John Ortiz Smykla, PhD Biography
- Title:
- Distinguished Professor of Justice Studies at the University of West Florida
- Position:
- None Found to the question "Should the Death Penalty Be Allowed?"
- Reasoning:
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No position found as of Dec. 10, 2010
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Distinguished Professor, Justice Studies, University of West Florida, 2005-present
- Member, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and the Southern Criminal Justice Association
- Member, Mobile County Metro Jail Planning Committee
- Chairperson, Department of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies, University of West Florida, 2005-2008
- Professor of Political Science and Criminal Justice, University of South Alabama at Mobile, 2002-2005
- Distinguished Lecturer, “Drug Courts,” Eastern Kentucky University College of Criminal Justice, 2003
- Recipient, Certificate of Appreciation, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, 2003
- Professor of Criminal Justice, University of Alabama, 1986-2001
- Visiting Professor, Jefferson State Community College (Birmingham, AL), Fall 2000
- Adjunct Professor, The Union Institute, 1995-1998
- Visiting Professor, Department of Justice Studies, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Alabama at
Birmingham, Fall 1994-Spring 1998 - Chair, Annual Program Committee, Southern Criminal Justice Association, 1997
- Recipient, Educator of the Year award, Southern Criminal Justice Association, 1996
- Senior Fulbright Scholar in Argentina and Uruguay, 1986
- Professor, Criminal Justice, University of Alabama, 1977-1986
Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice, Sociology and Social Work, Aurora College, 1972-1974
- Education:
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- PhD, Michigan State University, 1977
- MA, California State University Northridge, 1970
- BA, California State University Northridge, 1969
- Other:
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- None found