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Adam K. Matz, Ph.D. Curriculum Vitae
March 16, 2018
University of North Dakota College of Arts & Sciences
Department of Criminal Justice
Columbia Hall, Room 1105A 501 N. Columbia Rd., Stop 8050
Grand Forks, ND 58202
[email protected] 701.777.2010
EDUCATION
2016 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Criminology. Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), College of Health and
Human Services, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice. GPA 4.00/4.00.
Dissertation: Enhancing community supervision: A unified voice for community corrections concerning
police-probation/parole partnerships (Committee: Dr. Bitna Kim [Chair], Dr. Timothy Austin, Dr. Alida V.
Merlo, and Dr. Jennifer R. Roberts). Prospectus defense completed 11/14/14. Final dissertation defense
completed 11/13/15.
Awards: Spring 2015 IUP Graduate Student Research Grant ($1,000). Recipient of the Michael C.
Braswell/Routledge Outstanding Dissertation Award in February 2018 by the Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences (ACJS).
2008 Master of Science (M.S.) in Correctional and Juvenile Justice Studies. Eastern Kentucky University (EKU), College
of Justice & Safety, School of Justice Studies. GPA 4.00/4.00.
Thesis: Analysis of turnover and turnover intentions among juvenile justice staff at the Kentucky Department
of Juvenile Justice (Committee: Dr. James B. Wells [Chair], Dr. Kevin I. Minor, Dr. Rick Ruddell).
2007 Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Police Studies. Eastern Kentucky University (EKU), College of Justice & Safety, School
of Justice Studies. Cum Laude, GPA 3.61/4.00.
Note: Includes transferred credits from Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (ECTC) (08/2002-
05/2004). Dean’s List: Fall 2004, Spring 2005, Fall 2005, Fall 2006, and Spring 2007. Dean’s Award: Fall
2005.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor (tenure track), University of North Dakota, College of Arts &
Sciences, Department of Criminal Justice, Grand Forks, ND.
Responsibilities consist of research (45%), teaching (45%), and service (10%); including
two courses per fall and spring semesters. Research activities include the publication of
scholarly manuscripts, conference presentations, grant proposals, and grant-related
activities. Teaching and research interests include probation, parole, community
corrections, organizational culture, evidence-based practices, interagency partnerships,
research methods, and statistics. Classes covered include Introduction to Corrections,
Introduction to Courts, Alternatives to Corrections, Evidence-Based Practices/Programs,
Criminal Justice Policy (graduate), and Topics in Research Methods (graduate).
08/2016 – Present
Research Associate (full-time), Council of State Governments (CSG), American
Probation and Parole Association (APPA), Lexington, KY.
Involved grant writing, grant management, research and evaluation tasks, assistance with
on-site technical assistance, training, and report writing for various publications including
monographs, journals, newsletters, and bulletins. Worked on a variety of grant-funded
projects concerning gang and gun violence, justice information sharing and partnerships,
probation and parole workload studies, disaster preparedness, and probation in tribal lands.
Served in a grant management and lead role on multiple awards, including a million-dollar
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) funded project promoting information sharing between
the Interstate Compact of Adult Offender Supervision (ICAOS) and state fusion centers.
12/2009 – 07/2016
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Instructor (temporary faculty), Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), College of
Health and Human Services, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice,
Indiana, PA.
As a doctoral candidate at the Department of Criminology, Indiana University of
Pennsylvania (IUP) offered the opportunity to teach before completing the degree. Served
as an instructor for one section of CRIM 225: Survey of Corrections (Fall 2014) and CRIM
215: Survey of Courts and the Criminal Justice System (Spring 2015).
08/2014 – 05/2015
Statistician (full-time), Kentucky Court of Justice (KCOJ), Administrative Office of the
Courts (AOC), Department of Court Services, Research & Statistics, Frankfort,
KY.
Conducted and assisted with court-related research projects across circuit and district
courts within the state of Kentucky, utilizing both quantitative and qualitative skills,
involving public perceptions of access and fairness, judicial perceptions of court culture,
pretrial risk assessment validation, court delay, and judicial workload. Utilized established
research methodology (e.g., Dillman’s mixed-methods of survey research, focus groups,
interviews) and PASW 18.0 (Predictive Analytics SoftWare) statistical software in data
collection and analysis. Worked directly with Kentucky Court of Justice staff across the
state including circuit and senior judges, circuit and deputy clerks, and executive staff of
the Administrative Office of the Courts.
02/2009 – 12/2009
Research Assistant (temporary), Council of State Governments (CSG), American
Probation and Parole Association (APPA), Lexington, KY.
Assisted with data collection for what would later be known as Pew’s 1 in 31 report on the
costs of corrections and community supervision. This temporary position consisted of
calling individual state and local agencies to gather supervision cost data, and conducting
preliminary analysis of the data.
11/2008 – 02/2009
Research Associate (independent sub-contractor), Commonwealth Research Consulting,
Inc., Lexington, KY.
Assisted as needed with data entry using SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social
Sciences) statistical software, qualitative analysis, and the recording of notes for focus
groups concerning inmate perceptions of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA). In
addition, developed abbreviated evaluation tools for National Institute of Corrections
(NIC) to improve researcher-practitioner collaboration (derived from a prior evaluation
tool).
03/2008 – 11/2008
ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS
Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications
Matz, A. K. (in press). Community corrections and the health of criminal justice populations. Journal of Health and Human
Services.
Matz, A. K., Conley, T., & Johanneson, N. (2017). What do supervision officers do? An examination of probation/parole officer
workloads in a rural western state. Journal of Crime and Justice. Advance online publication.
doi:10.1080/0735648X.2017.1386119
Kim, B., & Matz, A. K. (2017). The reality of partnership: Formal collaborations between law enforcement and community
corrections agencies in Pennsylvania. Policing and Society. Advance online publication.
doi:10.1080/10439463.2017.1336169
Matz, A. K., & Kim, B. (2017). A national survey of chief probation/parole officers’ perceived interest in and impact of
partnerships with police. Corrections: Policy, Practice and Research, 2(4), 269-291.
doi:10.1080/23774657.2017.1310004
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Kim, B., Matz, A. K., & Gerber, J. (2017). Barriers to formal police-community corrections partnerships: A comparison of
police chiefs and chief probation/parole officers’ perceptions. International Journal of Police Science and
Management, 19(2), 89-100. doi:10.1177/1461355717695323
Garland, B., & Matz, A. K. (2017). Preparing community supervision officers through undergraduate education: A study of
academic and practitioner expectations. Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 28(2), 259-284.
doi:10.1080/10511253.2016.1228989
Kim, B., Matz, A. K., & Lee, S. (2017). Working together or working on the same task but separately? A comparison of police
chief and chief probation/parole officer perceptions. Police Quarterly, 20(1), 24-60. doi:10.1177/1098611116657283
Turner, J. R., Hemmens, C., & Matz, A. K. (2016). Is it reasonable? A legal review of warrantless searches of probationers and
parolees. Criminal Justice Policy Review, 27(7), 684-701. doi:10.1177/0887403414554996
Matz, A. K. (2014). Do youth mentoring programs work? A review of the empirical literature [Commentary]. Journal of
Juvenile Justice, 3(2), 83-101.
Matz, A. K., Woo, Y., & Kim, B. (2014). A meta-analysis of the correlates of turnover intent in criminal justice organizations:
Does agency type matter? Journal of Criminal Justice, 42(3), 233-243. doi:10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2014.02.004
Matz, A. K., Stevens Martin, K. D., & DeMichele, M. T. (2014). Barriers to effective gang-member reentry and desistance: An
examination of street gang-affiliated probationer revocation in a southern state. Journal of Gang Research, 21(2), 32-
51.
Kim, B., Matz, A. K., Gerber, J., Beto, D. R., & Lambert, E. G. (2013). Facilitating police-probation/parole partnerships: An
examination of police chiefs’ and sheriffs’ perceptions. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies &
Management, 36(4), 752-767. doi:10.1108/PIJPSM-03-2013-0036
Matz, A. K., & Kim, B. (2013). Policy implications of police-probation/parole partnerships: A review of the empirical literature.
