Marija Dimitrijevic

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