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Welcome to the Website for the Department of Legal Studies at the University of Mississippi. If you are a prospective undergraduate or graduate student and have an interest in Paralegal, Criminal Justice or Homeland Security, please join us at Ole Miss!

 

Faculty and Staff

Interim Chair

Portrait of Stephen Lee Mallory, <span class='suffix'>Ph.D.</span>

Stephen Lee Mallory, Ph.D.

Interim Chair and Professor of Legal Studies
Legal Studies

  • BS Agriculture, Mississippi State University / Mississippi State, Mississippi (1972)
  • MS Criminal Justice, The University of Southern Mississippi / Hattiesburg, Mississippi (1985)
  • PHD Educational Leadership, The University of Mississippi / University, Mississippi (1994)
  • CPM Certificate of Public Management

Email: smallory@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-7902
Office: 206 Odom Hall A

   

 

Faculty

Portrait of Janice K Bounds, <span class='suffix'>MBE</span>

Janice K Bounds, MBE

Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Interim Assistant Dean of the School of Applied Sciences
Legal Studies

  • BS Business Education, Georgia Southwestern University / Americus, Georgia (1972)
  • MBE Business Education, University of Mississippi / University, Mississippi (1976)
  • Southern Criminal Justice Association
  • Mississippi Women's Law Enforcement Association
  • Mississippi Correctional Association
  • Lafayette County Law Enforcement Officers' Association

Email: jbounds@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-7800
Office: 219 Odom

Areas of expertise:

  • American Judicial System
  • Business Communication
  • Business, Communication Skills and Interpersonal Communication
  • Business, Etiquette
  • Business, Oral and Written Communication
  • Business, Oral and Written Communications
  • Business, Presentations
  • Business, Telephone Communication Skills
  • Children and the Law, Juvenile Delinquency
  • Education, Violence in Schools
  • Juvenile Law, Juvenile Delinquency
  • Managerial Communication
  • U.s. Courts
   
Portrait of Danny P. Hall, <span class='suffix'>Jr., J.D.</span>

Danny P. Hall, Jr., J.D.

Lecturer in Legal Studies
Legal Studies

  • BA Accounting, University of Mississippi / University, Mississippi (1985)
  • JD Law, University of Mississippi / University, Mississippi (1992)

Email: dhalljr@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-7902
Office: 218 Odom Hall

Areas of expertise:

  • Accounting, Auditing
  • Accounting, Financial
  • Accounting, Taxation
  • Law, Business Law
  • Law, Civil Litigation
  • Law, Constitutional Law
  • Law, Criminal Issues
  • Law, Criminal Law
  • Law, Criminal Procedure
   
Portrait of Carl Julius Jensen, <span class='suffix'>Ph.D.</span>

Carl Julius Jensen, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Director of the Center for Intelligence & Security Studies
Legal Studies

  • BS Naval Science, United States Naval Academy / Annapolis, Maryland (1978)
  • MA Sociology, Kent State University / Kent, Ohio (1995)
  • PHD Criminal Justice, University of Mayland / College Park, Maryland (2003)
  • FBI Futures Working Group
  • American Society of Criminology
  • Police Futurists International
  • International Studies Association
  • International Association for Intelligence Educators
  • Lifeboat Foundation

Email: carlj@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-1886
Office: Center for Intelligence & Security Studies

   
Portrait of Jeffery M Johnson, <span class='suffix'>M.S.</span>

Jeffery M Johnson, M.S.

Clinical Instructor in Criminal Justice
Legal Studies

  • BS Criminal Justice, Washburn University / Topeka, Kansas (1996)
  • MS Criminal Justice, Washburn University / Topeka, Kansas (1999)
  • MCJ Criminal Justice, Washburn University, Topeka (1999)
  • Graduate Certificate Homeland Security, Texas A&M
  • Gang Specialist, National Gang Crime Research Center
  • Lafayette County Law Enforcement Officers Association
  • Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Association
  • American Correctional Association

Email: johnson1@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-6658
Office: 304 Odom Hall

   
Portrait of Linda Denise Keena, <span class='suffix'>Ed.D.</span>

Linda Denise Keena, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Legal Studies

  • BS Criminal Justice, Southeast Missouri State University / Cape Girardeau, Missouri (1984)
  • MS Administration, Southeast Missouri State University / Cape Girardeau, Missouri (1991)
  • EDD Educational Leadership, University of Missouri-Columbia / Columbia, Missouri (2006)
  • Academy of Criminal Justice Science
  • Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership

Email: ldkeena@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-1998
Office: 207 Odom Hall

