Carlos Posadas is a criminal justice professor and assistant department head who grew up on the border in El Paso. He received a bachelor’s degree at NMSU and continued his grauate studies at Arizona State University. He is now in his 19th year as a faculty member in the Department of Criminal Justice at NMSU.
In addition to his teaching, research and administrative duties, Posadas chairs the Faculty Affairs Committee for the College of Arts & Sciences and serves as a member of NMSU’s Institutional Review Board, NMSU's Hispanic Faculty and Staff Caucus, and NMSU’s Employee Council. He also serves as mentor in Jardin de los Niños’ Flourishing Families Parent Mentoring Program.
“I love serving students and my colleagues,” he said. “I have done and continue to do a lot of service work within and outside of NMSU. The work that I am most proud of is the work I have done with students in the Department of Criminal Justice. It is quite the privilege to play a small part in their journey to fulfill their academic goals. Seeing them successfully complete challenging courses, overcome life’s challenges, graduate and go on to their professional lives has been incredibly rewarding.”
Posadas was the recipient of the Donald C. Roush Award for Teaching Excellence in 2010, was recognized as a Star Teacher by the Teaching Academy in 2017 and received a Senior Faculty Outstanding Service Award from the Hispanic Faculty and Staff Caucus. He was promoted to a full professor in 2022.
“Within my department, I get to interact with my colleagues through various opportunities including as a peer, as a mentor, as a co-author on research projects and as a cheerleader for the great things they are doing for our students and community,” Posadas said.
Posadas’ most recent publication is “Juveniles in Contemporary Society: Understanding Juvenile Justice and Delinquency,” a textbook co-authored by Saundra Trujillo and emeritus professor Tom Winfree and published by Aspen Publishing.
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CUTLINE: Carlos Posadas, NMSU criminal justice professor and assistant department head. (NMSU photo by Josh Bachman)