VITA

DENNIS M. GIEVER


OFFICE:

Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Department of Criminology
Wilson Hall Room G-12
Indiana, PA 15705-1075
(724) 357-6941
E-Mail: dgiever@iup.edu

PERSONAL DATA:

Date of Birth: August 27, 1958
Married: Diane M. Giever
Children: Danielle (17 years)
Desirae (12 years)

EDUCATION:

Ph. D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Department of Criminology.
Dissertation: "An Empirical Assessment of the Core Elements of Gottfredson and Hirschi's General Theory of Crime."
Degree Awarded: December 1995.

M.C.J. New Mexico State University, Department of Criminal Justice.
Masters of Criminal Justice with a Graduate Minor in Experimental Statistics.
Thesis: "Predicting the Occurrence of Bank Robbery: An Environmental Approach."
Degree Awarded: 1992.

B.C.J. New Mexico State University, Department of Criminal Justice.
Bachelors of Criminal Justice.
Degree Awarded: 1990.

APPOINTMENTS AND AWARDS:

Indiana University of Pennsylvania Office of Student Learning - Faculty/Staff Volunteer of the Year, 2008 - 2009.

The School of Graduate Studies and Research and the IUP Research Institute - Exploring Education Through Research - Dean's 2008-2009 Research Award.

School of Graduate Studies and Research - Sponsored Programs Award for Outstanding Achievement in Curriculum and Instruction - Information Assurance - 2005

Faculty Inductee of Phi Kappa Phi (National Honor Society) - 2003

Graduate Dean's Award for Outstanding Commitment to Sponsored Programs - presented to members of the Pine Grove Research Team - 2003.

El Paso Energy Foundation Faculty Achievement Award in Recognition of Outstanding University Teaching, New Mexico State University, 1997-1998.

Manuscript reviewer, Roxbury Publishing Company.

Manuscript reviewer, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency.

Manuscript reviewer, Criminology.

Manuscript reviewer, Justice Quarterly.

Manuscript reviewer, Crime and Justice Research.

Manuscript reviewer, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency.

Manuscript reviewer, Journal of Criminal Justice Education.

Manuscript reviewer, American Journal of Criminal Justice

Manuscript reviewer, The Prison Journal.

Manuscript reviewer, Security Journal

Manuscript reviewer, Journal of Crime & Justice.

Manuscript reviewer, Journal of Criminal Justice.

Manuscript reviewer, Criminology & Public Policy.

Manuscript reviewer, Criminal Justice Policy Review.

Manuscript reviewer, Person Custom Publishing.

Graduate faculty, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1998 - Present.

Graduate faculty, New Mexico State University, 1995 - 1998.

Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1996.

Graduate Merit Scholarship, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1992 - 1993.

Alpha Phi Sigma (National Criminal Justice Honor Society) 1989 - Present.

Dean's Honor Roll (College of Arts and Sciences, New Mexico State University) 1989 -1990.

EMPLOYMENT:

2004 - present Professor of Criminology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

1999 - 2008 Chairperson of the Department of Criminology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. The duties of chair include: all scheduling of full time and temporary faculty courses, coordination of the criminology office, serving on numerous departmental, college and university committees as a representative for the department, coordination of department resources and budget, and general day to day operation of the department.

2001 - 2004 Associate Professor of Criminology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

1998 - 2001 Assistant Professor of Criminology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Courses taught: Quantitative Strategies for Analysis in Criminology (Graduate Level), System Dynamics in the Administration of Justice (Graduate Level), Advanced Applied Research (Graduate Level), Criminological Research Methods, and Law, Social Control, and Society. Responsibilities include advising students and serving on departmental and university committees.

1995 - 1998 Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at New Mexico State University. Courses taught: Introduction to Criminal Justice, Introduction to Corrections, Introduction to the Nature of Crime, Research Methods, Hate Crimes, Introduction to Security Technology and Loss Prevention, Graduate Research Methods in Criminal Justice, Graduate Statistics in Criminal Justice, Graduate Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation, and Graduate Nature of Crime. Responsibilities included advising students and serving on Masters Committees.

