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• Ph.D. Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University, August 2008.
  • Comprehensive Exam Specialization Area: Police Administration.
  • Brown, K. M. (2008). Child abduction murder: An analysis of the effect of victim offender relationship, age, gender, forensic evidence, and time and distance separation on case solvability (Doctoral dissertation). Available in ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database (UMI No. 3329504), and Dissertation Abstracts International Section A. Humanities and Social Sciences, 69(9-A), 2009, 3748.
• M.A. Criminal Justice/Criminology, Sam Houston State University, May 2005.
  • Brown, K. M. (2005). An analysis of the effect of time and distance relationships on case solvability in murder investigations of abducted children (Master’s thesis).
• B.A. Government (Minor: Sociology), University of Texas at Austin, December 1993.

• FBI Criminal Justice Information System Security and Awareness Training Level II (CJIS), sponsored by Burleson Police Department, TX. Expires November 4, 2023.
• Danger Assessment Certification, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD. Completed January 11, 2019.
• Texas State Bar Approved, Board Certified, Basic Mediation Training –taught by Gary Lacefield [Course No. 901294750, 40-hour training seminar with 3 hours of Ethics]. Institute for Mediation, Arbitration, Legal Studies, and Forensics; School of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Strategic Studies, Fort Worth, TX. Completed April 28, 2016.

• September 2020 to present – Professional Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Justice, School of Criminology, Criminal Justice & Public Administration Tarleton State University RELLIS Academic Alliance Bryan, Texas
• January 2017 to present – Faculty Affiliate, Institute on Violence Against Women and Human Trafficking School of Criminology, Criminal Justice & Public Administration Tarleton State University Fort Worth, Texas
• September 2018 to August 2020 – Professional Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice School of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Strategic Studies Tarleton State University RELLIS Academic Alliance Bryan, Texas
• September 2015 to September 2018 – Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice School of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Strategic Studies Tarleton State University Fort Worth, Texas
• Texas September 2012 to May 2015 – Assistant Professor, Department of Justice Studies Methodist University Fayetteville, North Carolina September 2008 to July 2012 Assistant Professor Department of Criminal Justice Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences University of New Haven New Haven, Connecticut
• February 2022 to present – Forensic Sciences Foundation Board of Trustees of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Trustee
• August 2020 to present – Crime Scene Investigation Consensus Body of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences Standards Board (ASB), Voting Member

Professional Affiliations

• September 2017 to present – AMBER Alert Affiliate, AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, Wisconsin

• Research Assistant, College of Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas. Conducted research for National Youth Survey Family Study. Duties included update of literature review and longitudinal data analysis. September 2006 to July 2008.
• Doctoral Teaching Fellow, College of Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas. September 2006 to May 2008.
• Assistant to the Director, Forensic Science Program, College of Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas. Responsible for the administration of the AAFS Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission (FEPAC) process, MSFS program student advisement, and forensic sciences facility management. September 2005 to September 2006
• Program Coordinator, National Resource Center for Police-Corrections Partnership, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas. Responsible for curriculum construction, training coordination and NIJ grant administration for Police-Corrections Partnerships training. March 2004 to September 2005.
• Research Assistant, Dr. Richard Ward, College of Criminal Justice, Office of the Dean, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas. January 2004 to March 2004.

Proficient in cleaning and analyzing large datasets, construction of large cross-sectional and longitudinal datasets, syntax construction, and all common multivariate statistics and programs. In addition, proficiency can be demonstrated in the following statistical analyses:

Statistical and Educational Software

• HLM Hierarchical Data Modeling, Scientific Software International
• Lisrel Structural Equation Modeling, Scientific Software International
• MPlus (Base and Mixture Add-ons), Muthén & Muthén
• NVivo
• R
• SAS/STAT® Statistical Analysis Software
• SPSS® Statistical Software, IBM®
• Stata Data Analysis and Statistical Software, StatCorp LP
• Stat/Transfer
• Canvas
• Blackboard
• Studio

Forensic Hardware and Software

• Access Data Forensic Toolkit (FTK)
• Guidance Software EnCase
• Celebrite UFED Mobile Device Examiner

