Thaddeus Johnson, assistant professor of criminal justice and criminology at Georgia State University, has received the 2025 W.E.B. Du Bois Award from the Western Society of Criminology. Presented annually, the award recognizes individuals who have advanced the awareness of racial and ethnic issues in criminal justice.
Dr. Johnson has over two decades of experience in criminal justice, both as an academic and as a ranking police officer in Memphis, Tennessee. A Georgia State faculty member since 2020, he conducts research on police policy and innovations, urban violence, crime control, and racially disparate justice outcomes. He has authored several scholarly publications, including his book, Deviance Among Physicians: Fraud, Violence, and the Power to Prescribe (Routledge, 2019).
Dr. Johnson received his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in criminal justice from the University of Tennessee. He earned his Ph.D. in criminal justice and criminology from Georgia State University.
