Timothy Eklin, PhD

Timothy Eklin, PhD

Professor
School of Criminal Justice
Phone: (231) 591-5082
Email: [email protected]

Education

• PhD, Antioch University, Leadership and Change
• MA, Saginaw Valley State University, Organizational Leadership, Public Administration
• BA, Saginaw Valley State College, Criminal Justice, Sociology
• AA, C. S. Mott Community College, Criminal Justice

Biography

Dr. Eklin is a professor of criminal justice at Ferris State University. Prior to becoming an academic, he worked for the Michigan Department of Corrections for over 20 years in various capacities ranging from corrections officer to administration. Dr. Eklin has experience working with incarcerated individuals at all security levels including male, female, and youthful offenders. He is experienced in the care, custody, and control of inmates and often testifies as an expert witness in state and federal civil litigation cases.

From 2008 to 2016, Dr. Eklin served on the Michigan Correctional Officers’ Training Council. The Honorable Governor Jennifer M. Granholm appointed him to the Council and the Honorable Rick Snyder, reappointed him for an additional term. Dr. Eklin served has chair or vice-chair for most of his tenure. The Council is tasked with approving the training standards for all State of Michigan correctional officers and sergeants.

Dr. Eklin teaches several undergraduate courses related to the corrections system with a focus on social justice. He also instructs graduate courses in organizational leadership and qualitative research methodology.

Presentations

• Oral Presentation
  Eklin, T. (Author & Presenter), Midwest Criminal Justice Association Conference, "Understanding Criminal Justice Students' Motivations," Midwest Criminal Justice Association (MCJA), Chicago, IL, (September 2022).
• Presentation
  Eklin, T. (Presenter), "Choosing Corrections as a Career: Giving Voice to Unfulfilled Expectations," Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Baltimore, MD, (March 2019).
• Presentation
  Eklin, T. (Presenter), "Charismatic leadership: An instrumental case study of Captain Bobby Hughes," Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Kansas City, MO, (March 2017).
• Presentation
  Eklin, T. (Presenter), Forum, "It’s a dark environment: Correctional officers’ perspectives on leadership during a budget crisis," Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Denver, CO, (April 2016).
• Presentation
  Eklin, T. (Panelist), Panel, "Experiential Scholarship: A Variety of Pedagogies," Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Orlando, FL, (March 2015).
• Oral Presentation
  Stone, M., Eklin, T. M. (Author & Presenter), Academy of Justice Sciences, "Where Theory Meets Practice: Embedding a Corrections Training Academy in a Bachelor Degree Program," Academy of Justice Sciences, Orlando, FL, (March 5, 2015).
• Presentation
  Eklin, T. (Presenter), Dissertation Research Defense, "Powerlessness in a budget driven paradigm:A grounded theory leadership study from the perspective of Michigan corrections officers," Seattle, WA, (January 2015).
• Presentation
  Eklin, T. (Moderator), Lilly Conference, "Using rubrics to mitigate problems associated with norm-referenced grading," Traverse City, MI, (October 2014).
• Presentation
  Eklin, T. (Presenter), "Nature of correctional leadership," Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New York, NY, (March 2012).
• Paper
  Eklin, T. (Author & Presenter), Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New York, NY, (March 2012).