• 2023 – American Academy of Forensic Sciences General Section John R. Hunt Award
• 2022 – American Academy of Forensic Sciences General Section Paul W. Kehres Meritorious Service Award
• 2021 – Tarleton State University Faculty Merit Award
• 2019 – Tarleton State University Faculty Development Award [$750].
• 2018 – Tarleton State University Faculty Merit Award.
• 2008 – 2011 University of New Haven Faculty Merit Award
• 2008 – Forensic Sciences Foundation, Inc. Travel Grant Award, American Academy of Forensic Sciences. [$750].
• 2004 – 2007 Outstanding Leadership Award, Sam Houston State University
• 2004, 2006 – Excellence in Writing Award, Sam Houston State University.

• Regression Discontinuity Design [Statistical Horizons LLC 3-day remote seminar]. January 28-30, 2021.
• Advanced Course on Strangulation Prevention [25.75-credit hour training seminar]. Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention Virtual 5-Day Training. October 2020.
• Propensity Score Analysis [Statistical Horizons LLC 3-day remote seminar]. September 10-12, 2020.
• NetCourseNow 101, Introduction to Stata 16 [StataCorp LLC online training seminar]. September 2020. Introduction to the Forensic Experiential Trauma Interview (FETI) [16-hour training seminar]. Certified FETI, Overland Park, KS. August 19-20, 2019.
• What We Learned in 2017: Updates from the Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention [2-hour training seminar]. Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention, Webinar. January 9, 2018.
• 2017 11th Annual Missing and Unidentified Persons Conference [24-hour training seminar] National Criminal Justice Training Center, Atlanta, GA. September 19-21, 2017.
• Prosecuting Strangulation in Domestic Violence Cases [1-hour training seminar]. Justice Clearinghouse, Webinar. March 22, 2017
• Discovering and Documenting Clandestine Graves [1-hour training seminar]. Sirchie, Webinar. March 21, 2017.
• 2017 29th Annual National Homicide Investigators Association Conference [40-hour training seminar] National Homicide Investigator’s Association, Lake Mary, FL. November 13-17, 2016.
• 2016 Texas Robbery Conference. [16-hour TCOLE training seminar]. Robbery Investigators of Texas (RIOT), Fort Worth, TX. August 17-19, 2016
• Summer Grants Retreat. [20-hour training seminar]. Tarleton State University Office of Faculty Research, Glen Rose, TX. June 8-10, 2016.
• Crime Scene Assessment: Murder, Mayhem, and Misunderstanding. [16-hour TCOLE training seminar]. School of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Strategic Studies, held at Fort Worth Police Department Training Academy, Fort Worth, TX. April 27- 28, 2016.
• Mediation – Methods of Dispute Resolution taught by Gary Lacefield [40-hour training seminar]. School of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Strategic Studies, Fort Worth, TX. Spring, 2016.
• Alternative Dispute Resolution Techniques for Law Enforcement led by Gary Lacefield [8-hour training seminar]. School of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Strategic Studies, Fort Worth, TX. November 19, 2015.
• Texas Youth Suicide Prevention Project Training: at-risk for University & College Faculty. [Kognito Interactive]. State of Texas. August 16, 2015.
• North Carolina International Association for Identification (NCIAI). 2014 Annual Training Conference. Fayetteville, NC. March 18-20, 2014.
• Utilizing Bloodstain Pattern Analysis and Forensic Pathology to Reconstruct Bloodshedding Events led by Paul E. Kisch [8-hour training seminar]. American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Seattle, WA. February 17, 2014.
• North Carolina Homicide Investigators Association (NCHIA). Fall 2013 Training Conference, Carolina Beach, NC. November 5-8, 2013.
• Inside Influence: The Psychology of Strategy Training led by Dr. Katherine Ramsland. Center for Excellence in Justice Administration, Methodist University, Fayetteville, NC. April 11, 2013.
• Mental Work: The Psychology of Investigation Training led by Dr. Katherine Ramsland. Center for Excellence in Justice Administration, Methodist University, Fayetteville, NC. April 11, 2013.
• Mental Health First Aid USA. Methodist University School of Nursing [12-hour training seminar]. Methodist University, Fayetteville, NC. January 14-15, 2013.
• North Carolina Homicide Investigators Association (NCHIA). Fall 2012 Training Conference, Carolina Beach, NC. October 30 – November 2, 2012.
• Methamphetamine: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Solving the Problem. Methodist University, Fayetteville, NC. December 3-4, 2012.
• Forensic Anthropology and Clandestine Grave Excavation. Methodist University. Fayetteville, NC. October 5-6, 2012
• Devils in the Details: Criminal Profiling from an Investigator’s Perspective Training led by Dayle Hinman. Center for Excellence in Justice Administration, Methodist University, Fayetteville, NC. April 16, 2012.
• Analyzing and interpreting behaviors in serial murder and sexual homicide and cold case presentations. Center for Excellence in Justice Administration, Methodist University, Fayetteville, NC. January 26, 2012.
• Sex Crimes Investigations. Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science – Arnold Markle Symposium, University of New Haven, West Haven, CT. October 10-11, 2011
• Deviant Sexual Behavior. Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science. University of New Haven, West Haven, CT. April 25-27, 2011.
• Cold Case/Homicide Investigative Techniques. The Vidocq Society and Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake City, Utah. September 26-30, 2011.
• Police Involved Shootings – Investigation of Critical Incidents and Issues. Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science – Arnold Markle Symposium. University of New Haven, West Haven, CT. September 27-28, 2010.
• ArcView GIS Workshop II. Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas – InCoSiT. Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX. November 2007.
• ArcView GIS Workshop I. Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas – InCoSiT. Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX. March 2007
• Death Investigation Workshop led by Aurther E. Westveer, Jr., Virginia Commonwealth University (FBI-Retired). Richmond, VA. June 2006.

