Director, Criminal Justice Studies Program
Justine E. Tinkler is the Director of the Criminal Justice Studies Program at UGA, a position she has held since 2026. She earned her Ph.D. in Sociology from Stanford University in 2007. She employs experimental, survey-based, and qualitative research methods to provide empirical evidence for advancing theory in social psychology, law, and inequality. Dr. Tinkler teaches the Sociology of Law (SOCI 4830). For more information please click here.
