Emily Homer
Chair
Emily M. Homer, PhD, is a graduate of the Department of Criminal Justice at University of Louisville. She is currently a Fraud Investigation Writer for the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. Emily’s work largely involves reviewing and updating educational materials related to fraud investigation. Her research focuses on theoretical explanations of financial crime with an eye toward prevention and detection. She hopes to help bridge the gap between scholars and practitioners and create interdisciplinary financial crime materials that will benefit both groups.
Katelyn A. Golladay
Vice-Chair
Katelyn A. Golladay, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Sociology at the University of Wyoming. Katelyn obtained her B.B.A. from Pacific Lutheran University and her M.S. and Ph.D. from Arizona State University. Her interests include victimization, fraud, gender and crime, and criminological theory.
Her current work is focusing on fraud victimization in the context of online dating. Her work has appeared in peer-reviewed journals such as Journal of Financial Crime, Journal of White Collar and Corporate Crime, Criminal Justice and Behavior, and Victims & Offenders.
Yuliya Zabyelina
Secretary/Treasurer
Dr. Yuliya Zabyelina is an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Alabama. Her research interests include economic criminology and the study of white-collar crime, with a focus on transnational organized crime and corruption. She has demonstrated outstanding service in the field, particularly through her leadership as Chair of the International Section of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) from 2021 to 2023. Currently, she serves as the ACJS Alternate Representative to the United Nations and Secretary of the Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. In addition to her academic contributions, Dr. Zabyelina actively engages with the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GITOC) and consults for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
José Atiles
Executive Counselor
José Atiles is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He earned a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Coimbra (Portugal) and a MA in Sociology of Law from the International Institute for the Sociology of Law (Oñati). His research and publications primarily focus on the criminological and sociolegal implications of US colonialism in Puerto Rico, shedding light on how corruption, state-corporate crime, and state violence exacerbates Puerto Rico’s unequal and undemocratic condition.
Hei Lam Chio
Executive Counselor
Hei Lam Chio is an assistant professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Saint Martin’s University. Her research focuses on crime prevention, white-collar crime, and comparative criminology. She conducted research analyzing patterns in white-collar crimes such as antitrust and embezzlement through an opportunity perspective. She has published in Criminology, Journal of Criminal Justice, and others.
As Executive Counselor, Dr. Chio would be dedicated to supporting the Division’s leadership and membership. Being a member since the beginning of the Division, she would love to serve on the Executive Board as an opportunity to contribute further to the Division. She aims to promote and expand the Division as a platform to foster greater collaboration and dialogue among members.
Miranda Galvin
Executive Counselor
Dr. Miranda Galvin has acquired important skills and experiences while achieving academic milestones (and awards) in her career. Miranda understands the rigors and challenges of an academic life of teaching, research/publication, and service but broadly so, because she has served on the faculty of two different types of educational institutions–one geared mainly toward teaching (Towson University) and the other more focused on research (Penn State). Her academic record is prolific: 14 peer reviewed journal publications, a 2025 edited volume in the Advances in Criminological Theory Series, and 3 book chapters. Her work spans two main subfields in Criminology and Criminal Justice (Corporate and White-collar Crime and Courts and Sentencing). Combining the two fields has widened her field of vision and her professional network, resulting in two large grants (one from NIJ and the other Arnold Ventures) where she serves as Co-PI. The sum of these parts is a nominee who would bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the DWCC Executive Board.
Li Huang
Executive Counselor
Dr. Li Huang’s research focuses on white-collar and corporate crime, financial fraud, and courtroom decision-making. Her work has appeared in Law & Social Inquiry, Crime, Law and Social Change, and Hong Kong Law Journal. She has also contributed to Corporate Crime Observatory, Oxford Business Law Blog, and Stanford Law School China Guiding Cases Project. Currently, she serves as an Assistant Editor at Corporate Crime Observatory and as Co-Organizer of the Economic Crime and Corporate Compliance Research Network of the Law and Society Association. She received her Ph.D. in Criminology, Law and Society from the University of California Irvine, her J.S.M. from Stanford Law School, and is a member of the New York State bar.
Megan Parker
Student Committee Chair
Megan Parker is a Ph.D. (ABD) at the University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs. Her research focuses on white-collar crime, exploring corporate self-regulation, the prosecution of white-collar corporate offenders, and the influence of regulatory agencies. Megan holds an M.A. in Criminal Justice and has received multiple academic awards, including being named the Outstanding Master’s Student of her graduating class and receiving the 2024 SPA Jane Hansberry Graduate Teaching Award. Over the past four years, Megan has been an instructor at the University of Colorado Denver, teaching courses such as criminological theory, white-collar crime, and research methods. Lastly, as Managing Book Review Editor for Crime, Law, and Social Change, she oversees the coordination and publication of book reviews. Megan works closely with Dr. Mary Dodge and has collaborated on several white-collar crime-related published research articles and book reviews. She is currently working on her dissertation, which seeks to advance theoretical perspectives on white-collar crime victimization.
Nicole Leeper Piquero
Past Co-Chair
Wim Huisman
Past Co-Chair
Shanna Van Slyke
Past Chair