About the Instructor

I have spent the last 20 years in law enforcement. I have worked as a Deputy Probation Officer. I supervised both adult and juvenile offenders in drug related offenses and others who committed violent crimes. My current full time position is as a Child Abuse Investigator with Los Angeles County. I investigate physical and sexual abuse of children, as well as severe neglect cases. I also take into protective custody children that I deem are at risk of further abuse.

My experience and training ranges from risk management, criminal behavioral profiling, Grief Counseling for Children, Dealing with Confrontation & Conflict, Peace Office Standards & Training (P.O.S.T.) Domestic Violence , Counseling of Sex Abusers of Children, Investigative Procedures of Child Sexual Abuse, and Rape Investigation.

My academic training is the following; I have a B.A. in Sociology, B.Th. In Theology. M.A. in Sociology. M.Div. In Theology. And a Ph.D. In Social Psychology.

My teaching philosophy is the following. I believe that any student with the proper effort is capable of developing into that which she/he wishes to accomplish. I think that critical thinking is of utmost importance in developing an appropriate view of both life and academia. My position as an instructor is to facilitate this process with candor, and motivation so that both myself and the student can mutually grow.