Federal Probation, 77(1), 9-16.
Matz, A. K., Wells, J. B., Minor, K. I., & Angel, E. (2013). Predictors of turnover intention among staff in juvenile correctional
facilities: The relevance of job satisfaction and organizational commitment. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, 11(2),
114-130. doi:10.1177/1541204012460873
Lowe, N. C., Matz, A. K., & Messer, A. J. (2012). Understanding the role and decision-making process of the juvenile court
judge: A descriptive survey. Journal of Knowledge and Best Practices in Juvenile Justice & Psychology, 6(1), 17-26.
Matz, A. K., Adams, J. H., & Williamson, D. L., (2011). Understanding culture in Kentucky’s courtrooms: An essential tool for
management and long-range planning. Juvenile & Family Court Journal, 62(3), 25-42. doi:10.1111/j.1755-
6988.2011.01064.x
Minor, K. I., Wells, J. B., Angel, E., & Matz, A. K. (2011). Predictors of job turnover among juvenile correction facility staff.
Criminal Justice Review, 36(1), 58-75. doi:10.1177/0734016810379253
Wells, J. B., Minor, K. I., Angel, E., Matz, A. K., & Amato, N. (2009). Predictors of job stress among staff in juvenile
correctional facilities. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 36(3), 245-258. doi:10.1177/0093854808329334
Other Academic Publications
Johanneson, N., & Matz, A. K. (in press). Correctional officers and discretion. In V. B. Worley (Ed.), Lockdown Nation: An
Encyclopedia of Controversies and Trends in American Prisons. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. Manuscript
submitted for publication.
Matz, A. K. (in press). United States incarceration rates compared to other countries. In V. B. Worley (Ed.), Lockdown Nation:
An Encyclopedia of Controversies and Trends in American Prisons. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
Matz. A. K. (in press). Forgotten populations: Racial, ethnic, and gender health care disparities. In K. D. Dodson (Ed.),
Handbook on Offenders with Special Needs. New York, NY: Routledge.
Matz, A. K. (in press). Police-probation partnerships. In R. D. Morgan (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Criminal Psychology.
Matz, A. K. (2017). Probation. In K. R. Kerley (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Corrections. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1002/9781118845387.wbeoc173
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Matz, A. K. (Ed.). (2017). UND Department of Criminal Justice 2016-17 newsletter. Grand Forks, ND: University of North
Dakota, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Criminal Justice.
Matz, A. K. (2016). Enhancing community supervision: A unified voice for community corrections concerning police-
probation/parole partnerships (Doctoral dissertation). Available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database.
(UMI No. 10009789)
Roberts, J., & Matz, A. K. (2014). Prison abolition. In B. A. Arrigo (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Criminal Justice Ethics (pp. 702-
705). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
Matz, A. K. (2014). [Review of the book Invisible men: Mass incarceration and the myth of Black progress by Becky Pettit].
Criminal Justice Policy Review, 25(6), 781-785. doi:10.1177/0887403414526232
Lowe, N. C., & Matz, A. K. (2014). Shock probation. In J. S. Albanese (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal
Justice. Blackwell Publishing. doi:10.1002/9781118517383.wbeccj013
Matz, A. K. (2013). Leveraging technology to enhance corrections-health and human service information sharing and offender
reentry. In E. Waltermaurer & T. Akers (Eds.), Epidemiological Criminology: Theory to Practice (pp. 187-196). New
York: Routledge.
Minor, K. I., & Matz, A. K. (2012). Boston’s Operation Night Light. In S. M. Barton-Bellessa (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Community
Corrections (pp. 28-30). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Matz, A. K. (2012). Doctoral student forum. The Criminologist: The Official Newsletter of the American Society of Criminology,
37(1), 35.
Matz, A. K. (2008). Analysis of turnover and turnover intentions among juvenile justice staff at the Kentucky Department of
Juvenile Justice (Master’s thesis). Available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. (UMI No. 1478550)
In Preparation
Matz, A. K., Martinez, A., Meglen, J., & Lulla, T. (2018). Preliminary risk assessment validation analyses with the North
Dakota Juvenile Court. Manuscript in preparation.
Matz, A. K., & Kim, B. (2018). Working with the police: Views from probation and parole officers in the United States.
Manuscript in preparation.
Matz, A. K., & Lowe, N. C. (2018). An exploratory examination of correctional counselor workloads. Manuscript in
preparation.
Matz, A. K. (2018). Bringing evidence-based practices and programs (EBP) to the criminal justice curricula. Manuscript in
preparation.
Unpublished
Gossett, J., Roberts, J., & Matz, A. K. (2014). Portrait of female perpetrators on the big screen: Violent women in PG and PG-
13 movies, 2000-2009. Unpublished manuscript, Department of Criminology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Lowe, N. C., & Matz, A. K. (2014). Community supervision officers’ perceptions of the reentry needs of gang-affiliated
probationers/parolees. Unpublished manuscript, American Probation and Parole Association, Council of State
Governments, Lexington, KY.
DeMichele, M. T., & Matz, A. K. (2011). Modeling the effects of resource deprivation, region, labor market, politics, and
formal punishment on homicide rates across states, 1979-2004. Unpublished manuscript, American Probation and
Parole Association, Council of State Governments, Lexington, KY.
Matthews, B., Elrod, P., Matz, A. K., & Kershaw, A. C. (2010). Predictors of relational aggression in a sample of rural youth.
Unpublished manuscript, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond.
McKnight, K., Wells, J. B., Matz, A. K., Phillips, K., & Shepherd, S. (2008). Predictors of communication satisfaction at the
Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice. Unpublished manuscript, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond.
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PROFESSIONAL REPORTS & TRADE PUBLICATIONS
Professional Periodical Publications
Matz, A. K., Skinner, B., Bell, D., Lowe, N. C., Johanneson, N., & Lulla, T. (2018). Not enough time in the day: An examination
of correctional counselor workloads. Corrections Today, 80(1), 22-26.
Matz, A. K. (2016). What is known about home visits and joint home visits with police? Surprisingly very little [PSN update].
The Journal of the American Probation and Parole Association: Perspectives, 40(3), 34-37.
Pearl, N., Matz, A. K., Garland, B., & Crites, E. (2016). Utilizing dialogue to enhance partnerships between criminal justice
educators, researchers, and practitioners [Research update]. The Journal of the American Probation and Parole
Association: Perspectives, 40(2), 48-52.
Kim, B., & Matz, A. K. (2016). The prevalence of police-probation/parole partnerships in Pennsylvania [PSN update]. The
Journal of the American Probation and Parole Association: Perspectives, 40(2), 42-47.
Matz, A. K., & Kim, B. (2016). Perceptions of police-probation/parole partnerships: Results from a survey of the APPA
members [PSN update]. The Journal of the American Probation and Parole Association: Perspectives, 40(1), 42-47.
Matz, A. K. (2016). Attention: All corrections facilities! The Offender Transfer Notification Service hopes to connect you to the
information you need when a high-risk transfer comes to your area [Corrections corner]. Law Enforcement Technology,
43(4), 25-28.
Matz, A. K. (2015). APPA receives $150,000 3-year PSN grant award [PSN update]. The Journal of the American Probation
and Parole Association: Perspectives, 39(4), 38-40.
Matz, A. K. (2015). Research brief: Feedback from the APPA membership on PSN training and technical assistance [PSN
update]. The Journal of the American Probation and Parole Association: Perspectives, 39(2), 32-37.
Matz, A. K. (2015). A note on HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2: Dispelling the myths about justice-health information sharing
[Technology update]. The Journal of the American Probation and Parole Association: Perspectives, 39(1), 22-27.
Matz, A. K., Turner, J., Hemmens, C. (2015). Where and when police officers can conduct warrantless searches of
probationers/parolees: A legal review [PSN update]. The Journal of the American Probation and Parole Association:
Perspectives, 39(1), 42-46.
