CURRICULUM VITAE ROBERT A. BROWN, PH.D.

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE ROBERT A. BROWN, PH.D. OFFICE ADDRESS Robert A. Brown, Ph.D. Department of Criminal Justice, Fayetteville State University 1200 Murchison Road Fayetteville, North Carolina Telephone: ; Fax: EDUCATION 2003 Ph.D., Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio. Dissertation: Exploring the Use of Formal Authority in Police-Citizen Encounters M.S., Criminology, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana B.A., Political Science, Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia. EXPERIENCE 2012-present Associate Professor. Department of Criminal Justice, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, North Carolina Assistant Professor. Department of Criminal Justice, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, North Carolina Interim Chair. Department of Criminal Justice, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, North Carolina Assistant Professor. Department of Criminal Justice, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, North Carolina Assistant Professor. School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis Visiting Assistant Professor. School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis Research Associate. Indiana Drug Court Evaluation. Center for Criminal Justice Research, Division of Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati Research Associate. On behalf of The Aria Group, served as a member of the research team for the Special Master in a racial profiling lawsuit against the City of Cincinnati. Primarily responsible for developing research briefs and reports on racial profiling, race-based policing, community policing and problem-solving activities performed by the Cincinnati Police Division.

2 Assistant Editor. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management. MCB University Press. Coordinated the solicitation, review, and publication of manuscripts submitted to the journal under the supervision of Dr. Lawrence F. Travis III, Editor, Division of Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio Trainer, Adult and Youth Level of Service Inventory (LSI-R & YO-LSI). Provided training and technical support in the use of the LSI-R and YO-LSI risk/need assessment instrument to probation officers, addictions and mental health counselors, and other criminal justice professionals working with adult and juvenile offenders. Principle Investigator: Dr. Edward Latessa. Division of Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio Gabbard Research Fellowship. Developed grant proposals for faculty and staff seeking external research funding from various agencies. Prepared detailed multiyear budgets in excess of $5 million. Reviewed grant proposals for funding. Served as liaison between the Research and Development Practice Board and the University. Office of Research and Development, University of Cincinnati, College of Education, Cincinnati, Ohio Research Assistant. Street Level Policing Efforts in Cincinnati: The Content of Community and Traditional Policing and The Perceptions of Policing Audiences. Duties included data collection (direct observations of police officers), data entry, and the implementation and collection of police officer surveys related to the project. Principal Investigator: Dr. James Frank, Division of Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio. Project funded by the National Institute of Justice ($234,000) Senior Case Developer. Client Specific Planning. The National Center on Institutions and Alternatives (NCIA), Alexandria, Virginia. Developed detailed social history investigations on behalf of defense attorneys for individual defendants facing criminal disposition in various federal, state and local courts, and other institutions. Specializing in sentencing and post-conviction matters, individualized sentencing profiles and assessments with client specific recommendations regarding treatment and supervision programs in communitybased settings were provided. Prepared, performed, and facilitated trainings on client specific planning for defense attorneys, probation officers, and social workers. Intern coordinator, trainer, and supervisor Research Assistant. Neighborhood Oriented Policing Program. Developed action plan for the community of Sumava Resorts (Newton County, Indiana) to increase community involvement and decrease juvenile delinquency. Principle Investigator: Dr. Shela R. Van Ness, Department of Criminology, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana Research Assistant. City of Terre Haute, Indiana, Mayor s Council on Community-Police Relations. Surveyed citizens and police officers to assess readiness for community policing and diversity within the Terre Haute Police Department. Principle Investigator: Dr. Shela R. Van Ness, Department of Criminology, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana. Page 2 of 10

