Experience

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  University of kansas

  Aug 1992 - Dec 1992

  Instructor

  My responsibilities related to classroom teaching were to prepare lectures for classes; prepare syllabi for classes; formulate and grade class assignments; prepare and grade exams; calculate grades; meet with students outside class for help; and integrate new learning into existing classes

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  National science foundation

  Jan 2006 - Aug 2008

  Program director

  • Provided leadership, implemented review and evaluation process, and coordinated program tasks and responsibilities for the Sociology, Law and Social Science (LSS), and Political Science Programs. • Designed and implemented the review and evaluation process for Sociology Advisory Panels (2006-2008), Sociology Dissertation Advisory Panels (2006-2008), Law and Social Science (LSS) Advisory Panels (2006-2008), and Political Science Dissertation Advisory Panels (2006, 2007)• selected qualified scholars to provide objective reviews on proposals either as individuals or as members of a panel• conducted final review of proposals and made evaluations• monitored the progress of awards through review and evaluation of reports and publications submitted by awardees. • Managed ongoing grants, contracts, interagency and cooperative agreements for the Sociology, Law and Social Science (LSS), and Political Science Programs. • Organized materials and assisted in the planning of the Committee of Visitors (COV) evaluation for the Sociology Program (2007).• Selected panelists and served as the Social and Economic Sciences (SES) representative for the Agents of Change (AOC) panel for the Human and Social Dynamics (HSD) Competition (2007). • Assisted in organizing “The General Social Survey: The Next Decade and Beyond: Workshop on Planning for the Future of the GSS,” held at the NSF in Arlington, VA on May 2-3, 2007. • Reviewed and evaluated funded projects for the Partnership for International Research and Education (PIRE) Revise Site Visit (RSV) program. Show less

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  Tulane university

  Jul 2008 - now

  • Professor of Sociology

    Jul 1997 - now

  • Associate Dean of Graduate Programs, Grants, and Research, School of Liberal Arts

    Jul 2015 - Jul 2020

  • Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

    Jul 2008 - Jun 2015
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  Investigative criminology security (ics) consulting, llc

  Jan 2019 - now

  Principal consultant

  I approach premises security litigation using the research methods and theories of forensic criminology, which is the application of criminological knowledge to matters of immediate concern to various courts of law. The theories and perspectives that make up forensic criminology include environmental criminology, situational crime prevention approaches, crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED), situational opportunity perspectives, crime pattern theory, and place management theory. I discuss these theories in my book (co-authored with Daniel B. Kennedy). These theories provide the analytical foundation for the following analyses:o Crime Foreseeabilityo Appropriate Standards of Careo Proximate Causation AnalysisICS Consulting provides case consultation and expert testimony equally for plaintiff and defense in the following sample areas:1. Premises Liability for Inadequate/Negligent Security2. Workplace Violence3. Administrative Negligence - e.g., Negligent Hiring, Supervision, Training, Retention, Show less