Drug Court Report: An Evaluation of Federal Support Court in Connecticut (FREE Webinar - 11:00 PM - 12:30 PM EST)

EVENT TIME: 11:00 PM - 12:30 PM EST

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This session will provide an overview and discussion of a researcher-practitioner partnership that resulted in an evaluation of federal drug courts in Connecticut.

The collaborative research design, data collection, and results will be presented, along with the policy implications and ways in which the research findings are being utilized. Evidence-based organizations and practitioners who are interested in collaborative research and program evaluation are encouraged to attend.

David L. Myers, PhD, is a Professor and Chairperson of the Criminal Justice Department at the University of New Haven. He previously was a Professor with the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), where he worked from 1998-2016. He earned his PhD in 1999 from the University of Maryland, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, and previously received a Master of Science in Administration of Justice and a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Shippensburg University.

Dr. Myers has taught more than 30 different courses at the undergraduate, masters, and doctoral levels, specializing in classes on research methods and quantitative analysis, juvenile justice and delinquency, and criminal justice policy, planning, and evaluation. He has published 3 books (including Becoming an Evidence-Based Organization: Demonstrating Leadership and Organizational Growth, Joyfields Institute for Professional Development, 2013) and over 40 journal articles, book chapters, or other scholarly works. His scholarship has appeared in such journals as Criminology and Public Policy, Crime & Delinquency, Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, and Criminal Justice and Behavior.

Dr. Myers has provided more than 75 presentations, workshops, and invited lectures at national and regional conferences. He currently is the Editor of ACJS Today, Editor of Routledge Studies in Juvenile Justice and Delinquency, Editor of EBP Quarterly, Associate Editor of Criminal Justice Policy Review, and a member of the Editorial Boards of Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice and American Journal of Criminal Justice. In addition, he currently serves as President of the Association of Doctoral Programs in Criminology and Criminal Justice, board member of the Crime & Justice Research Alliance, and certified reviewer for Crimesolutions.gov and the OJJDP Model Programs Guide.

Dr. Myers previously served as Dean’s Associate in the IUP School of Graduate Studies and Research, Interim Vice Provost for Research and Dean of Graduate Studies at IUP, Interim Executive Director of the IUP Research Institute, and Interim Director of the IUP Murtha Institute for Homeland Security. In the community, he served as Chairperson of Indiana Area Communities That Care, President of the Board of Directors of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Indiana County, and Advisor to Kids on Campus of Big Hearts Little Hands.

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