Northeastern University

Research Associate

· Conducts background research on requested topics as needed
· Created and managed a bibliography for the now published monograph, Democratic Policing in a Changing World
· Conducted a month of preliminary ethnographic research in Northern Ireland
· Planned and revised the now in press second edition of Policing: A View from the Streets

Northeastern University

Graduate Student

As a graduate student in criminal justice, I have focused on the intersections of policing, theory, law & policy with a grounding in scientific methodology. I also have produced a Master's Thesis.

The following graduate coursework forms my concentration in policing:
· CRIM 7230 Police and Society
· CRIM 7200 Criminology
· CRIM 7202 The Criminal Justice Process
· CRIM 7308 Seminar in Policing
· CRIM 8984 Research: Erving Goffman & Policing

The following graduate coursework forms my concentration in theory, law & policy:
· LPSC 7311 Strategizing Public Policy
· SOCL 7200 Foundations of Social Theory 1
· CRIM 7208 Law and Society
· CRIM 8982 Readings in the Intersections of Law & Cognitive Sociology

The following graduate coursework forms my grounding in scientific methodology:
· CRIM 7204 Research & Evaluation Methods
· CRIM 7205 Lab for CRIM 7204
· CRIM 7206 Statistical Analysis
· CRIM 7207 Lab for CRIM 7206

The following graduate coursework provided me with the opportunity to become an expert in the area of strategic interaction, by dealing with issues of cognition, pedagogy, and informal socialization as they relate to the formation of trust and solidarity as the basis of social order.
· CRIM 7990 Thesis
· CRIM 7996 Thesis Continuation 1
· CRIM 7996 Thesis Continuation 2

The result of this is a Master's Thesis, entitled, "Learning Informal Interaction: The Problem of Self-Help Literature for Expression Games".

The Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY)

Doctoral Candidate

Michael worked at The Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY) as a Doctoral Candidate

John Jay College

Adjunct Lecturer

Michael worked at John Jay College as a Adjunct Lecturer

Borough of Manhattan Community College

Adjunct Lecturer

Michael worked at Borough of Manhattan Community College as a Adjunct Lecturer

Pure Entertainment Concepts

Amusement Facilitation Engineer

Michael worked at Pure Entertainment Concepts as a Amusement Facilitation Engineer

An Academic Expedition to Northern Ireland: The Ethnographic Report

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This adventure details an account of a student who turned short-term study-abroad program into a "reconnaissance" mission in Belfast and Dublin by gathering information, photographing sites of interest and making contacts. Through the course of the mission, he finds himself in police stations, castles, two prisons, a royal garden, the opera and of course, a night or two at the tavern.

An Academic Expedition to Northern Ireland: The Ethnographic Report

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

This adventure details an account of a student who turned short-term study-abroad program into a "reconnaissance" mission in Belfast and Dublin by gathering information, photographing sites of interest and making contacts. Through the course of the mission, he finds himself in police stations, castles, two prisons, a royal garden, the opera and of course, a night or two at the tavern.

Police métier

Dictionnaire de criminologie en ligne

An Academic Expedition to Northern Ireland: The Ethnographic Report

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

This adventure details an account of a student who turned short-term study-abroad program into a "reconnaissance" mission in Belfast and Dublin by gathering information, photographing sites of interest and making contacts. Through the course of the mission, he finds himself in police stations, castles, two prisons, a royal garden, the opera and of course, a night or two at the tavern.

Police métier

Dictionnaire de criminologie en ligne

ReViewing Chess: Openings Collection

Kindle Direct Publishing

ReViewing Chess™ reverts back to a nineteenth century printing technique, cinéma des échecs, to reinvent the chess book as a training tool. Based on a method that not only understands the problems facing those whom attempt to study the game but addresses these problems head on by realizing a pedagogical method that eliminates the social obstacles preventing players from recognizing the joy and intellectual satisfaction the study of chess inspires. The collection is 231 volumes with each volume sharing a slightly variable introduction and the body of the volume containing the approximately 125 chess games without any analysis, just diagrams, so that one may come to the included positions with fresh eyes.

An Academic Expedition to Northern Ireland: The Ethnographic Report

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

This adventure details an account of a student who turned short-term study-abroad program into a "reconnaissance" mission in Belfast and Dublin by gathering information, photographing sites of interest and making contacts. Through the course of the mission, he finds himself in police stations, castles, two prisons, a royal garden, the opera and of course, a night or two at the tavern.

Police métier

Dictionnaire de criminologie en ligne

ReViewing Chess: Openings Collection

Kindle Direct Publishing

ReViewing Chess™ reverts back to a nineteenth century printing technique, cinéma des échecs, to reinvent the chess book as a training tool. Based on a method that not only understands the problems facing those whom attempt to study the game but addresses these problems head on by realizing a pedagogical method that eliminates the social obstacles preventing players from recognizing the joy and intellectual satisfaction the study of chess inspires. The collection is 231 volumes with each volume sharing a slightly variable introduction and the body of the volume containing the approximately 125 chess games without any analysis, just diagrams, so that one may come to the included positions with fresh eyes.

Chess: A Preface to a Technical Resource for Sociology

Honors Junior/Senior Projects. Paper 73.

