Sociology & Criminal Justice
Head: David Bugg
Administrative Assistant: Mollie A Mayette
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David BuggProfessor and Chair, Sociology and Criminal Justice, and Service-Learning Coordinator Sociology & Criminal Justice, Lougheed Center for Applied Learning, Experiential Education
David BuggProfessor and Chair, Sociology and Criminal Justice, and Service-Learning CoordinatorSatterlee Hall 311-1
buggd@potsdam.edu
Lougheed Learning Commons 107 Dr. Bugg joined the sociology faculty at SUNY-Potsdam in 2007. His areas of emphasis include criminology and deviant behavior as well as inequality and stratification. He teaches courses for the criminal justice major as well as the sociology department. Dr. Bugg's main areas of teaching include criminology, corrections, violent crime, comparative criminology, troubled youth, victimology and statistics. Prior to his current position Dr. Bugg was an employee of the Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas (LEMIT) from 2002 - 2007. LEMIT is the largest state based training program of law enforcement officers in the nation, while there he taught courses in demographics, applied criminal theory, and diversity issues. He also served in a research capacity providing expertise regarding various research projects on issues relating to law enforcement. Dr. Bugg is an active researcher and routinely presents academic papers at various social science conferences at the regional, national and international level. He also chairs sessions at various conferences on crime and criminal justice. His research interests include: gun culture, hate groups, women and crime, policing, and corrections. His latest publications include: Hate Groups in the Network Society: A Transnational Social Movement available in the book Social Movements: Contemporary Perspectives (2008), Law Enforcement Officers Experiences with Pre-Evacuation Planning in Hurricane Rita available in Solutions to Coastal Disasters (2008), and his book, Gun Ownership over the Life Course (2008). In 2010, Dr. Bugg was voted one of the top five professors at SUNY-Potsdam by Phi Eta Sigma. He has also been featured in the Washington Times (2010) discussing his research on gun ownership. More Info |
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Gemini A Creason-ParkerVisiting Assistant Professor, PRODIG+ Fellow Sociology & Criminal Justice
Gemini A Creason-ParkerVisiting Assistant Professor, PRODIG+ Fellowcreasoga@potsdam.edu
Gemini Creason-Parker is a Visiting Assistant Professor and PRODiG+ Fellow, having started at SUNY Potsdam in Fall 2025. She has a Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in Sociology with an emphasis on Crime, Law, and Deviance, which she earned in May 2025. In addition, Gemini is pursuing a second doctorate in Criminal Justice from Texas State University. She has an M.S. in Criminal Justice and an M.A. in Communication and Media Studies, both from Northeastern State University (NSU). She also has undergraduate degrees in Spanish, Sociology, and Criminal Justice from NSU as well. Gemini is an interdisciplinary scholar, having conducted research on a variety of topics, such as healthcare perceptions of mandatory vaccinations amid COVID-19 and student views on law enforcement. Her specialty, though, is media and crime, particularly sexual assault. Her dissertation involved a mixed-methods content analysis of the television show, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (SVU)," during which she trained and led a team of 20+ undergraduate students. The purpose of the project was to examine to what extent the show relies on rape myths (i.e., stereotypes) in its depictions of rape cases and how it uses them in dialogue. Just as her education and research experience highlight her interdisciplinary nature, so does her teaching. Gemini has taught a plethora of courses, including Sexual Offenses, Women and Criminal Justice, Crime Theory/Criminology, Corrections, Media and Crime, Mass Communication, Media Writing, Public Speaking, and more. Notable Publications: Contributor of The Sage Encyclopedia of Crime and Gender (2026) Sections: "Me Too Movement; Domestic Violence Shelters," "Prostitution," "Marital Rape, United States," "Self-Defense and Violence," "Police Relations With Victims of Sex Crimes," "Sex Offender Community Notification: Megan's Law," "Kidnapping, Parental" Constantin, K., Creason-Parker, G., Werner, C., Jenkins, E. D., Shewakramani Hanson, V., & Siuta, R. L. (2024). Caring too much? Compassion fatigue, burnout, and emotional labor among faculty during the COVID-19 pandemic. Research in Higher Education, 65, 1540-1560. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11162-024-09799-2 Creason-Parker, G. A. (2023). Campus sexual assault on television: Evaluating SVU's portrayal of the party rape narrative. Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture, 23(1). https://jcjpc.org/volume-23-issue-3-2023 Contributor of Sexual Harassment and Misconduct: An Encyclopedia (2021) More Info |