Matz, A. K., Jeffries, K. C., & Thornton, R. (2015). The prevalence and potential of departmental identification: A survey of
membership perspectives [Spotlight on safety]. The Journal of the American Probation and Parole Association:
Perspectives, 39(1), 28-38.
Mowatt, M. A., & Matz, A. K. (2014). Offender notification meetings [PSN update]. The Journal of the American Probation and
Parole Association: Perspectives, 38(4), 34-39.
Mowatt, M. A., & Matz, A. K. (2014). Native American involvement in gangs [PSN update]. The Journal of the American
Probation and Parole Association: Perspectives, 38(3), 34-49.
Matz, A. K. (2014). The latest on civil gang injunctions: A review of Hennigan & Sloane’s research [PSN update]. The Journal
of the American Probation and Parole Association: Perspectives, 38(2), 32-40.
Matz, A. K., & Mowatt, M. A. (2014). Gang members in small-town and rural communities [PSN update]. The Journal of the
American Probation and Parole Association: Perspectives, 38(1), 52-58.
Russo, J., & Matz, A. K. (2014). The use of social media for monitoring defendants, probationers, and parolees: Results of a
survey of the APPA membership [Technology update]. The Journal of the American Probation and Parole
Association: Perspectives, 38(1), 22-33.
Matz, A. K., & Lowe, N. C. (2014). Gang member reentry: Probation and parole perspectives. National Gang Center Newsletter,
3, 1-2.
Matz, A. K. (2013). Police-probation partnerships: Enhancing juvenile supervision [PSN update]. The Journal of the American
Probation and Parole Association: Perspectives, 37(4), 42-47.
Matz, A. K. (2013). Are we on the cutting edge of technology? Survey on prevalence, use, and satisfaction of case management
systems in probation and parole. The Journal of the American Probation and Parole Association: Perspectives, 37(4),
88-97.
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Matz, A. K. (2013). Results of a membership survey on information sharing and correctional privacy practice and policies
[Technology update]. The Journal of the American Probation and Parole Association; Perspectives, 37(2), 26-33.
Matz, A. K., DeMichele, M. T., & Lowe, N. C. (2012). Police-probation/parole partnerships: Responding to local street gang
problems. Police Chief, 79(10), 24-38.
Matz, A.K. (2012). APPA releases procurement guide [Technology update]. The Journal of the American Probation and Parole
Association: Perspectives, 36(3), 22-28.
Matz, A. K., Lowe, N. C., & DeMichele, M. T. (2011). Gangs and guns a threat to public safety: Introducing APPA’s C.A.R.E.
Model. Journal of Community Corrections, 20(3), 9-10, 16-20.
Cobb, K. A., Matz, A. K., & Mullins, T. G. (2011). Re-discovering the benefits of community supervision in Indian country. The
Journal of the American Probation and Parole Association: Perspectives, 35(3), 74-85.
Bancroft, P., & Matz, A. K. (2011). When disaster strikes: Guidelines for crisis preparedness. The Journal of the American
Probation and Parole Association: Perspectives, 35(2), 46-53.
Williamson, D. L., Matz, A. K., Columbia, J., Bixler, J., & Conn, N. J. (2011). Opinions from the field: An overview of
Kentucky’s case and docket management system survey [Managers’ briefcase]. National Association of State Judicial
Educators: NASJE News: Manager’s Briefcase.
Conn, N. J., Bixler, J., Matz, A. K., & Columbia, J. (2011). Business analysts play key roles in planning for Kentucky’s new
court data system [Manager’s briefcase]. National Association of State Judicial Educators: NASJE News Quarterly,
25(4).
DeMichele, M. T., & Matz, A. K. (2010). Responding to gang violence: APPA’s C.A.R.E. model. The Journal of the American
Probation and Parole Association: Perspectives, 34(4), 34-41.
Adams, J. H., Williamson, D. L., & Matz, A. K. (2010). Research brief: Kentucky circuit court judicial perceptions of efficiency
and culture. National Association of State Judicial Educators: NASJE News Quarterly, 25(3).
Government Reports/Briefs
Bell, D., Matz, A. K., Lowe, N. C., & Skinner, B. (2018). Not enough time in the day: An examination of correctional counselor
workloads in Iowa (Technical Assistance Report). Lexington, KY: Council of State Governments, American Probation
and Parole Association.
Dewey, T., Hunter, D., Matz, A. K., Wicklund, C., Gabbin, D., & May, R. (2015). Technology assistance engagement report:
ODRC probation data repository recommendations. Ashburn, VA: IJIS Institute.
Matz, A. K. (2014). A note on HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2: Dispelling the myths about justice-health info sharing. Lexington,
KY: Council of State Governments, American Probation and Parole Association.
Bureau of Justice Assistance. (2014). The Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision (ICAOS) – New York State
Intelligence Center (NYSIC) Information Exchange. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice, Global Justice
Information Sharing Initiative.
Matz, A. K., & Mowatt, M. A. (2014). Research brief: Feedback from the APPA membership on PSN T/TA. Lexington, KY:
Council of State Governments, American Probation and Parole Association.
Matz, A. K., Wicklund, C., Douglas, J., & May, B. (2012). Justice-health collaboration: Improving information exchange
between corrections and health/human services organizations. Sacramento, CA: SEARCH.
Matz, A. K. (2012). Community corrections automated case management procurement guide with bid specifications (ver. 1.0).
Lexington, KY: Council of State Governments, American Probation and Parole Association.
DeMichele, M. T., & Matz, A. K. (2012). APPA’s C.A.R.E. model: A framework for collaboration, analysis, reentry, and
evaluation: A response to street gang violence (1st ed.). Lexington, KY: Council of State Governments, American
Probation and Parole Association.
DeMichele, M. T., Payne, B., & Matz, A. K. (2011). Community supervision workload considerations for public safety.
Lexington, KY: Council of State Governments, American Probation and Parole Association.
Cobb, K. A., Mowatt, M. A., Matz, A. K., & Mullins, T. (2011). A desktop guide for tribal probation personnel: The screening
and assessment process. Lexington, KY: Council of State Governments, American Probation and Parole Association.
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Internal Reports
Matz, A. K., Diallo, D., Coy, M., & Conley, T. (2016). Where does the time go? An examination of adult probation/parole
officer workloads in Montana. New York, NY: Council of State Governments Justice Center.
Council of State Governments Justice Center. (2015). Research update: Intrastate comparison of workload across Montana
probation/parole officer specializations. New York, NY.
Matz, A. K., Diallo, D., Coy, M., & Conley, T. (2015). Workload evaluation: Montana Probation and Parole Division
[Preliminary Research Brief]. Lexington, KY: Council of State Governments, Justice Center.
Matz, A. K., Diallo, D., Coy, M., Hunter, L., & Conley, T. (2014). Research brief: Montana workload assessment project.
Lexington, KY: Council of State Governments, American Probation and Parole Association.
Matz, A. K., & West, M. (2014). Evaluation notes: The Baltimore justice-health exchange project. Sacramento, CA: SEARCH.
Matz, A. K., Hageman, H., Brewer, G., & Chawla, Y. (2014). Case Study: The Offender Transfer Notification Service (OTNS):
Pilot implementation with the New York State Intelligence Center (NYSIC). Lexington, KY: Council of State
Governments, American Probation and Parole Association.
Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision. (2013). ICAOS automated probationer/parolee interstate relocation
notification exchange: Architecture and governance manual for the Offender Tracking Notification System (OTNS)
[ver. 1.0]. Lexington, KY: Council of State Governments, American Probation and Parole Association.
Matz, A. K. (2013). Workload evaluation plan: Montana Bureau of Probation and Parole. Lexington, KY: Council of State
Governments, American Probation and Parole Association.
Matz, A. K. (2013). ICAOS/ICOTS-NYSIC information exchange evaluation plan. Lexington, KY: Council of State
Governments, American Probation and Parole Association.
