Curriculum Vitae Nick T. Harpster, M.A. CONTACT INFORMATION 1921 61 st Street Lubbock, TX 79412 Phone: (806) 790-0761 Email: nharpster@gmail.com EDUCATION Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX Ph.D. Criminal Justice, Expected 2015 SHSU Graduate Fellow St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA M. A. Criminal Justice, 2006 Thesis: Exploring the Purity of the Ballot Box : The Fear of the Felon and Exfelon Vote University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Lincoln, NE B. A. Sociology. Minors in English and Political Science, 1995 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Criminal Justice Instructor/Program Lead, Vista College, Lubbock, TX, 2012- current. Courses taught: Fundamentals of Criminal Law, Courts and Criminal Procedures, Corrections, Ethics, Victimology, Organized Crime, Crime and Criminals, Criminal Investigation, and Criminal Behavior. Criminal Justice Instructor, Kaplan College, Lubbock, TX, 2010-2012. Courses taught: Introduction to Constitutional Law, Capstone in Criminal Justice, Juvenile Delinquency, Criminal Law, Critical Issues in Corrections, Police Operations and Career Development Strategies. Jail Reentry Specialist Forensic Services, Lubbock Regional Mental Health/Mental Retardation Center. Lubbock, TX, 2011-2012. Jail Offender Coordinator /Diversion Specialist Forensic Services, Lubbock Regional Mental Health/Mental Retardation Center. Lubbock, TX, 2010-2011.
Criminal Justice Program Chair, Kaplan College. Lubbock, TX, 2009-2010. Courses taught: Introduction to the Criminal Justice System, Introduction to Corrections, Criminology I, and English Composition. Doctoral Research Assistant, Correctional Management Institute of Texas (CMIT), Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, 2008-2009. Working primarily with Dr. Gaylene Armstrong, Research Director-Research Division. Doctoral Research Assistant, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, 2007-2008. Worked for Drs. William Wells, Jihong (Solomon) Zhao, Todd Armstrong, Holly A. Miller and Gaylene Armstrong while at SHSU. Teaching Assistant and Substitute Instructor, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, 2007-2009. Assisted with and substituted for Dr. Jihong (Solomon) Zhao s Police Systems and Practices course (CJ267) and Dr. Gaylene Armstrong s Introduction to the Criminal Justice System course (CJ261). Administrative Assistant I, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Huntsville, TX, 2008-2009. Correctional Officer, Buffalo County Sheriff s Office, Kearney, NE, 2006-2007. Intern, Nebraska State Probation, Kearney, NE. 2005-2006. Community Support Worker, South Central Behavioral Services, Kearney, NE, 1998. Family Teacher, Boys Town USA, New Orleans, LA, 1995. PUBLICATIONS: NON-REFEREED Harpster, N. T. Book review of The Punitive State: Crime, Punishment, and Imprisonment across the United States (2006) Criminal Justice Review, June 2009 vol. 34(2), 282-284. Harpster, N. T. (2011). Exploring the Purity of the Ballot Box: The Fear of the Ex-Felon Vote. VDM Verlag Dr. Müller. AV Akademikerverlag GmbH & Co. KG: Heinrich-Böcking S tr. 6-8 D - 66121 Saarbrücken. Harpster, N. (2012). Loss of welfare benefits. In S. Barton-Bellessa (Ed.), Encyclopedia of community corrections. (pp. 244-245). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.
Harpster, N. (2012). Reducing prison populations. In S. Barton-Bellessa (Ed.), Encyclopedia of community corrections. (pp. 375-377). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. Harpster, N. (forthcoming). Adolph Luetgert murder. In S. Chermak and F. Bailey (Eds.), Crimes of the Centuries: An Encyclopedia of Notorious Crimes, Criminals, and Criminal Trials in American History. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, Inc. Harpster, N. (forthcoming). Charles Starkweather/Caril Fugate spree murders. In S. Chermak and F. Bailey (Eds.), Crimes of the Centuries: An Encyclopedia of Notorious Crimes, Criminals, and Criminal Trials in American History. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, Inc. Harpster, N. (forthcoming). Fergusen v. City of Charleston. In S. Chermak and F. Bailey (Eds.), Crimes of the Centuries: An Encyclopedia of Notorious Crimes, Criminals, and Criminal Trials in American History. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC- CLIO, Inc. Harpster, N. (forthcoming). Jena Six. In S. Chermak and F. Bailey (Eds.), Crimes of the Centuries: An Encyclopedia of Notorious Crimes, Criminals, and Criminal Trials in American History. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, Inc. Harpster, N. (forthcoming). Kent State Shootings. In S. Chermak and F. Bailey (Eds.), Crimes of the Centuries: An Encyclopedia of Notorious Crimes, Criminals, and Criminal Trials in American History. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, Inc. Harpster, N. (forthcoming). Mississippi Burning Case. In S. Chermak and F. Bailey (Eds.), Crimes of the Centuries: An Encyclopedia of Notorious Crimes, Criminals, and Criminal Trials in American History. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC- CLIO, Inc. SUBMITTED PUBLICATIONS UNDER REVIEW: REFEREED Harpster, N. T. & Vaughn, M. S. (2011) Felon Disenfranchisement Laws: A Review of Current Policies, Challenges of Disenfranchisement Laws, and Recent Trends in Legislative and Legal Change. Submitted to the American Journal of Criminal Law. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS Graduate Fellowship St. Ambrose University, MCJ Program (2004-2005). SHSU Graduate Fellowship-CJ (2007-2009). Rolando, Josefa, and Jocelyn del Carmen Scholarship (2008-2009).
NATIONAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Harpster, N. Felon Disenfranchisement: A Review of the Current Policies, Challenges, and Recent Trends in Legislative and Legal Change. Paper presented at the 2008 American Society of Criminology, held in St. Louis, MO. Armstrong, G., Armstrong, T., Harpster, N. A Randomized Experiment Of The TDCJ Pre-Release Reentry Initiative: An Examination Of Initial Recidivism Outcomes. Paper presented at the 2009 Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, held in Boston, MA. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences American Society of Criminology National Coalition of Community-Based Correctional and Community Re-Entry Service Organizations (NC4RSO) SERVICE ACTIVITIES Service to the Profession Service to Professional Organizations Midwestern Criminal Justice Association Assistant to the 1 st Vice President/Program Committee Chair, Dr. William Wells (2007). Review Activities Textbook Review (2008) for Fearn, N.E., Ruddell, R. (2009). Understanding Correctional Violence. Richmond, Kentucky: Newgate Press. Board Membership Criminal Justice - Community Advisory Board Member for Computer Careers Center, a division of Vista College (2010). Invited Guest Instructor Lubbock County Detention Center Officer Training for Mental Health Special Needs Pod (2011). Lubbock County Detention Center Officer Training for Mental Health Special Needs Pod (2012). AWARDS Rolando, Josefa, and Jocelyn Del Carmen Scholarship (2008-2009). SHSU Graduate Fellowship-CJ (2007-2009). Graduate Fellowship St. Ambrose University MCJ Program (2004-2005) Health Aide of the Year (1991)
SPECIAL TRAINING Moral Reconance Therapy (MRT) Facilitator Certification Training (2011) National Incident Management System (NIMS) Training (2011) Satori Alternatives to Managing Aggression (SAMA) (2010) Mental Health First Aid (2010) Basic Jail Officer Training (2007) Wraparound Model for Community Support Programs (1998)