   
Portrait of Ralph C Kennedy, <span class='suffix'>M.Ed</span>

Ralph C Kennedy, M.Ed

Instructor in Legal Studies
Legal Studies

  • BS Industrial Management, Memphis State University / Memphis, Tennessee (1968)
  • MED Adult Education, Memphis State University / Memphis, Tennessee (1970)

Email: kennedy@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-7319
Office: 318 Odom Hall

   
Portrait of Terry Ponnath Lyons

Terry Ponnath Lyons

Lecturer in Legal Studies
Legal Studies

  • BPA Criminal Justice, The University of Mississippi / University, Mississippi (1976)
  • MS Criminal Justice, Washburn University / Topeka, Kansas (2006)

Email: tplyons1@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 690-6250
Office: 203 Odom Hall

   
Portrait of David H McElreath, <span class='suffix'>Ph.D.</span>

David H McElreath, Ph.D.

Professor of Legal Studies
Legal Studies

  • BPA Law Enforcement, University of Mississippi / University, Mississippi (1975)
  • MCJ Law Enforcement, University of Mississippi / University, Mississippi (1979)
  • PHD Adult Education, University of Southern Mississippi / Hattiesburg, Mississippi (1985)

Email: dhmcel@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-1635
Office: 206 Barr Hall

Areas of expertise:

  • Law Enforcement
  • Police
  • Youth Crime
   
Portrait of Robert E Mongue, <span class='suffix'>J.D.</span>

Robert E Mongue, J.D.

Assistant Professor of Legal Studies
Legal Studies

  • BS Philosophy, Franklin and Marshall College / Lancaster, Pennsylvania (1973)
  • JD Law, University of Maine / Portland, Maine (1976)
  • Co-chair, Scholarly Journal Committee, American Association for Paralegal Education
  • Secretary/Board of Directors, American Association for Paralegal Education
  • Advisory Council, Organization of Legal Professionals
  • NYC Paralegal Association Advisory Board

Email: rmongue@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-7293
Office: Odom Hall
Website: www.theempoweredparalegal.com

Areas of expertise:

  • Law, Paralegal Professionalism, Empowerment and Ethics
   
Portrait of Jean R Moore, <span class='suffix'>J.D.</span>

Jean R Moore, J.D.

Associate Director of Continuing Legal Education and Assistant Professor of Legal Studies
Non-Credit Education

  • BS Interior Design, Western Kentucky University / Bowling Green, Kentucky (1987)
  • JD Law, University of Mississippi / University, Mississippi (1995)
  • Mississippi Bar Association
  • Association of American Law Schools ("AALS")
  • American Continuing Legal Education Association ("ACLEA")

Email: moore@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-7283
Office: 205 Yerby Ctr

Areas of expertise:

  • Law, Civil Litigation
  • Law, Family
   
Portrait of Michael Peter Wigginton, <span class='suffix'>Jr., Ph.D.</span>

Michael Peter Wigginton, Jr., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Legal Studies

  • BA Criminal Justice, Loyola University / New Orleans, Louisiana (1978)
  • MS Criminal Justice, The University of Alabama / Tuscaloosa, Alabama (2000)
  • BA Urban Studies, University of New Orleans / New Orleans, Louisiana (2002)
  • PHD Criminal Justice, University of Southern Mississippi / Hattiesburg, Mississippi (2007)

Email: mpwiggin@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-7902
Office: 217 Odom Hall

   
Portrait of Angela M Williams, <span class='suffix'>M.A.</span>

Angela M Williams, M.A.

Instructor and Coordinator of Paralegal Studies Program
Legal Studies

  • BA Political Science, Georgia State University / Atlanta, Georgia (1979)
  • MA Higher Education, University of Mississippi / University, Mississippi (2006)
  • Post Baccalaureate Paralegal Cert, National Center for Paralegal Training
  • NALA Certified Legal Assistant

Email: awilliam@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-7902
Office: 317 Odom Hall

Areas of expertise:

  • Paralegal Studies
   
Portrait of Lorri C Williamson, <span class='suffix'>Ph.D.</span>

Lorri C Williamson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Legal Studies
Legal Studies

  • MBE Business Education, University of Mississippi / University, Mississippi (1978)
  • BS Business Education, Mississippi State University / Mississippi State, Mississippi (1983)
  • PHD Higher Education, University of Mississippi / University, Mississippi (1985)

Email: ldwillia@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-7760
Office: 305 Odom

   

Staff

Portrait of Carol Bennett Forsythe

Carol Bennett Forsythe

Senior Secretary
Legal Studies

Email: cbreid@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-7902
Office: 203 Odom Hall