Associate Professor/Coordinator of L.E. Academy
Office: B-H 539
Phone: (231) 591-5865
E-mail Address: queenc@ferris.edu
Profile:
Office Hours:
Wednesday: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm (Bishop)
Friday: 4:00 – 5:00 pm SWC102 (LE Academy)
Current Interests: Police Learning Methods, Impact of Police Academy Training Methods, Problem-Based
Learning, Police Perceptions of Operational Functions, Supervision and Administration
of Police Organizations, Organizational Behavior, Organizational Leadership, Use of
Force Issues, Law Enforcement Response to Domestic Violence, and Problem Based Learning.
Additional Duties: Training Director – Law Enforcement Academy; Firearms Range Master and Lead Firearms
Instructor; Faculty Advisor - American Criminal Justice Association’s Lambda Alpha
Epsilon (Beta Kappa Rho Chapter) Criminal Justice Professional Co-Educational Organization.
Education: A.A.S. - Macomb Community College (Law Enforcement), B.S. - Wayne State University (Criminal
Justice), M.S. - Michigan State University (Criminal Justice Management), Ph.D. (A.B.D.)
- Western Michigan University (Higher Education Leadership). Graduate of the Law
Enforcement Executive Leadership Institute, the Center for Police Executive Development.
Experience: Nearly 27 years with the Sterling Heights, MI Police Department with progressive
management and administrative experience leading to the rank of Lieutenant. Previously
served in the following assignments: Commander of the Training Division & Field Training
Officer program, Patrol Shift Commander, Detective Sergeant - Criminal Investigations
Division and Youth Bureau, Sergeant - Road Patrol, Supervisor - Records & Computer
Services Division, Supervisor - Communications Bureau, Detective - Special Investigations
Division (Office of the Chief), and Patrol Officer.
Advanced Training: Police Executive Leadership and Development, Homicide Investigation & Supervision,
Critical Incident Command, Crime Scene Management, Interviewing & Interrogation, Sex
Crime Investigation, Computer & Internet Crime Investigations, Dignitary Protection,
Employment Supervision and Management, Field Training Officer (FTO) Program Management,
Police Firearms Instructor, Emergency Vehicle Operations Instructor, Defensive Tactics
(PPCT) Instructor, Police Problem-Based Learning Instructor Certification, Simunitions
Instructor Certification, and Domestic Violence Instructor.
Memberships: Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Midwestern Criminal Justice Association, American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers, International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association, Police Society for Problem-Based Learning.
