Academic Credentials
M.A. Forensic and Legal Psychology […]
Department: Forensic and Legal Psychology
Forensic & Legal Psychology
Courtney Porter, PhD
Academic Credentials
PhD in Criminology, Law, and Society
Bio
Dr. Porter graduated with her PhD in Criminology, Law, and Society from George Mason University. She is also received her MA in Forensic and Legal Psychology here at Marymount University. Prior to joining the faculty at Marymount University, Dr. Porter was the Research Program Manager for Fairfax County’s Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court. Her dissertation, entitled “Gatekeepers of the Juvenile Justice System: Intake Officers, Decision-Making, and Racial Disparities,” looked at diversion-decision making practices of Intake Officers in Virginia.
In her free time she enjoys spending time with her family, painting, reading, and watching movies (especially sci-fi).
Teaching Areas
Research Methods, Juvenile Justice, Implementing Policy, Statistics, Forensic Assessment
Research Interests
Juvenile Justice, Organizational Theory, Decision-Making, Racial and Ethnic Disparities […]
Ashleigh Diserio
Ms. Diserio provides psychological-based consultation for insider threat, intelligence investigations, and criminal investigations to include such areas as death investigations, sexual assault, child abuse, suicide, stalking, domestic violence, workplace violence, radicalization, active shooter, sextortion, etc. She has worked with U.S. government and private sector clients. Her extensive experience applying psychological theories and principles in various investigative, operational, and national security settings allows her to help individuals and organizations understand an individual’s mindset, motivations, behaviors, and intentions. Her understanding of predicting and countering behaviors of individuals who display undesirable, threatening, or potentially dangerous character traits enables her to counsel and collaborate with organizations to set and achieve the highest standards in threat and violence risk assessment, investigations, and other areas. Additionally, she has vast experience as a victim advocate, working with crime survivors, understanding their needs during the criminal process and trial, and training law enforcement and other non-profit groups to help and provide resources to survivors. She is also a graduate of the Forensic Psychology M.A. program at Marymount.
Academic Credentials
B.S., Bethany College
M.A., Marymount University
Teaching Areas
Psychology, Public Policy, and Law
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Tina Jenkins
Adjunct Forensic and Legal Psychology […]
Daniel Goldman
Adjunct, Forensic and Legal Psychology Forensic and Legal Psychology […]
Donna Fessler
Adjunct Forensic and Legal Psychology […]
Keven Talbert
Mr. Talbert has more than 12 years of experience in support of intelligence organizations, missions and processes. He has also worked with briefing and production of assessments, threat alerts, and daily intelligence products at the National Counterterrorism Center and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). He is currently a Counterterrorism Watch Officer at the FBI.
Academic Credentials
B.S., United States Naval Academy
M.A., Liberty University
Teaching Areas
Counterintelligence […]
Charles Penn
Mr. Penn is the Chief of Police for the Arlington County Police Department and has been in law enforcement for 30 years. During his time with the police department, he has served as a homicide/robbery detective, internal affairs commander, and crisis intervention team leader. He has collaborated with supervisory FBI staff to establish a Northern Virginia Violent Crimes Task Force and the ATF to formalize the department’s participation in their Violent Crimes Task Force.
Academic Credentials
B.S., Radford University
M.A., Naval Postgraduate School
Teaching Areas
Wrongful Convictions: Case Analysis […]
Karen Bune
Ms. Bune has had a 39-year career in the criminal justice system—22 years of which have been in victim services. She has specialized in working with victims of domestic violence. She is passionately devoted in her ongoing efforts to focus on issues concerning domestic violence victimization. Ms. Bune has also served as a consultant on victim issues for the Office for Victims of Crime and the Office of Juvenile Justice Programs for the U. S. Department of Justice, and she is a nationally recognized speaker, consultant, and trainer in victim services and the criminal justice field. Ms. Bune is Board Certified in Domestic Violence and Board Certified in Traumatic Stress. She is also a Fellow of The Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress.
Academic Credentials
B.A., American University
M.S.A.J., American University
Teaching Areas
Victims of Interpersonal Violence […]
Janine Saxe
The Honorable Janine M. Saxe retired from the Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court in February 2021 after 13 years of judicial service. She served as Chief Judge of the Court from 2014 to 2016. Prior to joining the bench, Judge Saxe practiced law in Fairfax for 24 years. Her areas of practice included family and juvenile law, as well as civil and criminal litigation. Judge During her judicial tenure, Judge Saxe chaired the Operations and Case Management Committee of the Virginia Supreme Court’s Pandemic Flu Commission and was appointed by Chief Justice Kinser to serve on the Weighted Caseload Study Advisory Committee.
Academic Credentials
B.A., Carnegie Mellon University
M.A., University of Louisville
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center
Teaching Areas
Juvenile Justice […]
