If you are a CSUSB College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (CSBS) student with a major or minor in Criminal Justice, and are interested in signing up for a hands-on research-intensive Independent Study (CJUS (5)595) with me, you can submit *this* application for consideration. You must have a minimum 3.0 GPA to be considered.
If you are selected, you will also need to submit a college-issued Independent Study Contract Form that will need to be signed by you, me, and the department chair.
Cybercrime (BA)
Integrative Studies in Criminal Justice (BA/MA)
Juvenile Justice System (BA/MA; Pre-law minor)
Law and the Courts (BA; Pre-law minor)
Proseminar in Criminal Justice (MA)
Theories of Crime and Delinquency (BA)
Independent Study & Theses I/II Supervision (BA/MA)
Fall 2026 Offerings:
Cybercrime Asynchronous/Online (8wk/s2)
Integrative Studies in Criminal Justice: Tu/Th 10:30 - 11:45am
Theories of Crime and Delinquency: Tu/Th 2:30 - 3:45pm
Proseminar in Criminal Justice Asynchronous/Online
Summer 2026 Offerings
Theories of Crime and Delinquency Asynchronous/Online (6wk/s1)
Law and Courts Asynchronous/Online (6wk/s1)
Plea Bargaining (In-person & Online)
Introduction to the Criminal Justice Process (Graduate Teaching Assistant)
Constitutional Law (Undergraduate Teaching Assistant)
If you are a current or former student seeking a letter of recommendation, you should email me to request a recommendation letter at least 2-3 weeks in advance with the following information and materials:
A list of all positions/places for which you are seeking a letter and their corresponding deadlines, along with relevant information about the position/advertisement/instructions/website
Unofficial Transcript
Resume/CV
Personal Statement(s), if relevant
1/2 - 1 page listing and summarizing our interactions and work (e.g., Received A- in X class taken Fall 2023, where I completed a final paper on XYZ and smaller projects examining A, B, and C). Include any specific details you think are important for me to keep in mind or that you think I should highlight in my letter. Some of you are requesting letters several semesters or years after taking a class or completing a research project with me, so keep that in mind.
2020 Culture and Crime Talks with Dr. Sarah Daly: The Good Place, Criminology, and Philosophy. I was invited to be on Culture and Crime Talks, a YouTube show hosted by Dr. Sarah Daly, to discuss the television show The Good Place and the criminological and criminal justice connections we can make when we observe the characters' behavior. YouTube Video link: https://youtu.be/Mb7zsr92bOY
2020 Untenured Tracks by Dr. Andy Wilczack. Episode 50: Teaching and Scholarship in the Pandemic (part 3 of 4) (w/ Dr. Shelly Clevenger, Dr. Katie Durante, Dr. Bree Boppre, Dr. Jordan Laney, Dr. Reveka Shteynberg & Dr. Marilyn Grell-Brisk)
2016 Morgan, Kirstin A., & Reveka V. Shteynberg. Webinar: A graduate student’s guide to getting involved in Indigent Defense Research. This webinar was presented for the National Legal Aid & Defender Association, with support from the Open Society Foundations. Invited presenter by the NLADA, August 18, 2016. PowerPoint and webinar available at http://www.nlada.org/webinars/research-students-indigent-defense