American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS)

• General Section Awards Committee, 2023 to 2026
• Forensic Science Foundation Nominating Committee, 2022 to present
• Forensic Science Foundation Awards Committee – Student Affiliate Scholarship Committee, 2022 to present
• Forensic Science Foundation Trustee, 2022 to 2026
• General Section Awards Committee, 2023 to 2026
• General Section Scientific Program Chair, 2021 (Houston, Texas Virtual Meeting)
• General Section Scientific Program Co-Chair, 2020 (Anaheim, California)
• General Section Program Review Committee, 2019 to 2020
• General Section Continuing Education Committee, 2019 to 2021
• General Section Fellow, February 2018 to present
• General Section Regional Representative Committee, 2016 to 2019
• General Section Member, 2014 to 2018
• General Section Business Meeting Minutes Review Committee, 2011-2012
• General Section Associate Member, 2011 to 201
• General Section Training Affiliate, 2009 to 2011
• General Section Student Affiliate, 2005 to 2009

Crime Scene Investigation Consensus Body of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences Standards Board (ASB)

• Voting Member, August 2020 to present

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS)

• Member, 2007 to 2018

American Society of Criminology (ASC)

• Member, 2007 to 2018

Homicide Investigators of Texas (HIT)

• Member, 2015 to 2018

Homicide Research Working Group (HRWG)

• Member, 2012 to 2018
• Vice President, 2010 to 2012
• HRWG Proceedings Editor, 2010
• Publications Committee Chair, 2010 to present
• Rebecca Block Award for Outstanding Practitioner Committee, 2010 to 2012
• Richard Block Award for Outstanding Dissertation and Thesis Committee, 2010
• Publication Committee, 2006 to 2010
• Local Arrangements Committee, 2007-2008
• Student Committee, 2007-2008

International Homicide Investigators Association (IHIA)

• Associate Member, 2015 to present

North Carolina Homicide Investigator’s Association (NCHIA)

• Member, 2012 to 2015

Texas EquuSearch Mounted Search and Recovery Team

• Member, 2007, 2008, 2015

The Vidocq Society

• Member, 2011 to 2021
• Training Team Member, 2011
• Volunteer, 2009 to 2010