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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Curriculum Vitae: Dimitrijevic CV
A strong passion, curiosity, and desire have led Ms. Marija Dimitrijevic to the fascinating world of Criminal Justice. She has earned a BS in Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration from the Academy of Criminal Investigation & Police Studies/Policy Academy in Serbia and has experience working as a criminal investigator at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Serbia for several years after she earned a BS from the University of Security Studies and a Masters in Criminal Justice from the New Mexico State University where she works as a professor teaching criminal justice courses.
As a human trafficking advocate, she is experienced in developing training materials, conducting training with law enforcement and other agencies, and providing training to certified New Mexico officers whom a law enforcement agency sponsors to attend courses and training across Texas and New Mexico.
She conducted training for the FBI, border patrol agents, and service providers in NM and TX and training for service providers in the Life of Freedom Center (LOF) Anti-Trafficking Organization in Miami and Broward Human Trafficking Coalition, Florida.
Marija is a Quality Matters (QM) Certified Online Instructor and serves as the primary point of contact in advising students about the online Bachelor of Criminal Justice (BCJ) Program. She is a Program Coordinator for CJ NMSU Global Campus.
Marija is certified to evaluate online and blended higher education courses for quality, and one of her online courses, CJUS 454 – Human Trafficking, is a nationally recognized and certified course.
Marija is the 2021 Teaching Academy Most Distinguished Faculty Member and served as a Faculty Fellow for Digital Learning for the College of Arts and Sciences.
In 2022, Marija earned a Virtual Reality (VR) – Digital Learning Certificate and started adding VR components to online courses.
She received the Donald C. Roush Award for teaching excellence in 2022.
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
