J. Renee Trombley

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J. Renee Trombley

Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology

Criminal Justice & Criminology

Office Hours

Online- Wednesday 1:00-3:00 pm
Thursday -1:00-3:00

Biography

Dr. J. Renee Trombley has been teaching in the field of criminal justice and criminology for over a decade and still loves the academic life. She is passionate about her work and strives to pass on this passion through her teaching, research, and service.

Research Interests

    Dr. Trombley’s research interests include restorative justice, peacemaking criminology, and violence among youth with particular interest focused on exposure to community violence variables. Dr. Trombley is involved in research exploring the potential for utilizing peacemaking practices in both university and college classrooms and the communities they serve as well as several other research projects including topics related to convict criminology, justice impacted/involved students, prison education, juvenile justice and education, status and stigma, trauma and harm, and college student’s attitudes on drug policy.

Teaching Interests

    A fan of teaching Criminology Theory, Research Methods, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency, Community Corrections/Corrections, Restorative Justice, Comparative Criminology, Victimology, and Ethics in CJ.

    "A very wise old teacher once said: "I consider a day's teaching wasted if we do not all have one hearty laugh." He meant that when people laugh together, they cease to be young and old, master and pupils, jailer and prisoners. They become a single group of human beings enjoying its existence." -- Gilbert Highet

    I love teaching. I always have a few distinct goals when I step into a classroom to teach. First, my most important objective is to convey the information I want my students to learn in a manner that effectively facilitates their understanding of the course content. Second, I strive to help them establish and develop their critical thinking skills. I find this especially important when working with students who may not have yet had sufficient time or opportunities to hone these skills. Finally, I strive to build communities of learning within the classroom. I work to foster an environment that allows students to recognize the importance of their own voice in the process of learning and provide spaces where they are comfortable expressing their ideas, knowledge, and experiences. At the end of the day, I want my students to understand that learning can never truly happen in a vacuum, but instead is a powerfully dynamic process that they deserve to be a part of.

Education

PhD in Juvenile Justice

Prairie View A&M University

MS in Criminal Justice Criminology

University of Missouri - Kansas City

BA in Criminal Justice

University of Missouri - Kansas City

Published Works

    Trombley, J. (2024). Key Values of Restorative Justice- Philosophical Foundation, Restorative Justice, Peacemaking Criminology, and Social Justice: Laying the Foundation for a New Way of Thinking about Doing “Justice” in Criminal Justice. Cognella Publishing. , Trombley, J. (2024). Reentry through Restorative Justice. . Cognella Publishing, Trombley, J. (2024). Restorative Justice - Engaging in Process, Current Practices in Restorative Justice: The way RJ is envisioned in real world practice. . Cognella Publishing., Trombley, J. (2024). Standing at the intersection of identity and Convict Criminology—A Brief Exercise in Reflexivity. Journal of Prisoners on Prisons, https://press.uottawa.ca/en/journal-of-prisoners-on-prisons/ Piper, D., Trombley, R. J. (2022). Policing Schools. . , Piper, D., Trombley, R. J., Alsandor, D. (2021). Racial and Gender Disparities in Schools and Juvenile Justice Involvement.. Cognella Publishing, Trombley, R. J. (2021). The School-to-Prison Pipeline. Cognella Publishing, Trombley, R. J., Piper, D., Elechi, O. (2020). Restorative Justice in Schools. Cognella Publishing, Piper, D., Trombley, J., Alsandor, D. (2020). Juvenile and Schools-Historical and Contemporary Perspectives.. Cognella Publishing,