1992 - 1995 Graduate Assistant assigned to the Center for Research in Criminology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Teaching Assistant in quantitative methods courses in criminology at masters and doctoral levels. Responsible for teaching the course sections on using SPSS (Windows & VAX Mainframe), conducting weekly review sessions, individual tutoring and consulting.

1991 - 1992 Instructor of Criminal Justice, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico. Courses taught: Introduction to Corrections (3 sections), and team taught Criminal Justice Planning and Crime Analysis (Computer lab portion of the class with Ron Pincomb). Instructed students in the use of DOS, Windows, Lotus, WordPerfect, dBASE as well as SAS, SPSS and E-Mail on the IBM Mainframe.

1990 - 1992 Graduate Assistant in the Masters Program at New Mexico State University.

1982 - 1988 General Manager of the Sally Port Inn Hotel, Roswell, New Mexico. Responsible for fiscal management, marketing, community relations and supervision of personnel.

PUBLICATIONS:

Winfree, L. T., Giever, D. M, Maupin, J. R. and Mays, G. L. (2007).  "Drunk Driving and the Prediction of Analogous Behavior: A Longitudinal Test of Social Learning and Self-Control Theories."  Victims and Offenders, 2:4. 327-349.

Giever, D. M. (2007).  "Security Education - Past, Present and the Future."  Security Journal: Special Issue: 20th Anniversary, 20(1), 23-25.

Giever, D. M. (2006). "Jails."  In Joycelyn M. Pollock (Ed.) Prisons Today and Tomorrow, Second Edition. Boston, MA: Jones and Bartlett.

Gibbs, J. J., Giever, D., & Martin, R. (2006).  "Integral Criminology and Criminal Justice."  AQAL: Journal of Integral Theory and Practice, 1(1): 215-234.

Gibbs, J. J., Giever, D. M. & Higgins, G. E. (2003) "A Test of the Gottfredson and Hirschi's General Theory Using Structural Equation Modeling." Criminal Justice and Behavior, 30(4), 441-458.

Giever, D. M. (2003). "Jails." In J. Whitehead, J. Pollock & M. Braswell, (Eds.), Corrections: Exploring Corrections in America (pp. 109 - 153). Cincinnati, OH: Anderson.

Zimmerman, S., Gido, R., Myers, D., Giever, D., Dandeneau, C., Kiehl, K. & Komorosky, D. (2000) "Establishing a Research Institution: The Partnership Between IUP and the Pine Grove Prison For Violent Youthful Offenders." Journal for Juvenile Justice and Detention Services, 15(2), 67-84.

Winfree, L. T., Jr. & Giever, D. (2000). "On Classifying Driving-while-intoxicated Offenders: The Experiences of a citywide D.W.I. drug court." Journal of Criminal Justice, 28(1), 13-21.

Ruddell, R., Mays, G. L. & Giever, D.  (2000).  "Transferring Juveniles to Adult Courts: Recent Trends and Issues in Canada and the United States," in G. L. Mays and Peter R. Gregware (Eds.) Courts & Justice: A Reader (2nd ed.) (pp. 400-418).  Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland.

Gibbs, J. J., Giever, D. M. & Pober, K. A. (2000). "Criminology and the Eye of the Spirit: An Introduction and Application of the Thought of Ken Wilber." Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 16(1), 99-127.

Gibbs, J. J., Hanrahan, K. J. & Giever, D. (1999) "Framing and Measuring Fear of Crime for Decision Makers." Justice Professional, 11, 287-296.

Giever, D.M. (1999). Instructor's Manual for Exploring Criminal Justice: An Introduction by Don M. Gottfredson. Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury.

Becknell, C., Mays, G. L. & Giever, D. (1999) "Policy Restrictiveness and Police Pursuits." Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, 22(1), 93-110.

Giever, D.M. (1999). Student Study Guide for Exploring Criminal Justice: An Introduction by Don M. Gottfredson. Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury.

