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Fulbright Scholar

Director of the Institute on Violence Against Women and Human Trafficking

Center for Environmental Studies(Faculty Affiliate)

Department of Criminal Justice

School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Strategic Studies

Tarleton State University – Fort Worth

August 2016-2018
Associate Professor
Director of the Institute for Criminal Justice Leadership and Public Policy
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Strategic Studies
Tarleton State University

Courses Taught at Tarleton: Foundations of Criminological Theory, Victimology.

2012-August 2016
Associate Professor
Center for the Study of Crime and Justice (CSCJ) (Co-Director)
` Environmental Justice CSU Working Group (Co-Founder and Co-PI)
Center for Disaster and Risk Analysis (CDRA) (Faculty Affiliate)
School of Global Environmental Sustainability (Faculty Scholar)
Center for Women’s Studies and Gender Research (Faculty Affiliate)
Department of Sociology
Colorado State University

2006-2012
Assistant Professor
Center for the Study of Crime and Justice (CSCJ)
Center for Women’s Studies and Gender Research (Faculty Affiliate)
Department of Sociology
Colorado State University

Courses taught at CSU: Environmental Justice, Law Enforcement and Society, Criminology, Comparative Criminal Justice Systems, Comparative Crime and Deviance, Introduction to Criminal Justice, Social Problems, Green Criminology, and Capstone Seminar.

1999-2006
Instructor & Teaching Assistant
College of Criminology & Criminal Justice
Florida State University

Courses Taught: Introduction to Law Enforcement, Police Problems and Practices, Criminal and Delinquent Behavior, Qualitative Observation, Diversity and Justice, Introduction to Criminal Justice, Practical Survey Research, and Research Methods.

2005-2006
Government Analyst
Office of Statewide Intelligence
Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)

Responsibilities: Provided research and statistical analysis for several projects related to law enforcement issues. Primary responsibilities included report writing and statistical analysis of firearm-related crime in the Northern District of Florida for the U.S. Department of Justice Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative.

2002-2005
Assistant Editor and Richard L. Rachin Fellow
Journal of Drug Issues, Florida State University

Responsibilities: The Journal of Drug Issues (JDI) is a well-recognized refereed publication in the addictions field. JDI is a multidisciplinary journal with domestic and international contributors and subscribers and is dedicated to providing a professional and scholarly forum on national and international problems associated with illicit drugs. Typical journal duties included: reviewing incoming manuscripts for publication consideration; drafting rejection letters that addressed specific manuscript weaknesses in order to assist the author(s) improve the piece before submitting it to another publication outlet; selecting appropriate referees for manuscript review and communicating with them on a regular basis; reconciling conflicting publication recommendations from referees; reviewing galleys prior to publication; and assisting with a variety of other editorial responsibilities.

2001-2002
Research Consultant
The Policy Lab, Washington, D.C.

Responsibilities: Conducted research for government funded research projects related to law enforcement issues. Project work involved researching and writing reports on diversity programs and strategies in the Chicago, Los Angeles, and Houston Police Departments.

1996-1999
Research Associate
Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), Washington, D.C.

Responsibilities: Supported government and privately funded research projects related to law enforcement issues. Responsibilities included proposal development; design of research methods; preparation of literature reviews; survey design and administration; data management and descriptive statistical analysis; qualitative field research; development of training curricula, final reports and related publications; management of training, technical assistance, workshops and conferences. See externally-funded research section for additional information.

1995-1996
Program Assistant
Justice Research and Statistics Association (JRSA), Washington, D.C.

Responsibilities: Researched, compiled, and edited publications and special reports; provided technical assistance and program analysis; and managed workshops and conferences. See externally-funded research section for additional information.

1994
Program Analyst, Internship
U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Evaluation and Technical Assistance Branch, Washington, D.C.

Responsibilities: Provided qualitative and quantitative information for state and local program workshops and fact sheets. Assisted in the planning and implementation of state and local program workshops. Provided assistance to the lead agency contact on the BJA Firearms Trafficking Control Program. Covered congressional hearings on criminal justice issues.

• February 2021, Regression Discontinuity Training, Statistical Horizons
• February 2021, Bringing in the Bystander Training, Tarleton State University
• September 2020, Propensity Score Matching Training, Statistical Horizons
• December 2019, Criminal Justice Information System and Security Awareness Training
• August 2019, Advanced Course on Strangulation Prevention, Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention, Alliance for Hope
• August 2019, Introduction to the Forensic Experimental Trauma Interview, Certified FETI
• February 2019, Danger Assessment Certification, School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University
• January 2019, DOJ Grants Financial Management Training
• February 2006, Basic Analyst Course, Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE).
• September 2005, Crime Mapping with ArcGIS, National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC).
• August 2005, Florida Crime Information Center (FCIC)/National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Certification Training, Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE).
• July 2005, Introduction to CrimeStat 3.0, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, University of Michigan.
• April 2005, Gun Recovery and Enforcement Training, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Florida.
• 2001-2002, Assistant Director of the FSU International Study Abroad Program in Prague, Czech Republic.
• Fall 1999, Introductory Teaching Certificate, Program for Instructional Excellence (PIE), Florida State University.