Curriculum Vita. Brenda Rowe, JD Eagle s Nest St. Round Rock, TX Tel. (512) rowefamily@austin.rr.com

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1 Curriculum Vita Brenda Rowe, JD 4007 Eagle s Nest St. Round Rock, TX Tel. (512) rowefamily@austin.rr.com RESEARCH INTERESTS Research interests include police-prosecutor relations and search and seizure law. EDUCATION Spring 2005 present Doctorate of Philosophy Criminal Justice Sam Houston State (Expected August, 2012; currently ABD) Juris Doctorate of Texas School of Law Bachelor of Arts Double Major: Political Science, Economics of North Texas PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE May 2007 May 2008 Doctoral Research Assistant Institute for Legal Studies in Criminal Justice Sam Houston State Responsibilities included: conducting research on police-prosecutor interaction styles in Texas, as perceived by police chiefs; this research may be used to develop training materials for the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas (LEMIT).

2 Summer 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2007, and Fall 2007 Adjunct Instructor Texas State, Criminal Justice Department, Round Rock Higher Education Center Responsibilities included: Teaching undergraduate Forensic Evidence (CJ 3329) course and Research in Criminal Justice (CJ 3346) course (writing intensive). June 2001 November 2002 Case Law Editor Lexis-Nexis Responsibilities included: drafting case law summaries in accordance with editorial guidelines and under time pressure; meeting weekly production quotas; co-chairing the Criminal Law Committee of the Practice Area Examples Project. November 2000 June 2001 Bill Analysis Coordinator Texas House of Representatives, House Bill Analysis Responsibilities included: insuring staff met deadlines for committee hearings; supervising and training bill analysts; training staff in statutory interpretation and legal research; editing bill analyses; serving as liaison to Representatives and committee clerks. Highest volume client: Criminal Justice Committee. August 2000 Criminal Defense Attorney Responsibilities included: misdemeanor criminal defense; interviewing witnesses, trial preparation, trial.

3 December 1998 June 2000 Assistant Criminal District Attorney Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney s Office Accomplishments included: tried 23 jury trials; negotiated over 100 cases per month to final disposition; as first chair trial prosecutor, won eight out of eleven verdicts. Responsibilities included: domestic violence cases; DWI cases; other misdemeanor cases; handling large volume of cases under tight deadlines with wide latitude to use prosecutorial discretion; preparing to go to trial on 15 to 25 case for each weekly trial docket; interviewing witnesses; evaluating trial risks; presenting oral arguments at hearings; drafting motions and responses; creating demonstrative exhibits; and handling competency and bond hearings. June 1997 November 1997 Cain Fellow Intern Travis County District Attorney s Office Responsibilities included: assisting prosecutors with criminal trial preparation, discovery, jury selection. January 1997 May 1997 Student Attorney Criminal Defense Clinic, of Texas School of Law Responsibilities included: defending indigent misdemeanor criminal defendants under the supervision of an attorney. December 1996 February 1997 Law Clerk Williamson County Attorney s Office Responsibilities included: assisting prosecutors with criminal trial preparation, case intake, discovery, appellate briefs.

4 September 1996 May 1997 Symposium Co-Chair, Vol. 24 Editorial Board American Journal of Criminal Law, of Texas School of Law Responsibilities included: preliminary planning for symposium, applying for symposium funding, finding symposium speakers, other editorial board duties. June 1993 August 1993 Court Monitor/Victim Advocate Mothers Against Drunk Driving Responsibilities included: escorting victims to trials; monitoring judge s sentencing practices; training volunteers; assisting with Victim Impact Panels. PUBLICATIONS Journal Article Rowe, Brenda (1997). "A Potential Solution for the Problem of Juries Slighting Nonscientific Evidence: A Bayesian-Like Judicial Instruction," American Journal of Criminal Law, 24(3), SCHOLARLY CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Rowe, Brenda and Rolando V. del Carmen (2007). The Right to Privacy: Computers and Criminal Justice. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Seattle, WA. Rowe, Brenda and Rolando V. del Carmen (2006). Roadblock Vehicle Stops: The Courts Balancing Act. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Baltimore, MD. Rowe, Brenda, Namken, Shannon, and Abrams, Gordon (1994). An Analysis of the Effects of the Implementation of School Choice on Student Achievement in San Antonio, Texas. Paper presented at the Southwestern Social Science Association Conference, San Antonio, TX.

5 RESEARCH IN PROGRESS Rowe, Brenda. Police-Prosecutor Interaction Styles in Texas, as Perceived by Police Chiefs. (Summer 2012). Dissertation in progress. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Adjunct Instructor Fall, 2007 Spring, 2007 Spring, 2005 Summer, 2004 Research in Criminal Justice, Texas State, Round Rock Higher Education Center, Round Rock, TX (CJ 3346, Undergraduate) Forensic Evidence, Texas State, Round Rock Higher Education Center, Round Rock, TX (CJ 3329, Undergraduate) Forensic Evidence, Texas State, Round Rock Higher Education Center, Round Rock, TX (CJ 3329, Undergraduate) Forensic Evidence, Texas State, Round Rock Higher Education Center, Round Rock, TX (CJ 3329, Undergraduate) PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences American Society of Criminology State Bar of Texas (currently on inactive status; licensed to practice law in Texas) AWARDS AND HONORS May 2007-May 2008 Doctoral Research Assistantship, Sam Houston State April 2007 Excellence in Writing Award, Across the Writing Program, Sam Houston State Graduate Student Scholarship, Sam Houston State

6 Graduate Student Scholarship, Sam Houston State Graduate Student Scholarship, Sam Houston State April 28, 2005 Excellence in Writing Award, Across the Spring 2005 Writing Program, Sam Houston State Graduate Student Scholarship, Sam Houston State 1994 Jack Johnson Memorial Award, Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Economics, of North Texas 1993 Fred Gannt Award, Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Political Science, of North Texas Dean s List (4.0 GPA), of North Texas Pi Sigma Alpha Alpha Chi Golden Key National Honor Society Phi Eta Sigma, Treasurer Gamma Beta Phi Phi Kappa Phi Woodruff Memorial Scholarship, of North Texas President s Council Scholarship, of North Texas Ben H. Wooten Scholarship, of North Texas Old Settler s Association Scholarship Round Rock Talented and Gifted Association Scholarship Round Rock Community Choir Scholarship Round Rock High School Choir Scholarship SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY November 1999 Summer 1993 Public education campaign volunteer coordinator for Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Dallas County Chapter (Dallas, TX) Court Monitor for Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Dallas County Chapter (Dallas, TX)

7 REFERENCES Dr. Larry Hoover Sam Houston State Huntsville, Texas Dr. Janet Mullings Sam Houston State Huntsville, Texas Dr. Victoria Titterington Sam Houston State Huntsville, Texas 77341