


Biographical Information
Education:
BA/Journalism -
Northern Kentucky University
MS/Criminal Justice - University of Central Florida
Graduate Certificate in Crime Mapping & Crime Analysis - UCF
Research Experience:
Orange County
Sheriff's Office Juvenile Arrest and Monitor Program: 2000
Research Assistant for a funded program evaluation of the Orange County
Sheriff's Office Juvenile Arrest and Monitor (JAM) program. The JAM
program targeted youths 12 to 19 years of age that are designated as
requiring intensive based needs and are classified as At-Risk and a
public safety threat to the community. Responsibilities included topic
research, literature review, data gathering and entry, SPSS analysis
and graphical display.
Orange
County Corrections Jail Personnel Survey: 2001
Research Assistant for a funded program to survey Orange County Corrections
Jail Personnel. The project's goal was to collect and analyze information
from Orange County jail personnel regarding work related issues that
included moral, job satisfaction, general operations, and other environmental
factors that are identified as appropriate. Responsibilities included
research support, survey facilitation, data entry and SPSS analysis..