Curriculum Vita
Roger Wright, J.D.
Professor of Criminal Justice
School of Criminal Justice
Professional Employment History
1984-Present Professor of Criminal Justice University of Cincinnati Promoted to Professor 2002
Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure 1990
Original Appointment-Assistant Professor/University College 1983-1989 Attorney
Walter & Wright Attorneys at Law Cincinnati, Ohio
Partner in General Law Practice/Specialty Criminal Law 1982-83 Attorney
Rockel, Ramos & Wright Cincinnati, Ohio
Solo Practice in Affiliation John Rockel& Ernie Ramos 1980-1982 Legal Assistant
Rice and Ladrigan Cincinnati, Ohio
Legal Research, Investigation and General Clerking 1974-1980 Police Officer
City of Memphis Memphis, Tennessee 1972-1973 Recreation Supervisor
Children’s Center Detention Facility Jefferson County Juvenile Court Louisville, Kentucky
Administrated Recreation Programs for Juvenile Offenders
Volunteer Positions
1999-2005 Tennis Coach
Middle School and Women’s Varsity Finneytown High School
Cincinnati, Ohio
1997-2002 Elected School Board Member President-2000
Education
1982 Juris Doctor
Chase College of Law
Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, Kentucky 1980 Summer Law Conference
St. Edmund Hall Oxford University Oxford, England 1978-1980 College of Law
Memphis State University Memphis, Tennessee
1977 Bachelor of Arts/Criminal Justice Memphis State University
Memphis, Tennessee 1974 School of Law Enforcement
Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, Kentucky
1973 Jefferson Community College Louisville, Kentucky
1971-1973 University of Louisville Louisville, Kentucky
Professional Activity/Scholarship
2012-2013 Ebook-Criminal Law and Procedure Bridgepoint Education Publisher To be Completed January 2013
2012-2014 Textbook-Criminal Procedure for Undergraduates Wolters/Kluwer Law-Aspen Publishing
To be completed April 2014
2012 “The Victim’s Role in Homicide Prosecution” Homicide Division/Victim’s Advocacy
Cincinnati Police Department
2012 Lieutenant’s Promotional Examination Springfield Township Police Department 2012 Corporal and Sergeant Promotional Exams
Hamilton County, Ohio Sheriff’s Department 2012 All About Online Conference-Attendee
American Bar Association Chicago, Illinois
2012 Teaching Academic Survival Skills Conference Musical Presentation and Attendee
Palm BeachAtlanticUniversity Fort Lauderdale, Florida 2012 Presentation-Teaching Tips
PhD/Adjunct Teaching Workshop School of Criminal Justice
2011 National Conference-Attendee
American Association of Paralegal Educators Baltimore, Maryland
2011 Presentation on Murder Prosecution Process Cincinnati Police Department
Victim’s Advocacy Workshop/Homicide Division
2011 Presentation-Mentoring PhD Students
Teaching Academic Survival Skills Conference Musical Presentation and Attendee
Palm BeachAtlanticUniversity Fort Lauderdale, Florida
2011 Presentation-Classroom Management PhD/Adjunct Teaching Workshop Center for Enhancement of Learning School of Criminal Justice
2011 Darwin T. Turner Scholars Faculty Champion Medal
2010 Presentation on Murder Prosecution Process Cincinnati Police Department
Victim’s Advocacy Workshop/Homicide Division
2010 Developed and Administered Promotional Examination Sergeant and Lieutenant –Court Services Division Hamilton County, Ohio Sheriff’s Department 2010 Student Success Presentation
Kappa Kappa Gamma University of Cincinnati 2009 Professor of the Year
University of Cincinnati Order of Omega
2009 Developed and Administered Promotional Examination Sergeant and Lieutenant-Patrol Division
Hamilton County, Ohio Sheriff’s Department 2009 “From the Street to the Classroom”
Article on Effective Teaching www.profpost..uc.edu
2009 Teaching Academic Survival Skills Conference Musical Presentation
Palm BeachAtlanticUniversity West Palm Beach, Florida 2009 Co-authored with Janis Walter
Criminal Law: State v Manion Case Study Series
2008 Developed and Administered Promotional Examination Lieutenant and Captain-Corrections Division
Hamilton County, Ohio Sheriff’s Department
2007 Teaching Academic Survival Skills Conference Presentation on Teaching
Co-presenters Sue Bourke and Janis Walter Palm BeachAtlanticUniversity
West Palm Beach, Florida
2007 Developed and Administered Promotional Examination Lieutenant
Fort Wright, Kentucky Police Department
2007 Developed and Administered Promotional Examination Co-Wrote with Steve Beck
Sergeant-Springfield Township, Ohio Police Department 2006 Developed and Administered Promotional Examination
Lieutenant and Captain-Corrections Division Hamilton County, Ohio Sheriff’s Department 2006 Teaching Academic Survival Skills Conference
Musical Presentation
Palm Beach Atlantic University West Palm Beach, Florida
2006 Developed and Administered Promotional Examination Co-Wrote with Steve Beck
Sergeant-Springfield Township, Ohio Police Department 2005 Developed and Administered Promotion Examination
Co-wrote with Steve Beck Corporal-Patrol Division
Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department 2005 Evaluator
Clermont County Emergency Services Hazardous Materials Exercise
