NORMAN ROBERT ROSE
11291 Robson Rd., Grafton, Ohio 44044
Cell: (440) 823-1103 Home: (440) 458-5837
Email: norman.rose@yahoo.com or nrose1@kent.edu
EDUCATION
Case Western Reserve University- ABD in American history with concentrations in
American slavery, comparative slavery, Appalachia, race, poverty, political history, crime,
foreign policy, and human rights
The Ohio State University- Ph.D. in Urban Sociology, 1982
Kent State University- M.A. in Applied Sociology, 1974
Marietta College. B.A. in Psychology, 1973
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Thirty-two years of corrections experience including ten years as a prison warden
Fifteen months as an international corrections advisor
Thirty-nine years of college and university teaching experience.
SPECIALIZED TRAINING
Diversity Instructor
Unarmed Self-defense Instructor
Disturbance Control Team Commander and SWAT Team member
Hostage Negotiator
Victim-Offender Dialogue Facilitator/ Victim advocacy
Advanced Interviewing and Interrogation Techniques training
Critical Incident Management Instructor
Law School classes in first amendment, evidence, civil procedure, Islamic law, Jewish law,
international humanitarian law, and international law
TEACHING EXPERIENCE (adjunct)
The Ohio State University
Columbus State College
Otterbein College
Lorain County Community College
Wilmington College
Urbana University
Ohio University
Ashland University
Cleveland State University
Chancellor University
Baldwin Wallace College
Remington College
Kent State University
University of Akron
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COLLEGE COURSES TAUGHT
Introduction to Sociology
Corrections
Social Problems
Legal Issues in Corrections
Criminology
Introduction to Psychology
Social Inequality
Social Psychology
Work and Leisure
Popular Culture
Researching Society
Intro. Justice Systems
Emergency Preparedness
Criminal Psychology
Comparative Justice Systems
Race and Ethnic Relations
Early American History
Homeland Security
WORK HISTORY
Current Positions
Full time NTT Assistant Professor, Kent State University
Part time Resident Supervisor at the Cuyahoga County Community
Based Correctional Facility
2012 to 2013
Adjunct, Kent State Univ. The Univ. of Akron, Remington College
2010 to 2011
L-3, MPRI, Inc. Senior Advisor to the Iraqi Corrections Service
2008 to 2010
Adjunct Professor- various colleges and universities
2004 to 2008
Deputy Warden, Grafton Correctional Institution, Grafton, Ohio
2003 to 2004
Deputy Warden, Northeast Prerelease Center, Cleveland, Ohio
2001 to 2003
Warden, Richland Correctional Institution, Mansfield, Ohio
1995 to 2001
Warden, Northeast Pre-Release Center, Cleveland, Ohio
1993 to 1995
Warden, Lorain Correctional Institution, Grafton, Ohio
1990 to 1993
Deputy Warden of Operations, Grafton Correctional Institution,
Grafton, Ohio
1988 to 1990
Deputy Warden of Training, Industry, and Education, Grafton
Correctional Institution, Grafton, Ohio
1987 to 1988
Social Program Administrator, Correctional Reception Center,
Orient, Ohio
1984 to 1988
Education Specialist, Pickaway Correctional institution, Orient,
Ohio
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PUBLICATIONS
“Listening to Prisoners” A View From The Trenches: A Manual for Wardens by Wardens.
(The North American Association of Wardens and Superintendents) 1999.p. 4:15- 4: 22
“Women’s Prisons: You’ve Come a Long Way” The Highlighter, (Columbus, Ohio: The
Ohio Corrections and Court Services Association, March 1996.). p.5.
“Hard Times: Appalachians in Ohio’s Prison System” in Obermiller, Phillip, Ed.
Down Home Down Town: Urban Appalachians Today (Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt
Publishing Company, 1996). 131-136.
“Prison Music” The Highlighter, (Columbus, Ohio: The Ohio Corrections and Court
Services Association, June, 1992.). p.4.
“Computer Labs in Ohio's Correctional Pre-release Program,” Journal of the Correctional
Education Association (Lanham, Md.: The International Correctional Education
Association, 1987). p. 81-84.