Gibbs, J. J., Puzzanchera, C., Hanrahan, K. J. & Giever, D. (1998) "The Influence of Personal Safety and other Environmental Concerns on Sense of Control and Emotional Well Being." Criminal Justice and Behavior, 25(4), 403-425.

Ruddell, R., Mays, G. L. & Giever, D. (1998) "Transferring Juveniles to Adult Courts: Recent Trends and Issues in Canada and the United States." Juvenile & Family Court Journal, 49(3), 1-15.

McAuley, K., Giever, D. M. & Mays, G. L. (1998, Fall). "Law Enforcement Attitudes Toward Treatment Oriented Sanctions: DWI Drug Courts." AABSS Perspectives Journal [Online]. Available: http://www.aabss.org/journal1998/mcauley.htm [1998, Fall].

Giever, D.M. & Lynskey, D. (1998). Instructor's Manual for Contemporary Corrections, by G. Larry Mays and L. Thomas Winfree Jr. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

Lynskey, D. & Giever, D.M. (1998). Student Study Guide for Contemporary Corrections, by G. Larry Mays and L. Thomas Winfree Jr. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

Gibbs, J. J., Giever, D. M. & Martin, J. S. (1998). "Parental Management and Self-Control: An Empirical Test of Gottfredson and Hirschi's General Theory." Journal of Research in Crime & Delinquency, 35(1), 40-70.

Alexander, G., & Giever, D. (1997, Fall). "A Security Technology Minor." The Technology Interface [Online]. Available: http://et.nmsu.edu/~etti/ [1997, November 4].

Giever, D. M. (1997). "Jails." In J. M. Pollock (Ed.), Prisons: Today and Tomorrow (pp. 414 - 465). Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Publishers.

Gibbs, J. J. & Giever, D. M. (1995). "Self-Control and Its Manifestations Among University Students: An Empirical Test of Gottfredson and Hirschi's General Theory." Justice Quarterly, 12(2), 231-255.

WORK CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW:

WORK IN PROGRESS

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS AND PAPERS READ:

"Evaluating Juvenile Prosecution and Defense Capacity Building Projects in Pennsylvania."  Paper presented at the annual meeting of The American Society of Criminology, St. Louis, Missouri, 2008 (with Dave Myers, Dan Lee and Jay Gilliam).

"Practitioner Perceptions of Balanced and Restorative Justice (BARJ) in Pennsylvania." Paper presented at the annual meeting of The American Society of Criminology, St. Louis, Missouri, 2008 (with Dave Myers, Dan Lee and Jay Gilliam). 

"Forensic Science Education and Training in the United States."  Paper presented to the Asian Association of Police Studies International Conference in Seoul, South Korea, October 2007 (with Eui-Gab Hwang).

"Juvenile Justice in the United States."  Lecture presented to members of the Ministry of Justice at the Gobong Information Communication Middle and High School, Seoul Juvenile Training School, Seoul, South Korea, October 2007.

"Drunk-Driving and the Prediction of Analogous Behavior: A Longitudinal Test of Social Learning and Self-Control Theories."  Paper presented at the annual meeting of The American Society of Criminology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2005 (with L. Thomas Winfree, James R. Maupin and G. Larry Mays).

"Measuring Outcomes for Correctional Education."  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Las Vegas, NV, 2004 (with Nanci Wilson, Sherwood Zimmerman, Hilary Staples and John Lewis).

"Information Assurance - Looking Toward the Future."  Panel presentation at the Government Information Technology Executive Council, Information Processing Interagency Conference in Orlando, FL, 2004.

"Risk Mitigation: Minimizing Threats to Personnel, Property & Profits."  Presentation to the fourth annual Entrepreneur's Growth Conference in Pittsburgh, PA, 2002.

"National Correctional Education Center."  Presentation at the Correctional Education Association Region I Conference, Bolton Landing, NY, 2002.

"National Correctional Education Center."  Presentation at the 57th Annual International Conference of the Correctional Education Association in Portland, OR, 2002.

"Developing an Interdisciplinary Program in Cyber Security/Information Assurance in a Criminal Justice or Criminology Program."  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Anaheim, CA, 2002.

