Frank Valentino Ferdik, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice University of West Florida Pensacola, FL. 32514 fferdik@uwf.edu Work Phone: 850.474.3398 Cell Phone: 484.723.3199 EDUCATION Ph.D. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Columbia, SC 2014 Criminology and Criminal Justice Cognate Areas: CJ actor decision-making Dissertation: Examining correlates of correctional officer risk perceptions and decision-making Chairperson: Hayden P. Smith, Ph.D. M.S. WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PA. West Chester, PA 2011 Criminal Justice M.A. WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PA. West Chester, PA 2010 English B.S. EXCELSIOR COLLEGE Albany, NY 2008 Criminal Justice-Homeland Security ACADEMIC, RESEARCH & OTHER OCCUPATIONAL POSITIONS HELD -present Fall 2011-Summer 2014 Spring 2009-Fall 2010 Spring 2008-Spring 2009 Assistant Professor-University of West Florida Introduction to Criminal Justice; Criminal Justice Ethics; Comparative Criminal Justice; Terrorism; Graduate-Level Research Design Instructor of Record-University of South Carolina Policing; Introduction to Criminal Justice; Corrections; Sociology of Crime; Research Methods in Criminal Justice Graduate Assistant-WCUPA Poetry Department; College Literature Journal Instructional Resource Center Assistant-Delaware County Community College 1
AREAS OF ACADEMIC INTEREST Risk in Criminal Justice CJ actor Decision-Making Perceptual Outcomes Corrections Criminological Theory Research Methods Quantitative Methods REFEREED PUBLICATIONS * = denotes student co-author. Ferdik, F., & Smith, H.P. (in press). Maximum security correctional officers: An exploratory investigation into their social bases of power. American Journal of Criminal Justice. Ferdik, F., Gist, J*., & Blasco, N*. (2015). Perceived police legitimacy: Investigating its association with college-based informal social controls. Psychology, Crime and Law. DOI: 10.1080/1068316X.2015.1085982. Ferdik, F. (2014). The influence of strain on law enforcement legitimacy evaluations. Journal of Criminal Justice. Vol. 42, p. 443-451. Ferdik, F., Kaminksi, R.J., Cooney, M., & Sevigny, E. (2014). The influence of agency policies on conducted energy device use and police use of lethal force. Police Quarterly. DOI: 10.1177/1098611114548098. Ferdik, F., Smith, H., & Applegate, B. (2014). The role of emotional dissonance and job desirability in predicting correctional officer turnover intentions. Criminal Justice Studies. DOI 10.1080/1478601X.2014.938741. Ferdik, F., Wolfe, S., & Blasco, N. (2013). Informal social controls, procedural justice, and police legitimacy: Do social bonds influence evaluations of police legitimacy? American Journal of Criminal Justice. Vol. 39 (3), p. 471-492. Ferdik, F., Rojek, J., & Alpert, G. (2013). Citizen oversight in the United States and Canada: An overview. Police Practice and Research: An International Journal. Vol. 14 (2), p. 97-111. Sevigny, E., Fuleihan, B., & Ferdik, F. (2013). Do drug courts reduce the use of incarceration?: A metaanalysis. Journal of Criminal Justice. Vol. 41(6), p. 416-425. NON-REFEREED PUBLICATIONS Alpert, G.P., Cawthray, T., Rojek, J., & Ferdik, F. (2015). Citizen oversight in the United States and Canada: Applying outcome measures and evidence-based practices. In Prenzler, T., & den Heyer, G. (Eds.), Civilian oversight of police: Advancing accountability in law enforcement. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. Ferdik, F. (2014). Beck, Ulrech (globalization, risk thesis and cosmopolitanism). Sage Encyclopaedia of Surveillance, Security and Privacy. Ferdik, F. (2013). Risk Society and Politics. Sage Encyclopaedia of Criminal Justice Ethics. 2
