Areas of Interest
Teaching
My areas of interest are in:
- policing
- Interview and Interrogation Methods
- Criminal Investigations
- Intelligence Led Policing
- Supervision and Management
- Issues in Governance
- Criminal Justice Policy Evaluation
- Homeland Security
- International Terrorism
- Courses as needed by the department
Research
My research interests involve:
- Contemporary Issues of Policing
- Policing Policy
- Criminal Justice Administration
- Police Stress
- Use of Force Decision Process
- Search and Seizure Issues
- Governance
- Rational Choice applications in Government
- Issues facing Rural Administration
- Intelligence Led Policing.
Education
- Ph.D. Public Administration and Public Policy (PAPP), University of Texas Arlington,
August 2021. Dissertation Title: Metropolitan vs. Micropolitan: An examination of city size and police funding in Texas. August 2021. - Master of Criminal Justice (M.C.J.) Criminal Justice, Tarleton State University (36-hour program), May 2014.
- Bachelor of Applied Arts and Science (B.A.A.S.) Criminal Justice Administration, Tarleton State University, December 2011.
Courses Taught
- First Year Seminar
- Introduction to Criminal Justice
- Criminal Investigations
- Policing
- Professional Writing in Criminal Justice
- Criminal Evidence
- Juvenile Delinquency
- Critical Issues in Policing
- Internal Investigations
- Criminal Procedure
- Criminal Law
- Diversity in Criminal Justice
- Court Systems and Practices
- Police Use of Force
- Militarization of Police
- Supervision and Management
- Senior Seminar