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W. Chris Hale, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice & Program Director
CONTACT
Louisiana State University Shreveport Phone : (318) 797-5295
Department of History & Social Sciences Email: [email protected]
One University Place Office: BH 106
Shreveport, LA 71115
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University, August 2005.
Dissertation: Twenty-First Century Terrorism, Twenty-First Century Answers: The
Why and How of Collection, Analysis, and Dissemination of Open Source Intelligence.
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Richard H. Ward.
M.S., Experimental Psychology, Emporia State University, August 1999.
Thesis: Prior Victimization and General Fear of Crime as Predictors of Perceptions of
Crime Seriousness.
B.S., Psychology, Kansas State University, May 1997.
91D, U.S. Army, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX, December 1992.
United States Army Reserves, Topeka/Fort Riley, KS, 1992 – 1999, Honorable
410th EVAC Hospital (WTNQAA)/ 4204
th United States Army Hospital
TEACHING, SERVICE & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Criminal Justice Program Director.
Louisiana State University Shreveport, Spring 2014 - present.
Associate Professor. 4/4 Teaching Load.
Louisiana State University Shreveport, Fall 2013 - present.
LSU Shreveport Badging Committee. Louisiana State University Shreveport, Fall 2017 - present.
Campus Security Authority. Clery Act.
Louisiana State University Shreveport, Summer 2017 - present.
LSU Shreveport Retention Committee.
Louisiana State University Shreveport, Fall 2015 - present.
LSU Shreveport Cyber Security Team.
Louisiana State University Shreveport, Fall 2014 - present.
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TEACHING, SERVICE & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (cont.)
Assistant Professor. 4/4 Teaching Load.
Louisiana State University Shreveport, Fall 2007 – Spring 2013.
Faculty Senator. College of Arts & Sciences
Louisiana State University Shreveport, Fall 2010 – Spring 2013.
Advisor. Lambda Sigma Upsilon Chapter
Alpha Phi Sigma – Criminal Justice Honor Society, Spring 2009 – present.
Committee Member. University Instruction & Professional Development Committee
Louisiana State University Shreveport, Fall 2011 - present.
Co-Webmaster. Department of History & Social Sciences
Louisiana State University Shreveport, Spring 2010 - present.
Committee Member. Department of History & Social Sciences
Curriculum Review Committee; Technology Committee; Recruitment Committee
Louisiana State University Shreveport, Fall 2007 - present.
Committee Member. College of Arts & Sciences Advising Committee
Louisiana State University Shreveport, 2009 - 2011.
ILEA Instructor.
International Law Enforcement Academy, Roswell, NM, 2007.
Clinical / Research Assistant Professor.
Sam Houston State University, Fall 2006 – Spring 2007.
Associate Director of Information Technology.
Institute for the Study of Violent Groups, Spring 2003 – Spring 2007.
Adjunct Professor.
Sam Houston State University, Spring 2006.
Doctoral Teaching Fellow.
Sam Houston State University, 2001 – 2004.
Graduate Teaching Fellow.
Emporia State University, 8/97 – 8/99.
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PUBLICATIONS
Books
Joiner, G. D., Mikaberidze, A., Hale, W. C., Bronner, M., Dean, A., Ward, W.,
Callaway, W. L., & Pinner, D. (2016). 9/11: A Brief History and a Case Study of
America’s Worst Terrorist Attack. Louisiana State University Shreveport, LA: Strategy
Alternatives Consortium.
Palombo, B., Joiner, G., Hale, W. C., & White, C. (Spring 2012). Wicked Shreveport.
Charleston, SC: The History Press.
Institute for the Study of Violent Groups (2006). Extremist Groups: An International
Compilation of Terrorist Organizations, Violent Political Groups, and Issue-Oriented
Militant Movements (3rd
Edition). Office of International Criminal Justice & the
Institute for the Study of Violent Groups: Huntsville, TX. Chief architect of database
used for analysis and headed the information technology staff that created the maps and
network charts for the largest and most active terrorist groups in the world.
Articles in Refereed Journals & Other Publications
Hale, W. C. (2012). Extremism on the World Wide Web: A Research Review. Criminal
Justice Studies: A Critical Journal of Crime, Law & Society, 25 (4), 343-356.
