Morrow, B. [Principal Investigator] Shelley, T. [Co-Principal Investigator], & Brown, K. M. [Co-Principal Investigator]. President’s Fund for Excellence: Student Researchers Against Violence (SRAV). Tarleton State University. $23,979. [funded, Fall 2021 to Spring, 2022].
Shelley, T. [Principal Investigator], Brown, K. M. [Co-Principal Investigator], & Franklin, C [Co-Principal Investigator]. Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Sexual Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Stalking, and Teen Dating Violence Solicitation: Assessing an innovative response to intimate partner violence related strangulation. National Institute of Justice (NIJ). $329,381 [NIJ2018-VA-CX-0005]. [funded, January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2021, no cost extension until December 31, 2023].
Shelley, T. [Principal Investigator], & Brown, K. M. [Co-Principal Investigator]. Analyzing the results of a teen dating and domestic violence survey. Safe Haven of Tarrant County. $6,586. [funded, December 2017 to June 2018].
Grant Writing
Bagwell, M. (Principal), Brown, K. M. (Co-Principal) & Gandhi, S. (Co-Principal). Examining Unmet Need and Inequities in Minority Health and Underserved Populations within CMS Region VI among Older Adults. Department of Health and Human Services Innovation Award: Minority Health and Health Equity (UO1) Clinical Trials Optional [RFA-FD-22-005]. National Institute of Health (NIH). $230,737.00, [submitted, May 17, 2022].
Brown, K. M. & Shelley, T. [Grant Writers]. Enhancing local responses to intimate partner violence related strangulation (IVPRS). Safe City Commission/One Safe Place. $XXX,000. [prepared but not submitted April 2021].
Brown, K. M. [Evaluator], Shelley, T. [Evaluator]. Family Violence Prevention and Services Discretionary Grants: Specialized Services for Abused Parents and Their Children (Demonstration Projects): Tarrant County Family Justice Center Collaborative Response for Abused Parents and Their Children Project (The Safe Family Project). Administration for Children and Families – Family and Youth Services Bureau, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Partners: One Safe Place, Shaken Baby Alliance, and Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Child Protective Investigations Division. $649,642 [HHS-2020-ACFACYF-EV-1812 submitted June 5, 2020, unfunded].
Peer Reviewed Presentation
Brown, K. M., Shelley, T. & Franklin, C. (2023, Feb 17). Assessing an innovative response to Intimate Partner Violence-Related Strangulation presentation. Paper presented at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Orlando, FL.
Brown, K. M., Shelley, T., & Hensley, L. (2019, February). Forensic evidence and investigation implications in domestic violence incidents involving non-fatal strangulation. Paper presented at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Baltimore, MD.
Brown, K. M., Shelley, T., & Hensley, L. (2017, October). Domestic violence and nonfatal strangulation: Examining victim experiences in Texas. Paper presented at Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice (SWACJ) 2017, Fort Worth, TX.
Shelley, T. & Brown, K. M. (2017, September). Domestic violence and non-fatal strangulation: Examining victim experiences in Texas [non-presenting author]. Paper presented at EuroCrim 2017, Cardiff, U.K.
Brown, K. M. (2016, February). Child abduction murder: Regional differences in time to death and offender motivation. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Los Vegas, NV.
Brown, K. M. (2014, February). Child abduction murder: Time to death by victim agegroup category and distance between the body recovery site and the home of the victim and offender. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Seattle, WA.
Brown, K. M. (2011, February). Facebook: Friend or foe: Cyberbullying, stalking, and the practical and forensic applications of social networking sites and technology facilitated crime. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Chicago, IL.
Brown, K. M. (2009, November). New thoughts on Black’s less valued victim. Roundtable session discussant at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA.
Brown, K. M. (2009, June). Child abduction murder: An analysis of the effect of victim demographics, victim-offender relationship, forensic evidence, and time and distance separation on case solvability. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Homicide Research Working Group, Amherst, MA.
Brown, K. M. (2008, March). Initiation, continuation, suspension, and resumption of illicit substance use and other illegal behaviors across the life course. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Cincinnati, OH.
Brown, K. M. (2008, February). Impact of forensic evidence in child abduction murders. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Washington, D.C.
Brown, K. M. (2007, November). Child abduction murders: Incidence and impact on social and public policy. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA.
Brown, K. M., & Welch, K. (2007, June). Child abduction murder: An overview of solvability factors. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Homicide Research Working Group, Minneapolis, MN
Brown, K. M., & Keppel, R. D. (2007, March). Child abduction murders: An update of series v. non-series cases and the impact of physical evidence on case solvability. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Seattle, WA.
Brown, K. M., & Keppel, R. D. (2007, February). Investigative case management for missing children homicides. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, San Antonio, TX.
Brown, K. M., & Welch, K. (2006, June). A descriptive analysis of victims and offenders in the HITS 1981-1995 dataset and the effect of race, gender, age and distance on case solvability in murder investigations. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Homicide Research Working Group, Richmond, VA.
