In this episode we speak with Doctoral Candidates (now Drs.) Shannon Magnuson and Brandon Tregle about the experience of writing the dissertation proposal and successfully passing the dissertation proposal defense.
Shannon Magnuson is a doctoral candidate at George Mason University. While completing her dissertation she worked as a research associate at the National Institute of Justice before taking her full-time position with Justice System Partners (JSP). Currently, she is completing her dissertation writing while working as a research associate for JSP where she works on several large grants investigating deflection, pretrial, custody, and community corrections strategies and interventions. Her interests focus on building content and tools for practitioners to improve their understanding-, willingness to adopt- and use of evidence-based practices.
Brandon Tregle is a former police officer and legal advisor for a large police department in Louisiana. Currently he is a doctoral candidate at the University of Nebraska Omaha School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. He has a Juris Doctor from the Law Center at Louisiana State University. Brandon’s research interests are focused on policing – specifically evidence-based practices, body worn cameras, and use of force. In exciting news, Brandon has accepted an assistant professor position at the University of Texas San Antonio starting this Fall.
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Get in touch with Shannon:
shannon AT justicesystempartners.org // Twitter
Get in touch with Brandon:
btregle AT unomaha.edu // Twitter