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Brett Fitzgerald

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Dr. Brett Fitzgerald

fitzgebr@nsuok.edu

  • Professor
    Criminal Justice

Office Location

  • Tahlequah
    Bagley Hall 322
    (918) 444-3513

Bio

Biography:
Brett A. Fitzgerald, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Criminology, Justice Studies and Global Security
Northeastern State University

Dr. Fitzgerald holds a PhD from the University of Arkansas In Public Policy with an emphasis in Juvenile Justice. Dr. Fitzgerald began teaching at NSU in 2006, is currently an Associate Professor in the Criminology, Justice Studies, and Global Security Department of the College of Liberal Arts, and the former Program Chair for the Masters in Criminal Justice Program. Dr. Fitzgerald has over 25 years practical criminal justice experience with ten years as a Juvenile Justice Specialist with the State of Oklahoma.

Education:

  • PhD, Juvenile Justice, University of Arkansas,, 2014
  • MS, Criminal Justice, Northeastern State University, 2006
  • BS, Criminal Justice, Northeastern State University, 1985
  • BA, Speech, Northeastern State University, 1985
Juvenile Justice, Education, Police, Corrections
Juvenile Justice
Criminal Justice
Research Methods, etc.
I have taught more than 40 distinct courses for the University.

Intellectual Content:

  • Incarcerating Exceptional Pupils: Is There a SchooltoPrison Pipeline in Eastern Oklahoma? (Journal Article, Academic Journal), Discovery, Published, 2019
  • "An Examination of the Characteristics and Perceptions of School Resource Officers in Rural and Urban Oklahoma Schools." (Journal Article, Academic Journal), Discovery, Accepted, 2019
  • The Expendables: A Qualitative Study of Police Officers Responses to Organizational Injustice (Journal Article, Academic Journal), Discovery, Published, 2017

Presentations:

  • Do disparities exist between crossover and non-crossover youth in the Oklahoma juvenile justice system when examining dispositional outcomes? - Southwest Academy of Criminal Justice Annual Conference San Antonio, TX. - San Antonio - 2018
  • Understanding the Perceptions of the Police by Minorities and the Majority. - Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Conference - New Orleans, La. - 2018

Courses Taught:

  • INTRO TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE - CR J 1013 - Fall 2019
  • CRIMINAL JUSTICE ORG & MGMT - CR J 3053 - Fall 2019
  • CORRECTIONS - CR J 3343 - Fall 2019
  • SEMINAR IN JUVENILE JUSTICE - CR J 5343 - Fall 2018
  • FORENSIC SCIENCE - CR J 5163 - Fall 2018
  • THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM - CR J 5063 - Fall 2017
  • SENIOR SEMINAR - CR J 4233 - Fall 2017
  • SEMINAR IN JUVENILE JUSTICE - CR J 5343 - Summer 2017