3 PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS 2012 Angela P. Taylor, Lori Guevara, Lorenzo M. Boyd, and Robert A. Brown. Race, Geography, and Juvenile Justice: An Exploration of the Liberation Hypothesis. Race and Justice: An International Journal, Vol. 2, Issue 2, Kenneth J. Novak, Robert A. Brown and James Frank. "Women on Patrol: An Analysis of Differences in Officer Arrest Behavior. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, Vol. 34, No. 4: Charles F. Klahm, IV, James Frank and Robert A. Brown. Police Use of Force: Tales from Another City. Journal of Crime and Justice, Vol. 34, Issue 3, Lori Guevara, Lorenzo M. Boyd, Angela P. Taylor and Robert A. Brown. Racial Disparities in Juvenile Court Outcomes: A Test of the Liberation Hypothesis. Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice, Vol. 9, Issue 3, Robert A. Brown, Kenneth J. Novak, and James Frank. Identifying variation in police officer behavior between juveniles and adults. Journal of Criminal Justice, Vol. 37, Issue 2, Robert A. Brown and James Frank. "Blacks and Whites in Blue: Examining the Relationship between Officer Race and Arrest Outcomes." Justice Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 1: Robert A. Brown and James Frank. "Police-Citizen Encounters and Field Citations: Do Encounter Characteristics Influence Ticketing?" Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, Vol. 28, No. 3: Robert A. Brown. "Black, White, and Unequal: Examining Situational Determinants of Arrest Decisions from Police-Suspect Encounters." Criminal Justice Studies: A Critical Journal of Crime, Law and Society, Vol. 18, No.1: NON-PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS 2003 Holman, B.R. and Robert A. Brown. "Beyond Bricks, Bars and Barbed Wire: The Genesis and Proliferation of Alternatives to Incarceration in the United States." pp in The Blackwell Companion to Criminology, edited by C. Sumner. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishers. EXTERNAL FUNDING 2008 Crime as a Barrier to Physical Activity in Fayetteville, North Carolina: A Pilot Study. Research Center for Health Disparities, Fayetteville State University (FSU). Co-PI: Dr. Angela Taylor, FSU Department of Criminal Justice. Grant Award: $17,950 Page 3 of 10

4 2005 Analyzing Crime as a Barrier to Physical Activity: Incorporating Crime Measures in Trail Use Models. Active Living Research (ALR), Diversity Partnership Grantee, a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Grant Award: $40,000. Grant period: December 2005 through March WORKS IN PROGRESS 2012 Police Control of Suspects: A Partial Test of Black s Theory on the Quantification of Law. (With Kenneth J. Novak, University of Missouri Kansas City, and James Frank, University of Cincinnati). Planned submission location: Criminology Racial Differences in the Exercise of Police Authority: A Multivariate Analysis of the Behavior of Black and White Officers. (With James Frank, University of Cincinnati). Planned submission location: Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice "Fear and Physical Activity: Understanding the Influence of Real and Perceived Levels of Crime on Physical Activity. (With Angela Taylor and Cherie Ames, Fayetteville State University). Planned submission location: Journal of Public Health. TECHNICAL REPORTS 2011 James Frank, Lawrence F. Travis, John Wooldredge, Natalie Goulette and Robert A. Brown. An Analysis of the Impact of Defendant Race on Criminal Case Processing in Cuyahoga County, Ohio: A Research Report to the Cuyahoga County Office of the Prosecutor (March 2011). Center for Criminal Justice Research, School of Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati Kenna Quinet, Roger Jarjoura, Robert Brown, Thomas Stucky, Samuel Nunn, William Newby, and Crystal Garcia. Performance Metrics for ICJI, Indianapolis, IN: Center for Urban Policy and the Environment (06-C06) Robert A. Brown and Edward J. Latessa. Process Evaluation of the Dearborn and Ohio Counties (Lawrenceburg, IN) Juvenile Drug Court Program (January 2002). Center for Criminal Justice Research, School of Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati Robert A. Brown and Lawrence F. Travis, III. First-Year Process Evaluation of the Madison County (Anderson, IN) Drug Court Program (December 2001). Center for Criminal Justice Research, School of Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati Dr. Lorraine Green Mazerolle, Robert A. Brown, and Theresa Ervin Conover. Cincinnati s Daytime Curfew Ordinance. Initial Report to the Cincinnati Police Division (August 1999). Center for Criminal Justice Research, School of Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati. Page 4 of 10

5 RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS 2011 Robert A. Brown, Lori Guevara and Cherie Ames. Prosecutors as Fear of Crime Fighters: Addressing Public Safety Concerns Through Criminal Courts. Panel Presentation Session at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, DC Angela P. Taylor, Cherie Ames and Robert A. Brown. Examining Perceptions of Crime and Disorder, Actual Crime, and Outdoor Physical Activity: A Geospatial Analyses. Panel Presentation Session at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, DC Lori Guevara, Robert A. Brown, Cherie Ames, Elizabeth Quinn and Kenethia Fuller. Teaching Introductory Criminal Justice Courses: Challenges and Successes. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, California Angela P. Taylor, Robert A. Brown and Cherie Ames. Crime, Disorder and Outdoor Physical Activity: Linking Objective and Subjective Indicators. Poster Session at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, California Robert A. Brown, Cherie Ames and Angela P. Taylor. Crime and physical activity in Fayetteville, NC: A pilot study. Panel Presentation Session at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, San Diego, California Cherie Ames, Robert A. Brown, Lorenzo Boyd, and Angela P. Taylor. Supplemental Instruction: Using Peer-Oriented Academic Support in Introductory Criminal Justice Classes. Poster Session at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, San Diego, California James Frank, Kenneth Novak, and Robert A. Brown. Toward A More Sophisticated Measure of Police Behavior. Poster Session at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Boston, Massachusetts Robert A. Brown. The Next Frontier: Criminology, Obesity, and Active Living. Session Organizer at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, St. Louis, Missouri Robert A. Brown, John R. Ottensmann, and Greg H. Lindsey. Urban Greenway Trail Use and Crime: The Impact of Recorded and Perceived Crime on Physical Activity. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, St. Louis, Missouri James Frank, Kenneth Novak and Robert A. Brown. Policing Urban Streets: Does Citizen Age Matter? Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Criminal Justice Association, Chicago, Illinois. Page 5 of 10

