MSc, Investigative Psychology, University of Liverpool, December Thesis: Exploring victim risk factors in GLBT homicide

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1 AUGUST 15, 2012 CURRICULUM VITAE AMANDA L. FARRELL OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND LETTERS DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE BAL 6000 NORFOLK, VA EDUCATION Ph.D., Criminology and Criminal Justice, Old Dominion University, Expected June Dissertation (in progress): Exploring police shootings and officer survivability: A case study Dissertation Chair: Elizabeth Monk-Turner, Ph.D. Proposal Successfully Defended: May 25, 2012 MSc, Investigative Psychology, University of Liverpool, December Thesis: Exploring victim risk factors in GLBT homicide M.A. Criminal Justice and Criminology, Sam Houston State University, December Thesis: Lethal ladies: A qualitative analysis of selected cases of female serial murderers in the United States to examine Kelleher and Kelleher s classification system B.A., Criminal Justice and Sociology (Double Major, Summa Cum Laude), Marymount University, December RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Research Associate to Joseph D. Serio, College of Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, Spring Assisted with gathering information and resources for authors to include in book, with a primary focus on human trafficking material Research Assistant, Cyberethics Grant Project, School of Education and Human Services, Marymount University, Arlington, Virginia, Spring Collected research materials and articles to be added to a database on topics such as cyber etiquette, and anonymity online Completed two case studies for the project website

2 Page 2 TEACHING EXPERIENCE Instructor, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, May 2010-Present CRJS 323: Policing in American Society (Upper Level Elective) CRJS 215S: Introduction to Criminology (General Elective; Required for Criminal Justice Majors) CRJS 396: Special Topics: Criminal Investigations (Upper Level Elective) Teaching Assistant to Dr. Robert Keppel, College of Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, January 2006-May Assisted with two classes: CJ 477 (Offender Profiling) and CJ 531 (Graduate Crime Scene Investigations) Maintained attendance and grade records, exam preparations, lead class discussions and assisted in coordinating and supervising practical crime scene processing exercises Teaching Assistant to Dr. Sparks Veasey, College of Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, June 2005-August 2005 Assisted with proctoring tests, grading, and record keeping for Fundamentals of Criminal Law undergraduate class Peer Tutor, Learning Resource Center, Marymount University, Arlington, Virginia, August 2001-December 2003 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Intern, Detective Bureau, City of Norfolk Police Department, Norfolk, Virginia, March 2009-Present* Average of eight hours per week Worked primarily with the Forensics Field Unit while assigned to the Detective Division Tasks have included completing crime scene rough sketches; dusting for and lifting latent prints; assisting with crime scene photography; assisting with evidence packaging; assisting with the collection, documentation and preservation of entomological evidence; and assisting with the use of ALS to identify and collect potential biological evidence Also observed victim and offender interviews; and interacted and discussed cases with detectives, victims and offenders while working a variety of scenes, including homicides, undetermined deaths, possible arsons, robberies to individuals, commercial robberies, residential burglaries, commercial burglaries, domestic assaults, child abuse incidents, stabbings, and shootings Assisted with police academy instruction in Forensics and Interviewing and Interrogations classes

3 Page 3 Asked to facilitate bringing in training for the detective division. Also asked to design and conduct training for the detective division. Maritime Assistance Center Operator, Securewest International, Norfolk, Virginia, October 2008-August 2009 Assisted with SSAS testing, monitoring and response for clients Assisted with LRIT conformance testing and data collection, as per ISPS code, including interaction with various flag states and government entities Completed specialized projects based on client needs and requests Provided route and port security and threat analysis for clients upon request. Graduate Assistant to the Internship Office, College of Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, August 2004-August Maintained and coordinated files on all interns for the past five years, current interns, potential interns and placement agencies, as well as maintained the intern database Coordinated and liaised with agency contacts regularly regarding placements, job opportunities, etc. within the following categories: adult probation, juvenile probation, federal law enforcement state law enforcement, local law enforcement, legal services, private security and corporate security, and victim services Compiled annual statistical report to be presented to faculty by Coordinator of Internships Intern, Youth Policy Unit, Metropolitan Police Service, London, UK, September 2002-December Responsible for researching and analyzing asylum seekers, small business crimes in London, and the Safer Schools Project RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS Policing, specifically Use of Deadly Force and Officer Survivability Criminal Investigations, specifically Homicide Investigations, Female Serial Murderers, Offender Classification and Crime Assessment, Field Forensics, and Forensic Science Drugs and Drug Policy, specifically Policy Intersections with Gender, Race and Class, and Media Portrayals of Drug Users Qualitative Research Methods and Mixed Methods Research Design PUBLICATIONS Peer Reviewed Farrell, A. L; Keppel, R. D; and Titterington, V. (2011). Lethal ladies: Revisiting what we know about female serial murderers. Homicide Studies, 15 (3).

4 Page 4 Collins, V; Farrell, A; Martin, F; McKee, J. and Monk-Turner, E. (2011). The State of Coverage: The Media's Representation of International Issues and State Crime. International Criminal Justice Review, 21 (1). Reports and Monographs Farrell, A. L. (2002). Small Business Crime in London: An Independent Literature Review and Research Project. London, UK: Metropolitan Police Service. Other Farrell, A.L. (2012). Policing Simulations for Pearson s CJI Online Interactive Program. Farrell, A. L. (2007). ABC Home Health Services (Medicare Fraud). In J. Gerber & E. L. Jensen (Eds.), Encyclopedia of white-collar crime. (Vol. 1, pp. 1-3). Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group. Farrell, A. L. (2005). Terrorism profile: Animal rights down under. Crime & Justice International, 21 (89), 37. Farrell, A. L. (2005). World in brief in focus: Australia: Policing the Commonwealth. Crime & Justice International, 21 (89), 43. RESEARCH IN PROGRESS Farrell, A. L, Keppel, R. D, & Titterington, V. Lethal ladies: Finding a typology that fits female serial murderers. Under review. Farrell, A. L, Mondshein, L. H, & Keppel, R. D. Lethal ladies: Exploring the empirical validity of broad classification based on victim approach. Under review. Farrell, A. L. Placing police shootings in context: An exploration and descriptive analysis of these incidents in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia from Under review. Farrell, A. L. and Maggard, S. Exploring victim risk factors in GLBT Homicide. Manuscript in preparation. Farrell, A. L. and Danner, M. J. E. Casualties of the drug war. Manuscript in preparation. Farrell, A. L. and Maggard, S. Seeing through the haze: Social construction and perceptions of marijuana use as portrayed in popular media and film. Manuscript in preparation.

5 Farrell, A. L, Collins, V. & Maggard, S. Domestic violence and GLBT homicide. Manuscript in preparation. PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS AMANDA L. FARRELL Page 5 Farrell, A. and Danner, M.J.E. (November 2012). It s not just happening here, right? Paper accepted for presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL. Farrell, A. (June 2012). Norfolk as a Symbolic City a la Skolnick? Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Homicide Research Working Group, Chicago, IL. Farrell, A. (March 2012). Placing police shootings in context: An exploration of these incidents in the Hampton Roads region from Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New York, NY. Farrell, A. and Danner, M.J.E. (November 2011). Casualties of the drug war. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C. Farrell, A., Mondshein, L., and Keppel, R. (June 2011). Lethal ladies: Exploring the empirical validity of broad classification based on victim approach. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Homicide Research Working Group, New Orleans, LA. Rosenbaum, K., Brown, K., Dutton, L. and Farrell, A. (February 2011). Facebook: Friend or Foe. Member of a panel discussion at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Chicago, IL. Farrell, A. L. and Maggard, S. (November 2010). Seeing through the Haze: Social Construction and Perceptions of Marijuana as Portrayed in Popular Media and Film. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA. Farrell, A. L. (June 2010). Exploring Victim Risk Factors in GLBT Homicides. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Homicide Research Working Group, Baltimore, MD. Farrell, A. L. and Scallon, C.J. (June 2010). Exploring Police Shootings and Officer Survivability. Research in progress presented at the Annual Meeting of the Homicide Research Working Group, Baltimore, MD. Farrell, A. L., Keppel, R. D., and Titterington, V. (June 2007). Lethal Ladies. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Homicide Research Working Group, Minneapolis, MN.

6 Page 6 Farrell, A. L., (February 2006). Serial Killers in the United States Prior to Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Baltimore, MD. Farrell, A. L. (October 2004). The Ecstasy Controversy. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice, Houston, TX. INVITED LECTURES Guest Lecturer on Real World Research in Undergraduate Research Methods Class. Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences. University of New Haven. June 16, HONORS AND AWARDS Old Dominion University: Graduate Fellowship, Graduate Student Travel Award, 2011 Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association of Norfolk Scholarship (CPAAAN), 2009 Virginia Sheriff s Foundation Scholarship, 2011 University of Liverpool: International Student Scholarship, Sam Houston State University: Dr. Charles Friel Dean s Scholarship, 2005 Academic Scholarship, Marymount University: Rowley Scholar, Dean s List, Academic Scholarship, Presidential Scholarship, Leadership Scholarship, Student Leader Award for Excellence in Service to the Co- Curricular Council in the Academic Year, and Criminal Justice and Sociology Student of the Year for 2004 Virginia Chiefs of Police Scholarship, 2003 CPAAAN Scholarship, 2003 Virginia Public Safety Foundation Scholarship, 2001 Virginia Sheriff s Association Scholarship, 2000 SERVICE Publications Committee, Homicide Research Working Group Present, Member Committee on Practitioners, Homicide Research Working Group Present, Member

7 Page 7 Graduate Student Organization for Criminology and Sociology (GSOCS) , Treasurer. Graduate Student Organization for Criminology and Sociology (GSOCS) Present, Member. Police Homicides, Shootings and Suicides by Police Panel, Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New York, NY, March 2012, Chair Students Meet Scholars Panel, Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA, November 2010, Chair Ad Hoc Committee on Practitioners, Homicide Research Working Group , Chair Taught Masters Liaison Committee. School of Psychology, University of Liverpool. December 2007-May 2008, Student Representative College of Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University. 2005, Graduate Student Mentor Co-Curricular Council, Marymount University. August 2003-December 2003, Co-Chair Marymount University. 2001, 2002 and 2003, Orientation Leader MANUSCRIPT REFEREE Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management Journal of Qualitative Criminal Justice and Criminology PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Society of Criminology American Academy of Forensic Sciences Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Homicide Research Working Group Society for Police and Criminal Psychology Virginia Gang Investigators Association STATISTICAL AND TECHNICAL SKILLS Proficient in: SPSS Statistical Software AMOS Microsoft Office

8 Page 8 SECURITY CLEARANCE Top Secret Clearance and Unescorted Access obtained through an SSBI, granted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Adjudicated: February 26, 2010; Debriefed: April 7, 2011) DEVELOPMENTAL TRAINING Volunteer at the First Responder Network s West Coast Post-Trauma Retreat. Inverness, CA. July Pennsylvania State Police s Criminal Behavior Assessment Training. Schwenksville, PA. May Behind the Badge: Tactics for Psychological Survival in Law Enforcement. The Police Benevolence Foundation, Inc. Norfolk, VA. March The FBI s Highway Serial Killer Initiative Seminar. Henrico, VA. November Virginia Gang Investigators Association 13 th Annual Gang Conference. Virginia Beach, VA. October Innovative Perspectives for Investigating Sexual and Non-sexual Homicides Seminar. Methodist University Center for Excellence in Justice Administration. Fayetteville, NC. March Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science Arnold Markle Symposium 2010: Police Involved Shootings Investigation of Critical Incidents and Issues. Foxwoods, CT. September Officer Survivability Mindset Training. City of Norfolk Police Academy. Norfolk, VA. January Graduate Teaching Assistant and Instructor Institute. Old Dominion University. Norfolk, VA. August Specialized School in Homicide Investigations. City of Norfolk Police Department. Norfolk, VA. March Seminar on Challenges in Investigative Interviewing. Merseyside Police. Liverpool, UK. December Gangs: The American Revolution Training. Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Huntsville, TX. May Methamphetamines Training. Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Huntsville, TX. February 2005.

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