Education:

• Ph.D., Educational Human Resource Development,
  Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 
• M.S., Criminology, Florida State University
• B.A., Interdisciplinary Studies, University of South Carolina

Biography:

Dr. Myers teaches courses pertaining to forensic science, criminal investigation, crime scene investigation, evidence and criminal procedure, digital evidence, cybercrime, and technology in criminal justice.

In addition to serving as a sworn law enforcement officer and detective in South Carolina, Dr. Myers held several positions within the Crime Information Bureau of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement in Tallahassee, Florida.

Prior to arriving at Western Carolina University, Dr. Myers taught criminal justice courses at universities in Tennessee and Texas. He also served as a consultant to the telecommunications industry and assisted with the development of a comprehensive web-based, wireless and wireline telecommunications system for improving community safety and justice. The telecommunications system is currently being used by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children to distribute AMBER Alerts to wireless consumers.

Dr. Myers’ research interests include high technology crime investigation, digital evidence, criminal investigation, criminal justice technology, criminal justice education, and training development.  His publications include two articles on teaching about computer crime in the Journal of Criminal Justice Education, as well as a book chapter in the second edition of Criminal Justice Technology in the 21st Century.

Selected Recent Publications:

• Myers, L.B. and L.J. Myers. 2008. Technical Report. Creation of a Regional Emergency Planning Model for Continuous Disaster Mitigation Response: A Guide for Regional Response Planning. Southeast Region Research Initiative (SERRI), Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
  
• Myers, L.B. and L.J. Myers. 2007. Active Learning in the Criminal Justice Classroom. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning.
  
• Myers, L.J. 2007. “The Search for the Criminal Justice Educator” A Response to Robert Engvall’s article, “Is it Really ‘Just a J.D.?’” ACJS Today, 32:2:1, 5-6.
  
• Myers, L.J. and L.B. Myers. 2007. “The Use of Active and Applied Learning Activities in the Criminal Justice Classroom.” Pp. 1-10 in Active Learning in the Criminal Justice Classroom, Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning.

Current Projects:

In collaboration with Dr. Laura Myers, Dr. Myers serves as a Principal Investigator on a multi-year $421,409.00 regional disaster planning project entitled Creation of a Regional Emergency Planning Model for Continuous Disaster Mitigation Response funded by the Southeast Region Research Initiative (SERRI), Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.