Biography
Prior to coming to ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½, Prof. Merritt taught criminal justice and research methods
coursework at Michigan State University and Georgia State University and Introduction
to Computers at Cleveland County Community College. She was a police officer in Iowa
City, Iowa for two years, a program analyst and grant manager at the Commonwealth
of Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services for eight years, and a consultant
for North Carolina Partnership for Children for three years, where she evaluated grant
programs. She has been the program director for the Emergency and Disaster Management
program at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ since 2004 and teaches in both the distance education and residential
programs.
Teaching Interests
Emergency Management, Social Dimensions of Disaster, Research Methods
Research Interests
SOTL, Use of Technology in Teaching
