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Lock Haven University criminal justice students, faculty attend conference

PHOTO PROVIDED From left are Drs. Ed Bowman, Katie Ely, Michael McSkimming and Dwayne Marshall, Lock Haven University criminal justice faculty members, at the American Society of Criminology conference held in Philadelphia, Nov. 15 to 18. Not pictured is Dr. Greg Koehle.

LOCK HAVEN — The 73rd annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology was held Nov. 15 to 18 in Philadelphia, and on the first day, faculty from the Lock Haven University Criminal Justice Department presented research.

The presenters included Drs. Dwayne Marshall, Katie Ely, Ed Bowman, Greg Koehle, and Michael McSkimming.

Presentations included a panel on community-based research programs and research on classroom teaching methods. Included in the panel discussion were faculty-sponsored research programs related to marijuana policy, offender reentry, and conservation law enforcement. The panel was organized by criminal justice faculty to share their experiences in community-based research programs.

In addition, two criminal justice majors at LHU, Brooke Wilk and Alexa O’Connell, shared a poster presentation on a study of parole recidivism.

According to Bowman, it was a great opportunity for students to attend a national criminal justice conference and for the criminal justice program at Lock Haven University to be seen.

The American Society of Criminology annual conference allows researchers to disseminate criminological knowledge, including knowledge related to applied research programs and teaching methods, according to Ely.

McSkimming, who specializes in conservation law enforcement, said the annual conference also offered the opportunity to learn about other community-based research programs and establish partnerships with other researchers in conservation law enforcement.

Koehle shared his research related to teaching methods and its impact on student attitudes and self-reflection.

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