Dr. Melissa Jarrell Ozymy is the Department Head of Social, Cultural, and Justice Studies and Professor of Criminal Justice in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Dr. Jarrell earned her BA in Anthropology from Eckerd College and her M.A. and PhD in Criminology from the University of South Florida. Prior to joining the faculty at UTC, she served as Dean of University College at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Prior administrative appointments include Department Chair of Undergraduate Studies, Graduate Coordinator of the Public Administration program, and Internship Coordinator for Criminal Justice. Dr. Jarrell has published articles in journals such as Crime, Law and Social Change, Environmental Justice, Environmental Politics, and Review of Policy Research. Her research interests include green criminology, environmental justice, and environmental victimization. Dr. Jarrell was awarded the Praxis Award from the American Society of Criminology, Division on Critical Criminology and Social Justice, for Activism and Community Engagement in Environmental Justice.

Dr. Joshua Ozymy is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Service at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He has published over 60 academic articles on the criminal enforcement of environmental law, environmental justice, and related topics. Prior to his position at UTC, he was Director of the Honors Program and Strategic Initiatives and a Professor of Political Science at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. His book, Toxic Intent: A History of the Criminal Enforcement of Environmental Law in the United States, is slated to be published by the Environmental Law Institute Press next year.

Facilitated by Desiree Staeffler, Victims’ Rights Fellow, National Crime Victim Law Institute.