Richard Schoeberl, Ph.D., has been a professor in the Criminal Justice Program at The University of Tennessee Southern since 2014 and is the current Criminology Program Chair. He has over 25 years of experience, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC). The NCTC is part of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; the group brings specialists from the CIA, the FBI, and the Department of Defense. He served various positions throughout his career, ranging from Supervisory Special Agent at the FBI’s Washington, D.C. headquarters to acting Unit Chief of the International Terrorism Operations Section at the NCTC’s headquarters in Langley, Virginia. Before his managerial duties at these organizations, he worked as a Special Agent investigating violent crime, international terrorism, terrorist financing, cyberterrorism, and organized drugs. He also was assigned numerous collateral duties during his FBI tour, including as a certified instructor and a member of the agency’s SWAT program. In addition to the FBI and NCTC, he is the author of numerous articles on terrorism and security. He has served as a media contributor for Fox News, CNN, PBS, NPR, Al-Jazeera Television, Al Arabiva Television, Al Hurra, and Sky News in Europe. Additionally, he works with the international non-profit organization Hope for Justice, combatting Human Trafficking. 

Daniel Scherr, Ph.D., is a Professor of Criminal Justice at The University of Tennessee Southern. He joined the program in the fall of the 2016 school year and teaches introductory and upper-level courses. Scherr also works as an Adjunct Professor at Western International University, teaching International Business and Public Policy courses for their online Masters programs. Scherr began his career with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Language and Literature from North Carolina State University. After graduation, he entered the U.S. Army as a Second Lieutenant in the Artillery. He primarily served at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and left as a Captain after spending time in command, operations, and multiple other functions. After the military, Scherr worked as a CSX Transportation, transportation officer at numerous Eastern United States locations and completed his Master’s in Business Administration at American Military University. Scherr is a Ph.D. candidate (ABD) in Public Policy Administration with a Concentration in Terrorism, Mediation, and Peace at Walden University. His dissertation is on Cybersecurity at the State and Local levels, including policies and preparedness measures. His research interests include Cybersecurity, Terrorism, School Violence, Transportation Policy, Education Reform, and wicked problems.

Jonathan A. Dudek, Ph.D., is an Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice at The University of Tennessee Southern and a forensic psychologist with a national security and law enforcement background. He maintains an international consulting practice assisting developing countries, corporations, and other public and private sector entities with business and program development; human capital and systems-based risk management, risk mitigation, and problem-solving; identifying strategic opportunities; and forensic and investigative consultation. Dr. Dudek completed his Postdoctoral Fellowship in Forensic Psychology, Law, and Psychiatry Program at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, his Ph.D. at the Drexel University in Pennsylvania, and his undergraduate in Clinical Psychology at Harvard Medical School. He served in the FBI’s Profile Division and later at the DEA.

Tina Jaeckle, Ph.D., is an Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice at The University of Tennessee Southern. She received a Bachelor of Science Degree from Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida, in Criminology and Sociology in 1990 and completed a Master’s in Social Work from the University of Houston in 1995. She has been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Florida for approximately 18 years. Dr. Jaeckle also completed a second Master of Science in Criminal Justice with a specialty track in the Behavioral Sciences from Nova Southeastern University. In 2007, she completed a Ph.D. in the Humanities and Social Sciences with a major in Conflict Analysis and Resolution (specialty in conflict and crisis management) from the same institution. Dr. Jaeckle is an Assistant Social and Behavioral Sciences Professor at Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida. She is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family and Dependency Mediator and a Primary Trainer and Substantive Expert in family dynamics, domestic violence, child abuse, and effectively managing crisis issues within high-conflict families. Dr. Jaeckle is board certified in emergency crisis response and bereavement trauma through the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress and holds Diplomate status with the same organization. Additionally, Dr. Jaeckle is a member of the American Red Cross Mental Health Crisis Team; serves as the mental health training consultant for the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Department and crisis hostage/negotiation unit and crisis intervention team; is a visiting professor at the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia; serves as the chair of the crisis intervention section of the Association for Conflict Resolution; and is an active member of the FBI’s Future’s Working Group and the Homicide Research Working Group. She completed her dissertation research on the trauma and cultural representations of conflict and crisis among the Sudanese Dinka political refugees who have resettled in Jacksonville, Florida.

Anthony L. Clark, J.D. is an Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice at The University of Tennessee Southern. He is currently a Municipal Judge and practicing attorney, bringing over 20 years of experience to the department in criminal law, having represented clients in both Federal and State Courts. He has wide-ranging experience from the United States Military, where he served abroad with the U.S. Marine Corps and recently retired from the Tennessee Army National Guard. Furthermore, he offers a vast law enforcement background, having served as a police officer, detective, chief deputy, and Special Agent with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Clark graduated from Austin Peay State University and holds a Juris Doctorate from Nashville School of Law.

G. Dayton Cheatham, J.D. is an Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice at The University of Tennessee Southern. He has a B.A. in Philosophy from Washington College and holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of Minnesota, where he graduated cum laude. During law school, he volunteered for the Asylum Law Project, assisting immigrants in El Paso, TX. He is a Research Assistant at Greensboro College’s James Addison Jones Library and a Compliance Researcher at The University of Tennessee Southern.

Richard Hannah Dunavant, J.D. is an Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice at The University of Tennessee Southern. Richard is a practicing attorney, bringing almost 40 years of experience to the department in criminal law, having practiced in both Federal and State Courts. He has wide-ranging expertise gleaned from his positions as a County Attorney, Assistant Public Defender, Deputy District Attorney, Assistant Tennessee Attorney General, and City Judge. He received his J.D., cum laude, from Cumberland School of Law, his B.A. from Samford University, and The University of the South (Sewanee).

Anthony (Tony) Mottola, Ph.D., is a Professor of Criminal Justice at The University of Tennessee Southern. He has over 35 years of law enforcement and security experience, including the New York City Police Department and the United States Air Force. He retired as a sergeant detective (SDS) after 25 years as a member of NYPD. He served as executive officer for the NYPD Intelligence Bureau’s Strategic Unit, a covert counterterrorism initiative, and director of the Domestic Liaison Program. He represented the Intelligence Bureau in numerous investigations, including the Boston Bombing, civil unrest, mass shootings, and large-scale incidents outside New York City. During his tenure with the NYPD, he worked additional assignments in Counter Terrorism, Gang Intelligence, Detective Bureau, Task Force, Street Narcotics Enforcement Unit, anti-gang/graffiti units, and patrol. He was a first responder/search leader for recovery efforts and supervisor of security details in the immediate aftermath of the World Trade Center attacks. He holds a doctoral degree from Nova Southeastern University and a Master’s degree from Marist College. He also co-authored and published the book, “Graffiti,” to assist law enforcement in gang investigations and deciphering graffiti.