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Lauren A Diamond-BrownAssociate Professor Sociology & Criminal Justice, Women's and Gender Studies Program
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Mollie A MayetteAdministrative Assistant 1 Women's and Gender Studies Program, Psychology, Interdisciplinary Studies, Philosophy, School of Arts & Sciences, History, Sociology & Criminal Justice, Politics, Theatre and Dance, Art, English |
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Anna M SorensenAssociate Professor Sociology & Criminal Justice, Women's and Gender Studies Program
Anna M SorensenAssociate ProfessorSatterlee Hall 311-5
sorensam@potsdam.edu
http://www.anna-sorensen.com/teaching.htmlMore Info |
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Heather Sullivan-CatlinProfessor Sociology & Criminal Justice
Heather Sullivan-CatlinProfessorSatterlee Hall 316-1
sullivha@potsdam.edu
I was thrilled to join the SUNY Potsdam Sociology Department in 2000 after earning my BA at SUNY Oswego (where I studied sociology and women's studies)and my PhD in Sociology at the University at Albany. I especially enjoy interdisciplinary studies and am pleased to teach courses that also serve the following programs: Women's and Gender Studies, Environmental Studies,and Criminal Justice. As a graduate student I focused my studies on gender, family, and social movements (especially the women's, environmental, and civil rights movements). My interests in these topics intersected in my research on intentional communities and my dissertation project was a four-year ethnographic study of the cohousing communities movement. My real passion for sociology is realized in the classroom. I love to help students develop their "sociological imagination" and my teaching practices have led to my interest in experiential education and service-learning. I currently serve on the editorial board of the journal Teaching Sociology. Beyond the campus I am part of a long tradition of applying sociology to community issues. My teaching on hunger, poverty, and inequality led to my involvement with the local non-profit organization GardenShare, where I serve on the board of directors and work to advance our mission of community food security and sustainable agriculture. More Info |
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Jeremy J. van BlommesteinProfessor Sociology & Criminal Justice
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Physical Plant/Property Control
One Stop
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Tyne FrederickOffice Assistant 2, Customer Service One StopTyne FrederickOffice Assistant 2, Customer ServiceRaymond Hall 417b
fredertr@potsdam.edu
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S.O.A.R. Stimulating Opportunities After Retirement
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Juanita H BlakemoreAdministrative Assistant S.O.A.R. Stimulating Opportunities After RetirementJuanita H BlakemoreAdministrative AssistantVan Housen Extension S382
blakemjh@potsdam.edu
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Northeast Migrant Education Program
Head: Laura L Burnett
Administrative Assistant: Lisa M Colby
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Melissa S BlaineData Specialist and Manager Northeast Migrant Education ProgramMelissa S BlaineData Specialist and ManagerVan Housen Extension S283
blainems@potsdam.edu
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Laura L BurnettDirector Northeast Migrant Education Program
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Lisa M ColbyProject Staff Assistant Northeast Migrant Education Program |
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Kathleen A GonyeaResearch Foundation Employee Northeast Migrant Education Program |
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Honors Program
Head: Thomas N. Baker
Administrative Assistant: Annette R. Kelley
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Thomas N. BakerAssociate Director Lougheed Center for Applied Learning and Professor, History Presidential Scholars, Student Fellowship Program, Honors Program, Lougheed Center for Applied Learning, Student Research & Creativity, History
Thomas N. BakerAssociate Director Lougheed Center for Applied Learning and Professor, HistoryLougheed Learning Commons 107D
bakertn@potsdam.edu
