| Present | Professor, University of South Florida ‐ School of Information | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2004 - 2007 | National Evaluation of Youth Crime Watch, Tampa Bay Florida Area |
| United States Department of Justice, Abt Associates Inc. | |
| Role: PI | |
| $161,172 | |
| 2001 - 2002 | Tampa Police Department Early Intervention Program |
| United States Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing | |
| Role: PI | |
| $19,264 | |
| 1998 - 1999 | Largo Police Department Problem Solving Partnership |
| United States Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing | |
| Role: Co-PI | |
| $48,120 | |
| 1997 - 1998 | City of Pensacola, Florida Problem Solving Partnership |
| United States Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing | |
| Role: Co-authored grant application and served as evaluator for project | |
| $147,373 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2017 - Present | Member, School of Information Faculty Affairs Committee, University of South Florida | Present | Member, American Society of Criminology | Present | Member, International Association of Crime Analysts | 2016 - 2017 | Chair, Faculty Council on Student Admissions, University of South Florida | 2012 - 2013 | Chair, Evaluation Committee, School of Public Affairs, University of South Florida | 2007 - 2009 | Faculty Liason, USF Board of Trustees Academic and Campus Environment (ACE) Workgroup |
Honors and Awards
- Literati Club 1997 Award for Excellence for K. Lersch and T. Mieczkowski (1996) “Who are the problem-prone officers? An analysis of citizen complaints” published in the American Journal of Police, 15, (3)
- Emerald Literati Network Award, 2007 Highly Commended Winner for Lersch, K.M., Bazley, T., & Mieczkowski, T. Early intervention programs: An effective police accountability tool, or punishment of the productive?, Policing: An International Journal, 29(1)
| 1995 | Ph.D., University of Florida | |
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| 1993 | M.A., University of Florida | |
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| 1990 | B.A., University of South Florida | |
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