Ferdik, F. (2013). Perception is reality: A qualitative approach to understanding police officer views on civil liability. International Police Executive Symposium s Working Paper Series No. 49. EXTERNAL GRANTS Herzog, J., Ferdik, F.., & Scott, D. Evaluating participation effects among veterans processed through the Okaloosa and Escambia county Veteran s Treatment Courts: A quasi-experimental design. A grant proposal submitted to the National Institute of Justice (currently under review). Ferdik, F., & Smith, H.P. (2015). Correctional officer wellness and safety literature synthesis. A report solicited by and prepared for the National Institute of Justice (pending $10,000 compensation). TECHNICAL REPORTS Ferdik, F. & Smith, H.P. (2014). Evaluating the risk perceptions of correctional officers employed in maximum security facilities. A report prepared for the South Carolina Department of Corrections. Cooney, M., Ferdik, F., & Kaminski, R.J. (2014). South Carolina arrest-related deaths (2013-2014). A report delivered to the South Carolina Department of Pubic Safety. Ferdik, F., Smith, H., & Applegate, B. (2013). An assessment of job satisfaction among South Carolina correctional officers. A Report/Presentation Delivered to the South Carolina Department of Corrections. ARTICLES UNDER REVIEW Ferdik, F. An investigation into the risk perceptions held by maximum security correctional officers. Power, J., Ferdik, F & Smith, H.P. The Brief COPE: A factorial structure using federally incarcerated adults. WORKS IN PROGRESS Wolfe, S., Ferdik, F., Sevigny, E., Cooney, M., & Hansen, A. A meta-analytic approach to understanding how procedural justice actions by criminal justice actors impact the public. Ferdik, F. Exploring the punishment orientations of maximum security correctional officers. ARTICLES REVIEWED 1 article peer-reviewed for Police Quarterly 1 article peer-reviewed for American Journal of Criminal Justice 3 articles peer-reviewed for Criminal Justice Studies 7 articles peer-reviewed for Justice Quarterly INVITED PRESENTATIONS 2015 Topical Working Group on the use of Administrative Segregation in United States Correctional Facilities: Arlington, VA. (A presentation prepared for the National Institute of Justice). 3
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 2016 Ferdik, F. Exploring the punishment orientations of maximum security correctional officers. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Conference: Denver, CO. 2015 Ferdik, F. A quasi-experimental evaluation of the Okaloosa and Escambia county Veteran Treatment Courts. American Society of Criminology Conference: Washington, D.C. 2015 Gist, J., Ferdik, F., Smith, H.P., & Sitren, A. The influence of strain on law enforcement legitimacy evaluations. Southern Criminal Justice Association Conference: Charleston, SC. 2015 Gist, J., & Ferdik, F. Peer associations and perceived police legitimacy: Investigating further the correlates of law enforcement legitimacy evaluations. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Conference: Orlando, FL. 2014 Ferdik, F., & Smith, H. Examining correlates of correctional officer risk perceptions and decision-making. American Society of Criminology: San Francisco, CA. 2014 Ferdik, F. Correctional officer bases of power reliance: Toward an understanding of individual and environmental influences. Southern Criminal Justice Association Conference: Clearwater, FL. 2014 Blasco, N., Gist, J & Ferdik, F. Collegiate social bonds and perceived police legitimacy: Investigating further the correlates of law enforcement legitimacy perceptions. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences: Philadelphia, PA. 2014 Ferdik, F., Smith, H.P., & Applegate, B. Emotional dissonance, job desirability and turnover intentions: An analysis of correctional officer attrition rates. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences: Philadelphia, PA. 2013 Ferdik, F. Perception is reality: A qualitative approach to investigating police officer views on civil liability. American Society of Criminology: Atlanta, GA. 2013 Wolfe, S., Blasco, N., & Ferdik, F. Religiosity s influence on levels of self-control. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences: Dallas, TX. 2012 Sevigny, E., Fuleihan, B., & Ferdik, F. Do drug courts conserve custodial resources?: A meta-analysis. American Society of Criminology: Chicago, IL. 2012 Ferdik, F., Kaminski, R.J., Cooney, M., & Sevigny, E. The influence of agency policies on conducted energy device use and police use of lethal force. American Society of Criminology: Chicago, IL. 2011 Ferdik, F. A discussion of Marxist and Conflict theories of criminology. American Society of Criminology: Washington, D.C. TEACHING EXPERIENCE (All courses Taught as Instructor of Record) Fall 2015 CCJ-6704 Criminal Justice Research Methods (grad-level-uwf) Fall 2015 CCJ-3024 American Justice System (UWF) Fall 2015 DSC-3012 Terrorism (UWF) Summer 2015 DSC-3012 Terrorism (UWF) Summer 2015 CCJ-3024 American Justice System (UWF) CJE-3174 Comparative Criminal Justice (UWF) CCJ-3060-Ethics and the Justice System (UWF) CCJ-3024-American Justice System (UWF) CCJ-3024-American Justice System (UWF) CCJ-3060-Ethics and the Justice System (UWF) 4
Summer I 2014 Spring 2014 Fall 2013 Summer I 2013 Spring 2013 Fall 2012 Summer II-2012 Summer I-2012 Spring 2012 Fall 2011 CRJU-202-Research Methods in Criminal Justice (USC) CRJU-202-Research Methods in Criminal Justice (USC) CRJU 202-Research Methods in Criminal Justice (USC) CRJU-341-Sociology of Crime (USC) CRJU-202-Research Methods in Criminal Justice (USC) CRJU-312-Corrections (USC) CRJU-341-Sociology of Crime (USC) CRJU-101-Introduction to Criminal Justice (USC) CRJU-311-Policing (USC) CRJU-311-Policing (USC) AWARDS AND HONORS 2015-Passed Quality Matters external review for CCJ-3024 course (awarded $1000) 2015-Passed Quality Matters internal review for CCJ-3024 course (awarded $750) 2015-Passed Quality Matters external review for CJE-3174 course (awarded $1000) 2015-Passed Quality Matters internal review for CJE-3174 course (awarded $2000) 2014-Awarded University of West Florida s Quality On-Line Instructor Certificate 2011-University of South Carolina Graduate Student Fellowship Award ($2,500) 2010-Outstanding New Student Award in the Department of English-Graduate Studies UNIVERSITY/DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Summer 2015 Supervised two Honors by Contract students (Lauren Barnes and T Kara Mullins) Summer 2015 Attended the University Agency Partnership Initiative (UAPI) Supervised the UWF Open House for the CJ Department -present Faculty advisor for the Criminal Justice Graduate Student Association University of West Florida (Tenure and Promotion Workshop) Directed Study for UWF undergraduate student-shawn Crews Honors Program Thesis Advisor for Jessica Farrell Honors Program Thesis Advisor for Jessica Farrell Successfully Completed UWF s Workshop on Teaching a Quality On-Line Course Successfully Completed UWF s Workshop on Designing a Quality On-line Course Evaluated Assistant Professor Applications for UWF Fall 2015 opening (49 total) Directed Study for UWF undergraduate student-shawn Crews -present Editorial Board for Journal of Social Sciences University of West Florida (Created CJ Student News Monthly newsletter) University of West Florida (QEP Rubric for Professional Speech Workshop) University of West Florida (Meta-cognition is Key workshop) University of West Florida (Grant Writing for External Funding Workshop) University of West Florida (Teaching Partner Workshop) By-Laws Committee; Alpha Phi Sigma Committee (UWF) Fall 2011-Spring 2014 Member of the Criminal Justice Graduate Student Association (CCJGSA) Fall 2012 Academic Advisor to USC undergraduate students Spring 2012 Academic Advisor to USC undergraduate students Fall 2011 Reviewer for undergraduate policing text-policing: A text/reader ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Experience with STATA, SPSS, SAS and completed EDRM-812 Hierarchical Linear Modelling class Language Knowledge: Italian (fluent) and Spanish (conversational) Completed University of South Carolina s GRAD-800 Excellence in Teaching Course 5
Past and/or Current Professional Affiliations American Society of Criminology (ASC) Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) Southern Criminal Justice Association (SCJA) Updated September of 2015 6