Ronda Engstrom has been appointed instructor of criminology, and Sebastian Williams has been appointed to the English faculty at Davis & Elkins College. Joining the faculty at the start of the spring semester, Engstrom teaches courses in Juvenile Delinquency and Justice and Theoretical Criminology, and as instructor of English, Williams is teaching courses in College Writing and Writing for the Community.
Engstrom has more than 20 years of experience teaching higher education in the United States and abroad. Most recently, she instructed sociology and criminology courses at Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Indiana, Pennsylvania. She also has taught at California University of Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County Community College in Youngwood, Pennsylvania, and Hebei University in Baoding, China.
An article Engstrom co-authored, “Juvenile institutional misconduct: Examining the role of educational attainment and academic achievement” is published in the journal Crime & Delinquency.
Engstrom is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in criminology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She holds a Master of Arts degree in sociology from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, and a Bachelor of Arts in sociology from Millersville University of Pennsylvania where she graduated magna cum laude. Engstrom also has completed additional studies in legal studies administration at California University of Pennsylvania and public administration with an emphasis in human service at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
The Criminology and Criminal Justice programs at Davis & Elkins College takes a holistic and restorative justice approach to the criminal justice system. Students may pursue an associate’s degree in criminal justice, focusing on practical applications for those interested in obtaining a job in the field right way, or a bachelor’s degree in criminology, which expands on theoretical concepts to be implemented with practical application for hands-on learning. To learn more, visit www.dewv.edu.
Williams comes to D&E from Purdue University where he instructed various courses in rhetoric and composition and literature, theory and culture. At Purdue, he received the Quintilian Teaching Award for three consecutive years and an Excellence in Teaching Award in 2018.
As a writer, Williams’ work has appeared in several peer-reviewed publications including Journal of Popular Culture, Woolf Studies Annual and Journal of Literary and Cultural Disability Studies, among others. He also has presented at professional conferences including the Heidelberg Spring Academy, British Women Writers Conference and the International Virginia Woolf Conference.
Williams is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in English with a primary focus on literary studies at Purdue University. He also holds a Master of Arts in English and a certificate in women’s, gender and sexuality studies from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Ohio.