Matz, A. K. (2013). Request for proposal (RFP): Enhancements for the Hampden County Re-Entry Information Sharing Project.
Open solicitation for a technological service provider to enhance the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department reentry
portal, American Probation and Parole Association, Council of State Governments, Lexington, KY.
Matz, A. K., & Williamson, D. L. (2012). Onsite visit to the state of New Mexico, Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court
concerning Odyssey CMS. Internal report, American Probation and Parole Association, Council of State Governments,
Lexington, KY.
Matz, A. K. (2011). ICAOS/ Fusion Center information exchange meeting overview. Internal report, American Probation and
Parole Association, Council of State Governments, Lexington, KY.
Williamson, D. L., Matz, A. K., Columbia, J., Bixler, J., & Conn, N. J. (2011). Research brief: Opinions from the field: A
preliminary overview of the KCOJ case and docket management system survey. Unpublished report, Administrative
Office of the Courts, Kentucky Court of Justice, Frankfort.
Matz, A. K., Adams, J. H., & Williamson, D. L. (2010). Judicial perceptions of efficiency and culture: A research brief and
needs assessment. Unpublished manuscript, Administrative Office of the Courts, Kentucky Court of Justice, Frankfort.
Matz, A. K., Williamson, D. L., Adams, J. H., Cloyd, J., & Schiflett, K. (2009). Examining culture in the courtroom: A study of
culture in the Kentucky Court of Justice. Unpublished manuscript, Research & Statistics, Department of Court
Services, Administrative Office of the Courts, Kentucky Court of Justice, Frankfort.
Matz, A. K., Dimeny, E., Williamson, D., & Cruz, J. (2009). Court Interpreting Services budget: Comparisons and examination
of state freelance interpreters. Internal report, Division of Court Interpreting Services, Department of Court Services,
Administrative Office of the Courts, Kentucky Court of Justice, Frankfort.
Williamson, D. L., Smalley, K., Dimeny, E., Austin, E., Paisley, C., Cloyd, J., & Matz, A. K. (2009). Administrative Office of the
Courts: The Department of Court Services: AOC Strategic Plan (3rd Quarter Update). Internal report, Department of
Court Services, Administrative Office of the Courts, Kentucky Court of Justice, Frankfort.
Williamson, D. L., Smalley, K., Dimeny, E., Austin, E., Paisley, C., Cloyd, J., & Matz, A. K. (2009). Administrative Office of the
Courts: The Department of Court Services: AOC Strategic Plan (2nd Quarter Update). Internal report, Department of
Court Services, Administrative Office of the Courts, Kentucky Court of Justice, Frankfort.
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Williamson, D. L., Smalley, K., Dimeny, E., Austin, E., Paisley, C., Cloyd, J., & Matz, A. K. (2009). Administrative Office of the
Courts: The Department of Court Services: AOC Strategic Plan (1st Quarter Update). Internal report, Department of
Court Services, Administrative Office of the Courts, Kentucky Court of Justice, Frankfort.
Matz, A. K., Williamson, D. L., Cloyd, J., Collins, T., Allen, C., & Abell, M. (2009). Judicial workload: Preliminary report
(Research Bulletin). Internal report, Case Management Committee, Research & Statistics, Department of Court
Services, Administrative Office of the Courts, Kentucky Court of Justice, Frankfort.
Wells, J. B., Minor, K. I., Parsons, J. S., & Matz, A. K. (2008). Advanced evaluation matrix. Lexington, KY: Commonwealth
Research Consulting.
Wells, J. B., Minor, K. I., Parsons, J. S., & Matz, A. K. (2008). Basic evaluation matrix. Lexington, KY: Commonwealth
Research Consulting.
Wells, J. B., Minor, K. I., Matz, A. K., & Angel, E. (2007). Predictors of perceived occupational stress among Kentucky
Department of Juvenile Justice facility staff. Internal report, Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice, Frankfort.
ACADEMIC CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Matz, A. K., Martinez, A., Meglen, J., & Lulla, T. (Pending March 26-30, 2019). Preliminary risk assessment validation
analyses with the North Dakota Juvenile Court. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal
Justice Sciences (ACJS), Baltimore, MD.
Matz, A. K., Alarid, L. F., Green, K., Lulla, T., & Lutze, F. (February 16, 2018). Teaching EBP: Challenges in bringing the
evidence-based mentality to our students. Roundtable presentation at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal
Justice Sciences (ACJS), New Orleans. [Moderator]
Green, K., & Matz, A. K. (February 15, 2018). Community corrections and academia resources micro site. Roundtable
presentation at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS), New Orleans. [Discussant]
Lowe, N. C., Bell, D., Skinner, B., & Matz, A. K. (November 17, 2017). Examining community based corrections staff
workloads. Panel presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology (ASC), Philadelphia, PA.
Matz, A. K., Skinner, B., Bell, D., Lowe, N. C., & Johanneson, N. (March 23, 2017). Not enough time in the day: An
examination of correctional counselor workloads in Iowa. Panel presentation at the 54th annual meeting of the
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS), Kansas City.
Matz, A. K. (November 18, 2016). Workloads of Midwestern community supervision officers and correctional counselors:
Lessons learned from a series of time studies. Panel presentation at the American Society of Criminology (ASC), New
Orleans.
Kim, B., & Matz, A. K. (November 18, 2016). What is the reality of partnership? Formal collaborations between law
enforcement and community corrections agencies in Pennsylvania. Panel presentation at the American Society of
Criminology (ASC), New Orleans.
Garland, B., & Matz, A. K. (April 2, 2016). What should be covered in community corrections courses? A survey of academics
and practitioners. Panel presentation at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS), Denver.
Green, K., & Matz, A. K. (April 1, 2016). Community corrections curriculum development. Keynote presentation at the
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) Corrections Section business meeting, Denver.
Garland, B., Matz, A. K., Crites, E., & Brown, G. (March 31, 2016). Addressing research needs identified by community
corrections leaders: A discussion with APPA’s research committee. Panel presentation at the Academy of Criminal
Justice Sciences (ACJS), Denver.
Kim, B., & Matz, A. K. (March 30, 2016). Barriers to formal police and community corrections partnerships: A comparison of
police chief and chief probation/parole officer perceptions. Panel presentation at the Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences (ACJS), Denver.
Matz, A. K., & Kim, B. (November 20, 2015). Enhancing community supervision: A unified voice for community corrections
concerning police-probation/parole partnerships. Panel presentation at the American Society of Criminology (ASC),
Washington, DC.
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Diallo, D., Matz, A. K., & Conley, T. B. (November 20, 2015). An examination of probation/parole officer workloads in
Montana. Panel presentation at the American Society of Criminology (ASC), Washington, DC.
Kim, B., Matz, A. K., & Lee, S. (November 20, 2015). Working together or working on the same task but separately? A
comparison of Police Chief and Chief Probation/Parole Officer perceptions. Panel presentation at the American
Society of Criminology (ASC), Washington, DC.
Kim, B., Matz, A. K., & Lee, S. (March 7, 2015). Police-probation/parole partnerships in Pennsylvania. Panel presentation at
the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS), Orlando.
Green, K., Craig, L., Jenkins, M., Garland, B., & Mullins, T. (March 5, 2015). Planning and development of a model curriculum
for schools of criminal justice. Roundtable presentation at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences (ACJS), Orlando. [Late addition discussant]
Hemmens, C., Turner, J., & Matz, A. K. (February 20, 2014). Warrantless searches of probationers and parolees. Panel
presentation at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS), Philadelphia.
Matz, A. K., Woo, Y., & Kim, B. (November 22, 2013). A meta-analysis of the predictors of voluntary turnover in criminal
justice organizations: Does agency type matter? Panel presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society of
Criminology (ASC), Atlanta.
Lowe, N. C., & Matz, A. K. (March 21, 2013). Probation and parole officer’s perceptions of the reentry needs of gang members.
Panel presentation at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS), Dallas.
