Biography

My name is Antonette, PhD (ABD)., M.A. In addition to working as an adjunct for UVU, I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology in the Institute of Public Safety at Salt Lake Community College. I have taught Criminal Justice at the collegiate level for over years. I have also worked for Utah State government for over 10 years with Utah Department of Child and Family Services, Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, and Utah Department of Corrections to name a few. In addition to teaching full-time, I support Salt Lake Community College's Prison Education Project where I teach offenders at Draper Prison and support their re-entry efforts. I am a Certified `Makin it Work? Instructor (Life Skills for Offenders), and a Certified Corrections Academy and Peace Officer Standards Training Instructor. I have worked as a test developer for Prometric Inc., co-authored criminal justice textbooks at American Intercontinental University, and have embraced similar opportunities since on board in a full-time capacity at Salt Lake Community College working on Open Education Resources (OER). I am invested in curriculum development, authoring, and teaching a diverse student population. I also served honorably in the United States Navy where I participated in ISO Global War on Terrorism, as well as in Operation Unified Assistance. While in the military I earned the United States Navy Good Conduct Award, United States Navy Outstanding Achievement Award; Jr. Shore Sailor of the Quarter (BMU-1), and the United States Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (NAM). I have been a member of Alpha Phi Sigma, National Criminal Justice Honor Society since 2010.