View CVAfter graduating in 1985 with a B.A. in history from Trinity College, in Hartford, Connecticut, Thomas N. Baker went on to teach history at the secondary-school level for a year before entering graduate school in pursuit of a doctorate in U.S. history. A decade or so later, armed with an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he was employed teaching courses in history and American studies at Elon College, North Carolina State University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His last appointment before coming to SUNY-Potsdam was at Centre College, in Danville, Kentucky, where he taught for 4 years as a visiting assistant professor of history. Baker's scholarly interests are varied, ranging from nineteenth-century U.S. cultural and political history to the history of the African Diaspora, with forays into the histories of twentieth century film and popular music. At SUNY-Potsdam he teaches upper-level courses on New York State history, Victorian culture, the American Civil War, race and U.S. film, and Black Diaspora (a history of the Atlantic Slave Trade). Baker's first book, Sentiment & Celebrity: Nathaniel Parker Willis and the Trials of Literary Fame (Oxford University Press, 1999) plumbed the nineteenth-century origins of America's fascination with the culture of celebrity. His latest book-length project is a study of the political and social world of American deism, circa 1800, as exemplified in a secret society of deists ("The Brethren of the Druids") centered in Newburgh, New York. He has published articles on Lyman Beecher and historical memory, "A Slave" writing to Thomas Jefferson, and Aaron Burr's role in the contested presidential election of 1800. At home, Dr. Baker enjoys spending time with his wife, Sarah, who is a school psychologist, and his son, William. As music fans and sometime string musicians, the Bakers love Potsdam's vibrant music culture. They are also keen on hiking the Adirondacks, although they could do without the black flies. More Info |
Interdisciplinary Studies
Head: Shiho Imai
Administrative Assistant: Mollie A Mayette
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Mollie A MayetteAdministrative Assistant 1 Women's and Gender Studies Program, Psychology, Interdisciplinary Studies, Philosophy, School of Arts & Sciences, History, Sociology & Criminal Justice, Politics, Theatre and Dance, Art, English |
Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Head: Jacqueline V Richardson-Melecio
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Shawn Cook-RamosDirector, Center for Diversity Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Lisa A HooverTitle IX & ADA Compliance Officer Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion |
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Kathleen J JandreauAdministrative Assistant Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Jacqueline V Richardson-MelecioVice President, Chief Diversity Officer Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Jacqueline V Richardson-MelecioVice President, Chief Diversity OfficerRaymond Hall 713
richarjv@potsdam.edu
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Morgan P SkiddersEducation Specialist, TRIO, Native American Community Liaison TRIO, Division of Diversity, Equity, and InclusionMorgan P SkiddersEducation Specialist, TRIO, Native American Community LiaisonSisson Hall 120
skiddemp@potsdam.edu
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Crane Youth Music
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Julianne Kirk DoyleProfessor: Clarinet Crane Youth Music, Crane School of Music
Julianne Kirk DoyleProfessor: ClarinetBishop Hall C103
kirkj@potsdam.edu
https://www.jkdoyle.org/Dr. Julianne Kirk Doyle joined the faculty of the Crane School of Music in 2006 and serves as Professor of Clarinet and Admissions/Auditions Coordinator. She was Director of the Crane Youth Music Camp from 2009-2023. Dr. Doyle is the New York State Chair and served as Pedagogy Coordinator for the International Clarinet Association from 2022-2024. Dr. Doyle's debut CD "Dante Dances" premiered in 2019, including works by Crane composers Arthur Frackenpohl and Elliot DelBorgo. She joined saxophonist Robert Young and pianist David Heinick on Young's 2018 album "Hybrid," performing Heinick's "four letter words," which she and Young commissioned for premiere at the 2016 International Clarinet Association Conference in Baton Rouge, LA. An active soloist and chamber musician, she is a founding member of the Aria Reed Trio and serves as Principal Clarinet with the Orchestra of Northern New York and Northern Symphonic Winds. She has also performed with the Lake Placid Sinfonietta, Richmond Symphony Orchestra, Amici Orchestra, Light Opera Oklahoma, Tulsa Philharmonic, Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Eastman Wind