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    Fresno Campus Faculty

    Eric Hickey, Ph.D.
    Systemwide Director
    Center for Forensic Studies
    Ph.D., 1985; Brigham Young University
    Books include: The Myth of a Psychiatric Crime Wave, Sex Crimes and Paraphilia, Serial Murders and Their Victims , Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime , and Controversial Issues in Criminology .
    Research interests:  Serial murderers, paraphilia, stalkers, sex offenders
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    Lynn O. Bundy, Ph.D.
    Adjunct Faculty
    Ph.D., 1988; Professional School for Psychological Studies
    Currently Director of Family Court Services for Madera Superior Court
    Research Interests: Child custody & visitation matters
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    Natalie Claussen-Rogers, Psy.D. 
    Adjunct Faculty
    Psy.D., 2003, Alliant International University
    Research interests: police corruption
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    Peter English, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor and Program Coordinator, Ph.D. Policy and Social Justice Track (non-licensure).
    Currently Assistant Professor at CSU-Fresno Department of Criminology.  
    Ph.D., 2003; University of Arizona
    Research interests: criminology, behavioral and social facts in legal decision making.
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    Dr. Valerie Forward
    Assistant Professor
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    William Holcomb, Ph.D, M.B.A.
    Program Director-Fresno and Sacramento 
    Ph.D., 1979, University of Missouri-Columbia
    M.B.A., 2002, University of Chicago
    1989-present: Diplomate in Forensic Psychology
    Research Interests: abnormal psychology, human relations for organizations
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    James Kelly, Jr., J.D.
    Adjunct Faculty
    J.D., 1992; University of California 
    Currently Deputy District Attorney for the Fresno County District Attorney's Office
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    Gerard Labuschagne, Ph.D .
    Adjunct Faculty
    Ph.D., University of Pretoria, South Africa
    Currently Commander of the South Aftrican Police Service's Investigative Psychology Unit. This Unit responds nationaly to assist in mass and spree murders, serial rape, and more. Dr. Labuschagne is a qualified clinical psychologist and criminologist.
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    Rachel Latter, Ph.D.
    Adjunct Faculty
    Ph.D., 2003; CSPP at Alliant
    Currently Staff Psychologist at North Kern State Prison
    Research interests: juveniles' competency to waive Miranda, police emergency dispatcher attrition
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    Theresa Lu, Ph.D .
    Adjunct Faculty
    Ph.D., 1997; Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
    Research interests: domestic violence, cross-cultural competency
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    Eva McKenzie
    Assistant Professor
    Ph.D., Fuller Graduate School of Psychology
    Research Interests:  Forensic assessment, domestic violence
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    Gaetano Pascale, Ph.D.
    Adjunct Faculty
    Ph.D., Bologna University, Italy
    Formerly an Italian State Police Lieutenant and undercover agent
    Research interests: police psychology, political science, criminal psychology
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    Jana Price-Sharps 
    Associate Professor and Director of the MA-LEAD program
    Ed.D., 1999; University of the Pacific 
    Books include: Kidnapping: an investigator's guide to profiling (2007). Currently serves as psychological consultant to the Fresno Police Department.
    Research interests: drug and alcohol abuse and its behavioral and neurological consequences; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
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    Michael Reid
    Adjunct Faculty
    J.D., 1992; San Joaquin College of Law
     

     
    Matthew Sharps
    Adjunct Faculty
    Ph.D., 1986; University of Colorado-Boulder
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    David Tanner
    Adjunct Faculty
    Ph.D., 1984; Texas A&M University
    Over 20 published articles in refereed jounals
    Research interests: statistics & measurement, evaluating assessment instruments
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    Amy Tillery, Ph.D.
    Lecturer
    Ph.D. Alliant International University
    Currently the Juvenile Service Coordinator for the Fresno Superior Court's Juvenile Behavioral Health Court.
    Research interests: substance abuse and dual diagnosis treatment for adolescent offenders, effectiveness of the juvenile justice systems and mentally ill offenders, and spirituality as related to treatment responsiveness.
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    Dale White, Ph.D
    Assistant Professor
    Ph.D., 1996; CSPP at Alliant
    Currently employed as a Forensic Psychologist with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in the Health Care Services Division, Mentally Disordered Offender Unit. Formerly the Director of the Alliant Psychological Services Center in Fresno. Research interests: Foster children and social problem solving, treatment variables and inpatient mental health, and factors underlying academic success.
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