Ashlyn Kuersten

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Ashlyn Kuersten
Professor of Sociology
Office: 
(269) 387-6173
Fax: 
(269) 387-5599
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Location: 
3214 Sangren Hall, Mail Stop 5257
Mailing address: 
Department of Sociology
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5257 USA
Education: 
  • Ph.D., American Politics/Quantitative Methods, University of South Carolina, 1997
Teaching interests: 
  • Criminal justice process
  • Wrongful convictions, civil rights/civil liberties
  • Gender/race
  • Constitutional law
Research interests: 
  • Wrongful conviction
  • Criminal behavior
Bio: 
Dr. Kuersten teaches in the Criminal Justice Studies Program.  She is also Director of the Cold Case Program with Michigan State Police (wmich.edu/coldcase). She has received several teaching awards and is the recipient of grants from the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Justice.  Her research focuses on Criminal Law.