Spring 2021 Virtual Presentation

Dr. James Guffey

Dr. Jim Guffey is a full professor of Criminal Justice Administration at National University located in La Jolla, California. Dr. Guffey holds a Ph.D. in Public Administration from Golden Gate University, a master’s degree in Police Administration from Sam Houston State University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Relations from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He has taught in higher education for 28 years at both the community college and university levels, and currently 18 years at National University. He has also taught military courses at the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas and at the United States Military Academy (USMA), West Point. Prior to teaching, he was a police officer in the City of Oakland, California for 15 years, and he is retired from the United States Army Reserve at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. His publication record is extensive. He is the sole author of one textbook and the co-author on two others. He is the author/co-author of 20 peer-reviewed and published scholarly articles focused exclusively on issues in policing. He has presented scholarly articles as the primary or co-author at 25 peer-reviewed conferences. He was recently a researcher on a California POST $250,000 grant that examined the often-ignored issue of police officer wellness. Dr. Guffey teaches research methods and the thesis class in the NU Master’s in Criminal Justice Administration and criminological theory, the juvenile offender, corrections, and current issues in criminal justice in the Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice Administration.

Dr. James Larson

Dr. James Larson received a Juris Doctor degree from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego in 1995. He is currently a Professor for the College of Professional Studies, Department of Professional Studies, at National University, La Jolla, California. Professor Larson has been a fulltime professor at National University for over 20 years. His level of expertise is criminal law and management. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses for the criminal justice program. His teaching experience includes adjunct positions at San Diego Miramar College and Southwestern Community College. He was an adjunct professor and an Associate Faculty at National University prior to being hired full time in October 2001. Dr. Larson’s scholarship service with National University includes presenting at 34 conferences. He has been published 19 times in peer reviewed journals, has reviewed several textbooks, and currently is doing research for two more conference presentations and submission of the articles for possible future publication. His most recent article was published in 2017, Road Rage in California: An Assessment for Years 2015 – 2018 Journal of Ethical and Legal Issues, a peer reviewed journal publication, authors Guffey, Kelso & Larson

Dr. Larson is a retired San Diego Police Sergeant with 21 years of law enforcement experience. . His law enforcement experience includes patrol officer, crime scene technician, detective, and patrol sergeant. As a patrol officer he was directly responsible for the arrests of several Weather Underground terrorists. As patrol sergeant he supervised an average of 12 officers and was acting lieutenant on several occasions.

Dr. Chandrika Kelso

Dr. Chandrika Kelso is a professor in the Department of Professional Studies, National University, La Jolla, CA. The fields of Criminal Justice or Alternative Dispute Resolution cannot exist in a vacuum, and are interlaced to and with other fields and disciplines, thus her reason for her expansive research interests. Therefore, her research interests include topics related to the fields of criminal justice, law, mediation, negotiation, security, and corrections. Given that she teaches in CJA, ADR, Homeland Security & Emergency Management programs, her scholarship agenda casts a wider net to gain current knowledge whether it is about how well our adult learners are faring, to how they may deal with conflict, to terrorism and its global impact, to race and justice in the community, to also include paroled and incarcerated individuals.