Curriculum Vitae
Nicholas M. Perez, ABD
September 2015
University of South Florida
Department of Criminology
4202 East Fowler Ave, SOC107
Tampa, FL 33620
Phone: (321) 514-9864
E-Mail: nmperez1@mail.usf.edu
EDUCATION:
2012 – Current
Ph.D. Candidate, Criminology, University of South Florida
Dissertation: The path to violent behavior: The harmful aftermath of childhood
trauma. (Expected complete in May 2016; Prospectus defended in June 2015)
Committee: Dr. Wesley G. Jennings (Chair), Dr. Ojmarrh Mitchell, Dr. Joshua
Cochran, & Dr. Wilson Palacios
2010 – 2012
M.S. Criminal Justice, University of Central Florida
2008 – 2010
B.A. Sociology (summa cum laude), University of Central Florida
Criminal Profiling Certificate, University of Central Florida
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
The Development of Delinquency
Childhood Trauma
Policing
Bullying & Hazing
ACADEMIC POSITIONS:
2015 – Current
Adjunct Instructor
Department of Criminology, University of South Florida
2014 – Current
Graduate Assistant
Masters in Criminal Justice Administration (MACJA) Program
Department of Criminology, University of South Florida
Supervisor: Dr. Max Bromley, Ed.D
2014 – 2015
Graduate Research Assistant
Adverse Childhood Experiences & Future Negative Public Health Issues
Department of Criminology, University of South Florida
Supervisor: Dr. Bryanna Fox, Ph.D
2013 – 2015
Graduate Research Assistant
National Police Research Platform
Department of Criminology, University of South Florida
Supervisor: Dr. Lorie Fridell, Ph.D
2013 – 2014
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Theories of Criminal Behavior & Drugs and Crime
Department of Criminology, University of South Florida
Supervisor: Dr. Wilson Palacios, Ph.D
2013
Graduate Assistant
Fair and Impartial Policing, Inc.
Department of Criminology, University of South Florida
Supervisor: Dr. Lorie Fridell, Ph.D
2012 – 2013
Research Project Coordinator & Lab Associate
Alcohol and Cognition & Smoking and Alcohol Studies
Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, University of South Florida
Supervisor: Dr. Amy Cohn, Ph.D
2011 – 2012
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Corrections and Penology, Victims and the CJ System, & Crime in America
Department of Criminal Justice, University of Central Florida
Supervisors: Dr. Karol Lucken, Ph.D & Dr. Jeffrey Rosky, Ph.D
2011
Research Project Assistant
Evaluation of the Orlando Police Department Lake Eola Park IRIS
(Innovative Response to Improve Safety) Camera System
Department of Criminal Justice, University of Central Florida
Supervisor: Dr. Raymond Surette, Ph.D
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS:
Perez, N.M. & Bromley, M. (forthcoming, 2015) Comparing campus and city police human resource
and select community outreach policies and practices: An update. Policing: An International
Journal of Police Strategies & Management.
Park, M., Perez, N.M., Jennings, W.G., & Gover, A. (forthcoming, 2015). A preliminary examination of
the role of deterrence and target hardening on future recidivism risk among burglars in South
Korea. Security Journal.
Perez, N.M., Fegadel, A.F., & Bromley, M. (2015). Students’ perceptions of a cohort-style graduate
program: A descriptive analysis of feedback obtained from MACJA graduates. Journal of
Criminal Justice Education, 26(3), 316-329. doi:10.1080/10511253.2015.1026916.
Fox, B.H., Perez, N.M., Cass, E., Baglivio, M.T., & Epps, N. (2015). Trauma changes everything:
Examining the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and serious, violent and
chronic juvenile offenders. Child Abuse & Neglect, 46, 163-173
doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.01.011.
MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW:
Perez, N.M., Fegadel, A.F., & Bromley, M. Evaluating student success in a cohort-based graduate
program for criminal justice professionals. (Under Review at Journal of Criminal Justice
Education).
Perez, N.M. & Bromley, M. The evolving role of police in securing the college campus. (Under Review
at Security Journal).
MANUSCRIPTS IN PROGRESS:
Perez, N.M. The path to serious violent chronic delinquency: The harmful aftermath of childhood
trauma.
Perez, N.M. Adverse childhood experiences and suicidal behavior: Examining the path of developmental
and behavioral changes in a sample of juvenile offenders.