The metaphorical applications of chess to life date back prior to the thirteenth century and are still operating in modern narratives across many disciplines. The definition of "chess" varies across these narratives – some of which are problematic for moving beyond the mere "chess" metaphor. Based on the authorities found in the John G. White Collection at the Cleveland Public Library, this thesis explores the problem of defining "chess" such that the sociological/phenomenological form of "chess" is developed and intelligible enough to show that it cannot be translated by a theory of games. Rather, it should be understood as a preface to the development of a social logic that can enlighten scholars about social interaction and social life in general.

An Academic Expedition to Northern Ireland: The Ethnographic Report

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

This adventure details an account of a student who turned short-term study-abroad program into a "reconnaissance" mission in Belfast and Dublin by gathering information, photographing sites of interest and making contacts. Through the course of the mission, he finds himself in police stations, castles, two prisons, a royal garden, the opera and of course, a night or two at the tavern.

Police métier

Dictionnaire de criminologie en ligne

ReViewing Chess: Openings Collection

Kindle Direct Publishing

ReViewing Chess™ reverts back to a nineteenth century printing technique, cinéma des échecs, to reinvent the chess book as a training tool. Based on a method that not only understands the problems facing those whom attempt to study the game but addresses these problems head on by realizing a pedagogical method that eliminates the social obstacles preventing players from recognizing the joy and intellectual satisfaction the study of chess inspires. The collection is 231 volumes with each volume sharing a slightly variable introduction and the body of the volume containing the approximately 125 chess games without any analysis, just diagrams, so that one may come to the included positions with fresh eyes.

Chess: A Preface to a Technical Resource for Sociology

Honors Junior/Senior Projects. Paper 73.

The metaphorical applications of chess to life date back prior to the thirteenth century and are still operating in modern narratives across many disciplines. The definition of "chess" varies across these narratives – some of which are problematic for moving beyond the mere "chess" metaphor. Based on the authorities found in the John G. White Collection at the Cleveland Public Library, this thesis explores the problem of defining "chess" such that the sociological/phenomenological form of "chess" is developed and intelligible enough to show that it cannot be translated by a theory of games. Rather, it should be understood as a preface to the development of a social logic that can enlighten scholars about social interaction and social life in general.

Epilogue: A Motion to Reconsider the "Police" Signifier

Democratic Policing in a Changing World, Paradigm Publishers

An Academic Expedition to Northern Ireland: The Ethnographic Report

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

This adventure details an account of a student who turned short-term study-abroad program into a "reconnaissance" mission in Belfast and Dublin by gathering information, photographing sites of interest and making contacts. Through the course of the mission, he finds himself in police stations, castles, two prisons, a royal garden, the opera and of course, a night or two at the tavern.

Police métier

Dictionnaire de criminologie en ligne

ReViewing Chess: Openings Collection

Kindle Direct Publishing

ReViewing Chess™ reverts back to a nineteenth century printing technique, cinéma des échecs, to reinvent the chess book as a training tool. Based on a method that not only understands the problems facing those whom attempt to study the game but addresses these problems head on by realizing a pedagogical method that eliminates the social obstacles preventing players from recognizing the joy and intellectual satisfaction the study of chess inspires. The collection is 231 volumes with each volume sharing a slightly variable introduction and the body of the volume containing the approximately 125 chess games without any analysis, just diagrams, so that one may come to the included positions with fresh eyes.

Chess: A Preface to a Technical Resource for Sociology

Honors Junior/Senior Projects. Paper 73.

The metaphorical applications of chess to life date back prior to the thirteenth century and are still operating in modern narratives across many disciplines. The definition of "chess" varies across these narratives – some of which are problematic for moving beyond the mere "chess" metaphor. Based on the authorities found in the John G. White Collection at the Cleveland Public Library, this thesis explores the problem of defining "chess" such that the sociological/phenomenological form of "chess" is developed and intelligible enough to show that it cannot be translated by a theory of games. Rather, it should be understood as a preface to the development of a social logic that can enlighten scholars about social interaction and social life in general.

Epilogue: A Motion to Reconsider the "Police" Signifier

Democratic Policing in a Changing World, Paradigm Publishers

Learning Informal Interaction: The Problem of Self-Help Literature for Expression Games

Criminal Justice Master's Theses. Paper 4.

The goal of many self-help books on interpersonal relationships is for the reader to learn how to "just act natural." There are certain processes that interfere with one's ability to follow such advice, namely, the imposition of calculation of what is `natural' will not generate a reality where the "just natural" interaction that is occurring is believed. This thesis examines several implications of this as it relates to the social organization of experience and the limitations of self-help books in aiding in the learning production of that experience of expression games in informal interaction. These implications and limitations are examined through (1) an analysis of how the learning of expression games occurs through informal socialization. This is followed by (2) a brief content analysis of a sample of 50 self-help books on interpersonal relationships that purport to teach informal interaction. This informs (3) a systematic pilot study of a selected subsample that presents the limitations inherent in the authors' advice as formalized by the advice's characteristic content and rule-like quality; which is followed by an analysis of the reactions of readers to the subsample. The thesis concludes with suggestions for future research and considerations for scholars and policymakers in terms of how `expression games' are an integral feature in the generation of solidarity among social interactants and its relation to societal social order.