Amy Clifton-Mills, Ph.D.

Adjunct Faculty
Criminal Justice

EXPERTISE

• Criminological Theory 
• Policing
• Juvenile Justice 
• Research Methods 
• Public Policy 

TEACHING

Criminological Theory 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Police Wellness; Police/Community Interactions; Police Training; LEOKA 

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Public Policy and Administration (Criminal Justice Concentration), Virginia Commonwealth University 

Master of Science in Criminal Justice, Virginia Commonwealth University 

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice & Sociology, Old Dominion University 

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Clifton-Mills has been at the Wilder School since 2017. Starting as a Masters Graduate Teaching Assistant in the Criminal Justice Department (2017-2019), then as a Doctoral Graduate Teaching Assistant in the Criminal Justice and Public Policy & Administration programs (2019 – 2022) and then as a Program Manager for a research grant at the Wilder School (2022 – 2024). Dr. Clifton-Mills has been an adjunct faculty member in the Criminal Justice program since 2024. 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Lowery, P. G., & Clifton-Mills, A. E. (2023). School behavior, school performance, and race as focal concerns in the institutionalization of juveniles. Crime & Delinquency, 70(6-7). https://doi.org/10.1177/00111287231197421