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Social Sciences

Social Sciences | Faculty

Dr. Ashley Ojo, LPC-S, NCC​

Interim Chair, Department of Social Sciences​

Psychology Program Coordinator ​

Assistant Professor of Psychology ​

Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Building, Room 313​

aojo@suno.edu ​

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Teaching Areas: General Psychology, Social Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Psychological Testing and Assessment, Clinical Diagnosis, Psychology Internship, Ethics in Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Crisis and Group Counseling, and Counseling Techniques ​

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Research Interests: African American clinical response to therapeutic interventions for Depression, Anxiety and Trauma, psychological and emotional impacts of long COVID-19 diagnosis on individuals and families, psychological and emotional effects of gun violence on New Orleans residents ages 18 and older ​

 

Dr. George Amedee​

Professor of Political Science​

Former, Emmett W. Bashful Endowed Chair ​

Pre-Law Advisor ​

Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Building, Room 355​

504.286.5392​

gamedee@suno.edu  ​

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Teaching Areas: American Government, State and Local Government, Urban Government, International Relations, Public Policy, Public Administration, Political Theory, African American Politics, African American Political Leadership and Politics of Developing Nations​

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Research Interests: American Government, and Minority Politics, Urban Planning and Community Development, Public Policy and Administration ​

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Dr. Raymond Delaney​

Criminal Justice Graduate Program Coordinator ​

Associate Professor of Criminal Justice ​

Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Building, Room 357​

504.286.5367​

rdelaney@suno.edu ​

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Teaching Areas: Legal and Policies, Ethics and Leadership​

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Research Interests: Leadership and management practices in Criminal Justice, Higher Education, Business and Entrepreneurship​

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Dr. Franklyn Scott​

Criminal Justice Undergraduate Program Coordinator ​

Associate Professor of Criminal Justice ​

Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Building, Room 353​

504.284.5464​

fscott@suno.edu  ​

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Teaching Areas: Criminal Justice Research​

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Research Interests: Understanding COVID-19 and crime rates​

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Judge Harry E. Cantrell Jr. (RET)​

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice ​

Pre-Law Advisor ​

Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Building, Room 363​

504.286.5540​

hcantrel@suno.edu ​

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Teaching Areas: Criminal Law and Procedure​

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Research Interests: Criminal Law and Procedure, Criminal Court​

 

Dr. Kenneth Foy​

Associate Professor of Psychology​

Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Building, Room 354​

504.286.5372​

kfoy@suno.edu   ​

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Teaching Areas: Abnormal Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child and Adolescent Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Family Psychology, General Psychology, Personality Theories, Seminar in Black Psychology, and Special Topics in Psychology​

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Research Interests: Addiction, individual and family counseling techniques​

 

Dr. Jay Seitz​

Associate Professor of Psychology​

Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Building, Room 361​

504.286.5253​

jseitz@suno.edu 

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Teaching Areas: Biopsychology; Learning, Memory, and Cognition; Elementary Statistics, General Psychology; History of Psychology

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Research Interests: (1) Origins of Human Cognition and Creative Thought, (2) Do Nootropic and Promnestic Phytonutrients Enhance Human Cognition? (3) Neurodevelopmental and Neurodegenerative Motor and Movement Disorders (4) Use of Alternative Dispatch Programs in NOLA and in the NOPD​

 

Dr. Darryl Roberts​

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice ​

Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Building, Room 358​

504.284.5401​

droberts@suno.edu    ​

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Teaching Areas: Evidence, Corrections Process​

Juvenile Justice, Juvenile Delinquency, Criminology ​

Crime and Social Behavior, Women and Crime in Criminal Justice, Special Topics in Criminal Justice, Crime and Social Causation, Criminal Law and Procedure, Adjudication Process​

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Research Interests: Criminal Investigation, Law Enforcement and Policing, Police Policy and Procedures, Criminology and Criminal Profiling, Juvenile Delinquent Behavior​

Criminal Law and Legal Procedure, Restorative Justice​

Correction, Probation, Parole and Community Corrections ​

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Dr. Joseph Coleman​

Associate Professor of Psychology​

Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Building, Room 364​

504.286.5252​

jcoleman@suno.edu     ​

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Teaching Areas: Abnormal Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Seminar in Black Psychology, Seminar for Psychology Majors ​

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Research Interests: Child and Adolescent Psychology, Clinical Psychology​

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Staff

Brenda Russell​
Administrative Assistant ​
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Building, Room 314 ​
504.286.5352​
broussell@suno.edu ​