Kim, B., Matz, A. K., Gerber, J., Beto, D. R., & Lambert, E. G. (November 15, 2012). Implementing police-community
corrections partnerships: Organizational change and police chief’s/sheriffs’ attitude. Panel presentation at the annual
meeting of the American Society of Criminology (ASC), Chicago.
Matz, A. K., & Kim, B. (November 15, 2012). Policy implications of police-probation/parole partnerships. Panel presentation at
the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology (ASC), Chicago.
Matz, A. K., & Walker, R. (March 31, 2012). Action research in criminology. Panel presentation at the annual meeting of the
Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Justice Educators (PACJE), Penn State, Altoona, PA.
Matz, A. K., DeMichele, M. T., & Stevens, K. D. (November 16, 2011). Barriers to effective gang-member reentry: An
examination of street gang-affiliated probationer recidivism in a southwestern state. Panel presentation at the annual
meeting of the American Society of Criminology (ASC), Washington, DC.
Wells, J. B., Minor, K. I., Matz, A. K., & Angel, E. (November 19, 2010). Job turnover among staff in juvenile corrections: A
test of the Lambert and Hogan model. Panel presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society of
Criminology (ASC), San Francisco, CA.
DeMichele, M. T., & Matz, A. K. (November 18, 2010). Modeling the effects of resource deprivation, region, labor market,
politics, and formal punishment on homicide rates across states, 1979-2004. Panel presentation at the annual meeting
of the American Society of Criminology (ASC), San Francisco, CA.
Matthews, B., Elrod, P., Matz, A. K., & Kershaw, A. C. (November 17, 2010). Predictors of relational aggression in a sample of
rural youth. Panel presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology (ASC), San Francisco,
CA.
Matz, A. K., Wells, J. B., Minor, K.I., & Angel, E. (March 12, 2008). Predictors of turnover among juvenile justice facility staff.
Panel presentation at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS), Cincinnati, OH.
Wells, J.B., Angel, E., Matz, A. K., & Park, J. S. (September 28, 2007). Predictors of perceived quality of supervision among
juvenile justice facility staff. Panel presentation at the annual meeting of the Southern Criminal Justice Association
(SCJA), Savannah, GA.
Wells, J.B., Angel, E., & Matz, A. K. (September 27, 2007). Predictors of perceived occupation stress among juvenile justice
facility staff. Panel presentation at the annual meeting of the Southern Criminal Justice Association (SCJA), Savannah,
GA.
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PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Training Workshops at Professional Institutes/Conferences
Matz, A. K., & Kim, B. (February 2, 2016). Enhancing community supervision: A unified voice for community corrections
concerning police-probation/parole partnerships. Presentation at the annual winter training institute of the American
Probation and Parole Association (APPA), Atlanta.
Garland, B., & Matz, A. K. (February 1, 2016). Keep your officers from rolling downhill: A “how-to” about assessing and
improving the work environment in probation and parole. Presentation at the annual winter training institute of the
American Probation and Parole Association (APPA), Atlanta.
Russo, J., Schultz, L., & Matz, A. K. (July 13, 2015). Practice and policy guidelines for the use of social media in community
supervision. Presentation at the 40th annual training institute of the American Probation and Parole Association
(APPA), Los Angeles.
Mullins, T., Garland, B., Matz, A. K., & Green, K. (July 13, 2015). Addressing the gap: Improving knowledge/skills related to
community corrections graduates of criminal justice programs. Presentation at the 40th annual training institute of the
American Probation and Parole Association (APPA), Los Angeles.
Coy, M., Diallo, D., & Matz, A. K. (July 14, 2015). Workload evaluation: Lessons learned from Montana Probation and Parole.
Presentation at the 40th annual training institute of the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA), Los
Angeles.
Chawla, Y., Hendershot, M., Matz, A. K., May, R., & West, M. (January 13, 2015). Roundtable: Information sharing in the 21st
century. Presentation at the annual winter training institute of the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA),
Tampa.
Matz, A. K., & Poisson, R. (November 5, 2014). Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision (ICAOS) Offender
Transfer Notification Service (OTNS). Presentation at the annual meeting of the National Fusion Center Association
(NFCA), Alexandria, VA.
Hemmens, C., Turner, J., & Matz, A. K. (September 25, 2014). Implications for police-probation/parole partnerships.
Presentation at the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Anti-Gang and Violence Prevention Summit, Oconomowoc, WI.
Hemmens, C., Turner, J., & Matz, A. K. (August 5, 2014). A state-level legal analysis of warrantless searches of
probationers/parolees by law enforcement: Implications for police-probation/parole partnerships. Training workshop
at the 39th annual summer training institute of the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA), New Orleans.
Chawla, Y., & Matz, A. K. (August 4, 2014). The ICAOS’ Offender Transfer Notification Service (OTNS): An information
exchange with state fusion centers. Training workshop at the 39th annual summer training institute of the American
Probation and Parole Association (APPA), New Orleans.
Sczuroski, C., Thornton, R., Matz, A. K., & Mowatt, M. A. (January 14, 2014). Project Safe Neighborhoods, bringing anti-gang
and -gun training and technical assistance to you. Training workshop at the annual winter training institute of the
American Probation and Parole Association (APPA), Houston.
Daugherty, J., & Matz, A. K. (September 7, 2013). Use of the Global Standards package (i.e., NIEM, GRA, GFIPM).
Presentation for the IJIS Institute’s first Corrections Technology Forum, Washington, DC.
Matz, A. K., & Mowatt, M. A. (July 31, 2013). Gang awareness and assessment in rural communities: Implications for
community corrections. Training workshop at the 38th annual summer training institute of the American Probation and
Parole Association (APPA), Baltimore.
Boyar, E., May, R. L., II, Kenney, J., & Matz, A. K. (July 30, 2013). Implementing justice information sharing solutions to
improve offender reentry. Training workshop at the 38th annual summer training institute of the American Probation
and Parole Association (APPA), Baltimore.
Matz, A. K., Hendershot, M., & Tomlinson, K. (June 4, 2013). A procurement guide for community corrections and primer on
information sharing. Training workshop at the annual meeting of the Corrections Technology Association (CTA),
Phoenix.
Matz, A. K., & Mowatt, M. A. (May 21, 2013). Gang awareness and assessment in rural communities: Implications for
community corrections. Training workshop at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Association of Probation, Parole,
and Corrections (PAPPC), Pittsburgh.
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Dyea, M. A., Mowatt, M. A., & Matz, A. K. (January 14, 2013). Tribal gangs. Training workshop at the annual winter training
institute of the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA), Phoenix.
Kim, B., Gerber, J., & Matz, A. K. (August 14, 2012). Police-probation/parole partnerships: Enhancing reentry accountability
and the need for formalized partnerships. Training workshop at the 37th annual summer training institute of the
American Probation and Parole Association (APPA), Indianapolis.
Matz, A. K. (August 14, 2012). Project Safe Neighborhoods: Introduction to the PSN anti-gang initiative and APPA C.A.R.E.
model. Training workshop at the 37th annual training institute of the American Probation and Parole Association
(APPA), Indianapolis.
Kim, B., & Matz, A. K. (June 19, 2012). Police-probation/parole partnerships: Working together to improve public safety and
probationer/parolee accountability. Training workshop at the annual meeting of the Middle Atlantic States
Correctional Association (MASCA) and Pennsylvania Association of Probation, Parole, and Corrections (PAPPC),
Hershey, PA.
Matz, A. K., & Owen, A. (February 28, 2012). An introduction to technology procurement and information sharing: In terms the
layperson will understand. Training workshop at the annual winter training institute of the American Probation and
Parole Association (APPA), San Diego.
Matz, A. K., & Lowe, N. C. (February 27, 2012). Project Safe Neighborhoods: Introduction to the PSN anti-gang initiative and
APPA’s C.A.R.E. model. Training workshop at the annual winter training institute of the American Probation and
Parole Association (APPA), San Diego.
Matz, A. K., & Lowe, N. C. (July 25, 2011). Project Safe Neighborhoods: The PSN anti-gang initiative and APPA’s C.A.R.E.
model. Training workshop at the 36th annual summer training institute of the American Probation and Parole
Association (APPA), Chicago.
