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KENNETH J. CARR, PhD, MAOB Adjunct Faculty, Department of Psychology Ken started his academic studies as an agricultural major in the rural San Joaquin Valley of California. After an unsuccessful and humiliating attempt to catch insects in a muddy alfalfa field for a biology class, he changed his major to justice administration where he hoped to do better at catching criminals and helping others. Ken entered the law enforcement field as a Deputy Sheriff-Coroner where he had a chance encounter with the Sightseer Killer (Cary Stayner) in 1999. Interactions with Cary Stayner right after the fourth homicide left Ken with many unanswered questions about human behavior. This led him into a new field of study in psychology, and eventually into forensic psychology. Ken also worked as a domestic violence investigator, field training officer and reserve officer coordinator. Ken holds a PhD in Clinical-Forensic Psychology, Master of Arts degrees in both Clinical-Forensic Psychology and Organizational Behavior, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with a minor in Criminology, and Associate of Arts degrees in Criminal Justice, Liberal Studies and General Studies. His dissertation looked at the predictability of batterer amenability to treatment while conducting a viability analysis between levels of danger, hostility, and substance abuse. His Master's thesis attempted to assess hypervigilance among students in criminal justice studies. Ken is currently working towards a Master Instructor Certification for the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training where he instructs on crisis intervention techniques for the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department. Ken has worked as an educator and has been the instructor of record for undergraduate and graduate level psychology and criminal justice in traditional, blended and fully online courses for seven years. He was previously employed as a Program Chair and Assistant Professor in the department of Administration of Justice and also cross-instructed in entry-level psychology courses. At Northcentral University, he currently teaches graduate and undergraduate level courses in Ethical and Professional Issues, Professional Ethics, Law and Psychology, Biopsychology, Cognitive and Affective Basis of Behavior, Research Design, Applied Studies in Professional Ethics in Psychology, and Research Methods. He also teaches courses in the Forensic Psychology program that include Principles of Forensic Psychology, Psychology of Law and Justice, Social Psychology and Aggression, and Forensic Psychology in Correctional Settings. For the last three years, Ken was employed in a clinical setting as a Staff Psychologist and Senior Psychologist Specialist for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. In these positions, he was certified as a Trainer for training clinicians in treatment planning and working with patients at the inpatient and outpatient level of care. Ken has also received additional training in psychological autopsies by the California Department of Corrections. As an intern and practicum student, Ken gained additional experience in psychometric forensic evaluations working with adults and juveniles who were on probation and/or incarcerated. He also treated victims of domestic violence and co-facilitated batterer intervention program groups. Ken is an avid outdoors person who enjoys hiking and fishing. He completed his first Trans-Sierra expedition covering 78 miles in 7 days, crossed three national parks, and summited Mount Whitney. He owes all of his success and achievement to his mentors who have guided him, and to his fiancée, Laura Walters, who has been a consistent force, his rock at his side for the last nine years.