O'Neill School at IUPUI
801 W. Michigan Street
BS 4032T
Indianapolis, IN
46202
Biography
Professor Nunn came to the O’Neill School at IUPUI in 1993 after four years as a faculty member in public administration at the University of North Texas, and eight years as a municipal administrator in Texas. He is engaged in a variety of funded research projects involving Indiana criminal justice agencies, as well as a series of in-depth analyses of vehicular crashes and traffic safety programs within the state of Indiana.
Education
- Ph.D., Urban Affairs & Public Policy, University of Delaware, 1981
- M.A., Urban Studies, University of Texas-Arlington, 1977
- B.G.S., General Studies, Texas Christian University, 1975
Professional Experience
- Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration, University of North Texas, 1989-1993
- Assistant Water Director, Fort Worth Water Department, Fort Worth, Texas, 1984-1988
- Cable Communications Officer, City Manager's Office, City of Fort Worth, Texas, 1981-1984
- Economic Development Planner, Planning Department, City of Fort Worth, Texas, 1980-1981
Highlights
- Member, O’Neill School at IUPUI Promotion and Tenure Committee (2006-2009)
- Program chair, Crime and technology, Annual Conference of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (2006)
Selected Intellectual Contributions
- "The geography of deterrence: exploring the small area effects of sobriety checkpoints on alcohol-impaired collision rates within a city,"(with W. Newby). Evaluation Review (2011)
- “Death by motorcycle: background, behavioral, and situational correlates of fatal motorcycle collisions.” Journal of Forensic Sciences (2011)
- "Wanna still nine hard?’: Exploring Mechanisms of Police Bias in the Translation and Interpretation of Wiretap Conversations." Surveillance and Society (2010)
- "Measuring Criminal Justice Technology Outputs: The Case of Title III Wiretap Productivity, 1987-2005."Journal of Criminal Justice (2008)
- "Incidents of Terrorism in the United States, 1997 to 2005."Geographical Review (2007)