"Computer Security and Information Assurance: Can Criminal Justice/Criminology and Computer Science Programs Unite to Address this Emerging Problem?"  Roundtable moderated at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Anaheim, CA, 2002 (with David Myers).

"Analyzing Qualitative Data with NUD*IST Software."  Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Washington, DC, 2001 (with Jamie Martin).

"Gottfredson and Hirschi's General Theory: Testing the Substantive Model Using Random Allocation Measurement Models." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New Orleans, LA, 2000 (with John J. Gibbs and George Higgins).

"Establishing a Research Institution: The Partnership Between IUP and the Pine Grove Prison for Violent Youthful Offenders." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New Orleans, LA, 2000 (with Sherwood Zimmerman, Rosemary Gido, David Myers, Dawna Komorosky, Claire Dandeneau and Kraig Kiehl).

"Gottfredson and Hirschi's General Theory: A Test Using Structural Equation Modeling." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Orlando, FL, 1999 (with John, J. Gibbs).

"Integrating Security Technology into the Criminal Justice Curriculum." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Las Vegas, NV, 1999 (with G. Larry Mays and James Breckenridge).

"Comparing DWI Offenders in a New Mexico Municipal Court: When is a Duck not a Duck?" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western Society of Criminology, Newport Beach, CA, 1998 (with L. Thomas Winfree, Jr.).

"Gottfredson and Hirschi's General Theory of Crime and Youth Gangs: An Empirical Test on a Sample of Middle-school Students." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Albuquerque, NM, 1998 (with Dana Lynskey and Danette Monnet).

"Examining the Role of Support by Family and Friends in Treatment Effectiveness Within a DWI Drug Court." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Albuquerque, NM, 1998 (with Cindy Bejarano and G. Larry Mays).

"Law Enforcement Attitudes Toward Treatment Oriented Sanctions: DWI Drug Court." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Las Vegas, NV, 1998 (with Kelly McAuley and G. Larry Mays).

"Empirical Testing of Gottfredson and Hirschi's General Theory of Crime." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Diego, CA, 1997.

"Crime and the Media: The Public's Perception of Crime." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Diego, CA, 1997.

"Criminology and the Eye of the Spirit: An Introduction and Application of the Thought of Ken Wilber." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Diego, CA, 1997 (with J. J. Gibbs).

"Transferring Juveniles to Adult Courts: Recent Trends and Issues in Canada and the United States." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western and Pacific Association of Criminal Justice Educators, Reno, NV, 1997 (with Rick Ruddell and G. Larry Mays).

"Treating the Persistent DWI Offender: Applying the Drug Court Concept to Drunk Drivers." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western Social Science Association, Albuquerque, NM, 1997 (with G. Larry Mays and L. Thomas Winfree, Jr.).

"A Minor in Security Technology." Paper presented at the Gulf Southwest Section of the American Society of Engineering Educators, Houston, TX, 1997 (with George Alexander).

"Emotional Intelligence and Criminal Behavior: A Conceptual Framework and Empirical Test." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Louisville, KY, 1997 (with J. J. Gibbs and C. Puzzanchera).

"Evaluating a Metropolitan Area Driving-While Intoxicated (DWI) Drug Court." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Louisville, KY, 1997 (with L. Thomas Winfree, Jr.).

"Designed Against Crime." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western Social Science Association, Reno, 1996 (with L. Thomas Winfree, Jr. and G. Larry Mays).

"An Empirical Assessment of the Core Elements of Gottfredson and Hirschi's General Theory of Crime." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Boston, 1995.

"Fear of Crime and Sense of Control." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Boston, 1995 (with John J. Gibbs, Charles Puzzanchera and Kate Hanrahan).

"Content Analysis." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Boston, 1995.

"Parental Management and Self-Control: An Empirical Test of Gottfredson & Hirschi's General Theory." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Miami, 1994 (with John J. Gibbs and Jamie S. Kerr).

"Self-Control and Its Manifestations Among University Students: An Empirical Test of Gottfredson and Hirschi's General Theory." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Chicago, 1994 (with John J. Gibbs).

