By Mike Greife,
April 4, 2016
WARRENSBURG, MO – Jennifer Carson, associate professor of criminal justice at the
University of Central Missouri, recently received the Dorothy Bracey/Janice Joseph
Minority and Women New Scholar Award from the Academy or Criminal Justice Sciences
Affirmative Action Committee.
Carson received the award at the ACJS annual meeting April 1 in Denver.
The award annually recognizes outstanding academic contributions by new minority and
female scholars in honor of the first female and racial minority ACJS presidents.
Carson earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Child Psychology from the University
of Minnesota, and Master of Arts and Ph. D. degrees in Criminology and Criminal Justice
from the University of Maryland. She joined the UCM faculty in 2010 and serves as
undergraduate research and external scholarships coordinator in addition to teaching
courses in comparative justice systems and terrorism.
