Nicholas Emerick
MA Program
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Ted Curry
Thesis: The sociospatial distribution of homicides in El Paso as it relates to Social Disorganization.
Internships: I was a TA for Tim Collins.
Post MA in Sociology
Jobs:
- Associate Crime Analyst - El Paso Police Department, tactical and strategic analysis through investigative support, report writing, data and intelligence collection. Responsibilities included production of products for officer awareness or reports for executive level leaders.
- Research Assistance - El Paso Department of Public Health, provided analytic support for the federally funded Medicaid Waiver Program. Analytic support assured compliance with the terms of the funding and required semi-annual reporting. I also provided data collection and management support for emergency mass tuberculosis exposure response to include the nation's largest nursery exposure where more than 700 newborns were potentially exposed.
- Crime Analyst - El Paso Police Department, tactical and strategic analysis through investigative support, report writing, data and intelligence collection. Responsibilities included production of products for officer awareness or reports for executive level leaders."
How has the MA in Sociology program prepared you? Yes, the writing and analysis skills have prepared me for the tasks I've been asked to do since graduating.
Organization memberships:
- International Association of Crime Analysts
Future Goals: I would like to work with the city to restructure the Crime Analysis Unit and the Research and Planning Unit that currently exists within the police department to improve coverage and clarify roles.
Education
BA- Criminal Justice minor in Sociology, The University of Texas at EL El Paso, 2008
MA- Sociology, 成人头条, 2010
Email: naemerick@utep.edu
Favorite Memory
Being around dedicated students and faculty that were committed to our success.