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University Service

Tarleton University Committees/Service

  • Member, Institutional Review Board (IRB), Fall 2023-present
  • Senator, Faculty Senate, Fall 2020-Spring 2022
  • Member, Search Committee – Vice President of Research, Fall 2020
  • Member, Canvas Ambassador, Spring 2019
  • Member, Faculty-Student Research Advisory Council, Fall 2018-Spring 2020
  • Member, Student Research and Creative Activities Advisory Committee, Fall 2017-Spring 2018
  • Member, Engaged Scholars Academy, Fall 2017-Spring 2018

Tarleton College Committees/Service

  • Member, COLFA Tenure and Promotion Committee, Fall 2018-Present

Tarleton Department Committees

  • Co-Chair, Doctoral Fellowship Committee, Spring 2024
  • Member, Search Committee – Department Head, Fort Worth, Spring-Fall 2023
  • Member, Appeals Committee, Fall 2023-Present
  • Member, Awards Committee, Fall 2023-Present
  • Member, Tenure and Promotion Committee, Fall 2016-Spring 2023
  • Member, Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam Committee, Fall 2022-Spring 2023
  • Member, Ph.D. Program Committee, Spring 2019-Spring 2023
  • Member, Graduate Curriculum Committee, Fall 2016-Spring 2023
  • Member, Search Committee – Assistant Professor, Rellys, Spring 2023
  • Member, Search Committee – Assistant Professor, Stephenville, Spring 2023
  • Member, Search Committee – Department Head, Spring 2023-Present
  • Member, Search Committee – Associate Professor, Spring 2021 (cancelled)
  • Member, Search Committee – Assistant Professor 1, Spring 2021
  • Member, Search Committee – Assistant Professor 2, Spring 2021
  • Member, Doctoral Program Committee, Fall 2020-Spring 2023
  • Chair, Search Committee – Research Administrator, Summer 2019
  • Graduate Advisor – Fall 2018-Spring 2019
  • Chair, PhD Proposal Committee, Fall 2018-Spring 2019
  • Member, PhD Admissions Committee, Spring 2019
  • Chair, Search Committee – Associate Professor, Fall 2017
  • Chair, Comps Committee, Fall 2018-Fall 2020
  • Chair, Research Committee, Fall 2016-Spring 2018
  • Member, Teaching Evaluation Committee, Fall 2018-Spring 2019
  • Member, Comprehensive Exam Committee, Fall 2016-Spring 2018, Fall 2019
  • Member, Consent Decree Conference Committee, Fall 2016

CSU Committees

  • Member, Research Administrator Search, 2016
  • Co-Chair, Green Criminology Search, 2014-2015
  • Member, CLA Professional Development Program Committee, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
  • Faculty Advisor, Criminal Justice Organization, 2007-2013
  • Library Liaison (Sociology), 2009-present
  • Member, Executive Committee, Fall 2012-present
  • Member, Graduate Committee, Spring 2011, Spring & Fall 2010, Fall 2009, Spring 2008, Fall 2007
  • Member, Search Committee (Sociology), Fall 2011, Spring 2012
  • Member, Undergraduate Committee, Spring 2007, Fall 2006
  • Member, Undergraduate Scholarship Committee, Spring 2010, Spring 2009

CSU Undergraduate Students

*CSU hired professional advisors in 2014.

