Biography

Lynn M. Barnes, Ph.D., is an associate professor of criminal justice at
Elizabeth City State University
in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.  She earned a bachelor's degree in Administration of Justice and
Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a master's degree in Criminal Justice
from California State University, Los Angeles, and a doctoral degree in Criminal Justice from
Rutgers University.   Her major areas of teaching and research are police theory and the prevention
and control of violence against women.

Dr. Barnes is a native of North Carolina.  She is an avid reader and enjoys theater in New York City.







Academic Advising with Dr. Barnes