~Special Issue: Homeland Security and Criminal Justice: Reflections and
Advancements Ten Years After 9/11. Guest Editor: Everette B. Penn
Hale, W. C. (2012, November 29). The Ku Klux Klan in Louisiana: A Brief Review.
Retrieved from http://extremisproject.org/2012/11/the-ku-klux-klan-in-louisiana-a-
brief-history/
Hale, W. C. (2012, December 5). The Internet and Right-Wing Extremism. Retrieved
from http://extremisproject.org/2012/12/the-internet-and-right-wing-extremism/
Mabrey, D., Miller, J. M., & Hale, W. C. (2007). New frontiers in tactical terrorism
analysis: An evaluation of machine learning techniques to support counter-terrorism
analysts decision making for predicting culpability in terrorist bombing attacks in Iraq.
In J. Auger & W. Wimbish (Eds.), Proteus futures digest: A compilation of selected
works derived from the 2006 proteus workshop (1st Edition). U.S. Army War College,
Carlisle Barracks, PA: The Proteus Management Group.
Hale, W. C. (2006). Information vs. intelligence: Construction and analysis of a
relational database of worldwide extremist activity. International Journal of Emergency
Management, 3 (4), 280 – 297.
Hale, C. (2002). Cybercrime: Facts & figures concerning this global dilemma. Crime &
Justice International, 18, 5-6, 24-26.
Vollum, S., & Hale, C. (2002). Electronic monitoring: A research review. Corrections
Compendium, 27, 1-4, 23-27.
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Other Scholarly Contributions
Hale, W. C. (2017). Anonymous Book Review (Cybercrime) - (Sage Publications, UK).
Hale, W. C. (2016). Anonymous Book Review (Cybercrime) - (Sage Publications, UK).
Hale, W. C. (2016). Anonymous Book Review (Cybercrime) - (Sage Publications, UK).
Hale, W. C., White, C., & Joiner, G. (2012, September). Wicked Shreveport: A
Presentation & Signing. Broadmoor Branch of Shreve Memorial Library, Shreveport,
LA.
Hale, W. C. & Joiner, G. (2012, July). Wicked Shreveport: A Presentation & Signing.
Shreve Memorial Library’s Hamilton/South Caddo Branch, Shreveport, LA.
Chief Architect and Database Administrator. Institute for the Study of Violent Groups
(ISVG), Sam Houston State University, 2003 – 2007.
~ This federally funded terrorism database tracked more than 1800 global and
domestic extremist groups. Finalist for the 2006 & 2007 Harvard/Mitretek
Innovations Award in Homeland Security.
PAPERS PRESENTED AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS
Hale, W. C. (2016, November). Truth in Data: Finding Historical Evidence for a Racially
Disadvantaged Criminal Justice System. Paper presented at the 2016 annual meeting of the
American Society of Criminology, New Orleans, LA.
Hale, W. C. (2016, November). Race Matters! Investigating University Retention and
Graduation Rates. Paper presented at the 2016 annual meeting of the American Society of
Criminology, New Orleans, LA.
Hale, W. C. (2016, November). Multicultural Education? Exploring Criminal Justice
Educational Experiences among Minority Students. Paper presented at the 2016 annual
meeting of the American Society of Criminology, New Orleans, LA.
Hale, W. C. (2016, April). The ISIS Affect? Examining Fear of Terrorism in the New Threat
Environment. Paper presented at the 2016 annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences, Denver, CO.
Hale, W. C. (2016, March). Aftermath! Examining Islamophobia both Before and After the
Formation of ISIS. Paper presented at the 2016 annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal
Justice Sciences, Denver, CO.
Hale, W. C. (2015, March). Southern Justice: An Examination of Racial Disparities in
Historical Police Records. Paper presented at the 2015 annual meeting of the Academy of
Criminal Justice Sciences, Orlando, FL.
Hale, W. C. (2015, March). Got Assessment? Using Data to Improve Criminal Justice
Program Quality & Effectiveness. Paper presented at the 2015 annual meeting of the Academy
of Criminal Justice Sciences, Orlando, FL.
Hale, W. C. (2014, February). Don’t Worry, Be Happy! An Exploration of Life Satisfaction
among Criminal Justice Students. Paper presented at the 2014 annual meeting of the Academy
of Criminal Justice Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.
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PAPERS PRESENTED AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS (cont.)
Arslan, H. T. & Hale, W. C. (2013, November). Antiabortion Violence: 40 Years after Roe v.
