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Designed the curriculum, created all new courses, and wrote the proposal submitted to the KSU Faculty Senate for a counseling psychology program designed to train students to become Licensed Practical Counselors in Kentucky. All courses have been approved at the university level (60 hours, structured per the requirements of the Kentucky Board of Professional Counselors). Program submission to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education and SACS-COC is pending the hire of a qualified counseling/clinical faculty member in the Psychology department.
"Bluegrass State Intelligence Consortium Center for Academic Excellence Subaward." KSU Co-PI: Mara L. Merlino. Submitted to Eastern Kentucky University, August 2017; Subaward amount requested; $80,106. Awarded $80,106.
“Cognitive Human Factors and Forensic Document Examiner Methods and Procedures.” PI: Mara L. Merlino. Submitted to the National Institute of Justice, April 2015; Awarded, $728,615.
“Validity, Reliability, Accuracy, and Bias in Forensic Signature Identification.” PI: Mara L. Merlino. Co-PI: Tierra M. Freeman, Ph.D.: Submitted to the National Institute of Justice, April 2010; Awarded, $466,710.
“International Association for Intelligence Education 14th Annual Conference.” Bluegrass State Intelligence Community Center of Academic Excellence Scholars Program Grant, Eastern Kentucky University (Student Chandler Al Namer), March 2018; Awarded, $3,967.
“ICDTIC 2018: 20th International Conference on Defense, Terrorism, and Intelligence Community.” Bluegrass State Intelligence Community Center of Academic Excellence Scholars Program Grant, Eastern Kentucky University (Student Dennis Hall), March 2018; Awarded, $2,169.
“ICDTIC 2018: 20th International Conference on Defense, Terrorism, and Intelligence Community.” Bluegrass State Intelligence Community Center of Academic Excellence Scholars Program Grant, Eastern Kentucky University (Student Eric Mason), March 2018; Awarded, $2,169.
“ICDTIC 2018: 20th International Conference on Defense, Terrorism, and Intelligence Community.” Bluegrass State Intelligence Community Center of Academic Excellence Scholars Program Grant, Eastern Kentucky University (Student Travers Brown), March 2018; Awarded, $2,169.
“Nonverbal Communication and Deception: A Multi-Method Investigation of Physical Indicators of Deception.” Bluegrass State Intelligence Community Center of Academic Excellence Scholars Program Grant, Eastern Kentucky University (Student Ivan Duvall), May 2016; Awarded, $2,971.
“Leadership Exchange/The Global Leadership Program in Prague, Czech Republic.” Bluegrass State Intelligence Community Center of Academic Excellence Scholars Program Grant, Eastern Kentucky University (Student Olivia Burkett), May 2016; Awarded, $3,000.
Faculty Grants