. in Sociology.  He received his M.A. in Sociology in 1968 from Ohio University and his Ph.D. in Sociology from Washington State University in 1972.    In 1992 Dr. Reasons obtained his J.D. from the University of British Columbia.  His career focused on social and legal issues and activism/social change. He has published 9 books and scores of articles and book chapters on social and legal problems in the United States and Canada, while teaching in both countries. In 2000 he was inducted into the Olympic College Hall of Fame, while in 2010 he was inducted into the Linfield College Sports Hall of Fame, and in 2013 he received a Chief Supporter Award from the CWU student organization E.M.P.I.R.E. In 2018 Dr. Reasons was selected to receive the CWU Distinguished Professor-Service award, while also being chosen for the CWU Faculty Diversity award. Chuck Reasons is one of only four public university faculty in 2018 to receive the coveted Ormsby for Faculty Citizenship Award for his exemplary work in civic engagement with CWU and the Ellensburg community. He was selected as

CWU Phi Kappa Phi Scholar of the Year for 2021-2022. In fall, 2022 he moved to the Tampa Bay area to retire (mainly) receiving a Courtesy Faculty Appointment in the Department of Criminology, University of South Florida, to continue part-time teaching and mentoring.