“Appalachian Identity at Ohio State University,” Appalachian Journal, (Boone, NC.:
Appalachian State university). 12(Fall, 1984), 73-78.
The Revitalization of Harrison West: A Case Study in Urban Policy Analysis, (Columbus:
The Ohio State University, 1982. Ph.D. Dissertation
An Evaluation of Community House, (Kent: Kent State University, 1974.) Master's Thesis.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
“How Ohio Achieved the Nation’s Lowest Recidivism Rate,” Keynote Speech, Annual
Ohio Community Corrections Association Conference Columbus, Ohio October 11, 2013.
"Cultural Observations of a Hillbilly in Iraq," Communities in Action, Landscapes and
Change, The Thirty-Sixth Annual Appalachian Studies Conference. Boone, North
Carolina. March 24, 2013.
“Historiography of Appalachian Studies,” Piercing the Appalachian Experience, The
Thirtieth Annual Appalachian Studies Association Conference. Maryville, Ohio. March
25, 2007.
"The U.S. Constitution and Faith Based Initiatives in Corrections” The Ohio Correctional
and Court Services Association Annual Conference. Cincinnati, Ohio December 12, 2005.
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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (continued)
“Prison Design” Criminal Justice Facilities Planning Conference, Cleveland State
University. April 11, 2003.
“Race Relations 101: Know What You’re Talking About” National Association of Blacks
in Criminal Justice 15th Annual Conference Columbus, Ohio. October 28, 2002.
“Managing Women’s Prisons” 6th Annual Ohio Research Conference. Columbus, Ohio.
October 15, 2002.
"Appalachians: America’s Invisible Minority” Pro Seminar Series, Tiffin University.
Tiffin, Ohio. June 30, 2001.
“Restorative Justice in Ohio” Keynote Speech 2nd Annual Restorative Justice Conference
Cleveland, Ohio. March 3, 2002.
“A River Runs Through It: Causes of Crime” The Ohio Correctional and Court Services
Association Annual Conference. Columbus, Ohio June 6, 1999.
“The Beatings Will Continue Until the Morale Improves” The Ohio Correctional and
Court Services Association Winter Conference. Dayton, Ohio. December 2, 1997.
“Teaching in Prison” 1996 Mid-South Sociological Association Meeting,
Little Rock, November 2, 1996.
“The Banjo and Appalachian History” Twentieth Annual Appalachian Studies
Conference. Cincinnati, Ohio. March 15, 1997.
“Appalachians in Ohio’s Prison System” Ninth Annual Correctional Education
Association of Ohio Conference, Sandusky, Ohio. September 28, 1995.
“Appalachian Men in Crisis” Down Home Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio.
September 23, 1995.
“Appalachians in Ohio’s Prison System” Ohio Correctional and Court Services
Association 67th Anniversary Conference, May 9, 1995. Columbus, Ohio.
“Special Response Teams and Physical Fitness,” Ohio Correctional and Court
Services Association 66th Annual Conference, June 6, 1994. Cleveland, Ohio.
“The Corrections Budget Process,” International Correctional Education Association
Region Three Conference, June 9, 1992. Columbus, Ohio.
"Remediation of Youth Offenders Through Computers,” The Annual Meeting of the Ohio
Department of Youth Services, Columbus, Ohio, September 15, 1986.
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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (continued)
"Educational Software Selection," The Forty-First International Conference of
the Correctional Education Association, Cincinnati, Ohio, July 6-9, 1986.
"Computer Use in Corrections," The State of Ohio Department of Rehabilitation
Correction Education Workshop, Columbus, Ohio, September 23, 1985.
"Appalachians at Ohio State University,” Urban Appalachians: Problems, Progress, and
Challenges Conference, Xavier University, November 30, 1985.
"Revitalization as a Social Problem," Urban Issues Conference, Ohio State
University, January 9, 1979.
HONORS AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Sociological Association, member
American Historical Association, member
American Correctional Association, member
International Corrections and Prisons Association, member
Ohio Correctional and Court Services Association, President 2000-2002
Correctional Education Association of Ohio- President, 1987- 1989
Correctional Education Association of Ohio, Teacher of the Year 1986
2009 Case Western Reserve University History Associates' Ubbehlohde Teaching Prize
Eagle Scout
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