Amanda Huffman

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice & Criminology

Professor Huffman teaches Introduction to Criminal Justice, Corrections, and Introduction to Criminal Justice Research & Statistics

• Professor Huffman serves as a mentor for McNair and Honors students, helping them complete research projects such as examining staff perspectives of two mental health courts in Missouri.
• She earned degrees from:

University of South Carolina (ABD) Ph.D. in Criminology and Criminal Justice

Appalachian State University (2010) MA in Political Science

Liberty University (2004) BS in Social Science

Publications include:

Roth, B., Huffman, A., & Brame, R. (2020). Too afraid to stay: Measuring the relationship between criminal victimization in Central America and the intent to migrate. Crime & Delinquency, https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128720978737

Martin, T. E., Huffman, A., Koons-Witt, B.A., & Brame, R. (2019). Hiring people with criminal records in South Carolina: Examining businesses’ hiring practices and views on incentives. Criminal Justice Policy Review, 31 (4), 532-554.