Michael T. Rossler
11355 Ferden Rd, Chesaning, MI 48616
Phone: (231)-301-0190
Email: rosslerm@msu.edu
Objective:
Education____
Ph.D. Criminal Justice - Michigan State University
4th Year
M.S.
Criminal Justice - Michigan State University
2010
Thesis: The Impact of Officer Characteristics on Police Responsiveness in Service
Encounters
B.A.
Criminal Justice - Saginaw Valley State University
2008
Refereed Research Publications____________________________________________________
Terrill, William, Michael T. Rossler, and Eugene A. Paoline III (2013). Police service delivery
and responsiveness in a period of economic instability. Police Practice and Research.
Rossler, Michael T. and William Terrill (2012). Police responsiveness to service-related
requests. Police Quarterly, 15(1), 3-24.
Other Refereed Research Publications
Rossler, Shawn T., Thomas M. Gehring, Ronald N. Schultz, Michael T. Rossler, Adrian P.
Wydeven, and Jason E. Hawley (2012). Shock collars as a site-aversive conditioning tool for
wolves. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 36(1), 176-184.
Book Reviews:_________________________________________________________________
DeJong, Christina and Michael Rossler (2011). The Courts of Genocide: Politics and the Rule of
Law in Rwanda and Arusha (Book Review). International Journal of Comparative and Applied
Criminal Justice,35(3), 261-263 .
Rossler, Michael T. (2011). ASBO Nation: The criminalisation of nuisance (Book Review).
International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, 35(3), 265-266.
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Research Experience
Doctoral Graduate Assistant, May 2010-Present
Michigan State University
Research Focuses: Police Citizen Encounters, Police Workload Distribution,
Systematic Social Observation
Research Assistant: Flint Homicide Project May 2012-Present
Research Assistant: Youth Violence Prevention Center Project May 2011-Present
Site Director: Flint 21st Century Community Policing Project May 2010-August 2011
Masters Graduate Assistant, August 2008-May 2010
Michigan State University
Research Focus: Policing, Genocide, Wrongful Conviction, Global Judicial Lay Participation
Internship, July 2008-August 2008
Michigan State Court Administrative Office
Research Focus: Sobriety Courts
Student Research-Office Contact, January 2007-July 2008
Criminal Justice Grant Research Office (CJGRO)
Research Focus: Mentoring Program Evaluation
Wolf Technician May 2005-September 2006
Central Michigan University
Research Focus: Non-lethal controls, Human-wildlife conflict
Teaching Experience – Assistant
Fall – Problem-Solving Policing
Graduate level special topics policing course - online
2013
Summer – Introduction to Criminal Justice
Introductory level criminal justice systems course - online
2013
Spring – Policing
Junior and Senior level policing course
2013
– Proseminar in Criminal Justice
Graduate level criminal justice systems course - online
Fall – Proseminar in Criminal Justice
Graduate level criminal justice systems course - online
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2012
–Problem-Solving Policing
Graduate level special topics policing course - online
Summer – Problem-Solving Policing
Senior level special topics policing course - online
2012
Spring – Proseminar in Criminal Justice
Graduate level criminal justice systems course - online
2012
Fall – Proseminar in Criminal Justice
Graduate level criminal justice systems course - online
2011
Fall – Policing
Junior and Senior level policing course
2010
Presentations/Posters
Terrill, William and Michael T. Rossler. Entry and Officer Behavior: Comparing officer
discretion in reactive and proactive encounters. American Society of Criminology Conference,
Chicago, IL, November, 16, 2012.
Terrill, William and Michael T. Rossler. Policing in a Time of Economic Downturn:
Observations from a mid-sized city. American Society of Criminology Conference, Washington,
DC, November, 16, 2011.
Terrill, William and Michael T. Rossler. Flint 21st Century Community Policing Project.
Michigan State University 75th Anniversary Celebration, April 15th, 2011.
Awards and Honors
Huff Scholarship Personal Development Grant
Michigan State University School of Criminal Justice
2011
Graduate Assistantship
Michigan State University School of Criminal Justice
2008-Current
MSU Fellowship to Study Problem-Oriented Policing with Michigan State Police-2010
MSU Fellowship to Study Lay Participation in International Courts -
2009
Outstanding Graduate in Criminal Justice - Saginaw Valley State University -
2008
Presidential Scholarship - Saginaw Valley State University -
2004-2008
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Braun Writing Award - Honorable Mention, Saginaw Valley State University
2008
Professional Training
ESRI Learning ArcGIS for Desktop Module
2011
Cartographic Design Using ArcGIS 9
2011
Academic Service
Anonymous Peer Reviewer
Police Quarterly
2010
Professional Associations
American Society of Criminal Justice
2011-Present
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