6 2008 Robert A. Brown, Kenneth J. Novak, and James Frank. Testing Black s Theory Through Police-Citizen Encounters. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Cincinnati, Ohio Using Assessment to Improve Student Learning Experiences at an HBCU. Discussants: Elizabeth DeValve, Melissa Barlow, Robert Brown, Lorenzo M. Boyd, Bonnie Grohe (All Discussants From Fayetteville State University). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Cincinnati, Ohio Robert A. Brown, John Ottensmann, Greg Lindsey, Chenchen Qiu, and Jeff Wilson. The Impact of Crime on Physical Activity: Incorporating Crime Measures in Trail Use Models. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Active Living Research Program, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, San Diego, California Robert A. Brown, Kenneth J. Novak, and James Frank. Girls Wear Blue Too: Examining Congruencies in the Behavior of Female and Male Officers. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Baltimore, Maryland Robert A. Brown and James Frank. Racial Differences in the Exercise of Formal Authority: A Multivariate Analysis of the Behavior of Black and White Officers. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association, Chicago, Illinois Robert A. Brown. Black in Blue Revisited: An Analysis of Black Police Officers in Arrest Situations. Presented at the Fifth Annual IUPUI Symposium Highlighting The Research of Faculty, Staff and Students of Color. Sponsored by the Office of Professional Development (OPD), Office for Multicultural Professional Development, Indianapolis, Indiana Robert A. Brown and James Frank. Blacks and Whites in Blue: Examining the Relationship Between Officer Race and Arrest Outcomes. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Las Vegas, Nevada Robert A. Brown and James Frank. Exploring the Multiple Levels of Police Authority in Police-Citizen Encounters. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Denver, Colorado Robert A. Brown and James Frank. Coercive Control and Criminal Suspects: Quantifying Formal Authority in Police-Citizen Encounters. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association, Chicago, Illinois Robert A. Brown, Theresa Ervin Conover, and James Frank. Exploring the Correlates of Police Decisions to Issue a Citation. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, California. Page 6 of 10

7 2000 John Eck, Robert A. Brown, and Lisa Growette. Police Misconduct Investigation: An Empirical Comparison of Internal and External Control Mechanism. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, California Robert A. Brown, Sandra L. Browning, and Audrey Coaston-Shelton. Race and Police Training Manuals. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the North Central Sociological Association, Troy, Michigan James Frank, Kenneth J. Novak, Brad W. Smith, and Robert A. Brown. Citizens Attitudes Toward the Police: Exploring the Basis of Citizen Attitudes. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C. PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS 2007 An Introduction to Using Crime Data in Active Living Research: Finding Useful Sources and Avoiding Common Problems. (Co-presenter with John Eck, University of Cincinnati). Pre-Conference Workshop, Annual Meeting of the Active Living Research Program, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, San Diego, California Students Are on Venus While Professors Are on Mars. Chair, Professional Development Session. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Nashville, Tennessee. Also served as co-chair of planning subcommittee on Professional Development Sessions Juggling Research, Teaching, and Service: The 40/40/20 Split in the Real World. Chair, Professional Development Session. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Nashville, Tennessee. Also served as co-chair of planning subcommittee on Professional Development Sessions Trials and Tribulations of Data Collection. Presented at the Memphis Regional Research and Evaluation Workshop (sponsored by the National Drug Court Institute), Memphis, Tennessee. Also served as a workshop advisor for evaluation issues surrounding drug courts Understanding The Criminal Justice Process: The Goals of Sentencing and Client-Specific Planning. Presented at the Maryland Juvenile Justice Advisory Council s Juvenile Sex Offender Assessment and Treatment Training (sponsored by the Governor s Office of Crime Control and Prevention, Maryland Regional Mental Health Hospital), Cambridge, Maryland Alternatives to Incarceration: What s Out There and How Do I Get My Client In? Presented at the Maryland Annual Public Defender Spring Conference, Ocean City, Maryland Strategies for Early Intervention: Creative Pretrial Disposition and Alternative Sentencing. Presented at the National Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA) Regional Training Conference Defense of Drug Cases, Baltimore, Maryland. Page 7 of 10

