Resume

• 2004

  MA

  Criminology and Psychology

  Psi Chi

  Charter Member of Alpha Phi Sigma

• 2002

  BS

  Criminal Justice

  Psi Chi; Alpha Phi Sigma (Founding member of Eta Phi chapter)

• 1999

  AAS

  Criminal Justice

  Excellence in Academic Research Award winner and Excellence in Academic Writing Award winner

• Data Analysis

  Teaching

  Curriculum Development

  Student Affairs

  Critical Thinking

  Politics

  Higher Education

  Program Development

  Policy Analysis

  Research

  Criminal Justice

  Distance Learning

  Program Evaluation

  College Teaching

  Analysis

  Forensic Analysis

  Public Policy

  Strategy

  Public Administration

  Policy

  Who succeeds in jail diversion programs for persons with mental illness? A multi-site study

  Laura Morris

  Brian Case

  Hank Steadman

  Who succeeds in jail diversion programs for persons with mental illness? A multi-site study

  Dupuis

  Dupuis

  Strategic Consulting Group

  Hudson Valley Community College

  CUNY Research Foundation

  Springfield Technical Community College

  Columbia University Law School

  Center for Violence Research and Prevention

  Policy Research Associates

  Assisted on a variety of Criminal Justice related research projects. Provided data analysis

  evaluation

  and geo-coding support to senior researchers.

  Center for Violence Research and Prevention

  Research Assistant

  Analysis of New York City social service availability for Rikers Island parolees.

  CUNY Research Foundation

  Research Coordinator

  TAPA TCE for Jail Diversion Programs Initiative: As the National Evaluator

  worked as part of a team on the management of and reporting on cross-site data collection

  submission

  coding and tracking. Developing materials for and trained field interviewers on cross-site instruments. \n\nCommunity Connections Options Plus Evaluation: Participated as a provider of technical assistance and evaluator for a study of homeless individuals with mental illness

  commonly including co-occurring disorders

  funded by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment.\n\nMontana Statewide Mental Health Needs Assessment: Participated in a state funded assessment of the mental health needs of the state of Montana. Worked specifically to determine the mental health needs of those under the supervision of the Montana Department of Correction. Advised the state as to need and areas of possible service improvements.

  Policy Research Associates

  Springfield Technical Community College

  Facilitate the education of traditional and non-traditional undergraduate students in the field of Criminal Justice. I develop and deliver courses in the areas of: Criminal Law (1 and 2)

  Procedural Law (1 and 2)

  Criminal Investigations

  Corrections and Criminology. I am also working to expand my programs distance learning offerings.\n\nIn addition of my course load

  I advise students

  co-advise the Criminal Justice Club

  serve as a member of the Student Success Council

  patricipate in the MA Statewide Criminal Justice Educators Committee

  and work with the Law Enforcement Advisory Committee.\n\nAs always

  I continue working to develop and institute student initiatives and workshops to expand the college experience beyond the classroom and create more of a college community.

  Associate Professor - Criminal Justice

  Springfield

  Massachusetts Area

  Facilitate the education of traditional and non-traditional undergraduate students in the field of Criminal Justice. Development and delivery of courses

  for the areas of police-community interaction

  policing

  and terrorism

  for both on-campus and on-line education.\n\nCompleted a 12-week training course in the Pedagogy of Online Course Development and Delivery. In which was taught the best practices of online course development and delivery techniques for the Blackboard learning environment.\n\nHelped to develop and institute student initiatives and workshops to expand the college experience beyond the classroom and create more of a college community.

  Hudson Valley Community College

  Field Organizer

  Field Organizer for Aroostook and Penobscot counties in Maine. This consisted largely of coalition building between my organization and various social and political institutions. These institutions included city councils

  members of the state legislature

  unions

  and veteran's groups.

  Strategic Consulting Group

  Research Assistant to Jeffrey Fagan

  Assisted on a variety of Law and Criminal Justice related research work. Provided data analysis and evaluation support to Jeffrey Fagan.

  Columbia University Law School

  Springfield Technical Community College

  Assistant Professor - Criminal Justice