Wade. Paper presented at the 2013 annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology,
Atlanta, GA.
Hale, W. C., Palombo, B. J., & Young, R. (2013, March). Quality, Opportunity or Choice?
Assessing Program Satisfaction among Graduating Criminal Justice Majors. Paper presented
at the 2013 annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Dallas, TX.
McCuller, N. & Hale, W. C. (2013, March). Busted! A 50-Year Cross-Sectional Examination
of Historical Arrest Data. Paper presented at the 2013 annual meeting of the Academy of
Criminal Justice Sciences, Dallas, TX.
Hale, W. C. (2012, March). Attitudes toward Surveillance, Civil Liberty Restrictions, and
Feelings of Threat from Terrorism, Ten Years after 9/11. Paper presented at the 2012 annual
meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New York, NY.
Hale, W. C. (2012, March). Islamophobia: Examining Anti-Muslim Sentiment among Future
Criminal Justice Professionals. Paper presented at the 2012 annual meeting of the Academy
of Criminal Justice Sciences, New York, NY.
Palombo, B. J. & Hale, W. C. (2011, November). Non-Criminal Justice Students Taking
Criminal Justice Courses: Examining Factors Influencing Participation Outside their
Disciplinary Requirements. Paper presented at the 2011 annual meeting of the American
Society of Criminology, Washington DC.
Hale, W. C. (2011, March). Does a Course in Corrections Influence Occupational
Attractiveness? Paper presented at the 2011 annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal
Justice Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Hale, W. C. (2011, March). Career Choices and Characteristics of Nontraditional Criminal
Justice Undergraduates. Paper presented at the 2011 annual meeting of the Academy of
Criminal Justice Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Hale, W. C. (2011, March). Teaching Theory. Conference Panel - SAGE/ACJS Teaching
Workshop. 2011 annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Toronto,
Ontario, Canada.
Hale, W. C. (2010, February). Upgrade It! How Planned Obsolescence Scams Consumers,
Creates Waste, and Costs Lives. Paper presented at the 2010 annual meeting of the Academy
of Criminal Justice Sciences, San Diego, CA.
Hale, W. C. & Palombo, B. (2010, February). Bridging the Gap: Recruitment & Retention of
Non-Criminal Justice Majors. Paper presented at the 2010 annual meeting of the Academy of
Criminal Justice Sciences, San Diego, CA.
Hale, W. C. (2009, March). Buying and Selling Terror: Use of Web-based Technologies as a
Modern Fundraising Medium. Paper presented at the 2009 annual meeting of the Academy of
Criminal Justice Sciences, Boston, MA.
Hale, W. C. & Arslan, H. T. (2009, March). Antiabortion Violence: 35 Years after Roe v.
Wade. Paper presented at the 2009 annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences, Boston, MA.
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PAPERS PRESENTED AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS (cont.)
Hale, W. C. (2008, April). E-Recruiting Terror: Use of the Internet to Support Hate-
Motivated Extremist Objectives. Paper presented at the second regional conference on
International Security and Internal Safety, Natchitoches, LA.
Hale, W. C. (2008, March). Watching Terror: Content Analysis of Violent Animal Rights and
Environmental Extremist Videos. Paper presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the Academy
of Criminal Justice Sciences, Cincinnati, OH.
Hale, W. C. (2008, March). E-Waste: The Rich get Richer and the Poor get Poison. Paper
presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences,
Cincinnati, OH.
Hale, W. C., & Arslan, H. (2007, March). Researching Terror: The Importance of Model
Development. Paper presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences, Seattle, WA.
Mabrey, D., Miller, J. M., & Hale, W. C. (2006, August). New Frontiers in Tactical Terrorism
Analysis: An Evaluation of Machine Learning Techniques to Support Counter-terrorism
Analysts Decision Making for Predicting Culpability in Terrorist Bombing Attacks in Iraq.
Center for Strategic Leadership, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA.
Hale, W. C. (2006, March). Twenty-First Century Terrorism, Twenty-First Century Answers:
An Exploratory Study of Non-Traditional Multivariate Analyses for Analyzing Terrorism.
Paper presented at the 2006 annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences,
Baltimore, MD.
Hale, W. C. (2003, March). The War on Cybercrime: Too Little, Too Late? Lecture presented
at the annual meeting of CJET (Criminal Justice Educators of Texas), Huntsville, TX.
