"My name is Nicholas S. I am a tenure track assistant-professor who holds a Ph.D in Criminology and Criminal Justice From Sam Houston State University and a Master's in Criminology from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. I have been teaching at the collegiate level for 10 years.

As a tenure track professor, I work with college-aged students daily on any number of tasks. I utilize three strategies to achieve my learning objectives. First, I establish relationships with my students. It is easier to learn from an empathetic human than a stale and mechanical instructor. Second, I am a proponent of employing various styles of learning to reach the diverse student populations that attend college. While typical methods of instruction only reach audible or visual learners, I attempt to reach audible, visual, and kinesthetic learners in each lesson by using a mix of traditional and active learning strategies. Lastly, I believe that storytelling and humor are indispensable when trying to convey relatively complicated information to students. I think it is important to have enough self-awareness to know when to stick with a lesson plan and when to go off script. The ultimate goal being to create a relaxed atmosphere where students feel comfortable enough to engage in the learning process.

My overall goal is twofold. First, I aim to help students with any and all needs associated with criminology/criminal justice, sociological research methods, and statistics. Second, I am an expert in all things relating to college admissions, career counseling, college writing, and graduate writing.

Lastly, I am a published academic whose resaerch centers on policing, organizational theory, and police professionalism." less...