Matz, A. K., Adams, J. H., & Williamson, D. (March 28, 2011). Understanding culture in the courtroom: An examination of
Kentucky’s Circuit Court. Presentation at the National Conference on Juvenile and Family Law, National Council of
Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ), Reno.
Matz, A. K., & DeMichele, M. T. (March 1, 2011). Project Safe Neighborhoods: APPA’s C.A.R.E. model and homicide trends.
Training workshop at the annual winter training institute of the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA),
Orlando.
DeMichele, M. T., Matz, A. K., & Lowe, N. C. (August 17, 2010). Project Safe Neighborhoods: Some practice and policy
guidelines. Training workshop at the 35th annual summer training institute of the American Probation and Parole
Association (APPA), Washington, DC.
Payne, B. K., DeMichele, M. T., & Matz, A. K. (August 16, 2010). The importance of workload: A time study template. Training
workshop at the 35th annual training institute of the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA), Washington,
DC.
DeMichele, M. T., & Matz, A. K. (April 27, 2010). Working with probation and parole (reentry). Training workshop at the
Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Anti-Gang Training, New Orleans.
Clark, T., Chauvin, M., & Matz, A. K. (September 24, 2009). The Future of Case Management. Training workshop at the annual
Kentucky Circuit Court Judicial College, Lexington.
Matz, A. K. (September 21, 2009). Circuit court culture survey. Presentation at the annual Kentucky Circuit Court Judicial
College, Lexington.
Matz, A. K. (April 3, 2009). Judicial Caseload Management Analysis. Presentation for the Court of Justice Technology
Committee of the Kentucky Court of Justice (KCOJ), Frankfort.
Webinars
Bartruff, J., Skinner, B., Matz, A. K., & Bell, D. (April 6, 2016). Preparing for a study of correctional counselor workloads in
Iowa. Webinar hosted by the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA).
Russo, J., Schultz, L., Matz, A. K., & Tubman-Carbone, H. (August 19, 2015). Social media in community supervision:
Promising practices for policy and implementation. Webinar hosted by the Council of State Governments (CSG)
Justice Center (JC).
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Matz, A. K., Diallo, D., Coy, M., & Conley, T. (July 8, 2015). Workload evaluation progress update: A preliminary examination
of the data. Private webinar hosted by the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) and Council of State
Governments (CSG) Justice Center (JC) for the Montana Probation and Parole Division (MPPD).
Wodnik, L., Coy, M., Johns, R., Diallo, D., & Matz, A. K. (January 30, 2015). Workload study project: Time study application
for data entry demonstration. Online training webinar hosted by the American Probation and Parole Association
(APPA).
Hunter, L., Coy, M., Matz, A. K., Diallo, D., & Conley, T. (December 16, 2014). Workload study project: Introduction with
Montana Probation and Parole. Online training webinar hosted by the American Probation and Parole Association
(APPA).
Hemmens, C., Turner, J. & Matz, A. K. (June 26, 2014). Is it reasonable? A legal review of warrantless searches of
probationers and parolees. Online training webinar hosted by the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA).
Matz, A. K., & Mowatt, M. A. (March 19, 2014). Working with probation and parole: An overview of APPA’s involvement in
PSN. Webinar hosted by the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC).
Hageman, H., Brewer, G., Chawla, Y., Matz, A. K., & Lewis, D. (September 26, 2013). The ICAOS’ Offender Transfer
Notification Service (OTNS): A new source of intelligence information for fusion centers. Webinar for state fusion
center representatives hosted by the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA).
Schofield, D., Colson, R., Daugherty, J., Taylor, S., Matz, A. K., Howe, K., & Sakole, J. (July 18, 2013). IJIS institute
information sharing quarterlies: Providing insight and perspective. Online training webinar hosted by the IJIS
Institute.
Matz, A. K., & Mowatt, M. A. (April 25, 2013). Gang awareness and assessment in rural communities: Implications for
community corrections. Online training webinar hosted by the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA).
Kim, B., Williams, T., & Matz, A. K. (April 1, 2013). Police-probation/parole partnerships: Enhancing reentry accountability
and the need for formalized partnerships. Online training webinar hosted by the American Probation and Parole
Association (APPA).
Rogers, D., Matz, A. K., & Mowatt, M. A. (March 5, 2013). What is the Native difference? Probation supervision of gang-
affiliated Native American youth. Online training webinar hosted by the American Probation and Parole Association
(APPA).
Matz, A. K., & Lowe, N. C. (October 4, 2011). The APPA C.A.R.E. model: Evaluating program success: Determining what
works and how. Online training webinar hosted by the National Reentry Resource Center (NRRC) and presented by the
American Probation and Parole Association (APPA).
DeMichele, M. T., & Matz, A. K. (May 11, 2011). The APPA C.A.R.E. Model: Responding to gang violence in reentry planning.
Online training webinar hosted by the National Reentry Resource Center (NRRC) and presented by the American
Probation and Parole Association (APPA).
Podcasts
Chawla, Y., & Matz, A. K. (2014, October 23). Information sharing with law enforcement and parole and probation [Audio
podcast]. On L. Sipes’ (Producer) DC Public Safety Radio. Washington, DC: Court Services and Offender Supervision
Agency (CSOSA). Retrievable from http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/audio/2014/10/information-sharing-law-
enforcement-parole-probation-appa/
Hemmens, C., Turner, J., & Matz, A. K. (2014, June 12). Warrantless searches of probationers and parolees [Audio podcast]. On
L. Sipes’ (Producer) DC Public Safety Radio. Washington, DC: Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
(CSOSA). Retrievable from http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/audio/2014/06/warrantless-searches-appa-washington-
state-university/
Lewis, K., & Matz, A. K. (2014, March 27). Stress and turnover in parole and probation [Audio podcast]. On L. Sipes’
(Producer) DC Public Safety Radio. Washington, DC: Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA).
Retrievable from http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/audio/2014/03/stress-turnover-parole-and-probation-appa/
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DeMichele, M. T., & Matz, A. K. (2013, August 8). Workloads in parole and probation [Audio podcast]. On L. Sipes’
(Producer) DC Public Safety Radio. Washington, DC: Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA).
Retrievable from http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/audio/2013/08/workloads-in-parole-and-probation-appa-rti-
international-dc-public-safety-radio/
Kim, B., & Matz, A. K. (2013, June 21). Police-parole and probation cooperation [Audio podcast]. On L. Sipes’ (Producer) DC
Public Safety Radio. Washington, DC: Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA). Retrievable from
http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/audio/2013/06/police-parole-and-probation-cooperation-indiana-university-of-
pennsylvania-appa-dc-public-safety/
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of North Dakota (UND)
College of Arts & Sciences
Department of Criminal Justice
CJ 270: Introduction to Corrections (3 credits) Fall 2016
Course Evaluation Highlights (Full results available by request):
Over 90% of students that completed an evaluation (42 out of 44) agreed
or strongly agreed the instructor treated the students with respect and was
accessible when needed. Over 80% of students agreed or strongly agreed
the instructor promoted active participation, was engaging, and
encouraged the students to ask questions and share ideas. Finally, over
70% agreed or strongly agreed the instructor fostered a class
environment conducive to learning, provided useful feedback, and
utilized educational technology effectively.
Over 70% of students agreed or strongly agreed they gained
substantively new knowledge because of the course, their interest in the
subject increased, the course was well organized, and the course
materials were well prepared.
In one qualitative comment, a student noted, “[Dr.]Adam Matz clearly
cares about his student’s success; he utilizes videos to help break up
[PowerPoint] presentations, and makes students engage with the content.
He was available during posted office hours, and listened to feedback
from students to make the test[s] more [accessible for] the students. He
brought in guest speakers to give us perspective – I would recommend
both the class and the instructor.”