Ensemble (including a tour to Japan, Taiwan, and Macau), Eastman Philharmonia, and Eastman Opera Orchestra. Passionate about the music of our time, Julianne has joined numerous commission consortiums for new works by Stacy Garrop, Reena Esmail, Jenni Brandon, Paul Schoenfeld, Margaret Brower, Jim Stephenson, Erich Stem, and Tyler Mazone ('21), as well as Crane colleagues Ivette Herryman-Rodriguez, Timothy Sullivan, Jerod Sommerfeldt, and David Heinick. She looks forward to participating in many more consortiums and commission projects to continue to grow the 21st-century clarinet repertoire. Dr. Doyle specializes in solutions to Stress Velopharyngeal Insufficiency (SVPI/soft palatal air leak) in wind playing. She has published articles and given conference presentations on pathways to alleviation and prevention. She regularly assists professionals and students in minimizing and correcting soft palate air leak. Dr. Doyle has performed and presented at numerous conferences, including the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest, International Double Reed Society Conference, New York State School Music Association Conference, New York State Band Directors Association, Mid-America Center for Contemporary Music, and the Oklahoma Clarinet Symposium. She has given master classes for Juilliard Summerwinds, Southeast Asian Youth Orchestra and Wind Ensemble, Aria Summer Music Academy, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, University of Michigan, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Louisiana State University, University of Arkansas Ft. Smith, Bowling Green State University, Oakland University, and Nazareth College. Prior to joining the faculty at Crane, she held teaching positions at Ball State University, University of Rochester, Eastman School of Music, Eastman Community Music School, Hochstein School of Music, and Nazareth College. She holds the Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees in Performance and Literature, an Arts Leadership Certificate from the Eastman School of Music, and a Bachelor of Music from the University of Oklahoma. Her primary teachers include Jon Manasse, David Etheridge, and Bradford Behn. Dr. Doyle is honored to be an artist with Backun Musical Services and DANSR/Vandoren. She resides in Potsdam with her family. For more information, please visit www.jkdoyle.org. More Info |
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Michael StruzikAdjunct Instructor, Off-Campus Teaching Supervisor and Director Crane Youth Music Crane School of Music, Crane Youth Music
Michael StruzikAdjunct Instructor, Off-Campus Teaching Supervisor and Director Crane Youth Musicstruzimj@potsdam.edu
Michael Struzik is a 1988 graduate of the Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam. He is currently a teacher at Brighton High School in Rochester, New York. He has been at Brighton High School for the past 26 years. His current responsibilities include directing the Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Jazz Band, as well as teaching brass and percussion lessons to students in grades nine through twelve. He also teaches music theory and advanced placement music theory. In addition, he directs the pit orchestra for the annual spring musical. Mr. Struzik also serves as a music facilitator for the district. Mr. Struzik has conducted All-County and honor band festivals in several counties in New York State as well as the state of Virginia. He is a past recipient of the University of Rochester's Excellence in Secondary Education Award. He is also the 2011 recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the New York State Band Directors Association. In 2019, he received the Helen Hosmer Excellence in Teaching Award from the Crane School of Music. In 2020, he received the Excellence in Music Education Award from the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Mr. Struzik is an All-State certified adjudicator, and is also an adjudicator for major organization festivals. During the summer, he teaches at Crane Youth Music in Potsdam, New York. Mr. Struzik is a free-lance musician in the Rochester area, and performs regularly with the Orchestra of Northern New York, Northern Symphonic Winds, and the Penfield Symphony Orchestra. He is a member of NYSSMA, NAFME, the International Trombone Association and has served on the executive board of the New York State Band Director's Association in a variety of positions, currently as their Executive Director. He is also a Past-President of the Monroe County School Music Association. Mr. Struzik lives in Webster, New York with his wife Katie and enjoys spending time with his two grown sons Christopher 24, and Matthew 22. More Info |
Dining Services
Head: Patrick B Gray
