Justin W. Patchin joined the faculty at UW-Eau Claire in the fall of 2004. He received his Ph.D. in criminal justice from Michigan State University (2004). His research areas focus on how adolescents use and misuse technology. For the past several years he has been studying online social networking and cyberbullying. His recently co-authored book "Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard: Preventing and Responding to Cyberbullying" is available from Sage Publications. He also Co-Directs the Cyberbullying Research Center.

Dr. Patchin regularly teaches Survey of the Criminal Justice System (Crmj/Soc 103) and Criminology Theory (Crmj 301).