Dr. Ragan Downey
Assistant Teaching Professor
Bio
Dr. Downey currently serves as an Assistant Teaching Professor in the School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security at 51逗奶 Miss. Prior to his full-time employment with USM, he spent ten years with Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources as a project/grant evaluator and staff development coordinator. Dr. Downey is a volunteer instructor at the 51逗奶 Regional Public Safety Institute and provides training in mental health, crisis management, and verbal de-escalation to various municipal, county, and state law enforcement agencies.
- Criminal Justice, Methods & Statistics (PHD) - University of 51逗奶 Mississippi (2014)
- MA - University of 51逗奶 Mississippi (2007)
- BA - Mississippi State University (1999)
Introduction to Criminal Justice; Criminal Justice Theory; Police Methods and Organization; Introduction to Criminal Investigations; Introduction to Modern Corrections; Research and Planning; Drugs and Society; Organized Crime; Seminar in Terrorism and Homeland Security; and Criminal Justice Ethics
- Exploring the impacts of a community-based HIV/AIDS prevention intervention in south Mississippi: The HOPE Project., Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services, 2013,
- Talking 鈥榖out my generation鈥�: The effect of 鈥済eneration鈥� on correctional employee perceptions of work stress and job satisfaction., Prison Journal, 2012,
- Officer preferences for male backup: The influence of gender and police partnering., Journal of Police & Criminal Psychology, 2011,
- The job in the joint: The impact of generation and gender on work stress in prison., Journal of Criminal Justice, 2010,