Deborah W. Newman

Title: Professor & Department Chair
Office: Jones Hall 223
Telephone: 615-898-5707
Email: deborah.newman@mtsu.edu
 
   Education

• Ed.D. Mississippi State University, Science Education with cognates in psychology and management
• J.D. University of Alabama School of Law (Member of Alabama Bar)
• M.S. Mississippi State University, Science Education
• B.S. University of North Alabama, Biology and Chemistry
  

Areas of Publications

• Learning Styles of Criminal Justice Students
• Victim Impact Statements in Death Penalty Cases
• Terrorism and Societal Reaction
• Stress in Law Enforcement
• Drug Courts
• Terrorist Profiling in an Era of Homeland Security
• Understanding the Impact of School Shootings
  
  

Professional Experience

• FBI Special Agent
• Law Clerk, University of Alabama Counsel's Office
• Law Clerk, Criminal Defense Attorney, Haleyville, Alabama
• Instructor of Legal Research, University of Alabama School of Law
• Field Supervisor and Instructor of Secondary Education Teachers, Mississippi State University
• Coordinator of Student Examination Services, Veterinary Medicine,
  Mississippi State University
• Laboratory Supervisor, Veterinary Medicine,
  Mississippi State University
  

Law Enforcement Presentations and Seminars

• Stress Management for Police Officers and Supervisors
• Exclusionary Rule
• Search Warrants
• Stop and Frisk
• Testifying in Court
• Constitutional Issues and Procedures in Juvenile Justice
• Laws and Legal Issues of University Policing
• Dealing with Organizational Change
• Personality Types (MBTI) of Police Officers
• Terrorist Groups
• September 11 ^th: Causes, Investigation, and Aftermath
• PATRIOT Act
• Interrogation: Methods and Constitutional Issues
• Forensic Science Methods and Applications
• Forensic Science in Higher Education
  

Other Presentations and Papers

• The Terrorist Mindset
• History of Sexual Abuse Laws
• Attitude Toward Gun Possession
• GPS Tracking of Sexual Offenders in Tennessee
• Using the DiSC in Leadership Styles
• Training Police Officers in Terrorism
• Homeland Security
• Circumstances and Evidence in Tennessee Death Penalty Cases
• Profiling Drug-Dealing Transactions

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