My name is Steven J. Moulton, and I’m the coordinator of the Criminal Justice program at Western Piedmont Community College in Morganton, NC. I have been a full-time faculty member here since 2005, and I also instruct sociology classes part time during the summer. I have taught criminal justice and sociology at multiple community colleges and universities here in our area and across the state.

I earned my Education Specialist (Ed.S.) in 2014 in Higher Education, (Adult and Developmental Education) from Appalachian State University. I received my Masters of Arts in Social Science Education from Appalachian State in 2003 and my Bachelor of Arts undergraduate degree from Oswego State University (SUNY Oswego) in 1994. (I also spent two years as a transfer student at Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica, NY, before transferring for my Baccalaureate Degree).

I was a campus police officer (Bike-Patrol) at Queens University in Charlotte, NC. I then transferred to the City of Hickory Police Department for three years and after a one-year stay in Concord, NC. I am a sworn, certified police officer in North Carolina and have worked either full- or part-time for the Lenoir Police Department in Lenoir, NC, since 2003.

When I’m not working, I’m spending time with my wife, Amber, and our three children, Kennedy, Kate, and Jack. I enjoy watching and playing sports, working out, and traveling back home to New York State for visits with family and friends.

I’m Sarah Owens Weeks, instructor in the Criminal Justice program at Western Piedmont Community College. My goal is to watch you grow in your knowledge and applied thinking.  My courses will challenge you to apply criminal justice foundation in a modern society.

I relate to my students, as I have been on the same path they are traveling. I first took criminal justice courses as a high school student, then completed my associate’s while working full-time. The ability to work and pay my way through college afforded me the opportunity to simultaneously gain my education as well as practical work experience.

A little about me … I served as a magistrate from 2005 to 2020 and as an adjunct BLET and Criminal Justice instructor for Isothermal Community College from 2009 to 2020 before taking my position here at WPCC.

I hold a Master of Public Administration (Criminal Justice Concentration) from the University of North Carolina – Pembroke; a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Lees-McRae College, and an Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Isothermal Community College.

Some of my interests outside of the classroom include travel, yoga, being a junk food taste tester, and spoiling my German shepherd.

I look forward to talking with you more about our program here at WPCC!