University Committees
Women’s Studies Advisory Board, 2007-2011
Academic Council, 2014-present
Adjunct Pay Task Force, Fall 2014
EAB Tarleton Leadership Team Value Leader, Fall 2015
Interdisciplinary Degree Programs Committee, Fall 2014-present
Clery Compliance Committee, 2017-2018
Dean of Libraries Search Committee, Spring-Summer 2020
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Supervised to Completion:
2014 Rebecca Hickey “Female Serial Murderers: A Comprehensive Profile”
2007 Travis Holland “The CSI Effect: Hollywood Justice”
Travis earned 2nd place at ACES for his presentation based on his Honors thesis
Master’s Students Supervised to Completion:
2018
- Tracie Yamauchi non-thesis A Deeper Look Into Investigative Interview Tactics
- Roger Yount non-thesis The Effect of Body-Worn Cameras
2017
- Patricia Hollingsworth thesis Officer-Involved Domestic Violence
- Roger Rider thesis The Impact of New Technology on Crash Reconstruction
2013
- Febee Qubtan thesis Media Attention Towards Serial Killers and Mass
- Murderers and its Impact Towards Attitudes on Capital Punishment
- Amber Mosier thesis Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Sexual Assaults
- Latasha McDougle thesis The Prosecutor’s Role in Helping Domestic Violence Victims
2012
- Marisa Prokarym thesis The Effect of Video Games on Aggressive Behavior in Undergraduate Students
- Ryan Bradbury thesis Defense Industry Fraud and Whistle-Blowing: A Study of the Relationship between Perceptions of Fraud and Whistle-Blowing
- Krystal Salazar thesis Perceptions of Inmates, Inmates’ Life in Prison, and Reentry into Society: An Evaluation of Educational Influence on Societal Perceptions versus the Realities of Inmates’ Experiences
2011
- Laura McKnight non-thesis Children of Incarcerated Mothers
2010
Melissa Van Winkle thesis Students’ Opinions toward Carrying Concealed
Handguns on Campus
James Hawthorne non-thesis How Race and Ethnicity Influence Public Perceptions of the Homeless
Michelle Roman non-thesis Perceptions of Sexual Deviance among Fraternity and Sorority Members on a College Campus
2009
- Syvondia Bailey non-thesis Risk Assessments: How Accurate Are Risk Assessments as it Pertains to Sex Offenders?
- Jamin Vess non-thesis Negative Perceptions of the Police by African
- Americans in Low Economic Communities
- Amanda Kent thesis Probation Revocations Based on Technical Violations: Do Probation Officers Contribute to Higher Rates
- Jessica Millares thesis Religious Roots of Punitive Attitudes
- Edith Fikes thesis Dishonest Associates in the Workplace: The Correlation between Motivation and Opportunity in Retail among Employee Theft
2008
- Molly Baldwin thesis Prison Programming in Texas
- Felichia Brooks non-thesis Examining the Possible Relationship between the MacDonald Triad Behaviors and Female Serial Murderers
- Andrea Rincon non-thesis Perspectives on Fear of Crime through Media Outlets
- Andrea Tabor non-thesis Health Care behind Bars
2007
- Calvin Haba thesis Race/Ethnicity and the Attitudes of College Students Toward Women in Policing
- Del Fisher non-thesis Privatization in Municipal Law Enforcement
Master’s Student Committees:
2023
Grace Knox thesis
Matthew Boyd thesis
2017
Richard Savage thesis
Amanda Moss thesis
2013
Stormy Slider thesis
2012
Jennifer Jones thesis
Stormy Slider thesis
Sandy Binnicker thesis
2011
Zandra Hubbard thesis
2010
Angela Haub thesis
Rosario Luis non-thesis
Porsha Thomas non-thesis
Donna Salazar thesis
Oleksander Dobrov non-thesis
John Murphy non-thesis
2009
Janet Horton thesis
Amiee Dobbins non-thesis
2008
Jaclyn Donalson thesis
Christopher Cook thesis
Michele Whitehead thesis
Brittany Rodriguez thesis
Erica Thomas non-thesis
Cindy Kelly non-thesis
Robert Livingston non-thesis
Jose Yumet non-thesis
Aaron Griffin non-thesis
Elisa Espino non-thesis
Kristy Palmer non-thesis
2007
Robyn Rivera thesis Esthela Hernandez thesis Joshua Prescott thesis
Rebecca Wenzel thesis
Jason Daza thesis
Shelley Vaughn non-thesis
Brittany Smith non-thesis
2006
Mariam Kazemi thesis
Mark Saber thesis
Amanda Cardenas non-thesis
Stacy Conley non-thesis
Caroline Jenins non-thesis
Almira Tinkel non-thesis
Molly Munson non-thesis
Derek Parker non-thesis
Department and College Committees
Co-Advisor, Alpha Phi Omega, 2020-present
Graduate Council, 2020-2023
Advisor, Criminal Justice Student Organization, 2004-2005
Advisor, Alpha Phi Sigma, graduate chapter, 2008-2009
Brown Bag Series coordinator – Spring 2009
College Developmental Committee, 2008-2010
Department Library Representative, 2003-2007
Department Scholarship Committee, 2003-2004; Spring 2007
Department B.A. Curriculum Committee, 2003-2014
Chair, 2011-2014
Department Committee on Graduate Studies
Member 2004-2014
Chair 2006-2007
Department Research Committee, 2004-2007, Chair
Departmental Representative for College Level Research Committee, 2004-2007
Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series, 2007-2009
Faculty Senate, 2006-2008
Graduate Co-Advisor, 2007-2008; 2011-2014 (UTA)
Graduate Advisor, 2009-2010 (UTA); 2014-2016 (Tarleton)
GRA Selection Committee, 2008-2010, Chair
Innocence Network Admissions Committee, 2008-2010
Ph.D. Committee, 2008-2010
Search Committee
Member 2004-2005, 2006-2007
Chair 2006-2007
Co-Chair 2007-2008
UEP Committee – 2007-2009; 2011-2014