"Frances Alice Kellor." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Chicago, 1994.

"Crime Prevention and Bank Robbery: An Environmental Approach." Paper presented at the Western Social Science Association's 34th Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado, 1992.

"Predicting the Occurrence of Bank Robberies: A Test of Three Models." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1992.

"Environmental Factors Associated With Bank Robberies." Paper presented at the Southwest Association of Criminal Justice Educators Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, 1991.

"Child Abuse: A Problem With Perception." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Nashville, Tennessee, 1991 (with Joan Crowley).

REPORTS:

Final report to ARIN Regional Educational Service Agency on Project TIPS (1994) (with Bill Collins, Kate Hanrahan and Jamie Kerr).

FUNDED RESEARCH:

An Evaluation of Pennsylvania's Juvenile Prosecution and Defense Capacity Building Projects.  Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, 2005-2007 (with David Myers, Dan Lee and Jay Gilliam). $117,660.00

MS Program in Security Engineering Technology.  Sloan Foundation/ Council of Graduate Schools, 2002 (with Mary Lynn Garcia).

Attack, Defend, Convict: An Interdisciplinary Program in Information Assurance.  National Science Foundation, 2001 (with Bill Oblitey and Mary Micco).  $250,764.00

University Senate Research Committee Award, Indiana University of Pennsylvania.  "The Influence of Emotional Intelligence on Deviance Using Structural Equation Modeling," 2001 (with John J. Gibbs).

Development of a Security Technology Program, Department of Justice, 1997 (with Jeff Beasley). $2,000,000.00

Evaluating a Metropolitan - Area Driving-While-Intoxicated (DWI) Drug Court, National Institute of Justice, 1996 (with L. Thomas Winfree, G. Larry Mays, and Peter Gregware). $130,000.00

National Evaluation of G.R.E.A.T., National Institute of Justice, 1996 (with Finn-Aage Esbensen and others).

Senate Research Committee Award, Indiana University of Pennsylvania. "Empirical Test of General Theory of Crime," 1994 (with John J. Gibbs).

DEPARTMENT AND UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES:

Graduate Coordinator - FBI Programs, 2008 - Present.

Academic Computing Policy Advisory Committee - Co-Chair, 2006 - 2008, Member 2003 - Present.

Middle States Steering Committee, 2003 - 2006.

University Planning Council, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2002 - 2006.

Academic Council, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2002 - 2006.

College of Humanities and Social Sciences Technology Committee, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1999 - 2004.

College of Humanities and Social Sciences Honors Committee, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2000 - 2004.

Institutional Review Board (IRB), Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1999 - 2006.

Methods Doctoral Qualifying Committee, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1998 - 1999, 2001 - 2002, 2007 - 2008.

Theory Doctoral Qualifying Committee, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1998 - 2000. 2002 - 2007.

Educational Services Funds Planning Committee, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1999 - 2008, (Chair). Responsible for developing a budget to disperse educational funds allocated to the Department of Criminology.

Advisory Committee of Distance Education, New Mexico State University, 1997 - 1998. Served as representative for the College of Arts and Sciences.

Enrollment Management Committee, New Mexico State University, 1996. Responsible for making a recommendation to the department and college in developing an enrollment cap for the Department of Criminal Justice.

Library Allocation Committee, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1994. Served as Chairperson. Responsible for the allocation of library purchase funds for the doctoral and undergraduate programs in the Department of Criminology.

Educational Services Funds Planning Committee, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1992. Responsible for developing a budget to disperse educational funds allocated to the Department of Criminology.

Criminal Justice Graduate Students Association, New Mexico State University, 1991 - 1992. Served as president. Responsible for general organization, dispersion of information, budgeting and allocation of travel funds.

Graduate Students Organization, New Mexico State University, 1991-1992. Served as representative of the Department of Criminal Justice.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences

American Society of Criminology

ASIS International

The Mathematical Association of America

THESIS AND DISSERTATION ADVISEMENT

Doctoral Dissertation
Major Advisor 4
Committee Member 12

Master's Thesis
Major Advisor 8
Committee Member 10