NON-PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS:
Perez, N.M. & Fox, B.H. (2015). Summary of David Weisburd, Shawn Bushway, Cynthia Lum, & SueMing Yang’s “Trajectories of crime at places: A longitudinal study of street segments in the city
of Seattle” for Crime Analyst’s Research Digest, Vol. 6.
Perez, N.M. (2014). Perspectives on policing. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies &
Management, 37(2), 456-459.
BOOK CHAPTERS:
Jennings, W.G., & Perez, N.M. (forthcoming, 2016) Neighborhood effects on the development of
delinquency. In T.P. Beauchaine, & S.P. Hinshaw (Eds.). Child and Adolescent Psychopathology,
3rd ed. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley & Sons.
ENCYCLOPEDIA CHAPTERS:
2015
Perez, N.M. (forthcoming, 2015). Bullying victimization and its aftermath. In W.
G. Jennings, G. Higgins, D. Khey, and M. Maldonado-Molina (eds.),
Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell.
Perez, N.M., & Fox, B.H. (forthcoming, 2015). Bullying prevention efforts: a
review of the most effective program elements and evaluations. In C.J. Schreck,
M.J. Leiber, H.V. Miller and K. Welch (eds.), Encyclopedia of Juvenile
Delinquency and Justice. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell.
PARTICIPATION AT PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES: (*Panel Chair)
2015
Perez, N.M. Successes & Areas for Improvement in Mentoring Ph.D. Students
(Roundtable) – American Society of Criminology, Washington, DC (upcoming).
Perez, N.M. The path to violent behavior: The harmful aftermath of childhood
trauma – American Society of Criminology, Washington, DC (upcoming).
Perez, N.M., & Bromley, M. Career enhancement following the completion of a
cohort-based graduate program for criminal justice professionals – Southeastern
Criminal Justice Association, Charleston, SC.
Perez, N.M., Fegadel, A. & Bromley, M. Evaluating student success in a cohortbased graduate program for criminal justice professionals – Academy of Criminal
Justice Sciences, Orlando, FL.*
2014
Perez, N.M., & Fox, B. Trauma changes everything: The effects of adverse
childhood experience (ACEs) on delinquent behavior – American Society of
Criminology, San Francisco, CA.
Perez, N.M., Fegadel, A., & Bromley, M. Students’ perceptions of cohort-style
graduate programs: A review of prior literature and feedback obtained from
MACJA graduates – Southeastern Criminal Justice Association, Clearwater, FL.
Fox, B., Perez, N.M., & Cass, E. Using Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE)
scores to identify and predict serious, violent, and chronic juvenile offenders –
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.
2013
Perez, N.M. The impact of forensic evidence on sentencing: a test of the effects
and a comparative analysis of five criminal offenses – American Society of
Criminology, Atlanta, GA.
Perez, N.M., & Cohn, A.M. The mediating effect of suppression coping on the
relationship between implicit alcohol-approach cognitions and acute cravings in a
laboratory paradigm – Research Society on Alcoholism, Orlando, FL.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Adjunct Instructor, University of South Florida
CCJ 3024 – Survey of Criminal Justice Systems (FA15)
CCJ 3117 – Theories of Criminal Behavior (SP15; SU15)
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:
2014 – First Place, Annual USF Criminology Graduate Student Research Symposium
2013 – Student Merit Award Recipient, Research Society on Alcoholism
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:
To the Discipline:
2015 – Invited Peer Reviewer, Journal of Criminal Justice Education
2015 – Invited Peer Reviewer, International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
2015 – Invited Peer Reviewer, Sage Open
To the Department:
2015 – 2016 – Undergraduate Committee Student Representative, USF Department of Criminology
2014 – 2015 – President, USF Criminology Graduate Student Organization (CGSO)
2014 – 2015 – Faculty Meeting Student Representative, USF Department of Criminology
2014 – 2015 – Search Committee Student Representative, USF Department of Criminology
2013 – 2015 – New Graduate Student Mentor, USF Department of Criminology
2013 – 2014 – Secretary, USF Criminology Graduate Student Organization (CGSO)
2013 – 2016 – Member, USF Criminology Graduate Student Recruitment Committee
2012 – 2013 – First Year Representative, USF Criminology Graduate Student Organization (CGSO)
2012 – 2016 – Member, USF Criminology Graduate Student Organization (CGSO)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
Academy of Criminal Justice Science
American Society of Criminology
Southeastern Criminal Justice Association