CJ 350: Correctional Alternatives (3 credits) Spring 2017
Course Evaluation Highlights (Full results available by request):
About 70% or more of the students that completed an evaluation (21 out
of 25) held positive perceptions of the course and its instructor including
in domains of learning, engagement, organization and clarity, learning
environment, individual rapport, and grading and scoring.
One student commented, “I think the quizzes we take before the lectures
work great because we have to read the book and get an insight before
[Dr.] Matz would go into further detail of the material which really
worked well for my understanding of the material.”
CJ 399: Problems in Criminal Justice: Evidence-Based Practices and Programs in
Criminal Justice (3 credits)
Spring 2017
Course Evaluation Highlights (Full results available by request):
70% or more of the students that completed an evaluation (10 out of 11)
held positive perceptions of the course and its instructor including in
domains of learning, engagement, organization and clarity, learning
environment, individual rapport, and grading and scoring.
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One respondent commented, “The professor was engaged and cared
about what he was teaching which made it easier to learn.” Despite being
a new course with some difficult material, another student commented,
“While I didn’t enjoy the information at first I came to enjoy it and I also
think it will be useful outside of this course.”
CJ 270: Introduction to Corrections (3 credits) Fall 2017
CJ 440: Evidence-Based Practices and Programs in Criminal Justice (3 credits) Fall 2017
CJ 520: Topics in Research Methods (3 credits) Spring 2018
CJ 540/399: Seminar in Criminal Justice Policy (3 credits) Spring 2018
CJ 220: Introduction to Courts (3 credits) Fall 2018
CJ 440: Evidence-Based Practices and Programs in Criminal Justice (3 credits) Fall 2018
Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP)
College of Health and Humans Services
Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
CRIM 225: Survey of Corrections (3 credits) Fall 2014
Course Evaluation Highlights (Full results available by request):
Over 90% of students who completed an evaluation (23 out of 35) agreed
or strongly agreed the course material was organized effectively, that the
instructor was willing to give help when needed, grading was explained
clearly, the grading criteria was followed consistently,
requirements/policies were followed, and exams/assignments were
returned in a timely manner.
Over 85% of students agreed or strongly agreed the instructor showed
enthusiasm and interest in the subject, was available during office hours,
the course increased their knowledge and critical thinking skills, and
course objectives were explained clearly.
Evaluations by Dr. Shannon W. Phaneuf and peer observer Robert
Stallings indicated the instructor demonstrated an appropriate level of
substantive knowledge, presented material effectively, showed
enthusiasm for the topic, communicated clearly, and encouraged
questions and critical thinking.
CRIM 215: Survey of Courts and Criminal Justice System (3 credits) Spring 2015
Course Evaluation Highlights (Full results available by request):
Over 90% of students who completed an evaluation (27 out of 35) agreed
or strongly agreed the course material was organized effectively, the
instructor was available during scheduled office hours, objectives were
explained clearly, course requirements/ policies were followed, and
exams were returned in a timely fashion.
Over 75% of students agreed or strongly agreed the instructor
communicated clearly, demonstrated an interest in the course material,
was willing to give help when needed, encouraged questions and
discussion, and clearly explained the grading criteria for the course.
Evaluations by Dr. Jonathan Cooper and peer observer Arizona Lin
indicated the instructor demonstrated an appropriate level of substantive
knowledge, presented material effectively, showed enthusiasm for the
topic, communicated clearly, and encouraged questions and critical
thinking. Dr. Cooper stated, “I was especially impressed with Mr. Matz’s
ability to articulate complex topics to his students in ways that they could
understand without dumbing down the material.”
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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Minnesota Association of County Probation Offices (MACPO) 2017 – Present
American Correctional Association (ACA) 2017 – Present
Justice Research and Statistics Association (JRSA) 2016 – Present
Midwestern Criminal Justice Association (MCJA) 2016 – Present
International Association for Correctional and Forensic Psychology (IACFP) 2014 – Present
American Society of Criminology (ASC) 2010 – Present
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) 2010 – Present
American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) 2008 – Present
Southern Criminal Justice Association (SCJA) 2007 – 2013
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) 2007 – 2013
Middle Atlantic States Correctional Association (MASCA) 2011 – 2012
Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association (CPAAA) 2010 – 2011
Kentucky Council on Crime and Delinquency (KCCD) 2007
HONOR SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
Alpha Phi Sigma, The Criminal Justice Honor Society 2016
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi 2013
Delta Epsilon Iota (DEI) Academic Honor Society 2012
Golden Key International Honour Society (GK) 2008
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GRANTS/COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS/SUBCONTRACTS
Project Title Funding Organization Funds Role(s) Project Dates
Risk Assessment Validation Needs of the North Dakota
Juvenile Court: An Evaluability Assessment of the Youth
Assessment and Screening Instrument (YASI) in response
to the Early Career Award Program (2017-2018) Call for
Proposals (Award No. 20622-4000-02623)
University of North
Dakota (UND)
$14k
Grant Writer,
Principal
Investigator
01/01/2018 –
06/30/2019
Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) National Training and
Technical Assistance Program: Corrections and Reentry
Strategies (2015-GP-BX-K002)
Bureau of Justice
Assistance (BJA)
$150k Grant Writer,
Manager
10/01/2015 –
09/30/2018*
Information Sharing and its Effects on Tracking Sex
Offenders and Community Awareness (APPA
subcontracted by University of Massachusetts Lowell
under 2014-AW-BX-K003)
National Institute of
Justice (NIJ)
$70k Research
Associate
03/01/2015 –
12/31/2017*
Iowa Department of Corrections (DOC) Workload
Assessment (Subcontract #MA-005-16133)
Iowa Department of
Corrections (IADOC)
$125k Grant Writer,
Manager
12/10/2015 –
12/09/2016*
Planning and Development of a Model Curriculum for
Schools of Criminal Justice (14CS07GKS2)
National Institute of
Corrections (NIC)
$100k Research
Associate
09/09/2014 –
08/08/2016
Smart Probation Supervision Technical Assistance
(Subcontracted by Council of State Governments Justice
Center, National Reentry Resource Center)
Bureau of Justice
Assistance (BJA)
$290k Research
Associate
10/01/2009 –
02/28/2016
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections
(ODRC) Statewide Data Repository Technical Assistance
(APPA subcontracted by IJIS Institute under NTTAC
Agreement #20141218-131323-59)
Bureau of Justice
Assistance (BJA)
$14k Research
Associate
06/17/2015 –
10/30/2015
Corrections Information Sharing & Interstate Compacts
Project (2010-DB-BX-K021)
Bureau of Justice
Assistance (BJA)
$1M Grant
Manager
10/01/2010 –
09/30/2015
Improving Criminal Justice-Health Collaboration (APPA
subcontracted by SEARCH under 2010-DB-BX-K061)
Bureau of Justice
Assistance (BJA)
$91k Research
Associate
10/01/2011 –
08/31/2015
Project Safe Neighborhoods (2011-GP-BX-K032) Bureau of Justice
Assistance (BJA)
$200k Grant Writer,
Manager
07/01/2011 –
12/31/2014
Improving Criminal Justice Information Sharing (2009-
DD-BX-K138
Bureau of Justice
Assistance (BJA)
$300k Grant
Manager
11/01/2009 –
07/31/2014
Project Safe Neighborhoods: Corrections and Reentry
Strategies (2010-GP-BX-K004)
Bureau of Justice
Assistance (BJA)
$150k Grant Writer,
Manager
10/01/2010 –
09/30/2013
Workload Considerations for Effective Public Safety
(2007-DD-BX-K163)
Bureau of Justice
Assistance (BJA)
$189k Research
Associate
10/01/2007 –
06/30/2011
District-level Outreach to Probation and Parole (2008-
DD-BX-K337)
Bureau of Justice
Assistance (BJA)
$200k Research
Associate
10/01/2008 –
12/31/2010
* My affiliation with APPA and these grant projects ended July 1, 2016 when I took a new position at UND.
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WORKGROUP/COMMITTEE AFFILIATIONS
Member of the Confronting Social Stigma subcommittee, chaired by Ms. Twyla
Llewellyn, of the North Dakota Department of Corrections (NDDOC) Children of
Incarcerated Parents Initiative.
