EDUCATION RESEARCH INTERESTS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Ph.D Candidate in Criminology and Criminal Justice

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1 Jordan C. Pickering 336 Lucas Hall One University Blvd St. Louis, MO EDUCATION 2015 Ph.D Candidate in Criminology and Criminal Justice Expected graduation: May 2016 Dissertation title: To Shoot or Not to Shoot: An Analysis of Police Officers Deadly Force Decision-Making Processes Dissertation committee: David Klinger (chair), Kristin Carbone-Lopez, Finn-Aage Esbensen, and Geoffrey Alpert (University of South Carolina) 2011 M.A. in Criminal Justice Thesis: Undertrained, Overcommitted, and In Danger: A Needs Assessment of Wildlife Officers in Nevada and Utah Thesis committee: Matthew Leone (chair), Kenneth Peak, and James Richardson 2009 B.A. in Psychology, minor in Criminal Psychology RESEARCH INTERESTS Policing Police Use of Deadly Force Police-Community Relations Organizational Theory Qualitative Research Methods Law Enforcement Training RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Graduate Research Assistant for Dr. David Klinger 2012: Promoting Officer Safety Against Violent Attacks Through the Promotion of Safety Culture. Funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (sub-award through The Institute for Intergovernmental Research) 2011: Deadly Force Decision Making and Other Aspects of Officer-Involved Shootings. Funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (sub-award through The Institute for Intergovernmental Research) 1

2 Graduate Research Assistant for Dr. Jacque Ewing-Taylor Raggio Research Center for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education 2011: Roadside Heritage Project. Funded by the National Science Foundation 2010: Nevada Educators Really Doing Science (NERDS). Funded by the Nevada Department of Education Student Program Coordinator Raggio Research Center for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS Pickering, Jordan C., and Maribeth L. Rezey (2015). The importance of establishing and maintaining peer relationships in graduate school. The Criminologist (forthcoming). Pickering, Jordan C. (2013). Restorative Justice. In Kenneth J. Peak (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Community Policing and Problem Solving. Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE Publications. Klinger, David A., and Jordan C. Pickering. (2013). Promoting safety culture in American law enforcement. Final report to the Bureau of Justice Assistance. IIR # MANUSCRIPTS IN PROGRESS Pickering, Jordan C., and David A. Klinger. The importance of being mindful: Applying high reliability theory to police organizations. Pickering, Jordan C., and David A. Klinger. Using deadly force: An assessment of police officers decision-making processes. TEACHING EXPERIENCE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST. LOUIS 2015 Instructor. CRIMN 2240: Policing (Fall) (Summer) Instructor. CRIMN 2240: Policing (Spring) 2014 Instructor. CRIMN 1100: Introduction to Criminology and Criminal Justice (Fall) (Spring) 2

3 2013 Instructor. CRIMN 1100: Introduction to Criminology and Criminal Justice (Fall) (Summer) UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA 2010 Teaching Assistant for Dr. Matthew Leone CCJ 100: Introduction to Criminal Justice (Fall) CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CRIMINOLOGY 2015 Pickering, Jordan C., and David A. Klinger. Police Use of Deadly Force: The Impact of Social Roles on Officers Deadly Force Decision Making Processes. To be presented at the American Society of Criminology annual conference, Washington D.C., November Pickering, Jordan C., and David A. Klinger. To Shoot or Not to Shoot: An Analysis of Officers Deadly Force Decision-Making Processes. Presented at the American Society of Criminology annual conference, San Francisco, CA, November Pickering, Jordan C., and David A. Klinger. The Importance of Being Mindful: Applying High Reliability Theory to Police Organizations. Presented at the American Society of Criminology annual conference, Atlanta, GA, November Pickering, Jordan C., and David A. Klinger. If They Knew Then What They Know Now: Police Officers Suggestions for Improving Deadly Force. Presented at the American Society of Criminology annual conference, Chicago, IL, November Pickering, Jordan C., Matthew C. Leone, and Kenneth J. Peak. Wild Times in Wild Places: Occupational Dangers Faced by Wildlife Officers. Presented at the American Society of Criminology annual conference, Washington DC, November Pickering, Jordan C., Sarah E. Townley-Petty, and Matthew C. Leone. Undertrained, Overcommitted, and in Danger: A Needs Assessment of Wildlife Officers in Nevada and Utah. Presented at the American Society of Criminology annual conference, San Francisco, CA, November Sarah E. Townley-Petty, Jordan C. Pickering, and Matthew C. Leone. The Impact of Correctional Officer Personal History and Demographics on Perceptions of Prison Gangs in Nevada. Presented at the American Society of Criminology annual conference, San Francisco, CA, November SOCIETY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND TEACHER EDUCATION 2011 Slayden, Melissa E.L., Jordan C. Pickering, and Jacque Ewing-Taylor. Technology Integration in Nevada Classrooms as a Result of Inquiry-Based Professional Development. Presented at the Society of Information Technology and Teacher 3

4 Education (SITE) annual conference, Nashville, TN, March Pickering, Jordan C., and Jacque Ewing-Taylor. Technology in the Classroom: A Statewide Technology Needs Assessment in Nevada. Presented at the Society of Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) annual conference, Nashville, TN, March Slayden, Melissa E.L., Jordan C. Pickering, and Jacque Ewing-Taylor. Integration of Technology in the K-12 Classroom as a Result of Active Learning Opportunities for Nevada Educators. Presented at the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) annual conference, San Diego, CA, March ACADEMY OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SCIENCES 2010 Leone, Matthew C., Sarah E. Townley-Petty, and Jordan C. Pickering. The Impact of Correctional Officer Demographics on Perception of Prison Gangs in Nevada. Presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual conference, San Diego, CA, March WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE 2010 Townley-Petty, Sarah E., Jordan C. Pickering, and Matthew C. Leone. Correctional Officer Experiences and Estimations: How Growing Up Around Youth Gangs Impacts Professional Perceptions of Prison Gangs in Nevada Presented at the Western Association of Criminal Justice annual conference, Lake Tahoe, CA, February HONORS AND AWARDS 2014 UMSL Graduate School Travel Award ($400) 2013 UMSL Graduate School Travel Award ($400) 2012 UMSL Graduate School Travel Award ($400) SERVICE 2015 Evaluation of St. Louis Public Schools/St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department collaborative program Panel member. Graduate Student Conference Panel: What to Expect in Graduate School 2014 Vice President. Criminology and Criminal Justice Graduate Student Organization Panel member. Graduate Student Conference Panels: What to Expect in Graduate School and Leadership as Professional Development 4

5 2013 President. Criminology and Criminal Justice Graduate Student Organization Member. The Graduate Student Advisory Committee to the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2014 ASC Pre-Conference Workshop: Qualitative Data Analysis PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Society of Criminology Division of Policing Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences REFERENCES Dr. David Klinger Professor 340 Lucas Hall Dr. Finn-Aage Esbensen Department Chair, E. Desmond Lee Professor of Youth Crime and Violence 330 Lucas Hall Dr. Kristin Carbone-Lopez Associate Professor 531 Lucas Hall 5