  • 43 Current Undergraduate Advisees – 2012-2013
  • 40 Current Undergraduate Advisees – 2011-2012
  • 42 Previous Undergraduate Advisees – 2010-2011
  • 25 Previous Undergraduate Advisees – 2009-2010
  • 29 Previous Undergraduate Advisees – 2008-2009
  • 50 Previous Undergraduate Advisees – 2007-2008
  • 15 Previous Undergraduate Advisees – 2006-2007

Graduate Students

Current
  • Sofia Brabham, Criminal Justice Ph.D. Student – Ph.D. Doctoral Advisor
  • Marissa Hayes, Criminal Justice Ph.D. Student – Ph.D. Doctoral Advisor
  • John Galloway, Criminal Justice Ph.D. Student – Ph.D. Doctoral Advisor
  • Krystal Kaether, Criminal Justice Ph.D. Student – Ph.D. Doctoral Advisor
  • John Wirt, Criminal Justice Ph.D. Student – Ph.D. Doctoral Advisor
  • Austin Davis – Thesis, Committee Member
  • Harpreet Dheer-Dixon, Criminal Justice MCJ Student – Thesis, Committee Member
  • Heather Lucas – Thesis, Committee Member
  • Johnathan Hicks, Criminal Justice MCJ Student – Thesis, Committee Member
  • Audrey Chavez, Criminal Justice MCJ Student – Applied Research Paper
Past
  • Eva Illnerova, 2022, Criminal Justice MCJ Student – Applied Research Paper
  • Thomas Hover, 2022, Criminal Justice MCJ Student – Applied Research Paper
  • Gabriella Saxe, 2020, Criminal Justice MCJ Student – Applied Research Paper
  • Melissa Boschwitz, 2020, Criminal Justice MCJ Student – Thesis, Committee Member
  • Alexandra Naday Walker, 2019, Sociology Ph.D. Student – Dissertation, Chair (CSU)
  • Birgit Vallmuur, 2019, Social Science Ph.D. Student – Dissertation, Committee Member (Tallinn University)
  • Jeff Stafford, 2019, Criminal Justice MCJ Student – Applied Research Paper
  • Jennifer Zielinski, 2019, Criminal Justice MCJ Student – Applied Research Paper
  • MJ Giordano, 2018, Criminal Justice MCJ Student – Thesis, Chair
  • Adam Mayer, 2017, Sociology Ph.D. Student – Dissertation, Chair
  • Patt Hollingsworth, 2017, Criminal Justice MCJ Student – Thesis Committee Member
  • Reanna Putnam, 2016, Sociology MA Student – Thesis, Co-Chair
  • Brady Allen, 2016, Political Science MA Student – Thesis Committee Member
  • Amber Kizewski, 2015, Sociology MA Student – Thesis Committee Member
  • Jonathon Fisk, 2015, Political Science Ph.D. Student – Dissertation Committee Member
  • Hannah Love, 2015, Sociology MA Student – Thesis Committee Member
  • Alyssa Stephens, 2015, Sociology MA Student – Thesis Committee Member
  • Matthew Tullis, 2014, Sociology MA Student  – Thesis, Chair
  • Lauren Alessi, 2014, Sociology MA Student – Plan B Project, Co-Chair
  • Galen Ciscell, 2013, Sociology Ph.D. Student – Dissertation, Committee Member
  • Tyler Wilson, 2013, Sociology MA Student – Thesis, Co-Chair
  • Andrew Prelog, 2012, Sociology Ph.D. Student – Dissertation, Co-Chair
  • Zac Watne, 2010, Sociology MA Student – Thesis Committee Member
  • Joe Giordana, 2009, Journalism and Technical Communication MA Student – Thesis Committee Member

Community Engagement at TSU

  • Stop the Violence, Conference Planning Committee (2023-2024)
  • Leading Edge/Leadership Fort Worth, Volunteer (2019)
  • Tarrant County Sexual Abuse Advisory Council (TSAC), Attendee (2017-present)
  • Tarrant County 5 Stones Human Trafficking Council, Member (2017-present)
  • Tarrant County Family Violence Council, Member (2017-present)
  • Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee of Tarrant County, Attendee (2017)
  • North Texas Crime Commission, Attendee (2017)
  • One Safe Place, Research Partner (2017-present)
  • Holiday Toy Drive, One Safe Place, Organizer for Tarleton State University, (2018-2020)
  • Beauty Brunch, One Safe Place, Volunteer (2017-2018)