Education

Degrees

• Ph.D. in Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati, Expected 2028
  • Dissertation: TBA | Advisor: TBA
• Graduate Certificate, Data Analytics, University of Cincinnati, Expected December 2026
• Graduate Certificate, Correctional Rehabilitation, University of Cincinnati, 2026
• M.S. in Criminal Justice, Lamar University, 2023
• M.B.A. in Business Administration, University of Phoenix, 2011
• B.A. in History, Eckerd College, 2002
• Undergraduate Certificate, Basic Law Enforcement, St. Petersburg College, 2000

Academic Fellowships, Honors, and Awards

• 2024 – present: Dean’s Fellowship, University of Cincinnati
• 2025 – 2026: Elinor Ostrom Fellowship, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
• 2024: Early Career Travel Award, Division of Convict Criminology, American Society of Criminology
• 2023: Conference Scholarship Award, National Conference on Higher Education in Prison
• 2023: Inducted into Alpha Phi Sigma Criminal Justice Honor Society