Professor
Marcelo Castro, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Justice and Human Services and also oversees day-to-day operations of the Ph.D. in Criminal Justice. Until 2014, Dr. Castro was a Director of Academic and Faculty Support overseeing the Applied Research Center research curriculum, among other responsibilities. He is also a licensed School Psychologist with expertise in assessment of emotional and behavioral disorders in children. He holds dual Master’s in Clinical Psychology and Mental Health Counseling along with a Ph.D. in Special Education. In addition to his responsibilities as a Director, Dr. Castro has been a program professor at the Nova Southeastern University—Abraham S. Fischler College of Education for the past 11 years. Prior to this, he was a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Miami for a period of 5 years. He has taught assessment and measurement, research design and methods, statistics and program evaluation throughout his work as a professor over the past 14 years. In addition, he has been Principal Investigator (PI) or Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) in several program evaluation and evaluation research projects. Some of these activities involved:
- Research partner (evaluation director) of project M-PACT, a comprehensive multi-layered approach to curb street gang activity in Miami Dade.
- Research Partner in task force that developed OJJDP’s Best Practices Manual as a result of the project mentioned above.
- Co-PI on the evaluation of the “One plan-One response Crisis Management Initiative Program” conducted by the School District of Palm Beach County Police Department.
- Primary Investigator for Project COATCH, a grant secured by Broward County from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to provide services to homeless men and women with co-occurring disorders.
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About Marcelo Castro
Marcelo Castro, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Justice and Human Services and also oversees day-to-day operations of the Ph.D. in Criminal Justice. Until 2014, Dr. Castro was a Director of Academic and Faculty Support overseeing the Applied Research Center research curriculum, among other responsibilities. He is also a licensed School Psychologist with expertise in assessment of emotional and behavioral disorders in children. He holds dual Master’s in Clinical Psychology and Mental Health Counseling along with a Ph.D. in Special Education. In addition to his responsibilities as a Director, Dr. Castro has been a program professor at the Nova Southeastern University—Abraham S. Fischler College of Education for the past 11 years. Prior to this, he was a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Miami for a period of 5 years. He has taught assessment and measurement, research design and methods, statistics and program evaluation throughout his work as a professor over the past 14 years. In addition, he has been Principal Investigator (PI) or Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) in several program evaluation and evaluation research projects. Some of these activities involved:
- Research partner (evaluation director) of project M-PACT, a comprehensive multi-layered approach to curb street gang activity in Miami Dade.
- Research Partner in task force that developed OJJDP’s Best Practices Manual as a result of the project mentioned above.
- Co-PI on the evaluation of the “One plan-One response Crisis Management Initiative Program” conducted by the School District of Palm Beach County Police Department.
- Primary Investigator for Project COATCH, a grant secured by Broward County from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to provide services to homeless men and women with co-occurring disorders.
| 2005 - Present | Professor, Nova Southeastern University ‐ Abraham S. Fischler College of Education | |
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Disciplines
| 1995 | M.S. ed., University of Miami | |
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| 1989 | M.S., Clinical Psychology | |
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| 1987 | A.S, University of Belgrano | |
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Contact Information
(954) 262-7808
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