Vanessa Woodward Griffin, Ph.D.
Professor of Criminology
678-839-5199
vwoodwar@westga.edu
Pafford Social Science Building
Vanessa Woodward Griffin joined the criminology faculty in Fall of 2013 after earning her PhD in Criminal Justice from the University of Southern Mississippi. Her teaching interests include research methodology, program evaluation, criminological theory, and administration. Her research focuses predominantly on the structural and social dynamics of race and inequality in victimization, reentry, and victim-offender convergence.
- B.A., Administration of Justice, The University of Southern Mississippi, 2007
- M.A., Criminal Justice & Criminology, East Tennessee State University, 2009
- PhD, Criminal Justice, The University of Southern Mississippi, 2013
- CRIM-1100 (Intro to Criminal Justice)
- CRIM-2000 (Survey of Criminology)
- CRIM-3240 (Criminological Theory)
- CRIM-4000 (Research Methodology)
- CRIM-4003 (Statistics for Social Sciences)
- CRIM-4004 (Managing Data)
- CRIM-4230 (Ethics & Criminal Justice)
- CRIM-4232 (Family Violence)
- CRIM-4284 (Senior Capstone)
- CRIM-5232 (Family Violence)
- CRIM-6003 (Applied Stats in Criminology)
- CRIM-6233 (Ethics and Criminal Justice)
- CRIM-6284 (Graduate Capstone)
- CRIM-6982 (Resrch & Stats In Criminology)
- CRJU-2200 (The Judicial Process)
- CRJU-3100 (Criminal Law)
- CRJU-3200 (Criminology)
- CRJU-3250 (Crime and the Media)
- CRJU-3400 (Juvenile Delinquency & Justice)
- CRJU-3600 (Criminal Justice Admin)
- CRJU-3700 (Criminal Justice Research Meth)
- CRJU-4700 (Ethical Issues in Crim Justice)
- POLS-6202 (Research Meth for Pub Admin)
- SJUS-3000 (Introduction to Social Justice)
Fall 2025 Sections
- CRIM-1100 (Intro to Criminal Justice) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- CRJU-2200 (The Judicial Process) Section: 80E eMajor Courses External Resource
- CRIM-4004 (Managing Data) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- POLS-6202 (Research Meth for Pub Admin) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2025 Sections
- CRJU-3100 (Criminal Law) Section: 01E eMajor Courses External Resource
- CRIM-3240 (Criminological Theory) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- CRIM-4003 (Statistics for Social Sciences) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- CRIM-4232 (Family Violence) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- CRIM-5232 (Family Violence) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2025 Sections
- CRJU-3100 (Criminal Law) Section: 81E eMajor Courses External Resource
- CRIM-4000 (Research Methodology) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- CRIM-4003 (Statistics for Social Sciences) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- POLS-6202 (Research Meth for Pub Admin) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2024 Sections
- CRJU-3600 (Criminal Justice Admin) Section: 81E eMajor Courses External Resource
- CRIM-4003 (Statistics for Social Sciences) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- POLS-6202 (Research Meth for Pub Admin) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- POLS-6202 (Research Meth for Pub Admin) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- CRIM-6233 (Ethics and Criminal Justice) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- CRIM-6982 (Resrch & Stats In Criminology) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2024 Sections
- CRJU-3200 (Criminology) Section: 01E eMajor Courses External Resource
- CRIM-4003 (Statistics for Social Sciences) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- CRIM-4230 (Ethics & Criminal Justice) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- CRIM-4232 (Family Violence) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- CRIM-5232 (Family Violence) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2024 Sections
- CRJU-3250 (Crime and the Media) Section: 50E eMajor Courses External Resource
- CRIM-6003 (Applied Stats in Criminology) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- POLS-6202 (Research Meth for Pub Admin) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- CRIM-6284 (Graduate Capstone) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2023 Sections
- CRIM-2000 (Survey of Criminology) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- CRJU-3700 (Criminal Justice Research Meth) Section: 51E eMajor Courses External Resource
- POLS-6202 (Research Meth for Pub Admin) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- CRIM-6233 (Ethics and Criminal Justice) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2023 Sections
- CRIM-4003 (Statistics for Social Sciences) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- CRIM-4232 (Family Violence) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- CRJU-4700 (Ethical Issues in Crim Justice) Section: 01E eMajor Courses External Resource
- CRIM-5232 (Family Violence) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2023 Sections
- CRJU-3400 (Juvenile Delinquency & Justice) Section: 80E eMajor Courses External Resource
- CRIM-4230 (Ethics & Criminal Justice) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- CRIM-6003 (Applied Stats in Criminology) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- POLS-6202 (Research Meth for Pub Admin) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2022 Sections
- CRJU-3100 (Criminal Law) Section: 80E eMajor Courses External Resource
- CRIM-4003 (Statistics for Social Sciences) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- CRIM-4003 (Statistics for Social Sciences) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- POLS-6202 (Research Meth for Pub Admin) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- POLS-6202 (Research Meth for Pub Admin) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2022 Sections
- SJUS-3000 (Introduction to Social Justice) Section: 01E eMajor Courses External Resource
- CRIM-4232 (Family Violence) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- CRIM-4284 (Senior Capstone) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- CRIM-5232 (Family Violence) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2022 Sections
- CRJU-2200 (The Judicial Process) Section: 80E eMajor Courses External Resource
- CRIM-4003 (Statistics for Social Sciences) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- CRIM-4232 (Family Violence) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- CRIM-4284 (Senior Capstone) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2021 Sections
- CRIM-1100 (Intro to Criminal Justice) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2020 Sections
- CRIM-4284 (Senior Capstone) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource