Revised: August, 2015 John Andrew Hansen Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice Western Carolina University Belk 410-G Cullowhee, NC 28723 jahansen@wcu.edu Education: 2015 Ph.D., Criminology and Criminal Justice University of South Carolina 2008 M.A., Criminology and Criminal Justice University of South Carolina 2004 B.S., Criminology and Criminal Justice, Political Science minor Cum laude University of South Carolina University Employment: 2015 Present Assistant Professor Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice Western Carolina University 2011 2015 Graduate Research Assistant Center for Risk Behavior Management 2009-2011 Research Assistant Office of Program Evaluation, College of Education, USC 2006 2008 Graduate Research Assistant 2006 2007 Graduate Teaching Assistant Refereed Journal Articles: Wolfe, S. E., Chrusciel, M. M., Rojek, J., Hansen, J. A., & Kaminski, R. (Forthcoming). Procedural justice, legitimacy, and school principals evaluations of school resource officers: Support, perceived effectiveness, trust, & satisfaction. Criminal Justice Policy Review.
Hansen 2 Hansen, J. A., Rojek, J. J., Wolfe, S. E., & Alpert, G. P. (2015). The influence of department policy and accountability on officer-involved vehicle collisions. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, 38(3), 458-477. Chrusciel, M. M., Wolfe, S., Hansen, J. A., Rojek, J., & Kaminski, R. J. (2015) Law enforcement executive and principal perspectives on school safety measures: School resource officers and armed school employees. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, 38(1), 24-39. Hansen, J. A., Alpert, G., & Rojek, J. (2014). The benefits of police practitioner-researcher partnerships to participating agencies. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice, 8(4), 307-320. Alpert, G., Rojek, J., Decker, S. H., Hansen, J. A., Shannon, R., Radakovich, D., & Alpert, R. G. (2013). Perceptions of criminal and gang involvement among college studentathletes. Journal of Applied Sport Management, 5(2), 1-31. Rojek, J. J., Decker, S. H., Alpert, G. P., & Hansen, J. A. (2013). Is the quarterback a Crip? The presence of gangs in collegiate athletics programs. Criminal Justice Review, 38, 452-472. Miller, J. M., Kurlychek, M. C., Hansen, J. A., & Wilson, K. (2008). Examining child abduction by offender type patterns. Justice Quarterly, 25(3), 523-543. Works in Progress: Hansen, J. A., Chrusciel, M. M., Rojek, J., Wolfe, S., Kaminski, R. J., & Dickenson, T. Explaining principals perceptions of school safety strategies. Hansen, J. A., Rojek, J., & Alpert, G. Barriers and facilitators to police practitionerresearcher partnerships. Technical Reports: Alpert, G., Rojek, J., & Hansen, J. A. (2013). Building bridges between police researchers and practitioners: Agents of change in a complex world. Final Report to the National Institute of Justice, Washington, DC. Alpert, G., Rojek, J., Hansen, J. A., Shannon, R. L., & Decker, S. H. (2011) Examining the prevalence and impact of gangs in college athletics programs using multiple sources. Final Report to the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Washington, DC. Petrulis, R., Tison, J., Hansen, J. A., Gustani, J., & Chubaryan, S. (2011). Final evaluation report for Richland 1 Teaching American History Project (2008-2011). Final Report to the United States Department of Education, Washington, DC.
Hansen 3 Other Publications: Hansen, J. A. (2012). Wildlife crime. In J. M. Miller (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Theoretical Criminology. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Blackwell. Research Funding: 2014 2015 Research Mentorship Grant $2,500 awarded to J. A. Hansen and Jeff Rojek Research Experience: 2013 2014 South Carolina Law Enforcement Census Funding: State of South Carolina Position: Consultant Director: Jeff Rojek 2012 2014 Evidence-Based Solutions to Reduce Law Enforcement Officer Vehicle Crashes Funding: Bureau of Justice Assistance ($342,226) Principal Investigator: Geoff Alpert, Co-PI: Jeff Rojek 2011 2014 Evidence-Based Solutions to Reduce Law Enforcement Officer Vehicle Crashes Funding: National Institute of Justice ($79,415) Principal Investigator: Jeff Rojek, Co-PI: Geoff Alpert 2011 2013 Building Bridges Between Police Researchers and Practitioners: Agents of Change in a Complex World Funding: National Institute of Justice ($248,000) Principal Investigator: Geoff Alpert, Co-PI: Jeff Rojek 2010 2011 Examining the Prevalence and Impact of Gangs in College Athletics Programs Using Multiple Sources Funding: Bureau of Justice Assistance Principal Investigator: Geoff Alpert 2010 2011 Environments for Fostering Effective Critical Thinking Skills Funding: National Science Foundation Client: University of South Carolina
Hansen 4 2010 2011 University of South Carolina Science and Mathematics Teachers Initiative Funding: National Science Foundation Client: University of South Carolina 2009 2011 Reading, Writing, and Reasoning in American History Client: Lexington Richland School District Five 2009 2011 Reading, Writing, and Speaking about American History Client: Florence County School District One 2009 2011 Teaching American History Client: Richland County School District One 2009 2011 A Story to Tell: Teaching America s Past for America s Future Client: Williamsburg County School District 2007 2008 Case Processing in the Ninth Circuit Solicitor s Office Funding: University of South Carolina Supervisor: Michael R. Smith 2007-2008 Assessment of Youth and Gang Violence in the Columbia-Richland County Area Funding: City of Columbia, South Carolina ($119,900) Principal Investigator: Jeff Rojek Teaching Experience: 2015, Fall Statistical Analysis for Criminology & Criminal Justice 2015, Fall Theories of Crime 2015, Fall Police in Society 2015, Summer Juvenile Delinquency 2015, Spring Policing 2014, Summer Violence in America 2009, Summer Criminology
Hansen 5 Honors and Awards: 2008, March Outstanding Graduate Student Award Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, USC 2007, April Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, USC Conference Presentations: 2014, November Hansen, J. A. The human and financial costs of officer-involved vehicle collisions in a large, mid-atlantic police department. Presented at the 70 th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA. 2013, November Chrusciel, M., Hansen, J. A., Wolfe, S. E., Rojek, J., & Kaminski, R. J. Law enforcement and educator perspectives on school resource officers. Presented at the 69 th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA. 2013, November Hansen, J. A., Rojek, J., Alpert, G. A., Wolfe, S. E., & Tiesman, H. Officer and citizen injury and fatality outcomes from law enforcement vehicle collisions. Presented at the 69 th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA. 2013, May Hansen, J. A., Alpert, G. P., & Rojek, J. Evidence-based solutions to reduce law enforcement officer vehicular crashes. Presented at the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training SAFE Driving Campaign Meeting, San Diego, CA. 2013, March Hansen, J. A., Rojek, J., & Alpert. G. Law enforcement traffic collisions: Incident- and officer-level influences on agency rates in two states. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Dallas, TX. 2012, November Hansen, J. A., Rojek, J., Alpert, G. P., & Rojek, A. Characteristics of officer-involved vehicle crashes. Presented at the 68 th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL. 2012, October Alpert, G. A., Hansen, J. A., & Rojek, J. Evidence-based solutions to reduce law enforcement officer vehicular crashes. Presented at the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training SAFE Driving Symposium, San Diego, CA.
Hansen 6 2012, October Alpert, G. A., Rojek, J., & Hansen, J. A. Police safety culture: Managing the drive. Presented at the 119 th Annual Conference of the International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference, San Diego, CA. 2012, March Hansen, J. A. School resource officers discuss the uniqueness of policing educational communities. Presented at the 49 th Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New York, NY. 2012, March Hansen, J. A., Rojek, J., & Alpert, G. A. An assessment of barriers and facilitators to developing and sustaining police practitioner - researcher partnerships. Presented at the 49 th Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New York, NY. 2011, February Hansen, J. A., & Tison, J. Lessons learned from combining teachers of different grades levels in professional development offerings. Presented at the 23 rd Annual Conference of the South Carolina Educators for the Practical Use of Research, Columbia, SC. 2007, March Hansen, J. A., Kurlychek, M., & Miller, J. M. Leading characteristics and context of child abduction. Presented at the 44 th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Seattle, WA. Service: 2013, June Judge: Trio Ronald E. McNair Research Symposium, USC 2013, March Panel Chair: Exploring law enforcement traffic collisions. 50 th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Dallas, TX 2011 2013 Research Advisory Committee Member: California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, SAFE Driving Campaign 2011 2012 Treasurer: Criminology and Criminal Justice Graduate Student Association, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, USC 2007 2008 President: Alpha Phi Sigma, Xi Chapter Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, USC Manuscript Reviewer: Criminology European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research Journal of Crime and Justice Journal of Criminal Justice
Hansen 7 Professional Memberships: Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences American Society of Criminology