2005 Developed and Administered Promotional Examination Corporal-Court Services Division
2005 Teaching Academic Survival Skills Conference Musical Presentation
Palm Beach Atlantic University West Palm Beach, Florida
2005 American Criminal Justice Society Conference Attendee
Chicago, Illinois
2004 Developed and Administered Promotional Examination Co-wrote with Steve Beck
Lieutenant-Springfield Township Police Department 2004 Developed and Administered Promotional Examination
Co-wrote with Steve Beck Sergeant-Patrol Division
Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department
2003 American Criminal Justice Society Conference Las Vegas, Nevada
2003 Developed and Administered Promotional Examination Lieutenant-Corrections Division
Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department
2002 Presented-Promoting Discussion in the Online Classroom International Reading Association Annual Conference College Literacy and Learning Special Interest Group The Palace-San Francisco, California
2002 Developed and Administered Promotional Examination Corporal-Corrections Division
Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department
2002 Developed and Administered Promotional Examination Co-wrote with Professor Steven Beck
Lieutenant-Springfield Township Police Department 2002 Presented-Teaching Online
Teaching Academic Survival Skills Annual Conference Palm Beach Atlantic College-West Palm Beach, Florida 2001 Delegate-Capital Conference
Ohio School Board Association
2001 Presented-Developing the Online Classroom Co-Presented with Janis Walter
Teaching Academic Survival Skills Annual Conference Palm Beach Atlantic College-West Palm Beach, Florida
2001 Presented-Teaching Underprepared Students in Technical Courses Co-Presented with Susan Bourke
International Reading Association Annual Conference College Literacy and Learning Special Interest Group Indianapolis, Indiana
2001 Developed and Administered Promotional Examination Co-wrote with Professor Steven Beck
Sergeant-Springfield Township Police Department 2001 Evaluator
Missing Child Search and Rescue Exercise Clermont County Sheriff’s Department
2000 Presented-Videocourses for Non-traditional learning Co-Presented with Janis Walter
Teaching Academic Survival Skills Annual Conference Palm Beach Atlantic College-West Palm Beach, Florida
2000 Co-Presented-Paired Reading Courses with Criminal Justice International Reading Association Annual Conference
College Literacy and Learning Special Interest Group San Diego, California
1999 Developed and Administered Promotional Examination Co-wrote with Professor Steven Beck
Sergeant-Corrections Division
Clermont County Sheriff’s Department 1999 Expert Witness
Steimle v. Boone County Sheriff’s Department Police Negligence Case Resulting in Fatality 1998 Expert Witness
Chasteen v. City of Covington
1998 Developed and Administered Promotional Examination Sergeant-Fort Wright Police Department
Fort Wright, Kentucky
1998 Developed and Administered Promotional Examination Corporal-Corrections Division
Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department
1997 Delegate-Capital Conference Ohio School Board Association Columbus, Ohio
1997 Developed and Administered Promotional Examination Co-wrote with Professor Steven Beck
Patrol Division-Corporal, Sergeant and Lieutenant Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department
1997 Developed and Administered Promotional Examination Lt. and Captain-Corrections Division
Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department
1996 Attended National Distance Learning Conference The College Board
Chicago, Illinois
1996 Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Las Vegas, Nevada
1995 Presented “Stop and Frisk”
Arrest, Search and Siezure Seminar Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office
1994 Developed and Administered Promotional Examination Co-wrote with Professor Steven Beck
Patrol Division-Lieutenant
Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department
1994 Developed and Administered Promotional Examination Co-wrote with Professor Steven Beck
Court Services Division-CSO II
1994 Developed and Administered Promotional Examination Co-wrote with Professor Steven Beck
Patrol Division-Corporal
Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department
1994 Developed and Administered Promotional Examination Co-wrote with Professor Steven Beck
Patrol Officer
Glendale Police Department
1990-94 Handling Mentally Disturbed Persons and Community Resources Co-Presented with Dr. Walter Griesinger
Cincinnati Police Academy
1993 Ohio Attorney General Law Enforcement Conference Columbus, Ohio
1992 Developed and Administered Promotional Examination Co-wrote with Professor Steven Beck
Patrol Division-Sergeant
Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department
1991 Organized and Presented “interpersonal Skills” Workshop Clermont County, Ohio Sheriff’s Department
1991 Developed and Administered Promotional Examination Court Services Division
Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department 1991 Edited Criminal Procedure Textbook
Joel Samaha, author, 2nd Edition West Publishing Co.
