Last updated on: 9/14/2018 | Author: ProCon.org

Derral Cheatwood, PhD Biography

Title:
Retired Professor of Sociology at the University of Texas at San Antonio
Position:
None Found to the question "Should the Death Penalty Be Allowed?"
Reasoning:

No position found as of Aug. 18, 2008

Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
    Experts
Individuals with MDs, JDs, PhDs, or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to death penalty issues. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to death penalty issues.
Involvement and Affiliations:
  • Former Professor, Sociology, University of Texas, San Antonio
  • Former Consultant, Correctional Industries Association, Bureau of Justice Assistance
  • Former Member, Evaluation Advisory Committee for PRISim firearms training technology, National Institute of Justice Office of Science and Technology, Justice and Safety Center at Eastern Kentucky University
  • Former Member, Evaluation Advisory Committee for Prison Industry Enhancement program, Bureau of Justice Assistance and Correctional Industries Association
  • Division Director and Professor, Division of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Texas, San Antonio, 1995-1999
  • Fulbright Senior Scholar Award, The Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, Aug. 1993-Dec. 1993
  • Professor, Criminal Justice, University of Baltimore, 1988-1995
  • Member, Technical Advisory Council, Maryland Commission on Correctional Standards, 1988-1989
  • Recipient, Spirit of Excellence Award, University of Baltimore Alumni Association, 1988
  • Member, Mayor’s Coordinating Council on Criminal Justice, Maryland, 1983-1989
  • Correctional Training Consultant, Patuxent Institution, Maryland, 1983-1986
  • Department Chairman and Associate Professor, Criminal Justice, University of Baltimore, 1981-1988
  • Graduate Program Director and Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice, University of Baltimore, 1977-1981
  • Co-founder and Co-editor, Journal Qualitative Sociology, 1977
  • Assistant Professor, Sociology, State University of New York, Fredonia, 1970-1977
Education:
  • PhD, Sociology, Ohio State University, 1972
  • MA, Sociology, Ohio State University, 1969
  • BA, Sociology, Oklahoma State University, 1962
Other:
  • Legal name is Adrian Derral Cheatwood
Quoted in:
  1. What Is Life in Prison without Parole?