Dr. Joan L. Neff

Associate Provost
Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice
Coordinator of the Criminal Justice Program
Office of the Provost Maryland Hall 202A
Office: 804-289-8403
Fax: 804-287-1296

Dr. Joan Neff became Associate Provost on May 1, 2009. Dr. Neff has published and given professional presentations on female researchers in male-dominated settings, factors influencing the decision to prosecute economic crime, comparison of juvenile male sex offenders and non-sex offenders, and factors related to juvenile court dispositions. She is an active member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, American Correctional Association, American Society of Criminology, American Sociological Association, and the Southern Sociology Society.

Teaching:
Criminology
Criminal Justice
Deviance
Juvenile Delinquency
Research Methodology

Research:
Criminology

Education:
Ph.D., Ohio State University
M.A., Ohio State University
B.A., University of Delaware