{"id":630,"date":"2014-12-01T21:23:06","date_gmt":"2014-12-01T21:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/cas\/?p=630"},"modified":"2024-07-12T16:14:21","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T16:14:21","slug":"welcome-to-dr-jeremiah-olson-asst-professor-of-political-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/case\/2014\/12\/01\/welcome-to-dr-jeremiah-olson-asst-professor-of-political-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Dr. Jeremiah Olson, Assistant Professor of Political Science!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014\/12\/olson.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-631\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014\/12\/olson.png\" alt=\"olson\" width=\"274\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/case\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014\/12\/olson.png 538w, https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/case\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014\/12\/olson-253x300.png 253w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><\/a>Name: <\/strong>Dr.\u00a0Jeremiah Olson<br \/>\n<strong>Title: <\/strong>Assistant Professor<br \/>\n<strong>Department: <\/strong>Political Science<\/p>\n<p><strong>Classes I\u2019m teaching: <\/strong>Political Environment of Public Administration, Administrative Organizations and Behavior<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professional Interests\/Activities:<br \/>\n<\/strong>American Political Science Association, Southern Political Science Association<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Interests: <\/strong>Criminal Justice Policy, Prisons, Race and Ethnicity, Mental Health Care, Organizational Theory, Drug Policy<\/p>\n<p><strong>Degree(s)\/Education: <\/strong>PhD, Political Science, University of Kentucky, Masters of Public Administration, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Bachelors of Political Science, University of North Carolina at Charlotte<\/p>\n<p><em>Dr. Olson&#8217;s dissertation focused on the relationship between race and treatment in American prisons. His main areas of interest are organizational behavior, decision making, and criminal justice policy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Memberships: <\/strong>American Political Science Association, Southern Political Science Association<\/p>\n<p><strong>How I fell in love with my field: <\/strong>I used to work in law enforcement. I thought it would be better to study criminal justice policy than to be part of it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What I hope for my time at UM-Flint: <\/strong>I hope to have a positive impact on students and to make strong connections with the community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Three things you should know about me:<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 I am prejudiced against farmers\u2019 markets<br \/>\n\u2022 My niece is smarter than your niece.<br \/>\n\u2022 Kentucky won a national championship in basketball when I was there. I proctored an exam for one of the players. 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