8 TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2007-present Introduction to the Criminal Justice System (CRJC 200: Lecture, Learning Community, and Service Learning); Introduction to Law Enforcement (CRCJ 201); Introduction to Criminal Courts (CRJC 215); Criminal Law (CRJC 300: Online); Race, Class, Gender and Criminal Justice (CRJC 305); Police and Society (CRJC 333: Lecture and Online); Internship Preparation & Internship in Criminal Justice (Intern Coordinator; CRJC 429 & 430); Seminar in Criminal Justice (CRJC 450: Lecture and Online); Foundations of Criminal Justice (CRJC 501: Online); Race, Crime and Justice (CRJC 570: Online); Community Policing (CRJC 605: Online), Foundations of Policing Police Effectiveness (CRJC 670: Online). Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, North Carolina Introduction to Criminal Justice (J101: Learning Community Coordinator and Instructor); Theoretical Foundations of Criminal Justice Policies (J201); Criminal Courts (J306); American Policing (J321); Minorities in the Criminal Justice System (J550/J470); Learning Community (V100). Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana Police and the Community (Spring 2001: CJ ) [Clermont Campus, Batavia, Ohio]; Analysis of Robbery (Winter 2001: CJ ) [Evening College]; Probation, Parole, and Community Treatment (Summer 1998: CJ ) [Main Campus]. University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio. ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 2012-present Editorial Board, Journal of Criminal Justice Education (Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences) Chair, Human Rights in Research Committee (IRB), Fayetteville State University Representative, University of North Carolina Undergraduate Research Consortium, Fayetteville State University Internship Coordinator, Department of Criminal Justice, Fayetteville State University Dissertation, External Committee Member, Reconceptualizing Police Use Of Force: Comparing the Determinants Of Force Across Alternate Measures, by Charles Klahm, Doctoral Candidate, University of Cincinnati. Dissertation Chair: James Frank, University of Cincinnati present 2008-present Board Member, Great Oak Youth Development Centers (Fayetteville, NC). Academic Advisor, Fayetteville (NC) Police Department (Reaccreditation, Promotional Assessment, Program Evaluation) Metropolitan Law Enforcement Consolidation Transition Advisory Committee (Consolidation of Indianapolis Police Department and Marion County Sheriff Department). Page 8 of 10

9 Board of Public Safety for City of Indianapolis/Marion County National Research Advisory Committee (NRAC), National Drug Court Institute (NDCI) Editorial Board, Journal of Crime & Justice (Midwestern Criminal Justice Association) present Editorial Board, Journal of Public Management and Social Policy Board Member, OK Program (Indianapolis, IN), Inc Faculty Advisor, Muslim Student Association, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis Donal MacNamara Award Selection Committee, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) Board Member, Horizon House-Homeless Day Center (Indianapolis, IN), Inc Faculty Advisor, Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis Chapter Faculty Advisor, Cory R. Elson Scholarship (Annual Undergraduate Award: $2,000), Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis Member, Black Faculty and Staff Council (IUPUI). HONORS AND AWARDS 2005 School of Public and Environmental Affairs Most Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher Award Recipient. Fellowship for Ethnic Minorities, American Society of Criminology Faculty-Student Mentoring Grants, University of Cincinnati, College of Education (2 grants for a total of $1,000) Albert C. Yates Fellow and Scholar, University of Cincinnati, Office of Advanced Research Keynote Speaker, Black Male Coalition of Greater Cincinnati s Ninth Annual Luncheon, Honoring our Heroes. (Cincinnati, Ohio) Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Indiana State University Chapter Vice President, Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society, Indiana State University Chapter Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Lambda Alpha Epsilon, Indiana State University Chapter. Page 9 of 10

10 PEER REVIEWER Justice Quarterly Police Quarterly Journal of Crime & Justice Journal of Criminal Justice Education Journal of Public Health Policy Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management Journal of Public Management and Social Policy Journal of Contemporary Ethnography RESEARCH INTERESTS Police-Citizen Encounters Race and Criminal Justice Processing Courts and Sentencing PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Midwestern Criminal Justice Association (MCJA) 2000-present 1998-present Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) American Society of Criminology (ASC) References Available Upon Request Page 10 of 10