Brown, K. M., & Keppel, R. D. (2006, February). An analysis of the effect of time and distance relationships on case solvability in murder investigations of abducted children. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Seattle, WA.
Brown, K. M., & Keppel, R. D. (2006, February). Child abduction murders: A description of the victims, offenders, and factors affecting investigations. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Seattle, WA.
Brown, K. M., & Keppel, R. D. (2006, February). The Green River murders. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Seattle, WA.
Brown, K. M., & Keppel, R. D. (2006, February). An analysis of the effect of time and distance relationships on case solvability in murder investigations of abducted children. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Seattle, WA.
Invited Presentation
Brown, K. M., (2022, June 24). Child abduction data sources, responses, and child abduction murder: Part I. Texas Law Enforcement Analyst Network TXLEAN 2022 Training Symposium, Bryan, TX.
Brown, K. M., (2022, June 24). Child abduction data sources, responses, and child abduction murder: Part 2. Texas Law Enforcement Analyst Network TXLEAN 2022 Training Symposium, Bryan, TX.
Brown, K. M., Shelley, T., Salinas, J. & Curtis, K., (2022, May 2). RELLIS Student Researchers Against Violence Project Abuse Behavior Inventory. Presentation to One Safe Place Stakeholders, Fort Worth, TX.
Brown, K. M., Shelley, T., & Salinas, J. & Curtis, K. (2022, April 19). President’s Fund for Excellence: Maintaining a community partnership with One Safe Place through Student Researchers Against Violence (SRAV). [Presentation for Educational Excellence Week Symposium], Tarleton State University Virtual Conference.
Shelley, T., Brown, K. M., & Estroso, S. (2022, April 20). Maintaining relationships with community partners: Institute on Violence Against Women & Human Trafficking & One Safe Place. [Presentation for Educational Excellence Week Symposium], Tarleton State University Virtual Conference.
Shelley, T., Brown, K. M., & Franklin, C. (2021, July 12). Phase II process evaluation stakeholder presentation. [NIJ 2018-VA-CX-0005 Intimate Partner Violence Related Strangulation Study (IPVRSS) [Presentation to Burleson Police and Burleson Fire Stakeholders], Burleson, TX.
Shelley, T., Brown, K. M., & Bontrager S. (2020, January 13). Phase I evaluability assessment stakeholder presentation. [NIJ 2018-VA-CX-0005 Intimate Partner Violence Related Strangulation Study (IPVRSS) [Presentation to Burleson Police and Burleson Fire Stakeholders], Burleson, TX.
Shelley, T., Brown, K. M., & Hensley, L. (2018, October 25). Examining non-fatal strangulation [Workshop presented at Texas Crime Victim Services Association (TVSA) 2018 Research Symposium Victimization, Justice and Healing: From Theory to Practice], San Marcos, TX.
Brown, K. M. (2017, September 20). What we can learn from the Green River Killer: case study [2017 11th Annual Missing and Unidentified Persons Conference. Invited speaker], National Criminal Justice Training Center, Atlanta, GA.
Brown, K. M. (2016, November 17). Forensic evidence and solvability: Child abduction murders [2017 29th Annual NHIA Conference. Invited speaker], National Homicide Investigator’s Association, Lake Mary, FL.
Brown, K. M. (2016, November 16). You don’t know Jack: Jack the Ripper crime scene assessment [2017 29th Annual NHIA Conference. Invited speaker], National Homicide Investigator’s Association, Lake Mary, FL.
Brown, K. M. (2015, April 8-10). Child abduction murders: Thinking outside that famous box [21st Annual Homicide Training Seminar. Invited speaker], Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Green Bay, WI.
Brown, K. M. (2014, April 23). Time to Bring Them Home: Long-Term Missing Children Summit, Alexandria, VA. (2014, April 22-25). Child abduction murder presentation to Track 2: Examination of sexually motivated abductions. [Joint task force comprised of the FBI, U.S. Marshals Service, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, and the U.S. Secret Service] National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Alexandria, VA.
Brown, K. M. (2013, April 17). The Green River Killer. Invited speaker, Guilford College, Greensboro, NC.
Brown, K. M. (2012, April 16). The devil is in the details: Criminal profiling and investigative implications. Invited guest, Center for Excellence in Justice Administration, Methodist University, Fayetteville, NC.
Brown, K. M. (2012, January 26). Analyzing and interpreting behaviors in serial murder and sexual homicide and cold case presentations. Invited guest, Center for Excellence in Justice Administration, Methodist University, Fayetteville, NC.
Brown, K. M. (2011, October 28-29). Jack the Ripper through a wider lens: An interdisciplinary conference. Invited speaker, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA.
Brown, K. M. (2011, May). Child abduction murders: A description of the victims, offenders, and factors affecting investigations. Invited public presentation for the Friends of the UNH Library at University of New Haven, West Haven, CT.
