Education
- Doctor of Philosophy in Public Affairs with concentration in criminal justice, 2002 – 2007
- University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Dissertation Topic: Russian Cultural Factors Related to Perceived Criminal Procedure Fairness: The Juxtaposition of Policy and Practice
- Candidate of Science in Criminal Procedural Law, 1999 – 2002
- Tomsk State University, Law Institute, Tomsk, Russia. Dissertation Topic: Typology of Anglo-American and Romano-German Criminal Justice Systems
- Master of Science in Criminal Justice, 2000, 2001
- University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
- Diploma of Specialist (equivalent of LLB or JD) summa cum laude, 1994 – 1999
- summa cum laude, Tomsk State, University, Law Institute, Tomsk, Russia, May 1999. Thesis topic: US Criminal Procedure
Academic Experience
- 2019-2022 Criminal Justice Doctoral Program Coordinator, School of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Strategic Studies, Tarleton State University, Fort Worth, Texas
- 2018-present Director for the Institute of Predictive and Analytical Policing Science School of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Strategic Studies, Tarleton State University, Fort Worth, Texas
- 2018-present Associate Professor Department of Criminal Justice, Tarleton State University, Fort Worth, Texas
- 2015-2018 Associate Professor Department of Social and Cultural Sciences, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 2008-2015 Assistant Professor Department of Social and Cultural Sciences, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 2002-2008 Research and Teaching Associate/Assistant Criminal Justice and Legal Studies Department, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
- 2002 Assistant Professor of Law Tomsk State University, Law Institute and International Relations Department, Tomsk, Russia
Grants
National grants (funded)
- 2019 – current Grant from the National Institute of Justice, Department of Justice, “Illegal Marijuana and Drug Related Violent Crime in North Texas” Total budget: $329,381
- 2010-2012 – Grant from U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor titled “Enhancing Human Rights, the Rule of Law, and Citizen Participation in the Southern Russia” in cooperation with the University of Central Florida and the Volgograd Academy of Public Administration (Russia). Total budget: $645,000.
- 2005-2007, Global Supplementary Grant, Soros Foundation, USA
- 2001-2002, Local Faculty Fellowship, Civic Education Project, USA
- 2000-2001, US-Russian Young Leaders for Public Service Fellowship, IREX, U.S. State Department
University
- 2023 – Post-Doctoral Fellow. Office of Provost. Tarleton State University
- 2023 – Faculty Development Grant. Tarleton State University
- 2021-2022, Faculty Development and Research Initiative by President Hurley, Tarleton State University
- 2021 – Student-Faculty Research Grant, Center of Education Excellence, Tarleton State University
- 2019 – Provost Summer Research and Grant Development Stipend. Tarleton State University
- 2017 – On-line course revision grant, Marquette University, Center for Teaching and Learning. Provided support to revise a fully online summer course
- 2016 – On-line course development grant, Marquette University, Center for Teaching and Learning. Provided support to develop a fully online summer course
- 2012 – On-line course revision grant, Marquette University, Center for Teaching and Learning. Provided support to revise a fully online summer course
- 2009 – On-line course development grant, Marquette University, Center for Teaching and Learning. Provided support to develop a fully online summer course
- 2010 – Summer Faculty Fellowship and Regular Research Grant, Marquette University. Provided support for field research on gender-related issues of Russian police
- 2006 – Graduate Travel Fellowship, University of Central Florida Provided support for traveling to research conferences
- 2006 – Research Summer Fellowship, University of Central Florida Provided support to conduct dissertation research on public opinion about Russian criminal law reform
- 2004 – Travel Grant, Institute of Humane Studies, UVA, USA Provided support for travel and living expenses to participate in research workshop and library research at UVA
- 2000 – Curriculum Development Program Fellowship, Central European University, Budapest Provided support for travel to Central European University to develop a course on comparative criminal procedure
Service
University Service
- Institutional Review Board
- Research Events University Committee
- Tenure and Promotion Guidelines Review COLFA Committee
- Department Job Search Committee
Academic service outside University
- 2021 – International Criminology, reviewer
- 2017 – International Journal of Public Administration, reviewer
- 2016-17, 22 Policing and Society, reviewer
- 2016 – International Peacemaking, reviewer
- 2016 – Europe-Asia Studies, reviewer
- 2016 – Law and Society Review, reviewer
- 2014 – Rubriq, Manuscript reviewer
- 2014 – Social Forces, Manuscript reviewer
- 2005-21 – Moot Court Competition. Russian National Championship. Judge for written memorandums,
- 2020 – Moot Court Competition. Chinese National Championship. Judge for written memorandums
- 2015-2016, Moot Court Competition. Midatlantic Regional for the Jessup Competition. Judge for written memorandums,
- 2009-2015, Asian Journal of Criminology, manuscript reviewer,
- 2009-13, 21 Moot Court Competition. International rounds for the Jessup Competition. Judge for written memorandums,
- 2008-2018, Moot Court Competition. Midwest Regional for the Jessup Competition. Judge for written memorandums,
- 2009 – Textbook reviewer for Sage Publications and Oxford University Press
- 2006 – Moot Court Competition. Southeastern Regional for the Jessup Competition. Judge for written memorandums
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
National
- American Society of Criminology
- Academy of Criminal Justice Science
- Law and Society Association
- American Sociological Association
- American Psychological Association
- Association of Slavic, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies
- International Association of Crime Analysts
Regional
- TXLEAN
Honors and Awards
- National Awards
- 2015 Nomination for the outstanding book award by International Division of ASC
- 2010 Sage Publications & ICJR .2009 Richard J. Terrill Paper of the Year Award
- 2001 Externship Award of US-Russian Young Leaders for Public Service Fellowship, IREX, US State Department, USA
- 1999 Soros Award “Best work of a law student”, Moscow University
- 2012 Research Development Award, Marquette University
- 2008 Research Development Award, Marquette University
- 2008 COHPA UCF Outstanding Dissertation Award for 2007-2008
- 2008 PAF UCF Outstanding Dissertation Award for 2007-2008
- 2007 Tuition Exemption Award, Eastern European Linkage Institute, Florida State
- 2006 Best student poster for the Third Annual Health and Public Affairs Conference, University of Central Florida
- 2000-2001 Tuition Exemption Award, Eastern European Linkage Institute, Florida state
University Awards
- 2012 Research Development Award, Marquette University
- 2008 Research Development Award, Marquette University
- 2008 COHPA UCF Outstanding Dissertation Award for 2007-2008
- 2008 PAF UCF Outstanding Dissertation Award for 2007-2008
- 2007 Tuition Exemption Award, Eastern European Linkage Institute, Florida State
- 2006 Best student poster for the Third Annual Health and Public Affairs Conference, University of Central Florida
- 2000-2001 Tuition Exemption Award, Eastern European Linkage Institute, Florida state