March 2018 – Present
Editorial Board member with Corrections: Policy, Practice and Research (CPPR), the
official journal of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) Corrections
Section.
January 2018 – December 2020
Chair for the Michael C. Braswell/Routledge Outstanding Dissertation Award
committee for the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS). The committee
members include Dr. Catherine D. Marcum of Appalachian State University and Dr.
Judith Harris from University of Houston Downtown. The committee is tasked with
selected the 2019 winner of the award, based on nominations from the ACJS
membership.
February 2018 – March 2019
Executive Counselor for the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) Corrections
Section.
2016 - 2019
Perspectives Editorial committee member with the American Probation and Parole
Association (APPA).
2017 – Present
Member of the University of North Dakota’s Rural Health and Social Problems
committee, championed by Thomasine Heitkamp, professor in the College of Nursing
and Professional Disciplines. The committee is interdisciplinary and includes
representation from Nutrition and Dietetics, Public Administration/Public Health,
Psychology, Criminal Justice, and Economics. The committee was newly formed in
September of 2017 to meet the aims of the UND strategic plan, retrievable at
https://und.edu/president/strategic-plan.cfm. See also ‘Speed dating’ for research in
UND Today at http://blogs.und.edu/und-today/2017/11/speed-dating-for-research/.
September 2017 – Present
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office of Sex
Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering and Tracking (SMART),
grant proposal peer reviewer for the SMART FY 17 Support for Adam Walsh Act
Implementation Grant Program (SMART-2017-11260). Solicitation retrievable at
https://www.smart.gov/pdfs/SMARTFY17AWA.pdf
July – August, 2017
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice
Assistance (BJA), grant proposal peer reviewer for the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse
Site-based Program FY 2017 Competitive Grant Announcement (BJA-2017-11447).
Solicitation retrievable at https://www.bja.gov/funding/COAPTTA17.pdf
June-July, 2017
Corrections Technology Forum Task Force, Integrated Justice Information Systems
(IJIS) Institute, member
April 2013
Procurement Innovation Advisory Committee, Integrated Justice Information
Systems (IJIS) Institute, member
January 2013 – October 2015
Education Advisory Committee for the Court Technology Conference (CTC),
National Center for State Courts (NCSC), member
March 2016
February 2015 – April 2015
February 2013 – April 2013
Justice-Health Work Group, Integrated Justice Information Systems (IJIS) Institute,
member, contributor to report Opportunities for Information Sharing to Enhance
Health and Public Safety Outcomes (2013) written by Scott Parker, Kamala Mallik-
Kane, & Aaron Horvath.
January 2013 – April 2013
Corrections Advisory Committee, Integrated Justice Information Systems (IJIS)
Institute, contributor to white paper Value of Corrections Information: Benefits to
Justice and Public Safety (2013) by Kathy Gattin, Ashwini Jarral, Christopher
Litton, and Robert May.
2012 - 2013
Global Standards Council (GSC), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of
Justice Assistance (BJA), formal member and vice-chair from June 2015-June 2016. 2012 – 2016
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Assisted in the review of multiple service specifications including the SORNA Inter-
jurisdiction Relocation Service (SIRS), Offender Transfer Notification Service
(OTNS), and Request for Information Request Service (RFIRS)/ Request for
Information Response Service (RFIRespS)/ Request for Information Notification
Service (RFINS).
Justice Training and Technical Assistance Committee (JTTAC), U.S. Department of
Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), member
2011 – 2016
Justice-Health Collaboration Roundtable, Community Oriented Correctional Health
Services (COCHS), member
September 14, 2012
Privacy Policy Template Workgroup, Association of State Correctional
Administrators (ASCA), member
July 9-12, 2012
Justice-Health Collaboration Workgroup, SEARCH, co-facilitator November 1 & 2, 2011
Health Information Technology (HIT) Expert Panel, Treatment Research Institute
(TRI), member
April 27, 2012 & Sept. 22, 2011
Police-Corrections Partnerships Focus Group, International Association of Chiefs
of Police’s (IACP), member, contributions of APPA supported the report Police-
Corrections Partnerships: Collaborating for Strategic Crime Control (2012) by
IACP.
September 30, 2010
Technology Committee, American Probation and Parole Association, staff
liaison/member.
2009 – 2016
Health & Safety Committee, American Probation and Parole Association, staff
liaison/member.
2009 – 2016
Research Committee, American Probation and Parole Association, member.
2009 – 2016
OTHER NOTABLE ACTIVITIES, VOLUNTEERISM, OR SERVICE
Volunteer Judge for the UND Graduate Research Achievement Day poster
presentations. More information on the event can be located in UND Today article,
Graduate student gravitas: GRAD 2018 fosters interdisciplinary collaboration &
communication, showcases research enterprise.
March 6, 2018
Reviewer for Perspectives, the journal of the American Probation and Parole
Association (APPA).
2017 – Present
Member of Ballah G. Koiblee’s doctoral advisory committee at University of North
Dakota’s (UND) Department of Criminal Justice.
March 14, 2017 - Present
Reviewer for over a dozen manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals including
Corrections: Policy, Practice and Research (CPPR); International Journal of Police
Science and Management, Criminal Justice and Behavior (CJ&B); International
Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology (IJOTCC); Journal of
Juvenile Justice (JJJ); Journal of Offender Rehabilitation (JOR); Journal of Criminal
Justice (JCJ); Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management
(PIJPSM); Criminal Justice Policy Review (CJPR); The Social Science Journal (SSJ);
American Journal of Criminal Justice (AJCJ); Justice Quarterly (JQ); Journal of
Interpersonal Violence (JIV); and Criminal Justice Studies (CJS).
2013 - Present
Co-facilitator with Dr. Martin Gottschalk for public viewing of “13” post-movie
discussion associated with the Black History Month series of events at the University of
North Dakota (taking place throughout February 2017).
February 8, 2017
Interviewed by the Grand Forks Herald, reporter Andrew Hazzard, in news article
entitled Investigators say all sex offenders treated the same, but some studies find
female criminals face lighter sentences.
October 2, 2016
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Certificate of completion received for Introduction to Data Management summer
workshop for graduate students hosted by the Department of Criminology and Criminal
Justice, Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP).
June 5, 2015
Guest lecture for Dr. Hanrahan’s CRIM 101: Crime and Justice Systems undergraduate
class, in partial fulfillment of CRIM 904: Advanced Teaching Techniques, at Indiana
University of Pennsylvania (IUP) concerning Corrections in the Community.
April 17, 2014
AMACHI Pittsburgh, mentoring of youth with an incarcerated parent, volunteer mentor.
Featured as part of the news article More than 81,000 children have a parent in prison
in PA by Emily DeMarco of PublicSource on March 2, 2014. Participated in mentor
training courses on Advocacy and Teaching, Youth Centered Development, and Role
Modeling (02/16/15).
August 2013 – July 2015
AMACHI Central Kentucky, mentoring of youth with an incarcerated parent, volunteer
mentor.
January 2011 – August 2011
Foster Care Review Board (FCRB), Kentucky Court of Justice (KCOJ), volunteer
member and elected vice-president of Fayette FCRB Board H, Lexington, KY.
October 2009 – August 2011
Student Engagement Forum: Preventing Bullycide and Kentucky’s Prescription Drug
Abuse Crisis: Public Policy Proposals, University of Kentucky Department of
Sociology, volunteer judge.
April 26, 2011
Guest lecture for Dr. DeMichele’s SOC 339: Intro to Crime, Law, and Deviance
undergraduate class at University of Kentucky concerning Examining Murder across
States: U.S. Criminal Homicide Trends.
October 20, 2010
Habitat for Humanity, home-build in Lexington, KY, Council of State Governments
(CSG), volunteer.
April 23, 2010
We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution, civic education High School State
Competition, Center for Civic Education, Kentucky Court of Justice (KCOJ), volunteer
judge, Frankfort, KY.
March 1, 2010