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Dr. Thomas Johnson

Assistant Professor
Criminology and Criminal Justice Department
112 Belk Hall
828.227.2563
tjohnson@wcu.edu

 

Education:

Ph.D. – Instructional Systems, Leadership, and Workforce Development - Mississippi State University
M.A. – Psychology – University of West Florida
Graduate Studies – Criminal Justice – Fayetteville State University
Graduate Studies – Emergency Management – Eastern Kentucky University and UNC-Pembroke
B.S. – Criminal Justice – Troy State University
A.S. – Law Enforcement – Pensacola Junior College

Teaching Experience at WCU:

EDM-250 – Introduction to Emergency Management
EDM-300 – Methods of Disaster Research
EDM-324 – Emergency Planning
EDM-332 – Disaster Response Operations and Management
EDM-340 – Political and Policy Basis for Emergency and Disaster Management
EDM-435 – Homeland Security
EDM-457 – Terrorism
EDM-460 – Case Studies in Emergency Management
EDM-493 – Special Topics (Incident Command System)
CJ-270 – Introduction to Forensics
CJ-300 – Research Methods and Writing
CJ-320 – Police in Society
CJ-352 – Research Methods for Criminal Justice
CJ-425 – Police Practices and Problems

Prior Teaching Experience:

Anderson University, Anderson, SC
CRJ-150 – Criminology
CRJ-301 – Research Methods in Criminal Justice
CRJ-601 – Research Methods in Criminal Justice

Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
COE-8523 – Student Development Theory
PSY-1013 – General Psychology
PSY-4226 – Drug Use and Abuse

Marshall University, Huntington, WV
PSY-201 – General Psychology

University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL
CCJ- 3450 – Criminal Justice Management and Organization

Troy State University, Troy, AL
PSY-200 – General Psychology
PSY-350 – Theories of Personality

Pensacola Junior College, Pensacola, FL
CCJ-2650 – Narcotics and Drug Education

Scholarship:

Johnson, T. (2012). Emergency management students’ perceptions of the use of WebEOC® to create an authentic learning environment. Educational Media International. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09523987. 2012.738010. DOI: 0.1080/09523987.2012 .738010

Johnson, T.  (2012, October).  The use of WebEOC® to enhance student soft skill development: What do the preliminary results suggest?  Paper presented at the Annual North Carolina Emergency Management Association Fall Conference, Hickory, NC.

Johnson, T.  (2012, September).  International Students’ Perceptions of a Shelter-In-Place Experience.  Paper presented at the 40th Annual Southeastern Criminal Justice Association Conference, Atlantic Beach, FL.

Johnson, T., and Summerton, S. (2012, June). Use of WebEOC to Create an Authentic Learning Environment. Paper presented at the 15th Annual Emergency Management Institute Higher Education Conference, Emmitsburg, MD.

Johnson, T. (2012) Effect of a marketing program on freshman student registration for an emergency notification system. Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 9(1). Available at http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/jhsem.2012.9.issue-1/1547-7355.1938/1547-7355.1938.xml?format=INT

Caravelis Hughes, C., and Johnson, T. (2012). Crisis management. In K. Cragg & P. Schloss (Eds.), Administration and Finance of Postsecondary Education Institutions (pp. 239-264). Florence, KY: Routledge.

Caravelis Hughes, C., Kopak, A., and Johnson, T. (2012, February). Bridging the Gap Between Researchers and Practitioners. Paper presented at the North Carolina Criminal Justice Association Conference, Raleigh, NC.

Johnson, T. (2011, October). Introduction of WebEOC to the Curriculum. Paper presented at the Annual North Carolina Emergency Management Association Fall Conference, Hickory, NC.

Johnson, T. (2008). Incorporating the campus radio station into your emergency communications plan. Campus Law Enforcement Journal, 38(3). 28-29.

Johnson, T. (2007). Effect of distance education technology as a training delivery system for rural and small law enforcement agencies. Dissertation Abstracts International, 71(03A). 926.

Johnson, T. (2003, December). Virtual Reality and the No Child Left Behind Act. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Career and Technical Education, Orlando, FL.

Stanny, C., and Johnson, T. (2000). Effects of stress induced by a simulated shooting on recall by police and citizen witnesses. The American Journal of Psychology, 113(3). 359-386.

Johnson, T. (1997). Understanding workplace aggression on campus. Campus Law Enforcement Journal, 27(3). 21-22, 24. 36.

Johnson, T. (1996). Workplace aggression: How safe is your department? The West Virginia Police Chief, 3(2). 24-28.

Johnson, T., and Stanny, C. (1994, March). Effects of a Traumatic Event upon Recall by Police Officers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

Johnson, T. (1993). The Effect of Active Involvement with a Traumatic Event on Recall by Law Enforcement Officers. (Unpublished master’s thesis). University of West Florida, Pensacola.

Johnson, T. (1992). Date rape: Differences in Attitudes between Genders. The Florida Police Chief. 18(6). 28-29, 61-62.

Technical Reports:

Johnson, T., et al. (2012). Research-Based Disaster Exercise Evaluation Project for Robeson County, North Carolina. Pembroke, NC: University of North Carolina – Pembroke.

Johnson, T. (2012). Vanderbilt University Police Department Assessment Report. Gainesville, VA: Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc.

Johnson, T. (2011). University of Houston – Clear Lake Police Department Assessment Report. Gainesville, VA: Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc.

Johnson, T. (2010). Laconia (NH) Police Department Assessment Report. Gainesville, VA: Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc.

Johnson, T. (2009). Emmaus (PA) Police Department Assessment Report. Gainesville, VA: Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc.

Johnson, T. (2009). Arkansas State University Police Department Assessment Report. West Hartford, CT: International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators.

Johnson, T. (2008). Marshall County (IA) Sheriff’s Department Assessment Report. Gainesville, VA: Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc.

Faculty Advisor:

Faculty advisor for the following student papers:

Ritch, A. (2011, March 26). A Theoretical Framework for Implementing Emergency Notification Systems as the University of North Carolina Member Institutions. 12th Undergraduate Research Expo. Western Carolina University.

Faculty advisor for the following student organizations:

2011-2012:

Future Business Leaders Association
Student Veterans Association

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