Office Hours
| Mon | Tues | Weds | Thurs | Fri |
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| 10:00-12:00 |
11:00-1:00 |
10:00-12:00 |
11:00-1:00 |
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| Zoom |
Classes Taught
| Course |
Title |
Location |
Days |
Times |
| OL 631 |
FUNDAMENTALS OF LEADERSHIP |
ONLINE CRS |
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- |
| OL 690 |
LEADERSHIP ACTION PROJECT |
ONLINE CRS |
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1730-1920 |
| PSY 446 |
PSYCHOLOGY OF LEADERSHIP |
ONLINE CRS |
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- |
| OL 615 |
STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP |
ONLINE CRS |
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1730-1920 |
| OL 619 |
STRATGIC CHNG & ORGZNTNL DEVLP |
ONLINE CRS |
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1730-1920 |
Education
Doctor of Education, Organizational Change and Leadership
University of Southern California
Dissertation: Teaching Police to Teach: Enhancing Instructional Practices in the Police Training Academy
Master of Justice Management
University of Nevada, Reno
Thesis: Opportunities for Change: Promoting the Principles of Effective Intervention Through a Community Juvenile Justice Program Assessment
Bachelor of Arts, Law Enforcement
Western Oregon University
Professional experience
State of Oregon 2013-2024
Benton County 200-2013
Peer Reviewer, Police Chief Magazine
Peer Reviewer, Policing: An International Journal
Awards and honors
Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Scholar, National Institute of Justice
Leadership in Law Enforcement Research, International Association of Chiefs of Police
International Honor Society in Education, Kappa Delta Pi
Public Service Ambassador, State of Oregon
Professional memberships
National Association of Professional Staff in Public Safety
National Institute of Justice Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Scholar
Police Executive Research Forum (PERF)
Global Consortium of Law Enforcement Training Executives (GCLETE)
International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
American Society of Evidence-Based Policing (ASEBP)
American Society of Criminology (ASC)
What will you do and learn in my courses
My courses are active. We will engage in discussion, participate in activities, and learn together.
Teaching Focus
Organizational Leadership
Research Areas
Public Sector/Government Organizations
Public Safety & Leadership
Grad courses taught
Leadership Action Project
Strategic Leadership
The Resilient Leader: Emotional Intelligence & Organizational Learning
Undergrad courses taught
Psychology of Leadership
Publications
James, S., Heintzman-Yutzie, S., & James, L. (2021). An Effectiveness Evaluation of the Oregon State Revised Basic Police Academy Curriculum. In E. Arble, & B. Arnetz (Ed.), Interventions, Training, and Technologies for Improved Police Well-Being and Performance (pp. 38-54). IGI Global. http://doi:10.4018/978-1-7998-6820-0.ch003
Leading Without a Badge Summit, Charlottesville VA
Strategic Planning & Transformational Leadership in Law Enforcement Organizations
National Symposium on Police Academies and Training (Virtual)
Answering the Call for Evidence-Based Police Training
International Association of Chiefs of Police Annual Conference (Virtual)
Making Police Training More Effective: Less Teaching, More Learning (Panel Presentation)
International Association of Chiefs of Police Annual Conference, Chicago Il
The Science of Learning: Getting the Most out of Officers and Your Training Budget (Panel Presentation)
Justice Reinvestment Summit, Salem OR
Linking Training, Research, and Practice
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