w. chris hale, ph.d. - lsu shreveport

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W. Chris Hale, Ph.D.

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)/ 4204th United States Army Hospital

TEACHING, SERVICE & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Full Professor. 4/4 Teaching Load.

Louisiana State University Shreveport, Fall 2019 - present.

Criminal Justice Program Director.

Louisiana State University Shreveport, Spring 2014 - present.

Chapter Coordinator.

Order of the Sword & Shield – National Honor Society for Homeland Security,

Intelligence, Emergency Management & all Protective Security Disciplines,

Spring 2020 – present.

Chapter Advisor. Lambda Sigma Upsilon

Alpha Phi Sigma – Criminal Justice Honor Society, Spring 2009 – present.

Associate Professor. 4/4 Teaching Load.

Louisiana State University Shreveport, Fall 2013 – Spring 2019.

LSU IT Governance Council - Research Technology Subcommittee.

Louisiana State University System, Summer 2018 – present.

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Committee Member. University Policy & Personnel Committee


Committee Member. University Professorship Committee


Assistant Professor. 4/4 Teaching Load.


Faculty Senator. College of Arts & Sciences


Committee Member. University Instruction & Professional Development Committee


Co-Webmaster. Department of History & Social Sciences


Committee Member. Department of History & Social Sciences

Curriculum Review Committee; Technology Committee; Recruitment Committee


LSU Shreveport Retention Committee.

Louisiana State University Shreveport, Fall 2015.

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

Hale, W. C. (2021). Deleting Terror: Exploring the Ethical Aspects of Countering Online

Extremism. In D. Mackey & K. Elvey (Eds.), Society, Ethics, and the Law: A Reader (1st

Edition). Jones & Bartlett Publishing, Burlington, MA.

Chikeleze, M., Virgil, J., Hale, W., Johnson, I., Williams, D. (2021). Police Supervisors’

Servant Leadership and Line Officers’ Job Satisfaction: A Field Study. Servant Leadership:

Theory and Practice, 8 (1), 13-28.

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.

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

Palombo, B., Joiner, G., Hale, W. C., & White, C. (Spring 2012). Wicked Shreveport.

Charleston, SC: The History Press.

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.

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.

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., 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. (2022, March). Victimization and Fear of Crime as Predictors of Perceptions of

Crime Seriousness. Accepted for presentation at the 2022 annual meeting of the Academy of

Criminal Justice Sciences, Las Vegas, NV.

Hale, W. C. (2022, March). Black Lives Matter and Higher Education: Reassessing Student

Perceptions of Racial and Gender Insensitivity in the Classroom. Accepted for presentation at

the 2022 annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Las Vegas, NV.

Hale, W. C. (2020, September). American Swastika: Examining 150 Years of Hate. Paper

presented at the 2020 Southern Criminal Justice Association Research Showcase.

Hale, W. C. (2019, October). Digital Radicalization: What Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube

are Doing to Fight Extremist Content. Paper presented at the 2019 annual meeting of the Mid-

South Sociological Association, Jackson, MS.

Hale, W. C. (2019, March). Deleting Terror: Exploring the Ethical Aspects of Countering

Online Extremism [Panel Presentation]. Paper presented at the 2019 annual meeting of the

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Baltimore, MA.

Hale, W. C. (2019, March). Fear in the Age of Terror: Perceptions of University Students on

Safety and Security. Paper presented at the 2019 annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal

Justice Sciences, Baltimore, MA.

Hale, W. C. (2019, March). Meeting Criminal Justice Assessment Objectives: Student

Perceptions versus Reality. Paper presented at the 2019 annual meeting of the Academy of

Criminal Justice Sciences, Baltimore, MA.

Hale, W. C. (2018, September). Intolerance and Discrimination Against Muslims:

Implications For Criminal Justice Educators. Paper presented at the 2018 annual meeting of

the Southern Criminal Justice Association, Pensacola, FL.

Hale, W. C. (2018, February). What the Professor Said: Investigating Student Perceptions of

Racial and Gender Insensitivity in the Classroom. Paper presented at the 2018 annual meeting

of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New Orleans, LA.

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Hale, W. C. (2018, February). Towards a Common Vision: Understanding Attitudes about

Group Work among Future Criminal Justice Professionals. Paper presented at the 2018

annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New Orleans, LA.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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

Elmer N. & Barbara Simon Endowed Professorship for Excellence in Teaching,

Professor Designate: 2020-2022

Sybil T. & J. Frederick Patten Endowed Professorship for Excellence in Teaching,


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

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.

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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. (2019, March). Session Chair. Homeland Security, Terrorism, and Transnational

Crime. 2019 annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Baltimore, MA.

Hale, W. C. (2019, March). Session Chair. Criminal Justice Assessment. 2019 annual meeting

of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Baltimore, MA.

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.

Community / Campus Presentations

Hale, W. C. (2021, April). Paraphilia: Exploring the Development of Sexual Predators Who

Become Murderers. Presentation for the LSUS Psychology Club, LSU-Shreveport, LA.

Hale, W. C. (2018, September). Into the Darkness: Exploring the Phenomenon of Serial

Murder. MLA Showcase Research Presentation - Broadmoor Library, Shreveport, LA.

