EDUCATION
Rosemont College of the Holy Child Jesus
MS Forensic Sociology and Criminology 2017
Thesis “Stress and Community Based Corrections”
The Pennsylvania State University – Abington College
BS Administration of Justice 2012
Undergraduate Research Project: “Job Stress and Community Supervision”
Delaware County Community College
AAS General Studies 2008
Concentration: Labor Relations
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
The Pennsylvania State University
Part-time Professor of Criminal Justice
Courses Taught:
US Courts (UG)
Corrections in America (UG)
Introduction to Criminal Justice (UG)
Alternatives to Incarceration (UG)
Rosemont College
Adjunct Professor Criminal Justice 2018 – Present
Courses Taught:
Probation, Parole and Community Corrections (UG)
Introduction to Corrections (UG)
Contemporary Issues in Forensic Counseling (G)
Offender Treatment (G)
Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole – Basic Training Academy
Adjunct Instructor 2014 – Present
Courses Taught: Level Service Inventory Revised (LSI-R)
Basic First Aid and CPR
PA Department of Corrections – Elizabethtown Training Academy
Adjunct Instructor 2009 – 2012
Courses Taught: Basic First Aid and CPR
Training for Staff Trainers
RELATED EXPERIENCE
The Pennsylvania State University
Criminal Justice Research Center
Research Specialist (2020 – Present)
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
Parole Agent 2 2012 – Present
Professional casework in the supervision of probationers and parolees in the state probation and parole system. Responsible for the supervision and counseling of offenders to foster personal, social and economic adjustment into the community.
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections – Bureau of Community Corrections
Field Investigator 2009 – 2012
Responsible field investigation work in the enforcement of state laws and regulations within the State Intermediate Punishment Program. Conducted background Investigations on contracted employee in compliance with Bureau standards and practices.
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
Corrections Officer 1 2007 – 2009
Responsible for the care, custody, control, and non-professional counseling of inmates at a state correctional facility on an assigned shift. Directed inmate activities in cellblocks, housing units, work areas, dining areas, and recreation areas. Observed inmates from various locations throughout the facility to ensure security is maintained and facility rules are adhered to.
PRESENTATIONS
“Supervising the LGBT Offender” – 2017 PAPPC/MASCA Annual Conference, Pocono, PA
“Elevating the Voices of Victims in the Paroling Process” – 2018 APPA Training Institute, Philadelphia, PA
AWARDS
Excellence in Victim Services – Pennsylvania Office of the Victim Advocate 2015
Graduate Key Scholastic Honors Award – American Criminal Justice Association Lambda Alpha Epsilon 2018
MEMBERSHIPS
American Probation and Parole Association
Pennsylvania Association on Probation, Parole and Corrections
Fraternal Order of Police – Pennsylvania Criminal Investigators Lodge 92
Golden Key International Honor Society
American Criminal Justice Association