James CockerhamJames Cockerham, Ph.D. is an Assistant Teaching Professor at Florida State University in the Public Safety and Security program. His teaching and research interests sit at the intersection of public administration, criminal justice, and public policy He brings several years of experience in state and local law enforcement to his academic work and currently serves as a Reserve Officer with the Tallahassee Police Department. He has also worked as a civil and criminal justice researcher for the Florida Legislature, where his work informed policy analysis and legislative decision making. Prior to joining Florida State, Dr. Cockerham served as Department Chair of Health Science and Public Service and Program Director of Public Administration at Montreat College. His scholarship has appeared in the Juvenile and Family Court Journal, The Florida Political Chronicle, and the Christian Business Academy Review, and he has co-authored multiple policy reports for the Florida Legislature. More recently, he was also the Principal Investigator on a grant funded by the North Carolina Department of Public Safety examining the impact of teen court programs on youth recidivism. Read More Read Less