Blackburn College-Tenured Professor of Criminal Justice
Courses Taught
Advanced Deception Management-Research based advanced theory, physiology and training related to deception and lie detecting as used in intelligence, security and law enforcement. This is a demanding course with a wide range of topical areas.
Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice-A special topics course focused on the identification, explanation and solutions efforts concerning the various problematic issues related to criminal justice. Lecture, specialized guest speakers and student presentation.
Corrections-Theory, history, application and effectiveness of correctional programs in America. Lecture, group projects, field trips.
Criminal Behavior-An overview of crime and delinquency from a psychosocial perspective focusing on behavioral, emotional and cognitive aspects.
Criminal Justice-An introductory survey of the field of criminal justice.
Criminology-Theory, history, and the attributes of the scientific study of crime, criminals, and the societal response to crime. Lecture, formal group debates, and class participation format.
Deception Management-Theory, history, and the attributes of the scientific study of deception and deception detection. Content includes an interdisciplinary overview of the theoretical and applied aspects of deception and deception detection. Training and practice in interviewing, interrogation, discourse analysis, kinesics, and Expression Analysis.
Defensive Tactics-A defensive tactics program designed for criminal justice and self defense applications. Using weaknesses of human architecture, this program teaches how to neutralize an attack regardless of size or strength and requires no striking, punching or kicking.
Deviant Behavior-Theory, history and the attributes of the scientific study of deviance focusing on both criminal and non-criminal deviance and the various societal responses. Lecture, specialized guest speakers and presentation of research.
Family Violence-A criminal justice perspective on the growing worldwide epidemic of violence committed upon family members.
Introductory Sociology-Presentation of basic concepts leading to interactive class discussions in relation to life and the application of sociological perspectives.
Juvenile Delinquency-Theoretical and research aspects of youth and criminal activities. Lecture, class interaction, and specialized guest speakers.
Marriage and the Family-Sociology of family relationships and dynamics associated with the institution of marriage and its various attributes.
Senior Seminar-A survey of selected classical criminal justice readings, topical discussions and debates of contemporary issues. Additional assessment and post graduate preparation assignments all of which assess major area knowledge and enhance the transition to the student's next stage of professional development.
Culver-Stockton College-Tenured Associate Professor
Department Chair (Department of Criminal Justice and Department of Sociology)
Courses Taught
Anthropology-History, Theory, and approaches to the investigations of origins of man and the existing cultural perspectives of cultural anthropology, ethnography, and archaeology.
Corrections- Theory, history, application and effectiveness of correctional programs in America. Lecture, group projects, field trips.
Community Based Corrections-Theory, history, application and effectiveness of correctional programs in America. Lecture, group projects, field trips.
Criminology-Theory, history, and the attributes of the scientific study of crime, criminals, and the societal response to crime. Lecture, formal group debates, and class participation format.
Deception and Deception Detection- Theory, history, and the attributes of the scientific study of deception and deception detection. Content includes an interdisciplinary overview of the theoretical and applied aspects of deception and deception detection. Training and practice sessions in interviewing, interrogation, discourse analysis, kinesics, and others are surveyed in the course.
Deviance- Theory, history, and the attributes of the scientific study of deviance focusing on both criminal and noncriminal deviance and the various societal responses. Lecture, specialized guest speakers, and presentations of research.
Introductory Sociology- Presentation of basic concepts leading to interactive class discussions in relation to life and the application of sociological perspectives.
Juvenile Delinquency- Theoretical and research aspects of youth and criminal activities. Lecture, class interaction, and specialized guest speakers.
Marriage and the Family-Sociology of family relationships and dynamics associated with the institution of marriage and its various attributes.
Social Research Methods-Theory and techniques of designing and conducting research. Students are required to design and carry out a socially based research project utilizing two methods of inquiry. Must include a report on the survey and proposal design, data collection and analysis.
Northeastern State University-Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology
Courses Taught
Corrections-Theory, history, application and effectiveness of correctional programs in America. Lecture, group projects, field trips.
Criminology- Theory, history, and the attributes of the scientific study of crime, criminals, and the societal response to crime. Lecture, formal group debates, and class participation format.
Deviant Behavior -Theory, history, and the attributes of the scientific study of deviance focusing on both criminal and noncriminal deviance and the various societal responses. Lecture, specialized guest speakers, and presentations of research.
Females in Criminal Justice-Graduate level special issues course focusing on female criminals female criminal justice professionals. Emphasis on literature review, critical thinking and writing. Lecture, class discussion, presentations and on site correctional visits.
Focus Group Moderator and Instructor-Public perceptions and realities of corrections in America. Conducted over several weeks for The League of Women Voters in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Disccusion groups, group projects and lecture.
Introductory Sociology- Presentation of basic concepts leading to interactive class discussions in relation to life and the application of sociological perspectives.
Juvenile Delinquency-Theoretical and research aspects of youth and criminal activities. Lecture, class interaction, and specialized guest speakers.
Social Statistics-Fundamental statistical concepts for social work and sociology students. Lecture and application format.
Oklahoma State University
Courses Taught
Introductory Sociology-General education approach to introduce the fundamental of sociological studies and findings. Emphasis on critical thinking and writing. Lecture, class discussion, guest speakers, research projects and formal presentations.
Social Ecology-Classical spatial human ecology and the impact of humans on the environment. Lecture and class interaction format.
Social Problems-introduction to the scope and depth of social problems and the associated basic concepts of deviance. Lecture and class interaction format.
Focus Group Moderator- Influence of the Media and environmental advertising. Oklahoma State University, Stillwater Oklahoma.
Guest Lecturer- Graduate Sociological Theory II. Chaos theory in Advanced Sociology. Oklahoma State University, Stillwater Oklahoma.
Guest Lecturer- Campus Forum - Applications of Chaos Theory to social sciences. Oklahoma State University, Stillwater Oklahoma.
