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Intelligence Analysis Faculty

FACULTY  
Woods

DeVere D. Woods Jr., Ph.D.
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HH 206; (812) 237-2190
DeVere.Woods@indstate.edu

Michigan State University; Criminal Justice; December 1997
Director of School of Criminology and Security Studies, Chair, Professor, and Director of the Institute of Criminology, 1999
Teaching assignments include Law Enforcement , Criminal Justice, Criminal Investigation, and Criminalistics. Research and publication interests include Community Policing, Police Management and Administration, and Policy Implementation.

 
Arif

Arif Akgul, Ph.D.
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HH 235; (812) 237-2370
Arif.Akgul@indstate.edu

Washington State University; Criminal Justice; May 2007
Associate Professor, 2018
Teaching and research interests include intelligence analysis, population migration, travel security, law enforcement, drug policy, GIS, and cybersecurity.

 
Avdi Avdi Avdija, Ph.D.
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HH 242; (812) 237-9652
Avdi.Avdija@indstate.edu
Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Criminology; May 2010
Professor, 2010
Teaching assignments include Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice, Criminal Investigation, Criminalistics, Techniques of Interviewing and Interrogation, and Crime Analysis. Research and publication interests include Police Policy Issues, Evidence-Based Policing, and Crime Analysis.
 
Shannon-4 Nov. 09.jpg Shannon M. Barton, Ph.D.
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HH 240; (812) 237-8332
shannon.barton@indstate.edu
University of Cincinnati; Criminal Justice; August 2000
Professor, 2002.
Teaching assignments include Community-Based Corrections, Research Methods, and Criminological Theory. Research and publication interests include Issues in Juvenile Justice and Delinquency, Correctional Programming, Correctional Officer Job Satisfaction, Court Improvement, Intermediate Sanctions, Gangs, and Homicides. Curriculum Vita
 
Travis Travis Behem, M.S.
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HH 214; (812) 237-2196
Travis.Behem@indstate.edu
Indiana State University 2006
Instructor, Academic Advisor, 2013
Teaching assignments include Introduction to Criminology, Report Writing for Criminal Justice Professionals and Introduction to Policing.  Other areas of focus are with the School of Criminology and Security Studies Speaker Series, Recruiting, Marketing, School Newsletter and the Criminology Career Fair.​
 
Gilligan

Christian Gallagher, Ph.D.
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HH 227; 812-237-8832
Christian.Gallagher@indstate.edu
Indiana State University
Assistant Professor
Teaching assignments include Law Enforcement, Court Systems, and Crime Prevention.

 
Robert Girod

Robert Girod, Ph.D.
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HH 227; 812-237-2441
Robert.Girod@indstate.edu
Assistant Professor, 2019
Post-Doctoral Executive Program Certificate, Leadership in the 21st Century, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Criminology and Public Administration, The Union Institute and University.
Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.), Law, Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School.
Teaching assignments Law Enforcement, Crime Analysis,  Counterintelligence

 
hartsock

Gary Hartsock, M.S.
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HH 219; (812) 237-2195
Gary.Hartsock@indstate.edu
Indiana State University
Instructor. Academic Advisor 2013
Teaching assignments include Institution Based and Community Based Corrections, Correctional Counseling, and Correctional Administration.

 
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David Polizzi, Ph.D. 
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HH 239; (812) 237-3437
David.Polizzi@indstate.edu

Duquesne University; Psychology; December 2002
Professor, 2005.
Teaching assignments include Correctional Counseling, Techniques of Correctional Interviewing, Criminology, Correctional Group Therapy and Report Writing. Research and publication interests include Correctional Counseling and Rehabilitation and  Social Construction of Race and the Offender.

 
ADJUNCT FACULTY  
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Clayton Cooper
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Clayton.Cooper@indstate.edu
American Military University
Lecturer

Teaching assignments include class in the Intelligence Analysis major. 

Mr. Cooper is a contracted consultant for the Department of Defense. He has prior experience as a criminal investigator and served as a Non-Commissioned Officer in the United States Navy Reserve for eight years with one deployment supporting the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa.

 
Phillip L. Kollath

Phillip L. Kollath, MA.
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phillip.kollath@indstate.edu
American Military University,
Lecturer 2018.
Mr. Kollath is an intelligence analyst with the FBI and certified FBI adjunct instructor. His teaching and research interests include crime analysis, military intelligence, strategic analysis, open source intelligence.

 
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Tamara McCollough
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Tamara.McCollough@indstate.edu
Indiana State University
Lecturer
Tamara has been working within the Criminal Justice Field since 2006.  She has worked as an Emergency Medical Dispatcher, Accreditation Manager and as a law enforcement officer with the Indiana State University Police Department.  Tamara graduated from the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy Basic Class 06-167 in Plainfield, Indiana.  Tamara currently serves as the Clery Compliance Lieutenant.  Tamara is an International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators Accreditation Assessor. Tamara is also a Lecturer for the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice. 
Education:
MS in Criminology and Criminal Justice from Indiana State University (2016)
BS in Criminology and Criminal Justice from Indiana State University (2008)
Research Interests:
The use of Technology as an investigative tool, Clery Act law enforcement’s obligations, social demographics and the effects on crime data spikes, policy implications to curb instances of police misconduct, recruitment strategies to build an inclusive law enforcement agency, and report writing as an aid to successful prosecutions.

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