Suzanne E. Neuhaus

Suzanne E. Neuhaus serves as a Quarterly Lecturer in the Graduate Program in Pastoral Ministries within the College of Arts and Sciences, while actively shaping restorative justice policy through her board vice-chair role at Healing Hearts Restoring Hope (Los Angeles) and membership on the California Catholic Conference's Restorative Justice Committee. She maintains critical field engagement as a CDCR Volunteer Victim Offender Dialogue Facilitator, connecting academic theory with frontline practice.

Her academic foundation includes:

• Loyola Marymount University
• College of Notre Dame

Neuhaus's research and teaching integrate criminology with pastoral care, focusing on trauma recovery pathways for victims of severe violence through Victim Offender Dialogue frameworks. Her expertise spans the psychological intersection of criminal justice and spiritual care - particularly in bereavement ministry, conscience formation, and forgiveness processes - developed through decades of direct service to victims and offenders.

With 27 years as a CDCR Parole Agent and Victims Services Specialist (1988-2015), she brings unparalleled operational insight to her pedagogy. Current activities include developing training protocols for death notification, childhood trauma responses in criminal behavior, and restorative justice implementation within Catholic institutional frameworks, though formal research grants aren't documented. Her volunteer CDCR role provides students with unique access to applied restorative justice scenarios.