Hale, W. C. (2002, April). Cybercrime: A general overview. Lecture presented at the annual
meeting of CJET (Criminal Justice Educators of Texas), Huntsville, TX.
Hale, W. C. (2001, November). Law: Influenced by a select few or the consensual belief of
society as a whole? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of
Criminology, Atlanta, GA.
Hale, W. C. (2001, October). Providing customer service to prisoners: Total quality
management in correctional institutions. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice, San Antonio, TX.
Vollum, S., & Hale, W. C. (2000, October). Electronic monitoring: A review of the research.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice, El
Paso, TX.
Hale, W. C., Roberts, A. C., Farris, J. S., Rhone, D., & Davis, S. F. (1998, November). Taste
aversion in female rats. Poster presented at the Joint Perk/ NPS Convention, Emporia, KS.
Roberts, A. C., Hale, W. C., Rhone, D., Farris, J. S., & Davis, S. F. (1998, November).
Generalization and discrimination of taste aversion across a retention interval. Poster
presented at the Joint Perk/ NPS Convention, Emporia, KS.
Roberts, A. C., Hale, W. C., Lindberg, C. A., & Baker, K. D. (1998, November). Social
desirability and paranormal beliefs. Poster presented at the Joint Perk/ NPS Convention,
Emporia, KS.
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PAPERS PRESENTED AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS (cont.)
Wilson, S., Roberts, A. C., Hale, W. C., Gates, L., Pusater, T., Wozniak, W., Miller, R., &
Davis S. F. (1998, November). Live from fort worth: Classroom demonstrations. Presentation
conducted at the annual meeting of the Southwest Regional Conference for Teachers of
Psychology, Fort Worth, TX.
RECOGNITION OF SCHOLARLY/CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT
Awards
Sybil T. & J. Frederick Patten Endowed Professorship for Excellence in Teaching,
Professor Designate: 2012-2014
2011 Distinguished Scholarship and Leadership Award Recipient, School of Humanities &
Social Sciences, LSU Shreveport & the LSUS Foundation
SGA Professor of the Year Nominee and/or Top 20 Professor, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013,
2014, 2015, 2016, & 2017
SAGE/ACJS Junior Faculty Teaching Award Recipient, 2011
2007 Institute for the Study of Violent Groups (ISVG) and the College of Criminal Justice
Leadership Award Recipient, ISVG & Sam Houston State University
2006 & 2007 Harvard / Mitretek Innovations Award in Homeland Security Finalist (Top 5).
Awarded Doctoral Teaching Fellowships, Fall 2004; Spring 2003; Fall 2002; Spring 2002;
Fall 2001.
Awarded Graduate Teaching Fellowships, Spring 1999; Fall 1998; Spring 1998; Fall 1997.
Psi Chi, International Honor Society in Psychology, 1997 - present.
Dean’s Honor Roll, Kansas State University, Spring & Fall 1996.
Major Conference Session Chair
Hale, W. C. (2015, March). Session Chair. Assessment in criminal justice. 2015 annual
meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Orlando, FL.
Hale, W. C. (2014, February). Session Chair. Assessment in criminal justice: A view from our
students. 2014 annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.
Hale, W. C. (2012, March). Session Chair. Federal Law Enforcement/Homeland Security.
2012 annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New York, NY.
Hale, W. C. (2011, March). Session Chair. Corrections: Programming and Perceptions. 2011
annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Hale, W. C. (2009, March). Session Chair. Technology and Terrorism. 2009 annual meeting
of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Boston, MA.
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Lectureships
Hale, W. C. (2017, September). Apocalypse Now! Exploring the Psychopathology of
Terrorism. Research presented to the LSUS Psychology Club, LSU-Shreveport, LA.
Hale, W. C. (2017, February). Serial Murder. Research presented to the LSUS Psychology
Club, LSU-Shreveport, LA.
Hale, W. C. (2016, October). Have a Drink on Me! Prohibition, Crooked Cops, and
Bootlegging in Northwest Louisiana. Paper presented for the College of Arts and Sciences
Lecture Series, LSU-Shreveport, LA.
Hale, W. C. (2016, February). White Paramilitary Extremism in Northwest Louisiana: Then &
Now. Paper presented for the College of Arts and Sciences Lecture Series, LSU-Shreveport,
LA.