1990 Commencement Speaker
Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department Basic Training Academy
1990 Presented History of Police Response to Domestic Violence Kentucky Domestic Violence Association
Crescent Springs, Kentucky 1990 Presented Civil Liability of Police
1990 Developed and Administered Promotional Examination Court Services Division-Sgt. And Lieutenant
Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department
1990 Developed and Administered Promotional Examination Co-wrote with Professor Steven Beck
Patrol Division-Sergeant
Springfield Township Police Department 1989 “Challenging the Conventional Wisdom”
Greater Cincinnati Labor-Management Conference Northern Kentucky University
1989 Law Enforcement Training “Domestic Violence’
“DNA-the New Fingerprint”
Satellite Netwsork Teleconference 1988-89 Board of Trustees
Northside Community School
1989 Edited Criminal Procedure Textbook Joel Samaha, author, original edition West Publishing Co.
1988 Attended Academy Commander Conference Ohio Peace Officer Training Council
Approved as Academy Commander London, Ohio
1988 Attended Teaching Adults Conference Cincinnati, Ohio
1986-88 Judge-Domestic Violence Section
Explorer Scouts Law Enforcement Competition Southwest Ohio
1988 Presented Role of the University in the Private Security Profession Tri-State Chapter/American Society of Industrial Security
1988 Attended “Aids and the Law”
University of Cincinnati Law School 1988 Attended Labor Management Conference
1987 Attended “Assessment in Higher Education” Conference Denver, Colorado
1986 Police Self-Defense Instructor Training
Lt. James Bullard (Ret) Memphis Police Department Memphis, Tenneessee
1982-86 Attorney-Hamilton County Public Defender Panel
Service
2012-2013 Student Appeals/Grievance Committee
College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Service 2010-2013 Chair-Adjunct Committee
School of Criminal Justice
2012 Presentation-Criminal Justice Careers CECH Student Development
2012 Mentoring and Support for Phd and Adjuncts 2011 Law School and Careers
Criminal Justice Learning Community
2011-2012 Cybersecurity Program Development Committee
School of Criminal Justice/Information Technology Program 2009-2010 Undergraduate Semester Conversion Committee
School of Criminal Justice 2008 Technology Committee
College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services 2007 Faculty Search Committee
School of Criminal Justice
College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services 2006 Criminal Justice Division Head Review Committee
1988-2006 Director
Criminal Justice Resource Center University College
2005-2006 Academic Programs Committee
College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services 2005 Chair-Division Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee
Evaluation of Professor Susan Bourke Criminal Justice Division
2004-2005 College Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services
2003 CECE Academic Coordinator for Restructuring of Evening College Criminal Justice-LASS Degree to College of Education
2002 Department Advisory Committee
Humanities and Social Science Department 1988-2003 Academic Coordinator-Criminal Justice
College of Evening and Continuing Education 1988-1994 Program Coordinator-Criminal Justice Technology
Department of Humanities and Social Science University College
1998-2002 Department Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee Chair 2000-2002 Elected
2002 Candidate Dossier Committee-Christine Lottman Humanities and Social Science Department-Elected 2002 Presentation of Online Teaching
University Distance Learning Sponsored by Melody Clark/CECE
2002 Chair-Candidate Dossier Committee-Harry Prats Humanities and Social Science Department-Elected 2001-2002 Study Committee Distance Learning
