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Profile
Jonathan McCombs is an educator, former police officer, and investigator who holds a Master of Science in Criminal Justice and a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice. His dissertation topic was a study of problem-based learning in law enforcement in-service training. An extensive career of over 25 years in public safety and higher education provided experience in narcotics investigations, intelligence analysis, anti-terror investigations, gun trafficking investigations, street patrol, campus law enforcement administration, higher education administration, and advanced training. As an industry expert in the field of law enforcement, problem-based learning, and online learning, Jonathan McCombs is currently the Dean of the College of Health and Public Administration at Franklin University. At Franklin University he has been involved in many significant strategic partnership initiatives that advance access to higher education for students and develop innovative workplace education solutions. He is the co-founder of the Center for Public Safety and Cybersecurity Education which includes public safety, public administration, and cybersecurity-related degree programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels as well as academic innovation initiatives. He is also the Co-Executive Director for the Global Center for Healthcare Education where he advances his work in the healthcare arena with key strategic partners in the Central Ohio region and beyond. Dr. McCombs was appointed to the Fullbright Specialist Roster in 2020.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Public Safety, Criminal Justice
Master of Science, Criminal Justice
Bachelor of Arts, Sociology
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Professional Service
Faculty Senate
(Columbus, 157) End Date: 2018
Partnership Development Council
(Columbus, 157)
Assessment Committee
(Columbus, 157) End Date: 2016
Alcohol Drug Addiction and Mental Health Board of Fairfield County
(Lancaster, 157) End Date: 2024
Assessment Committee
(Columbus, 157) End Date: 2015
Sabbatical Committee
(Columbus, 157) End Date: 2017
Policy Review Committee
End Date: 2017
Bargaining Team Administration
End Date: 2011
Strategic Scheduling Leadership Team
(Columbus, 157) End Date: 2014
Memberships
The American Society of Criminology is an international organization whose members pursue scholarly, scientific, and professional knowledge concerning the measurement, etiology, consequences, prevention, control, and treatment of crime and delinquency. The Society's objectives are to encourage the exchange, in a multidisciplinary setting, of those engaged in research, teaching, and practice so as to foster criminological scholarship, and to serve as a forum for the dissemination of criminological knowledge. Our membership includes students, practitioners, and academicians from the many fields of criminal justice and criminology.
We're a group of experts from different crime- related backgrounds who study crimes, do case reviews, and on occasion will use our expertise to assist law enforcement agencies.
The Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) is an international association established in 1963 to foster professional and scholarly activities in the field of criminal justice. ACJS promotes criminal justice education, research, and policy analysis within the discipline of criminal justice for both educators and practitioners. Providing a forum for disseminating ideas related to issues in research, policy, education, and practice within the field, ACJS attributes its success in creating this dynamic professional association to the composition of its membership. As change expands the existing boundaries of the criminal justice field, ACJS is comprised of members from a variety of diversified backgrounds including: Scholars who are international in scope and multidisciplinary in orientation, Professionals from all sectors of the criminal justice system, and Students seeking to explore the criminal justice field as future scholars or practitioners Through the vital interchange of ideas among these groups, ACJS members develop and share knowledge about critical issues regarding crime and criminal and social justice. ACJS is comprised of an amalgam of scholars (international in scope and multidisciplinary in orientation), professionals (from all segments of the justice system), and students. Our success in creating this dynamic professional association is due to the variety of interest represented in its membership.