Courses Developed/Created and Approved: LEN 2200 Corrections, LEN 2400 Criminology, LEN 1400 Intro to Policing, PSY 1210 Gen. Psychology, PSY 1360 Life Span Development, PSY 1400 Psychology of Personality Theories, PSY 2210 Abnormal Psychology, BSS 470 Behavioral Profiling

Student Thesis/Dissertation Committee Work:

Master’s Thesis Committee Member, Marlene Browning, Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Behavioral Sciences (MIBS) “Citizen Video Journalism and Cynicism toward Police in the United States: Results from a study examining cynicism toward the police.” January, 2017.

Master's Thesis Chair, Chandler Alnamer, “The Reliability and Validity of Lie Detection Methods.” MIBS, January, 2019

Master's Thesis Chair, Brandon Story, “Review of Age, Gender, and Race Effects on Suggestibility and False Confessions.” MIBS. January, 2019.

Master's Thesis Chair, Dennis Hall, “Diversion and its Effects on Recidivism.” MIBS. January, 2019

Master's Thesis Committee Member, Nandi Thomas, MIBS, June, 2019.

Professional Affiliations/Memberships:

Consortium of Police and Public Safety Psychologists- 2016-Present

Society for Police and Criminal Psychology- 2016-Present

Peer Reviewer Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology- 2016-Present

Publications:

Publications: Browning, M., Merlino, M., & Sharp, J. (2020). Citizen journalism and cynicism towards police in the U.S. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology. -Accepted April 2020