Emma Hughes
Associate Professor
Office: Science II, Area C, Room 139
Phone:(559) 278-2370
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Biographical Sketch
Dr. Emma Hughes is an Associate Professor in the Criminology Department at California State University, Fresno. She joined the Department in 2007. Dr. Hughes earned her Ph.D. in Criminology from Birmingham City University in the UK, where she also taught for five years before moving to Fresno. Dr. Hughes earned her M.Phil. in Criminology from the University of Cambridge. She has an M.A. in History from Columbia University and earned her B.A. in English from Stanford University.
Dr. Hughes is the coordinator for the Corrections option within the Criminology major and she regularly teaches the community-based and institutional corrections courses. Her research interests focus on jails and prisons, with a particular emphasis on rehabilitation programs. She is currently under contract with Ashgate to publish a book on prisoners’ experiences of education programs. In 2009 she contributed a chapter on prison education to the book How Offenders Transform Their Lives (eds: Veysey, Christian & Martinez, Willan Publishing) and she has previously contributed chapters to edited volumes on prison education. Dr. Hughes serves as an advisor to the Fresno County Local Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for whom she conducts research on the dynamics of the jail population. She is also currently contributing to research on the effectiveness of Fresno’s Behavioral Health Court. Whilst living in the UK Dr. Hughes conducted research for British charities involved in educational and arts provision in prisons. She regularly presents papers at conferences including the American Society of Criminology’s annual meeting.
Courses Taught
- Crim 100 - Criminology
- Crim 120 - Juvenile Delinquency
- Crim 133 - Institutional Corrections
- Crim 135 - Community-Based Correctionbs
- Crim 174 - Ethnic and Gender Issues in Criminal Justice
- Crim 181 - Internship in Corrections
- Crim 270T - Problems in Criminology (Rehabilitation in
Corrections)