Hale, W. C. (2015, September). Does Race Matter? An Investigation of Historical Arrest
Records in Northwest Louisiana. Paper presented for the College of Arts and Sciences Lecture
Series, LSU-Shreveport, LA.
Hale, W. C. (2014, November). Cyberterrorism and Extremist Exploitation of the Internet.
Research presented for Information Systems, LSU-Shreveport, LA.
Hale, W. C. (2014, April). Revisiting the Turkey Coma Debate: An Investigation of Whether
Scheduling Impacts Student Performance on Final Examinations. Paper presented for the
College of Arts and Sciences Lecture Series, LSU-Shreveport, LA.
Hale, W. C. (2013, October). What Really Matters to Nontraditional Students? Paper
presented for the College of Arts and Sciences Lecture Series, LSU-Shreveport, LA.
Hale, W. C. (2012, September). Islamophobia: Do Race, Religion, or Politics Matter? Paper
presented for the College of Arts and Sciences Lecture Series, LSU-Shreveport, LA.
Hale, W. C. (2011, September). Lock Them Up? Attitudes toward Punishment and Job
Desirability among Criminal Justice Students. Paper presented for the College of Arts and
Sciences Lecture Series, LSU-Shreveport, LA.
Hale, W. C. (2010, April). Driver Beware: Greenwashing Ahead. Paper presented for the
Spring 2010 - College of Arts and Sciences Lecture Series, Louisiana State University,
Shreveport, LA.
Hale, W. C. (2009, September). E-Cycle It! What Really Happens to Your High-Tech Trash.
Paper presented for the Fall 2009 - College of Arts and Sciences Lecture Series, Louisiana
State University, Shreveport, LA.
Hale, W. C. (2008, January). International Lecture/Discussion on Crime Measurement.
Delegates included high ranking police officials from Cameroon, Comoros, DRC, Gabon, and
Madagascar, arranged by the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA), Roswell, NM.
Hale, W. C. (2007, November). WWW.HATE.ORG: Hate on the world wide web. Paper
presented at the Department of History & Social Sciences - Symposium on Racism,
Shreveport, LA.
Miller, J. M., Hale, W. C., & Mabrey, D. (2006, April). Tactical Terrorism Analysis: Machine
Learning Meets Insurgency in Iraq: An Interdisciplinary Research Program. COBA Research
Forum & the Department of Economics and International Business Seminar Series,
Huntsville, TX.
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Lectureships (cont.)
Hale, W. C. (2005, May). Final Advisory Board Meeting. Demonstrated ISVG relational
database for a second time to terrorism experts from the academe, the US Intelligence
Community, the Los Angeles Police Department, the Institute for Intergovernmental Research,
and private sector firms working in Homeland Security and Intelligence, Huntsville, TX.
Hale, W. C. (2004, August). Advisory Board Meeting. Demonstrated ISVG relational database
to terrorism experts from the academe, the US Intelligence Community, the Los Angeles
Police Department, the Institute for Intergovernmental Research, & private sector firms
working in Homeland Security and intelligence, Huntsville, TX.
Hale, W. C. (2003, June). Is Downloading Music a Cybercrime? 60 Million People can't be
Wrong. Lecture presented at Project Grad, Huntsville, TX.
Hale, W. C. (2003, June). International Lecture/Discussion of Cybercrime. Ms. Huang,
presiding Judge at Taiwan Kaohsiung Appellate Court, arranged by the Institute of
International Education (IIE), Huntsville, TX.
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FUNDED
LSUS 2016 - 2017 Technology Fee Grant - Upgrade Crime Analysis Lab – $20,786
Sybil T. & J. Frederick Patten Endowed Professorship for Excellence in Teaching,
Professor Designate: 2012-2014 – Approximately $10,000
Alpha Phi Sigma Advisor Grant Recipient, The National Criminal Justice Honor Society,
2011 & 2015 - $250
Campus Federal Credit Union (CFCU) Teaching Enhancement Fund (TEF) Recipient – 2010
– 2011 - $300; 2016 - $400
NIJ (National Institute of Justice) Mapping and Analysis for Public Safety (MAPS) Program
Scholarship Recipient – 2009 - $700
BORSF (Board Of Regents Support Fund) Grant – “EMI and Infrared Technology to Enhance
Interdisciplinary GIS Training” - $49,624 – Gary Joiner (CoPI) – 2009
LSUS – Faculty Development Grant – 2008, 2009 & 2016
LSUS 2007 - 2008 Technology Fee Grant - Crime Analysis Lab – $20,000
Awarded Academic Scholarships, Spring 2001; Fall 2000; Spring 2000; Fall 1999.
