Teaching Award

Teaching Award: The Teaching Award recognizes a member of the DPCC who possesses excellence in teaching race, ethnicity, crime and justice related courses. 

  • Purpose: Celebrates excellence in teaching courses related to race, ethnicity, crime, and justice.

  • Eligibility: Must be an active DPCC member in good standing for at least 2 consecutive years with a minimum of 3 years of teaching experience.

  • Teaching Scope: Includes classroom instruction, curriculum design, student mentoring, educational material development, and related activities.

  • Nomination Materials: Letter of nomination and nominee’s CV. Self-nominations are welcome.

Deadline: By September 20, 2024, submit nominations to Dr. LaDonna Long, Chair of the DPCC Awards Committee, at llong@roosevelt.edu.

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2023 Teaching Award Recipient

Charles Bell, Ph.D. is an assistant professor in the Department of Criminal Justice Sciences. His research explores how out-of-school suspension, seclusion, restraint, and school safety measures impact students, parents, and teachers. He also examines social factors that contribute to violent student-student and student-teacher altercations. He teaches courses on race, corrections, the school-to-prison pipeline, school violence, and wrongful conviction. He also leads community engagement panels that allow formerly incarcerated individuals and exonerees to share their narratives in university settings.

Previous Awardees | 2016 - Present 

2021 – Forrest R. Rodgers

2020 – Shirley P. Leyro

2017 – 2019 – Not Awarded

2016 – Shaun L. Gabbidon