Center Members
The Injury and Violence Prevention Center thrives through the active involvement of public health practitioners, researchers, and faculty dedicated to advancing our mission of preventing injury and violence.
If you have an interest in injury and violence prevention topic, please join our network!
About membership
Join our community by completing this brief application.
Members
Sheila Huss PhD
Assistant Teaching Professor
Director-Faculty
Email Address:sheila.huss@ucdenver.edu
Mailing Address:
- CU Denver
Lawrence Street Center
1380 Lawrence Street
525P
Denver, CO 80204
Sheila Huss is an assistant teaching professor of Criminal Justice and the Director of the Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice program at University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs. Sheila earned her MA in Criminology from the University of South Florida and received her PhD in Public Affairs from the University of Colorado Denver. She has taught numerous courses, including Environmental Crime and Justice; Criminological Theory; Research Methods; Introduction to Criminal Justice; Capital Punishment; Law and Society; and Public Service in Emergency Management and Homeland Security. Her research interests are primarily in social justice issues, including race, capital punishment, and environmental justice and methods. In 2010, Sheila received the International Technical Rescue Symposium Best Conference Paper Award, and in 2014 her dissertation received honorable mention for best dissertation in the School of Public Affairs at CU Denver. In 2016, she received the Outstanding Teaching Award among non-tenure track faculty in the School of Public Affairs.
Areas of Expertise
Community Violence, Firearm Injury of Death, Intimate Partner Violence, Suicide Prevention, IVP with AIAN communities, Fatal Violence, Youth Violence
Education, Licensure & Certifications
Doctor of Philosophy in Public Affairs, University of Colorado Denver
Master of Arts in Criminology, University of South Florida
Bachelor of Arts in Administration of Justice and English, Pennsylvania State University