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Criminal Justice Degree Programs

 

Vivian Djokotoe Amantana, PhD
 Associate Professor
Office: Maaske 207
503-838-8358
amantav@wou.edu

 

 

BA Western Oregon University: 1998
MA Oregon State University: 2000
PhD Oregon State University: 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spring 2013 Office Hours:

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
 

8:30 AM - 10 AM

and

1 PM - 2 PM

  

8:30 AM - 10 AM

and

1 PM - 2 PM

  

 

Background:

Dr. Amantana has worked with street children through a UNICEF program in her native country Ghana prior to moving to the United States, and spent seven years working at Trillium Family Services, a residential facility for at-risk youth prior to working here at WOU. 

 

Her current research focuses on risks and protective factors for family and youth violence prevention, and on restorative justice in criminal justice, focusing her cross-cultural research on tribal groups in Ghana, as well as on Native Americans and Aboriginals in Canada. She has conducted restorative justice research in Ghana, and won a grant from the Canadian Government to conduct research in Canada. Her research in the United States has occurred through her involvement with Polk County Victim Offender Reconciliation Program.

 

Publications:

Dr. Amantana’s recent publications include a book on street children in 2012, as well as articles on Children’s lives and foreign aid in Africa.

 
Contact

Division of Extended Programs (DEP) 503-838-8483 | or e-mail: extend@wou.edu

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