College Associate Professor
Criminal Justice Program Coordinator for NMSU Global Campus
Digital Learning Fellow
ACUE Certified in Effective College Instruction
Putting New Mexico First!
M.A. New Mexico State University, 2006
Office: BD 110
Phone: 575-646-3316
marijad@nmsu.edu
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Marija Dimitrijevic is a College Associate Professor and Criminal Justice Program Coordinator at New Mexico State University and the NMSU Global campus. She has been teaching online courses for the last 20 years and is a proponent of experiential learning in online courses, such as adding a VR component and active student engagement. Since 2014, she has been a certified Quality Matters (QM) Online Instructor and Peer Reviewer, known for designing and implementing high-impact online courses.In recognition of her teaching excellence, Marija received the Donald C. Roush Teaching Award in 2022. She has developed fifteen QM-reviewed online courses and holds an Instructional Design certificate, along with a nationally recognized Certificate in Effective College Instruction from ACUE. Named the Most Distinguished Faculty Member of the Year by the Teaching Academy, she also served as a Faculty Fellow for Digital Learning. In 2022, she earned a Virtual Reality (VR) – Digital Learning Certificate and successfully integrated VR components into her online courses.Before transitioning to academia, Marija worked as a criminal investigator for the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Serbia. She holds a BS in Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration from the Academy of Criminal Investigation & Police Studies in Europe and a Master’s in Criminal Justice from New Mexico State University. She is an expert at developing and delivering training for law enforcement agencies and spreading human trafficking awareness.
Marija is a faculty advisor for Humans 4 Humans Student Organization.
Teaching Experience
Undergraduate Courses
CJUS 300 Introduction to Research Methods
CJUS 301 Advanced Research Methods
CJUS 302 Crime, Justice, and Society
CJUS 414 Race, Crime, and Justice
CJUS 331 American Correctional Institutions
CJUS 345 Victimology
CJUS 347 Sex Crimes
CJUS 360 The Juvenile Justice System
CJUS 380 Introduction to Terrorism
CJUS 416 Global Perspectives on Youth and Drug Use
CJUS 425 Issues in Ethics, Law, and Criminal Justice
CJUS 417 Drugs in Our World
CJUS 440v Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
CJUS 454 Human Trafficking
Graduate Courses
CJU 546 Advanced Human Trafficking
CJUS 545 Advanced Victimology
Directed Readings in Criminal Justice and Government