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.

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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 Dept. of Economics and International Business Seminar Series, Huntsville, TX.

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.

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GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FUNDED

Elmer N. & Barbara Simon Endowed Professorship for Excellence in Teaching,


LSUS 2018 - 2019 Technology Fee Grant – ArkLaTex Center for the Study of Hate &

Extremism – $4,506

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; 2019 - $300

Campus Federal Credit Union (CFCU) Teaching Enhancement Fund (TEF) Recipient – 2010

– 2011 - $300; 2016 - $400; 2018 - $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, 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021

LSUS 2007 - 2008 Technology Fee Grant - Crime Analysis Lab – $20,000

Awarded Academic Scholarships, Spring 2001; Fall 2000; Spring 2000; Fall 1999.

DOCUMENTATION OF TEACHING ACTIVITIES

Courses & Concentrations

Bachelor of Criminal Justice – Security Studies Concentration – Approved Fall 2018

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 440 / 640: Serial Killers (LSUS) (New Course Approved)

CJ 465 / 690: Sex Crimes & Sexual Deviance (LSUS) - Online

CJ 490: Special Topics: Sex & Society (LSUS)

CJ 490: Special Topics: Racism (LSUS)

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CJ 490 / 690: Special Topics: Mass Murder (LSUS) - Online

CJ 490 / 690: Special Topics: Criminal Psychology (LSUS) - Online

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)

Dissertation Committees (Leadership Studies Doctoral Program)

Davis, L. P. (Spring 2021). A Study on the Influence of Field Training Programs on Current

Law Enforcement Leaders (Dissertation). Louisiana State University Shreveport, Shreveport,

LA.

Baxter, K., Grove, R., & Pitney, J. (Spring 2020). Leadership Education for Law Enforcement

Mid-Level Managers and Effect on Leadership Traits (Dissertation). Louisiana State

University Shreveport, Shreveport, LA.

Theses Directed (Master of Liberal Arts Program)

Welsh, S. E. (Spring 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.

Moree, C. (Spring 2014). 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.

Theses Committees (Master of Liberal Arts Program)

Harkness, S. (Spring 2020 - Present). Fascism and the American Presidency in the Court of

Public Opinion (Master's Thesis). Louisiana State University Shreveport, Shreveport, LA.

Gordy, D. (Spring 2017). 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.

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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)

Spring 2021: Bryant, Brittany (Undergraduate)

Fall 2020: Bryant, Brittany (Undergraduate); Thomas, Tori (Graduate)

Spring 2020: David Jones (Undergraduate)

Spring 2019: Tamona Davis, Jeffrey Guilbeau (Undergraduates)

Fall 2018: James Patterson (Undergraduate)

Spring 2018: Kevin Baxter (Doctoral Leadership Studies Doctoral Program Site Supervisor)

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 2019: Chanell Gardner

Spring 2018: Connor McMurtry

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

R Statistical Analysis Training – Fall 2019

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.

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.

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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

ARKLATEX Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism. Fall 2018 – present.

With the assistance of LSUS undergraduate and graduate students, this research will develop

an Open Source Intelligence Relational Database (OSINT-RDB) for the study of hate and

extremism in the ArkLaTex.

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

Order of the Sword & Shield – 2020 – present.

Terrorism Research Center – 2014 – present.

Alpha Phi Sigma – 2009 – present.

Proteus Management Group – Fellow, 2006 – present.

Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences

American Society of Criminology

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

Criminal Justice Program Director.


Chapter Coordinator.

Order of the Sword & Shield – National Honor Society for Homeland Security, Intelligence,

Emergency Management & all Protective Security Disciplines, Spring 2020 – present.

LSU IT Governance Council - Research Technology Subcommittee.

Louisiana State University System, Summer 2018 – present.

Committee Member. University Policy & Personnel Committee

Louisiana State University Shreveport, Fall 2021 – present.

Committee Member. University Professorship Committee

Louisiana State University Shreveport, Fall 2021 – present.

LSU Shreveport Badging Committee.


LSU Shreveport Retention Committee.


LSU Shreveport Cyber Security Team


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.

Faculty Member. Louisiana State University, Shreveport

Cyber Operations Security Institute (COSI), Fall 2008.

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COMMUNITY & PUBLIC SERVICE

Servant Leadership in Law Enforcement, 2018 – Present.

Primary Criminal Justice Research Advisor.

MLA Showcase Research Presentation - Broadmoor Library, Shreveport, LA, 2018.

Hale, W. C. (2018, September). Into the Darkness: Exploring the Phenomenon of Serial

Murder. MLA Showcase Research Presentation - Broadmoor Library, Shreveport, LA.

Shreveport Community Lectureships – College of Arts & Sciences Lecture Series,

2009 – Present.

Since 2009, I have had the opportunity to present nine research studies to a broader audience

of faculty, students, retirees, and members of the general public through this important series.

Please see presentations under lectureships above.

LSU Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC), Shreveport, LA, 2012.

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.

First United Methodist Church, Shreveport, LA, 2011.

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, 1992 – 1999.

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)/ 4204th United States Army Hospital

REFERENCES

Available upon request.

Updated: Wednesday, October 27, 2021

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