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DOCUMENTATION OF TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Courses
CJ 107: Introduction to Criminal Justice (LSUS) – In Class & Online
CJ 216: Corrections (LSUS)
CJ 250: Drug Abuse, Society and the Law (LSUS) - Online
CJ 320: Criminology (LSUS) - Online
CJ 330: Research Methods in the Social Sciences (LSUS)
CJ 399: Internship in Criminal Justice (LSUS)
CJ 405 / 690: Security Administration of Business & Industry (LSUS) –Major Revision
CJ 425 / 625: Violence in American Society - Online
CJ 430 / 630: Deviant Behavior and Social Response (LSUS)
CJ 475 / 675: White Collar Crime (LSUS) - – In Class & Online
CJ 495/ 695: Independent Reading and Research (LSUS)
CJ 408 / 608: Computer Apps. for CJ Management (LSUS) – Online (New Course Approved)
CJ 404 / 604: Cybercrime (SHSU / LSUS) – In Class & Online (New Course Approved)
CJ 410 / 610: Crime Analysis (SHSU / LSUS) – In Class & Online (New Course Approved)
CJ 406 / 606: Geographic Profiling in Criminal Justice (LSUS) – New Course Approved
CJ 402 / 602: Terrorism (LSUS) - (New Course Approved)
CJ 400 / 600: Homeland Security (LSUS) – In Class & Online (New Course Approved)
CJ 490: Special Topics: Sex & Society (LSUS)
CJ 490: Special Topics: Racism (LSUS)
CJ 490: Special Topics: Serial Killers (LSUS) (New Course Approved)
CJ 530: Critical Analysis of Justice Administration - Online (SHSU)
ILEA: Measuring Crime (ILEA)
PY 231: Psychology of Adjustment (ESU)
PY 100: Introduction to Psychology (ESU)
Theses Directing or Directed (Master of Liberal Arts Program)
Welsh, S. E. (2017). Occult Influence on Crime and Violence (Master's Thesis). Louisiana
State University Shreveport, Shreveport, LA.
Ashby, C. (2015). Campus Perception of Safety (Master’s Thesis). Louisiana State University
Shreveport, Shreveport, LA.
Pope, A. (Fall 2014). Female Criminality (Master's Thesis). Louisiana State University –
Shreveport, Shreveport, LA.
Moree, C. (2014 Spring). American Vs. American: Truths and Myths Behind the Terrorist
Attacks of September 11, 2001 (Master’s thesis). Louisiana State University – Shreveport,
Shreveport, LA.
Spencer, L. (Fall 2013). Legalization of Prostitution: An Analysis of the Economic, Health,
and Safety Implications of Sex Work (Master’s thesis). Louisiana State University –
Shreveport, Shreveport, LA.
Robins, R. (Fall 2013). Against All Enemies Foreign and Domestic: Examining Operational
Roles of the Armed Forces within the United States (Master’s thesis). Louisiana State
University – Shreveport, Shreveport, LA.
Johnson, N. K. (2011). An examination of fear as a predictor of an individual's attitude
toward severity of punishment (Master’s Thesis). Louisiana State University – Shreveport,
Shreveport, LA.
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Theses Committees (Master of Liberal Arts Program)
Gordy, D. (Spring 2017 - Present). Pedagogy & Pop Culture (Master's Thesis). Louisiana
State University Shreveport, Shreveport, LA.
Dean, A. (Fall 2016). The Misuse of Air Power in the Vietnam War (Master's Thesis).
Louisiana State University Shreveport, Shreveport, LA.
Matthews, R. (Spring 2015). Military Air Power (Master's Thesis). Louisiana State University
– Shreveport, Shreveport, LA.
Pierre, L. (2010). An examination of the problems law enforcement agencies of rural parishes
in northwest Louisiana encounter in tracking unregistered sex offenders and development of a
sex offender tracking system prototype to assist agencies in tracking and apprehending
fugitive sex offenders (Master’s thesis). Louisiana State University – Shreveport, Shreveport,
LA.
