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FACULTY
	DeVere D. Woods Jr., Ph.D. ISU Directory Page Personal Page 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 Akgul, Ph.D. ISU Directory Page Personal Page 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 Avdija, Ph.D. ISU Directory Page Personal Page 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 M. Barton, Ph.D. ISU Directory Page Personal Page 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 Behem, M.S. ISU Directory Page Personal Page 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.

	Lisa Kay Decker, J.D. ISU Directory Page Personal Page HH 212; (812) 237-2200 Lisa.Decker@indstate.edu Indiana University School of Law; Doctor of Jurisprudence; May 1985 Associate Professor, 1995. Teaching assignments include Law Enforcement, Courts, and Criminal Law and Law and Society. Research and publication interests include Criminal Law, Decision making processes in the Courts, Police Personnel Selection and Education/Training in Law Enforcement.

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

	Gary Hartsock, M.S. ISU Directory Page Personal Page 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.

	Jason E James, D.Sc. ISU Directory Page Personal Page HH 209; 317-237-5488 Jason.James@indstate.edu Robert Morris University; Information Systems; May 2017 Assistant Professor, January 2022 Teaching assignments include cybersecurity, security and risk analysis, cybercrime investigation, computer forensics, information systems security, networking, cyber fundamentals Research and publication interests include Information Systems and Technology, Cybersecurity, Certifications, Cybersecurity education, Security Awareness, Wireless, Mobile, Database, Systems and Network Security, Business Continuity and Disaster Planning, Information Security Analysis and Auditing, Governance, Policy, Compliance and Risk, Computer, Network, Mobile, and Cloud Forensics

ADJUNCT FACULTY


	Tamara McCollough ISU Directory Page 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.