Phone: 828-227-2328
Email: lbmyers @ email.wcu.edu (To e-mail, remove spaces)
Office Address: 106 Belk

Education:

• Ph.D., Criminology, Florida State University
• M.S., Criminology, Florida State University
• B.A., Sociology, Clemson University

Research and Teaching Areas:

A full professor in the Department of Applied Criminology, Dr. Myers teaches in the Criminal Justice and Emergency Management Programs as well as the graduate public administration program.

Dr. Myers’ research and teaching areas include criminal justice education, criminal justice administration, ethics and diversity, theory, research methods and statistics, and emergency management.

Selected Publications:

Myers, L.B. and L.J. Myers. 2008. Technical Report. Creation of a Regional Emergency Planning Model for Continuous Disaster Mitigation Response: A Guide for Regional Response Planning. Southeast Region Research Initiative (SERRI), Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Myers, L.B. and L.J. Myers. 2007. Active Learning in the Criminal Justice Classroom. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning.

Myers, L.J. and L.B. Myers. 2007. “The Use of Active and Applied Learning Activities in the Criminal Justice Classroom.” Pp. 1-10 in Active Learning in the Criminal Justice Classroom, Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning.

A book chapter on minority women in criminal justice higher education

Several articles on the topics of criminal justice education, courts, ethics, diversity, juvenile justice, and cybercrime in such journals as Journal of Criminal Justice Education, Journal of Criminal Justice, Justice Quarterly, and the Prison Journal.

Dr. Myers also is the inaugural and current editor of the Journal of Knowledge and Best Practices in Juvenile Justice and Psychology.

Presentations:

Dr. Myers presents numerous papers and speeches at national conferences and for federal agencies such as the USDA and the US Marshal Service, as well as state agencies such as the Texas Center for Judiciary, which educates state district court judges.

She provides continuing education and applied research for local law enforcement, probation, and correctional agencies nationwide.

Current Projects:

In collaboration with Dr. Larry Myers, Dr. Myers serves as a Principal Investigator on a multi-year $421,409.00 regional disaster planning project entitled Creation of a Regional Emergency Planning Model for Continuous Disaster Mitigation Response funded by the Southeast Region Research Initiative (SERRI), Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.