Lafayette, S. F. (2010). African Americans: Integrated yet separated in the twenty-first
century - an examination of chief institutions and a look into Louisiana (Master’s thesis).
Louisiana State University – Shreveport, Shreveport, LA.
Wright, D. V. (2010). From Simpkins to Glover: Implementing Lincoln's hope for democratic
citizenship in the deep south (Master’s thesis). Louisiana State University – Shreveport,
Shreveport, LA.
Pilat, A. (2009). (Master’s thesis). Louisiana State University – Shreveport, Shreveport, LA.
Independent Studies Directed (Graduate & Undergraduate)
Fall 2017: Kevin Baxter (Doctoral Leadership Studies Doctoral Program Site
Supervisor); William Willcox (Undergraduate)
Spring 2017: Kevin Baxter (Doctoral Leadership Studies Doctoral Program Site
Supervisor); Sarah Welsh (Master of Liberal Arts); Trina Day, Michelle
Mcgee (Undergraduates)
Spring 2016: Jamie Christiana, Crystal Sanford (Undergraduates)
Fall 2015: Elizabeth Bush (Undergraduate), Michael Shanley (Master of Liberal Arts)
Spring 2015: Chris Propes (Undergraduate)
Fall 2014: Ashley Ince, Brittany Sanders (Undergraduates)
Summer 2014: Ashley Ince (Undergraduate)
Spring 2013: Ashley Pope, Chris Moree, Jason Rachal (Master of Liberal Arts Program)
Fall 2012: Nova McCuller, Candace Singer (Undergraduates)
Spring 2012: Nova McCuller (Undergraduate)
Fall 2010: Sara Vandine (Master of Liberal Arts Program)
Internships Directed (Undergraduates)
Spring 2017: Whitney Rich, Dominique Moreland, David Hamm
Spring 2016: Dionecia Warr
Spring 2015: Chris Propes
Fall 2014: Fa'tina Pratt, Maria Schiele
Spring 2012: Andralene Monroe
Fall 2011: Anton Razepine, Shawn Moy, Kedrian Tilmon
Spring 2011: Lynzee Cannon, Tequila Hope, Sha Vonda Jones
Spring 2010: Jennifer McGee, Melissa Mitchell
Fall 2009: Dominique Dixon, Ashley White
Spring 2009: Audra Moss, Paula Pickard, Matthew Rodgers
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Workshops & Experience
LSUS Online Instruction Program (OIP) - Fall 2014
2014 AFCEA Homeland Security Conference, Washington, DC.
Conference Attendee
United States Attorney’s Office Western District of Louisiana – 8/3/2012 Training Seminar: Lessons from Jonesboro, Littleton & Vietnam: How Kids Are Learning to
Kill & Learning to Like It. Conducted by LTC Dave Grossman
ACJS / SAGE Teaching Workshop - March 2011 2011 annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Air Minded Seminar – 2/19/2009.
LSUS Faculty Representative. Eighth Air Force Air Minded Seminar. Barksdale AFB, LA.
International Conference on Cyber Security – 1/6/2009 – 1/8/2009.
LSUS Faculty Representative. International Conference on Cyber Security. A Global
Solution to Emerging Cyber Threats. Fordham University, New York, NY.
Information Systems Security Colloquium – 6/2/2008 – 6/4/2008.
LSUS Faculty Representative.12th Annual Colloquium for Information Systems
Security Education: Industrial Cyber Security: A Global Imperative. Dallas, TX.
Cyber Awareness Summit – 10/7/2008 – 10/9/2008.
Cyber Awareness Summit. Bossier City – Shreveport, LA.
Proteus Futures Academic Workshop – 8/22/2006 – 8/24/2006.
Proteus Futures Academic Workshop. Analyzing Future Complex National Security
Challenges within the Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental and Multinational
Environment. U.S. Army War College - Carlisle Barracks, PA.
Community Wide Predictive Analysis Workshop – 12/5/2006
Community Wide Predictive Analysis Workshop. MITRE Building - Washington, DC
Sponsored by OUSD AT&L Counter Terrorism Technology Task Force (CTTTF);
Joint Staff J3 S&T; and the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA).
Kansas Department of Corrections – Emporia Parole Office, 2/99 – 5/99.
