Criminal Justice Faculty

Meet the Faculty

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Madhuri Sharma, L.L.M., M.S.
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
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Madhuri Sharma, L.L.M., M.S., is an accomplished scholar in the fields of law and criminal justice, currently serving as assistant professor of criminal justice at Wilson College. Her academic journey began in India, where she earned a Bachelor of Laws with honors, and a Master of Laws specializing in criminal law. After practicing law, she moved to the United States to further her education, earning a Master of Science in criminal justice from the University of Cincinnati. She is currently pursuing a doctorate in criminology and criminal justice at Florida International University.

At Florida International University, Sharma served as a graduate assistant and adjunct professor, teaching several courses including Research Methods, Criminal Evidence, Measurement and Analysis in Criminal Justice, Research Methods and Analysis, and Terrorism and Homeland Security. 

Since joining the Wilson faculty, she has designed and taught a wide range of undergraduate courses, such as Criminal Law and Procedure, Introduction to Law and Courts, Law Enforcement, Transforming Communities, Introduction to Criminal Justice, Corrections, First Year Seminar, and Ethics in Criminal Justice.

With over forty national and international publications, Sharma has presented her work on legal and criminal justice issues at several conferences worldwide, including in China, Norway, and India. She is an active member of the International Society for Criminology (Paris, France).  

Her research interests span critical issues in the criminal justice system, including cash bail bonds and systemic disparities, the public defender system, criminal law, geospatial crime analysis (GIS), legal education, criminal justice dispensation systems, courts and sentencing practices, and ethics in justice administration. Passionate about interdisciplinary research and teaching, Sharma is deeply committed to advancing equitable policy reform and enhancing legal education.  
 

John Elia, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Philosophy
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(717) 262-4855

John Elia, Ph.D., is the Thérèse Murray Goodwin ’49 Chair in Philosophy and associate professor of philosophy at Wilson College. His specialty is in ethics and applied ethics, with special interests in environmental philosophy, social and political philosophy, and comparative philosophy. His World Philosophy course uses an open-access textbook he wrote with the generous support of Wilson’s Drusilla Stevens Mazur Research Professorship. In addition, he regularly teaches courses in ethics, environmental ethics, bioethics, business ethics, and food ethics, and courses in the Humanities and Leadership master’s programs.

His scholarship explores moral and practical virtues in contemporary life and popular culture. Elia has published several articles and book chapters on topics including transparency, humiliation, integrity, reverence, and hope. 

He earned his doctorate in philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin in 2004. Before starting at Wilson, he held a postdoctoral Franklin Teaching Fellow position at the University of Georgia from 2004-2006. 
 

Julie Raulli, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology
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(717) 262-4839

Julie Raulli, Ph.D., is a professor of sociology with a teaching and research interest focusing on social inequalities and social justice in the United States. Her courses include Introduction to Sociology, Sociology of the Family, Social Problems and Inequalities, Qualitative Methods and Social Research, and Sociological Theory. In addition to courses in sociology, Raulli teaches classes in the criminal justice program, including Deviance and Criminal Justice, and Gender, Crime, and Justice. 

She regularly incorporates varied forms of media and engagement with community organizations in her classes. She is a firm believer in taking an interdisciplinary approach in her own work and encourages her students to consider using multiple disciplinary perspectives to help them best understand and remedy complex problems. 

Raulli received a Bachelor of Arts in English and peace studies from Hamline University, a Master of Arts in philosophy and a doctorate in sociology from Colorado State University.