Judy Van Wyk
Associate Professor
Sociology
Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Violence, White Collar Crime
Judy A. Van Wyk earned undergraduate degrees in Sociology from Connors Junior College (A.S.) and the University of Oklahoma (B.A. Summa Cum Laude). She earned an M.A. and Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Tennessee. She is currently a tenured Associate Professor at the University of Rhode Island in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and teaches general courses in sociology, research methods, and criminology as well as topics courses in terrorism, family violence, and white-collar crime. She is faculty advisor for Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honor Society and co-chairperson for URI’s Multicultural Center Diversity Week on campus.
Professor Van Wyk’s research centers on violence and white-collar crime, and her work is published in some of the most highly respected journals in criminology and criminal justice. She investigates both victimization and the perpetration of crime and tests multi-level cross-disciplinary explanations for crime.
News & Announcements
Anthropology Honor Society
URI Anthropology students have been chartered as the Alpha Rhode Island Chapter of Lamda Alpha, the national anthropology honor society. This is a tribute to the hard work of several students and to the academic excellence of our majors and our faculty. Right now, the recruitment of charter members is underway. If you're interested in being one of the first Lamda Alphas, shoot off an email to Ashley Waggoner for all the details.
The URI Anthropology Society is also up and running. Check out their page too.
Department contacts
Department Chair
C. B. Peters, cbp@uri.edu
Justice, Law & Society Minor Coordinator
Professor Leo Carroll, lcarroll@uri.edu
Administrative Assistant
Theresa Nobile, nobile@uri.edu