Internship consisted of working with parole officers in Emporia and other surrounding Kansas
communities. Duties consisted of assisting the parole officers with paper work and client
home and office visits.
Kansas Department of Corrections – DCCCA Treatment Center, 1/98 – 5/99.
Internship consisted of working with paroled sex offenders in Northeast Kansas. The major
focus of the work involved helping the offender successfully assimilate back into society.
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Technical Training
Xanalysis – Boston, MA, 2005.
Trained to use both Link Explorer 5.2 (User-Level Tools) and Link Explorer 5.2 Pro
(Administrative Tools). This software analyses data to quickly uncover critical connections
and associations among extremist groups.
C-TREC – Houston, TX, 8/03 – 11/03.
Completed training courses pertaining to database design and administration: Microsoft
Access; SQL Server; and Network Infrastructure.
Webmaster – Sam Houston State University, 2000 – 2003.
Duties consisted of both Web Page design and maintenance of the Sam Houston State
University: George J. Beto Criminal Justice Center Web Site. Received Microsoft Expert
Level Certification in Microsoft Office 2000.
Computer Services – Sam Houston State University, 1999 – 2000.
Duties consisted of teaching and assisting numerous faculty members concerning various
computer software applications.
MAJOR AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST
Research Interests
Shreveport Historical Arrest Project. Fall 2010 – present.
With the assistance of both undergraduate and graduate students, and in cooperation with Noel
Memorial Library’s Archives and Special Collections Department, this research involves the
continued transcription and analysis of 50 years of handwritten arrest records.
Recruitment & Retention of Criminal Justice Students. Spring 2010 – present.
This research involves the continued assessment of recruitment and retention of Criminal
Justice Students.
Extremist Use of the Internet. Fall 2003 – present.
In this ever-changing environment, this research will continue to examine and understand
Internet usage by these groups.
Professional Memberships
Terrorism Research Center – 2014 – present.
Alpha Phi Sigma – 2009 – present.
Proteus Management Group – Fellow, 2006 – present.
Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association – 2008 – present.
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, 2000 – present.
American Society of Criminology, 2000 – present.
Phi Chi – 1997 – present.
Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice, 2000 – 2005.
Society for the Study of Social Problems, 2001.
American Psychology Association, 1998 – 2000.
Southwestern Psychological Association, 1998 – 2000.
Psychological & Educational Research in Kansas, 1998 – 2000.
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UNIVERSITY SERVICE
LSU Shreveport Badging Committee.
Louisiana State University Shreveport, Fall 2017 - present.
LSU Shreveport Retention Committee.
Louisiana State University Shreveport, Fall 2015 - present.
LSU Shreveport Cyber Security Team
Louisiana State University Shreveport, Fall 2014 – present.
Faculty Senator. College of Arts & Sciences
Louisiana State University, Shreveport, Fall 2010 – Spring 2013.
Co-Advisor. Lambda Sigma Upsilon Chapter
Alpha Phi Sigma – Criminal Justice Honor Society, Spring 2009 – present.
Committee Member. University Instruction & Professional Development Committee
Louisiana State University, Shreveport, Fall 2011 - present.
Co-Webmaster. Department of History & Social Sciences
Louisiana State University, Shreveport, Spring 2010 - present.
Committee Member. Department of History & Social Sciences
Curriculum Review Committee; Technology Committee; Recruitment Committee
Louisiana State University, Shreveport, Fall 2007 - present.
Committee Member. College of Arts & Sciences Advising Committee
Louisiana State University, Shreveport, 2009 - 2011.
Faculty Member. Louisiana State University, Shreveport
Cyber Operations Security Institute (COSI), Fall 2008.
PUBLIC SERVICE
Hale, W. C. (2012, February). Sampling, Survey Research and Other Ways of Asking
Questions. Presentation for the Behavioral, Educational, and Social Research Interest Group
(BESRIG) at the LSU Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC), Shreveport, LA.
Hale, W. C. (2011, January). Religion & Terrorism: The Middle East Crisis. Presentation for
parishioners of the First United Methodist Church, Shreveport, LA.
U.S. Army, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX, December 1992.
United States Army Reserves, Topeka/Fort Riley, KS, 1992 – 1999, Honorable
410th EVAC Hospital (WTNQAA)/ 4204
th United States Army Hospital
REFERENCES
Available upon request.
Updated: Wednesday, September 06, 2017
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