College of Evening and Continuing Education 2001 Chair-Candidate Dossier Committee-Steven Beck
2000-2001 Safety Services Administration Degree Committee
Joint University Committee of CECE, Clermont and RWC Developed B.S. in Safety Services Administration
Currently awaiting Provostal Approval 2000 Chair-Peer Review Panel-Susan Bourke 1994-2000 Community Policing Committee
Department of Public Safety University of Cincinnati
1998 Development and Approval of Criminal Justice Credit Assessment Module
1997 CECE Distance Learning Initiative-CJ Coordinator
1997 Chair-Peer Review Panel-Susan Bourke
1996-1998 University College Reappointment and Promotion Committee Chair-1998
1996 Negotiated Articulation Agreement Southern Hills Vocational School 1995 Interim Program Coordinator
Legal Assisting Program-University College 1995 Chair-Legal Committee
UC-AAUP
1992-94 President-University College Senate 1995-1999 Faculty Enhancement Committee
College of Evening and Continuing Education 1994 Certificate of Commendation/Service
College of Evening and Continuing Education 1994 Career Day Speaker
Finneytown High School 1993 AAUP Delegate
AAUP Conference on Faculty Senates Washington, D.C.
1993 UC Community College Steering Committee 1992 Elected Delegate
National AAUP Mid-year Conference Collective Bargaining Conference 1992 Presented Pursuit Driving/Civil Liability
In-service Training
UC Department of Public Safety 1992 Chair-Peer Review Panel
Assistant Professor Harry Prats
1992 Joint AAUP/UC “Win-Win” Bargaining Retreat Cincinnati Bar Association
1992-93 UC Board of Trustees Study Committee on Community Colleges
1989-93 Department Advisory Committee/RPT
Humanities and Social Sciences Department 1988-1991 Academy Commander
University of Cincinnati Police Academy
1991-92 Chief Negotiator-AAUP Collective Bargaining Team 1991 Excellence in Teaching Certificate
Clermont College Education Club 1991 Elected Delegate
National AAUP Annual Meeting Collective Bargaining Congress Washington, D.C.
1991 UC-AAUP Contract Compliance Committee 1991 Presented Self-Defense Training
Clermont College Staff Retreat
1988-1991 Excellence in Law Moot Court Competition Co-administered with Janis Walter
1990 Ad-hoc Committee on Criminal Justice Curriculum Resulted in CJ-LASS Degree
College of Evening and Continuing Education 1990 Self Defense Training Instructor
Social Work Technology Program 1990 Self Defense Training Instructor
Physical Therapy Assisting Program
1990 Criminal Justice Faculty Search Committee-Chair 1989-90 College Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Service 1990 Elected Delegate
National AAUP National Convention Washington, D.C.
1989 Joint Mutual Gains Bargaining Retreat Harvard-MIT Susskind Project Team Fort Mitchell, Kentucky
1989 AAUP Negotiations
Ad-hoc Negotiator-health benefits 1987-89 University College RPT Committee
1986-89 College Program Assessment Committee 1988-89 Humanities Department Curriculum Committee 1988-89 AAUP Health Benefits Committee
1986-88 Humanities Dept. Merit Pay Committee
1984-88 Chair-Humanities Merit Pay Tabulation Committee 1988 Clermont Citizens for Law Enforcement
Scholarship Committee 1988 Chair-Peer Review Panel
Instructor-Sylvia Rhoads 1988 Sociology Search Committee
1986-87 Department Program Review Committee
1987-1988 Everything You Wanted to Know About Law School Co-Presented with Janis Walter
1988 Awarded College Police Academy Approval Ohio Peace Officer Training Council
1988 Recruiting Speaker
Dixie Heights High School 1988 Faculty Advisor
Criminal Justice Student Association 1986-87 College RPT Guidelines Committee 1985-86 College Laboratory Safety Committee 1985-86 Criminal Justice Search Committee
